The Australian Boys Choir with the Hwa Chong String Orchestra
THE AUSTRALIAN BOYS CHOIR
Actual photos of the show held on 29th and 30th June 2010
Unique because of its wide-ranging repertoire and the thoroughness of its training program, the Australian Boys Choir was formed in 1939 to provide musical education to talented boys. The performing group of the Choir has a regular touring program including, in recent years, Indonesia and the USA.
The Choir has worked under many international conductors, including Zubin Mehta, Jorge Mester, Hiroyuki Iwaki, John Hopkins and Sir Bernard Heinze, and with great orchestras (including the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra) and many of Australia’s leading choirs.
Involvement in major symphonic works has included performances of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, Britten’s War Requiem, Mahler’s Symphony No. 3, and Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite. The choir has also contributed to the soundtracks of several movies – most notably in the Oscar-nominated musical score of ‘Elizabeth‘, and the Australian box office hit ‘The Dish‘.
‘ The performance was impressively polished, both dramatically and musically ’ - The New York Times, 2000
‘ The repertoire is superb and the choral technique is most outstanding ’ – Dr. Weston Noble (respected and beloved American choral conductor)
The Choir performed at the great Jubilee Year celebrations in Rome in January 2000 and events leading up to the Nagano Winter Olympics in 1998. The Choir was invited to attend Americafest, an international singing festival for male choirs, on three occasions (in 1998, 2000 & 2002), and was one of Australia’s representatives in the World Choral Symposium, held in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 2002.
Members of the performing group of the Australian Boys Choir are selected from within the Choir’s training groups. Movement of boys through the Choir’s training scheme is dictated by their musicianship skill level rather than age.
THE HWA CHONG INSTITUTION STRING ORCHESTRA
The Hwa Chong Institution String Orchestra, since its inception in the late 1980s, has grown from strength to strength, striving for excellence and greater heights. Currently under the skilled baton of Mr Trevor Sze, the Hwa Chong Institution String Orchestra has performed in many events and concerts, such as in the Singapore youth festival. In the international music scene, the Hwa Chong Institution String Orchestra also emerged as first runner up in the open category of the 2006 International Gothenburg Music festival. The orchestra has also collaborated with young musicians from countries such as Hong Kong and Australia.
One night only on 29th June at the Wong Shee Fun Memorial Hall, 8th Floor, Wisma Tiong Hua, Taman Sri Tebrau from 7.30 pm to 9.30 pm with an intermission and on 30th June at Pentas Utama, Festival Village, Bukit Timbalan from 8.30pm with an intermission.
Check them out on www.australianboyschoir.com.au and www.hwachong.edu.sg
