Upcoming Student Concert!! "Building Future Stars"

YMS, Aug 3, 2008, Sunday 2.45pm

See How One Unique Teacher builds Future Stars. Beginning with a darling 7-year old who plays Mozart’s virtuosic 12 Variations, to poised young teenagers playing big Chopin works or Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, all the students are current or Alumni to Buchan's teaching class, and stars in their own right. (Special feature of guest Nicholas Ho)

Program:

Programme
Chloe Kwa (4 years old) - Little Spring Song, excerpt from "Run Run!" by Octavio Pinto
Samuel Foo (7 yrs old) - Mozart, 12 Variations on "Ah, vous virai-je, Maman", K. 265
Gracia Ee - Schumann Carnaval (5 selections)
Ma Kei Kiu - Bach French Suite in G major (complete)
Geok En-Ting - Chopin Ballade No. 3 in Ab major
Yap En Ping - Grieg Nocturne: from Lyric Pieces, Book 5, Op. 54. No. 4
Nicole Stover - Chopin Prelude in E minor, Op.28 No. 4
Ashley Moey - Chopin works
Hoo Yuan Yang - Liszt Consolation in D at
Michael Chen - Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue (original)

Special Feature - Alumni:
Bertram Wee Chopin Scherzo No. 2 in Bb minor, Op.31
Gloria Ee (SOTA) Chopin Etude in E major, Op. 10 No. 3

Special Feature - invited guest:
Nicholas Ho - Chopin Scherzo No. 1 in B minor Op. 20

Finale:
Buchan Quek - Finale from Schumann's "Carnaval", Op. 9

Upcoming Student Concert - "Young Hearts"!!!!

Catch Singapore's finest Young Pianists, Sunday 27th July, 2008, 4pm!
Victoria Concert Hall. Tickets $10

Program:
Nicholas Ho - Chopin Scherzo No. 1 in Bmin
Samuel Foo - Mozart 12 Variations in C major on "Ah, vous virai-je, Maman", K. 265
Buchan Quek - Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 32, Op. 111, C minor, 1st mvt
Ma Kei Kiu - Bach, "Gigue" from French Suite No. 5 in G major
Geok En-Ting - Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 2 no. 2, 1st mvt
Ashley Moey - Chopin Ballade No. 3 in Ab major
Yap Chun Lin - Chopin Nocturne in Fminor, Op. 55 no. 2
Hoo Yuan Yang - Liszt Consolation in Dflat major
Sherwin Lee - Liszt Rigoletto Paraphrase, Chopin Polonaise "Heroic"
Bertram Wee - Sonata No. 6 in A major, 4th Movement
....and more....

Upcoming Events and Concerts - To My Students

Dear students,

Many of you want to know which concerts to attend, and what events to take part in.

Here are 4 concerts you should catch:
1) Aug 23, 2008 - Yefim Bronfman with the SSO, Brahms 2nd piano Concerto in Bb
2) Oct 24, 2008 - Murray Perahia recital
3) Oct 26, 2008 - Yefim Bronfman with the LA Philharmonic, Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in Bb major
4) Jan 9, 2009 - Kent Nagano, conducting Strauss' Elektra


Also, come support me and your fellow students at:

1) July 27th, 2008, 4pm - "Young Hearts" concert at VCH
2) Aug 3, 2008, 2.45pm - "Building Future Stars" at YMS
3) Oct 19, 2008, 4pm - "Follow That Star: Buchan in Recital", VCH