Audition Results 2014!
Thank you all for making the time to come down for auditions last week. After much deliberation, we have decided on the following list of performers who were successful in their auditions with us, in...
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View ArticleThe Art of Writing Programme Notes
Hey, how you guys doing? This is Jonathan, your absent Publications Officer, writing in from the faraway land of Canada on the art of writing programme notes! Ren Jie has probably already presented...
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Once Upon A Time
WELL DONE all performers! You guys have practiced very hard for this concert and all our hard work has paid off (: Of course, this concert could only have been possible with the help of some very...
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Melodias 2014
Christmas has come a little earlier this year for the NUS Piano Ensemble, who is bringing a little magic to you in a recital featuring Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker Suite. On a sparkling Christmas...
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TOUCH 2015 INSTALMENT #1: The Life of Sergei Rachmaninov
In conjunction with NUSPE’s annual flagship concert, Touch 2015, we will be sharing a series of articles leading up to the performance. The topic of these articles may be related to the composers or...
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NUSPE Bazaar 2015! (In conjunction with Appreciation Day)
NUS Piano Ensemble has finalized on the pieces that we will be presenting for the bazaar coming right up. After much consideration and hard work, we have come out with a wide range of pieces that YOU...
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TOUCH 2015 INSTALMENT #2: A Rhapsody in Blue
Today we bring to you the 2nd piece of the Touch series this year! Continue to stay tuned to our website for even more exciting sharings coming your way. A Rhapsody in Blue When the genre “jazz”...
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TOUCH 2015 INSTALMENT #3: It Should Flow Like Oil
Our sincere apologies for the delay! We bring to you the 3rd piece of the Touch series: It Should Flow Like Oil When the word “oil” is analogised to music, you probably think of flowing passages of...
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TOUCH 2015 INSTALMENT #4: Franck and the Organ
The 4th piece in the Touch series was initially composed for a grand instrument commonly associated with the church. Read on! Franck and the Organ Mozart once said this, “In my eyes and ears, the...
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TOUCH INSTALMENT #5 - It Takes Two To Tango
Piazzolla - the composer who brought the pure, unadulterated passion that is tango to the sophisticated concert hall It Takes Two To Tango Tango music developed in the mid 19th century, shaped by...
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TOUCH INSTALMENT #6 - How Scottish is the "Scottish" symphony?
We explore the inspirations behind what is regarded to be one composer's finest orchestral work. How “Scottish” is the Scottish symphony? Mendelssohn was born into a highly educated family of...
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TOUCH 2015 INSTALMENT #7 - Genius or Nuts?
In this instalment we explore the particular quirks of a composer. Grainger: Genius or Nuts? There are many composers out there known for quirks of their personality, perhaps as a result of their...
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Touch 2015 - Performers' Reflections
Before the concert today, let’s take a step back (or forward) and take a look at what our performers have to say about their pieces. The final instalment You have seen the composers in our series...
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Images 2015: On France
It is rather odd to have the music of both Gabriel Faure and Vincent d’Indy in a concert of "Images", as their music exudes anything but images. Both composers were essentially innovators,...
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Images 2015: On Russia
Several names come to mind when one ponders about composers related to the Russian music condition. Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov and Nikolai Medtner come readily to mind. However, today we will be...
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About Mozart
A part of Touch 2016 Series When tasked with writing a piece of music, the average professional composer would give himself a reasonable time period of perhaps a few weeks to several months....
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Schumann's romantic life
A part of Touch 2016 Series In one of Robert Schumann’s (1810-1856) more famous lieders, Frauenliebe und Lieben, he composes about a woman who undergoes deep tragedy and depression following her...
View ArticleAudition Results 2014!
Thank you all for making the time to come down for auditions last week. After much deliberation, we have decided on the following list of performers who were successful in their auditions with us, in...
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Want to improve your piano technique, musicality and performance etiquette? Need somone to help (force) you to follow a consistent practice regime? Sign up for PE1101B: Preparation for Solo Piano...
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