Dithyrambic Singers

Dithyrambic Singers

Associate Members

Malaysia

Teh Lee Hoon
Shaun Chow Chon Hoe
Ho Hooi Ping
Esther How Lee Chin
Jonathan Chee Yong Shin
Gan Hui Wan
Ow Kae Yun 
Richard Ng Li Zhe
Kimmie Ch'ng




United States of America (USA)

Ho Sue Jin (Missouri State University)
Chua Kai Tze (University of North Texas)



United Kingdom (UK)

Soo Yi Yun (University of Oxford)


Taiwan

Yap Yann Sen (Tung Hai University)


Singapore

Ong Jo Ling
Sia Pei San








Singers and Committee


Soprano

Eunice Ling Sook Yee • Brenda Teh Boon Bee  
Chong Zhi Rui • Chan Siew Fan 
How Xiang Yun •  Jessandra Wong Lirn Xin 
 Jessica Teh Ann Ling  Ong Kah Wei
 Qistina Alysha   Tan Shu Zhen 
Tee Zhi Yin • Vivian Lim Xiau Yin 
 Woon Li Qi • Yit Aik Lum  

   
Alto

Aris Lee Chin Pin  Cornie Kok Choy Foong 
Chong Wan Sin • Eve Law Wen Her
 Faith Ooi Fang Xi  • Helen Shee Xinjie
Nichole Wong Ming Sze • Ng Rou Hui • Yong Kai Yi 



Tenor

Alvin Moo Sen Yuan •  Bee Chin Seng 
Jeremy Yeo Jia Cai  Justin Lee Shan Ching 
 Lee Yi Chen •  Ku Gee Jie •  Loo Yoong Yang (Mason)
Mohamad Shahrizal Bin Ahmad Kamal 
Matthew Wong King Jer • Terrence Ling Hung Shu 
Teo Lee On • Tan Tah Meng • Victor Hoo Wei Ter 
Vincent Ng Yao De  •  Wong Sheng Yuan


Bass

Anthony Ting Sing Hau • Charles Dan Zhi Jhet 
 Gan Kee Huong  Jason Low Lik How
Loi Liang How • Qayyum bin Zainal
Timothy Lim Jing Eu  •  Tan Jun Hoe 
Yong Wai Kit

  

  ------------ Committee ------------

Artistic Director/ Conductor
Ian Lim Kean Seng

President
Aris Lee Chin Pin

Vice Presidents
Terrence Ling Hung Shu
Eunice Ling


Secretary
Ng Rou Hui

Treasurer
Nichole Wong Ming Sze

Administration
Yong Wai Kit 
Lee Yi Chen 






------------Section Leaders------------

Soprano
Vivian Lim 

Alto
 Cornie Kok Choy Foong 

Tenor
Justin Lee Shan Ching 
Jeremy Yeo Jia Cai (Assistant)

Bass
Gan Kee Huong
Yong Wai Kit (Assistant)
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Previous Event : "歌海漫游" 中文系列 音乐演唱会



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"歌海漫游" 中文系列 音乐演唱会

6 -10-2011 (星期四/ Thursday)
陈洛汉作品 Vocal Compositions by Chan Lok Hung

7 -10- 2011 (星期五/ Thursday)
现代中国艺术歌曲 Contemporary Chinese Art Songs


Time
8pm

Venue
The KL and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall

For more information, please contact:
Connie (017 - 2233 235)
Yuen Nee (016 - 6088 588)

Previous Event: Un Viaggio, A Vocal Recital



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Un Viaggio, A Vocal Recital by Doris Chua (soprano), Terence Au (baritone), Peter Ngu (piano) and Junie Yong (piano).

Date
12 May 2011 (Thursday)
13 May 2011 (Friday)

Time
8pm

Venue
The KL and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall

For more information, please contact:
Connie (017 - 2233 235)
Yuen Nee (016 - 6088 588)

Members in International Choirs


Asia Pacific Youth Choir (APYC)
2018 - Kaili, China
Sia Pei San (Soprano)
Gan Hui Wan (Alto)


Indonesian Youth Choir (IYC)
2018 - Bali, Indonesia
Vivian Lim Xiau Yin (Soprano)
Terrence Ling Hung Shu (Tenor)
Gan Kee Huong (Bass)
Richard Ng Li Zhe (Bass)

 2015 - Bali and Surabaya, Indonesia
Richard Ng Li Zhe (Bass) 


Asian Youth Choir for One (AYCO)
2014 - Seoul, Korea
Sia Pei San (Soprano)
Gan Kee Huong (Bass)

Christmas Caroling 2010

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
In 2010, Dithyrambic Singers has been invited to perform around the Klang Valley i.e. Pavilion, Starhill, Fahrenheit 88, Sungai Wang, Ikea, Ikano, The Curve, One Utama, Mid Valley, KLIA and Louis Vuitton (The Gardens).



















News: Dithyrambic Singers on Song


The Malaymail May 3rd, 2010 - By Amir Hafizi
SINGING IN UNISON: The Dithyrambic Singers should get the recognition and credit that is due to them


Dithyrambic Singers
invited to perform at the presti­gious Carnegie Hall

THE Dithyrambic Singers (DS) may not be a common household name yet. One of the reasons could be their tongue-twisting moniker (dithyrambic basically means wild and boisterous and is also pertaining to dithyramb, an ancient Greek hymn sung in honour of Dionysus - the God of wine and fertility).

Also, their field of classical choir may not be that popular yet with members of the public, but this choir group is making waves already on the interna­tional stage. Most recently, members of the choir were invited to perform at the presti­gious Carnegie Hall by Distinguished Concerts International in New York City (DCINY) to participate in the New York Premiere of the Concert Version of Eric Whitacre's The City and The Sea.

"I was studying last year in the States, my first year in choral conducting at California State University in Los Ange­les, when I went to a masterclass by Eric Whitacre," said the Carnegie Hall trip coordinator and choir member Vincent Kang. "Somehow, I managed to talk to him and he asked for a recording of any choir performances in Malaysia." Kang handed Whitacre, an established musician, a copy of DS' A Choral Journey.

"It's a raw recording, with no remas­tering or tweaking, of our live perfor­mance," said Kang. Well, it worked. Whitacre was im­pressed and got a number of them to be invited to perform by DCINY.

"The Dithyrambic Singers received this invitation because of the quality and high level of musicianship dem­onstrated by the singers and the ex­ceptional recommendations given by Vincent Kang and his choral colleagues," said DCINY artistic director and princi­pal conductor Dr Jonathan Griffith. "It is quite an honour just to be in­vited to perform in Carnegie Hall. These wonderful musicians not only represent a high quality of music and education, but they also become ambassadors for the entire community. This is an event of extreme pride for everybody and de­serving of the community's recognition and support."

A total of 13 DS members made the trip - on their own penny - and were in New York from April 14 to 17 (the concert date). "It was quite a strange and exciting experience," said DS tenor sectional leader and piano accompanist Shah Johan. "The first day of rehearsals, we were not really that comfortable and were unused to the Isaac Stern Audito­rium's acoustics."

"The acoustics were so good, if a pin dropped on stage, you could hear it at the back!" said Kang.

"There's no room for error at all," agreed Johan.

"But Whitacre was nice. He was funny and professional and kind," said Melissa, another member of the choir who made the trip. "He told us the stories for the inspirations of the music, and that was nice."

By the second day, the DS members had already found their feet and deliv­ered a performance to remember at the Isaac Stern Auditorium. The members all related the experience with enthusiasm, yet this is not the first time they have performed at an international stage. In fact, in November 2008, they were crowned Grand Prix Champion at the Busan Choral Festival & Competition in Korea. In July of that year, they won the Gold and became Champion for the Open Mixed Choir, Gold for Folklore A Capella as well as the Grand Final Special Jury Prize at the 21st Century International Choral Festival in Suzhou, China.

For a full list of their achievements, go to their blog at http://dithyrambic-singers.blogspot.com/.

The choir was the brainchild of Ian Lim Kean Seng who is now DS choral artistic director and conductor. DS re­cruits young choir singers from colleges and universities. They also perform oc­casionally at the Dewan Filharmonik Petronas (DFP) as well in events. Despite classical choir not being something that is as popular as say, mainstream music, indie bands or even classical music, which has a regular ven­ue, the members of DS has a positive outlook on things, no doubt boosted by their recent trip to Carnegie Hall.

"I think that what we need would probably be a show or a carnival for classical choir," said Kang. "A festival for classical choir, held somewhere in town, maybe at DFP."

Well, if they can get to Carnegie Hall, maybe it's time we open up DFP for groups such as DS to show Malaysia what the world has been recognising all this while.

Newsletter from DCINY







Constance Price

Distinguished Concerts Singers International in an all-Whitacre program on
April 17.


4-17-10 concert

Whitacre conducted the program of his music on April 17.



International
Spotlight: Dithyrambic Singers Perform with Eric Whitacre

Distinguished Concerts Singers International is comprised of singers from all over the world, and we were privileged recently to have the Dithyrambic Singers from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, grace our stage. The Dithyrambic Singers performed in an all-Whitacre program along with over 360 singers in Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie Hall, on April 17. It was a weekend filled with many eye-opening moments, thanks to Whitacre's insights into his work, and the performance was truly one of the best concerts that DCINY has produced.

Wrote Vincent Kang, co-director, about the group's experience: "The rehearsals with Mr. Whitacre have helped our group understand the music better, and making music with him was immensely gratifying. Singing Whitacre's best chorale compositions at Carnegie Hall was truly a dream come true."


Eric
Whitacre's the city & the sea Premieres with DCINY

On April 17, in an all-Whitacre program, DCINY presented the World Premiere of Eric Whitacre's the city & the sea. The work, created as part of the DCINY Premiere Project, is based on the poetry of ee cummings. Whitacre turned five of cummings' poems into five pieces, and they were all sung together in one choral cycle.

No stranger to setting poems to music, Whitacre has created works from the writings of many great poets. He took Ogden Nash's short, witty poems about animals and set them to music, resulting in his popular Animal Crackers Volumes I and II. Likewise, several works by Octavio Paz have become his A Boy and a Girl, Little Birds, Cloudburst and Water Night. Rudyard Kipling's Seal Lullaby has also been set to Whitacre's stirring music. All of these pieces appeared on the concert , and the city & the sea received a warm welcome into the choral repertoire.

Eric Whitacre to Appear with DCINY in 2011

Following a concert of his music in Carnegie Hall on April 17, DCINY is pleased to announce that composer Eric Whitacre will return to the DCINY Concert Series twice in 2011. Auditions are now being accepted for performances on April 10, 2011 at
Avery Fisher Hall in New York City and on June 25, 2011 in Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. Spaces are limited-- audition today!



News: Night of Enchanting Vocals

The Star May 15, 2010

Musical ProperGanda
co-organiser
UCSI University & Dithyrambic Singers

CROWD favourites such as Pak Ngah’s Keranamu Malaysia, classics by Chopin and Mozart as well as songs from well-loved operas like La Boheme and Le Nozze di Figaro were given a fresh rendition at the Properganda Musical, co-organised by the Selangor and Kuala Lumpur Chinese Assembly Hall Choir, UCSI University and the Dithyrambic Singers.

The musical, under the artistic direction of Ian Lim Kean Seng starred UCSI University alumni Bui Yik Ling, Shah Johan Shahridzuan, Rachel Tan Cheng Suan and Tay Chai Ying. The musical featured opera arias from The Old Maid, Thief and Faust, operatic scenes from Die Lustige Witwe, La Traviata, and powerful vocal solos, duets and quartets from various other operas.

Classic number: Guest performer, Terence Au Eng Yee (far right), performing alongside Rachel Tan, Shah Johan, Nickson Choong, Stephan Chang and Ang Joonkie in an operatic scene entitled ‘Quando me’n vo’. A few classic Chinese opera numbers were also blended into the mix, among them the memorable Ala Muhan from a Xin Jiang folk song, performed by Lim Huey Hsiang, Karen Tan, Shah Johan, Ang Joonkie with Tay on the piano.

After the intermission, the Dithyrambic Singers performed Saloma’s Di Mana Suara Burung Kenari, to the delight of the crowd.

The Dithyrambic Singers, comprising mostly UCSI University music students, are one of Malaysia’s leading choral ensembles, having made appearances at various international events, including the 2008 Busan Choral Festival and Competition in South Korea, the 1st Asian Choir Games in Indonesia (2007) and at the 21st Century International Choral Festival, Oriental Concentus in China.

A week before the Properganda musical, the group was invited to the Distinguished Concert in New York, and performed under the direction of Eric Whitcare at Carnegie Hall.

The Musical Properganda featured some of the best vocals from among the performers and great musical expressions for the operatic arias and scenes that delighted the crowd. All the four main performers were under the tutelage of UCSI University lecturers and have been awarded scholarships to pursue their Masters in Vocal Performance and Piano Accompaniment at the Birmingham Conservatoire in the United Kingdom.

News: The Dithyrambic Singers show why it is a group to watch out for

The Star (Malaysia): The Dithyrambic Singers show why it is a group to watch out for
Thursday March 26, 2009

By OH ING YEEN


IF YOU think that choir members just stand still and sing at concerts, the Dithyrambic Singers will prove you wrong.

Adding elements of drama to their singing, the group delivered a performance that was an eye-opener, particularly to those new to the choir scene. Many in the audience were stunned when some of the choir members performed a tribal war dance, howling in agony, sobbing hysterically and screaming in madness.

The play of light created a dramatic effect to set the mood for the songs the choir rendered. There were also several costume changes, with the members looking smart in shades of black and red, white and blue, as well as traditional Malaysian motifs.

Titled A Choral Voyage, the performance, held at the KL Performing Arts Centre (KLPac) last weekend, was the choir’s first full recital. The choir was founded in 2005.

The group performed more than 15 songs during the concert, and highlights included the ancient tribal war-inspired Bal-laygi and the thought–provoking A Land Far Away, both of which provided the choir the opportunity to incorporate drama elements.

The latter was composed by the choir’s associate member Ng Shyh Poh with the aim of conveying the message of the brutalities of war through the voice of the victims. Six choir members each took on different roles as victims of war and acted out the emotions that resulted from the horror they had experienced — agony, sadness, fear, and even madness.

The audience was transported to the grasslands of Mongolia by the traditional Mongolian folk song Ba Jun Zan as the choir members mimicked the sound of galloping horses to portray the vigour of Genghis Khan’s famous eight steeds.

A Glimpse of Malaysian brought a sense of familiarity to the audience with its medley of five Malaysian folk songs that showcased the uniqueness of the local culture, including songs we grew up with, such as Geylang Si Paku Geylang.

The Dithyrambic Singers emerged Grand Prix Champion at the 2008 Busan Choral Festival and Competition in November 2008, on the heels of its victorious participation in the 21st Century International Choral Festival, Orientale Concentus, held in Suzhou, China, in July2008.

The choir was also invited by the Singapore Education Ministry to be one of the four choirs selected internationally to perform at the Victoria Hall during the recent 2008 World Youth Choral Festival.

Artistic and music director Ian Lim, who founded and conducts the choir, deemed the Singapore stint an honour and credited the international exposure as inspiration for the choir.

“The lyrics of A Land Far Away came from a Japanese poem. At the 2008 Busan Choral Festival and Competition, one of the judges, who is Japanese, commented that we understood the lyrics very well,” Lim said.

He added, “We’d been thinking of having this concert and it took us three months to prepare and rehearse for this; every one was so nervous! We’ve gone through so much, from zero to a champion choir.”

Producer Vincent Kang, who is also part of the choir, was overwhelmed by the audience’s reaction and support.

“We did not know what to expect as this is our first full recital. Previously, we had only collaborated with other choirs or taken part in competitions,” he said.

He revealed that the choir would participate in the World Choir Games in Europe.

“Competitions are a way to push us to go further and try out more things. It broadens our horizon,” he explained.

With two international accolades under their belt, the Dithyrambic Singers is one choir to watch out for in the international scene.



News: Atas Nama Kemanusiaan

Utusan Malaysia: Atas Nama Kemanusiaan

Beginilah ekspresi penderitaan rakyat Palestin yang cuba digambarkan oleh kumpulan koir Dithyrambic pada Malam Amal Atas Nama Kemanusiaan di Istana Budaya, Kuala Lumpur, malam tadi. Kumpulan tersebut yang dianggotai oleh 20 remaja Cina berjaya mencuri perhatian penonton termasuk Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin; Sultanah Kedah, Sultanah Haminah Hamidun; Timbalan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak dan isteri, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor. Antara artis popular yang turut membuat persembahan ialah Siti Nurhaliza, Ramli Sarip, Jaclyn Victor, Kumpulan Raihan dan Misha Omar.



Pada majlis tersebut, sebanyak RM10.7 juta telah berjaya dikumpul untuk disalurkan kepada rakyat Palestin di Gaza.– RASHID MAHFOF

Previous Event: Musical ProperGanda


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Musical Properganda by Rachel Tan (soprano), Bui Yik Ling (soprano), Shah Johan (piano) and Tay Chai Ying (piano).

Date
22 April 2010
23 April 2010

Time
8pm

Venue
The KL and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall

Previous Event: A Choral Voyage at KLPAC


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A Choral Voyage by Dithyrambic Singers at KLPAC

Dates and Time:
20 March 2009 (8.30 p.m.)
21 March 2009 (8.30 p.m.)
22 March 2009 (3.00 p.m. and 8.30 p.m.)

Venue : KLPAC (Pentas 2)

For more information, please contact
KLPAC (03-40479000) http://www.klpac.com/
Terence (012-3636956)
Connie (017-2233235)

Previous Event: Chi Mei Ho (Soprano) and Samuel Tan (Piano) - Appassionata, A Voice and Piano Recital



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Chi Mei Ho (Soprano) and Samuel Tan (Piano)
Appassionata - A Voice and Piano Recital

Date
31 July 2009 (Friday)

Time
8 pm

Venue
The Kuala Lumpur-Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall
1, Jalan Maharajalela,
50150 KL

Contact Person
Miss Chua (Secretary) : 03-2274 6645
Terence Au Eng Yee : 012-363 6956

Dithyrambic Singers invited to perform in CCIMC


Cultural Centre International ( CCIMC )
MUSIC COLLOQUIM 2009
Venue : Auditorium Perdanasiswa, University of Malaya
Date : 27 October 2009
Time : 8.30 - 5.15pm
Professionals and researchers from local and aboard will attend as speakers and discuss current issues in the music industry. This includes performances by internationally acclaimed concert pianist Dr. Kim Bo-Kyung from Korea and international multiple award winning choir, the Dithyrambic Singers led by Mr. Ian Lim.


Previous Event: Chin Yen Lin Soprano Solo Recital


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Chin Yen Lin Soprano Solo Recital

Date : 26 February 2009 (Thursday)
Time : 8 p.m.
Venue : KL-Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall

News: Manifestasi anak seni pada Malam Amal Rayuan Atas Nama Kemanusiaan

Mstar Online: Manifestasi anak seni pada Malam Amal Rayuan Atas Nama Kemanusiaan
Oleh NURUL AIN MOHD. HUSSAIN


Persembahan paling menarik dan mantap oleh koir Dithyrambic berjaya meruntun perasaan hadirin.

IBARAT menjadi satu kemestian setiap kali berlangsungnya program amal, pasti disertai dengan konsert dan persembahan artis-artis terkemuka tanah air.


Namun itulah satu sumbangan yang dilakukan oleh golongan seni pada malam Rayuan Amal Atas Nama Kemanusiaan di Istana Budaya, Sabtu lalu.


Majlis tersebut juga merupakan satu bentuk manifestasi bagi meringankan beban golongan masyarakat Palestin yang sedang berperang menentang kekejaman regim Zionis.


Majlis yang dihadiri ramai golongan kenamaan, termasuklah Yang di-Pertuan Agong itu merupakan satu majlis yang mendapat kerjasama daripada Kementerian Perpaduan, Kebudayaan, Kesenian dan Warisan.


Papa Rock Malaysia, Ramli Sarip memaku perhatian hadirin ketika mendendangkan lagu'Ziarah'.

Tirai persembahan dibuka dengan persembahan nyanyian oleh penyanyi tesohor, Datuk Siti Nurhaliza, memang istimewa sekali ketika meyampaikan lagu ‘Suara Sepi’.


Memang tidak perlu dipertikaikan lagi, persembahan Datuk Siti ketika mendendangkan lagu yang dicipta khas oleh Johari Teh dan lirik yang ditulis oleh Habsah Hassan ini nyata berjaya menyentuh hati hadirin yang berada dalam dewan tersebut.


Tidak terhenti setakat itu sahaja, persembahan diteruskan dengan nyanyian lagu bertajuk ‘Ziarah ‘oleh Papa Rock, Ramli Sarip.


Penyanyi bersuara serak basah yang berasal dari Singapura ini nyata berjaya menghidupkan suasana sedih dihati hadirin pada malam itu.


Dengan gaya tersendiri yang tidak perlu diperkatakan lagi, juara Malaysian Idol musim pertama Jaclyn Victor tampil membuat persembahan seterusnya.


Dengan menyampaikan lagu bertajuk ‘Imagine’ nyata persembahan Jac tidak perlu dipertikaikan lagi dengan vokalnya yang sememangnya bagus sekali.


Pengacara pada majlis tersebut, Mahadzir Lokman juga sememangnya berjaya menghidupkan suasana majlis yang bersifat formal pada malam itu.


Vokal juara Malaysian Idol musim pertama, Jaclyn Victor sememangnya mantap ketika menyampaikan lagu 'Imagine'.

Dengan gaya tersendiri personaliti yang pandai fasih bercakap tujuh bahasa ini mampu mengendalikan majlis tersebut berseorangan tanpa cacat celanya dan memang pujian wajar diberikan kepadanya.


Kumpulan nasyid terkenal Raihan turut tidak ketinggalan membuat persembahan menarik pada malam itu dengan menyampaikan lagu ‘Untukmu Palestin’.


Namun disebalik persembahan artis-artis terkemuka tanah air persembahan koir oleh kumpulan Dithyrambic ketika menyampaikan lagu ’Tanahair Yang Jauh’ betul-betul menyentuh perasaan tetamu yang hadir dalam Panggung Sari, Istana Budaya.


Misha Omar dengan gaya tersendiri ketika menyampaikan lagu 'Hitam Putih Kehidupan'.

Biarpun menggunakan bahasa Mandarin sebagai bahasa perantara dalam persembahan mereka namun semangat dan gaya persembahan yang ditunjukkan nyata hidup dan membuatkan penonton bersorak sebaik persembahan mereka tamat.


Selayaknya persembahan mereka diberi 'markah' tertinggi pada malam tersebut kerana biarpun membuat persembahan dalam bahasa ibunda mereka, namun dari segi gaya berpakaian mereka masih beridentitikan Malaysia iaitu pakaian songket tersarung ditubuh mereka.


Juara Akademi Nasyid yang juga finalis Anugerah Juara Lagu (AJL) ke-24 baru-baru ini, Aiman turut tidak ketinggalan membuat persembahan dengan menyampaikan lagu ’Dusta Berkalang’.


Nyata Aiman bijak membuat pemilihan pakaian yang sesuai apabila kali ini dia tidak lagi tampil sarat seperti dalam AJL yang lalu.


Biarpun vokalnya biasa namun dia wajar diberikan pujian kerana sebagai bakat baru Aiman masih lagi mampu bersaing dengan penyanyi-penyanyi yang lebih senior daripadanya dalam industri hiburan tanahair.


Penyanyi popular, Mawi tidak ketinggalan membuat persembahan pada malam itu.

Seterusnya persembahan nyanyian diteruskan oleh penyanyi yang agak lama menyepikan diri lewat kebelakangan ini, Misha Omar, tampil jelita dalam persalinan berwarna hitam putih yang sesuai dengan lagu yang dinyanyikannya.


Ternyata vokal Misha masih sama dan tidak perlu dipertikaikan lagi ketika mengalunkan lagu Sheila Majid, Hitam Putih Kehidupan.


Finalis AJL kategori Etnik Kreatif, Aiman tampil dengan pakaian yang sesuai ketika menyampaikan lagu 'Dusta Berkalang'.

Baru sahaja pulang dari berbulan madu, penyanyi popular Mawi turut serta menjayakan konsert amal itu.


Raja SMS ini menyampaikan lagu terbarunya, Allah Habibi dengan diiringi kumpulan Aristana sebagai penyanyi latarnya.


Majlis yang berlangsung hampir 2 jam itu diakhiri dengan persembahan monodrama yang meruntun perasaan lakonan Umie Aida dan Sharonizam Noor.


Persembahan yang dipimpin oleh pengarah berkaliber, Erma Fatima ini memang tidak perlu dipertikaikan lagi. Ia berjaya membawa jiwa penonton menghayati dan menyelami perasaan rakyat Palestin yang menderita akibat kematian dan kehilangan orang tersayang.


Acara kemuncak pada malam berkenaan adalah penyampaian sumbangan kepada Dana Atas Nama Kemanusiaan yang berjaya mengumpul RM10.7 juta hasil sumbangan syarikat-syarikat korporat dan dermawan di negara ini.


Wang tersebut akan disalurkan kepada Wisma Putra untuk Tabung Kemanusiaan Rakyat Palestin.


Persembahan mantap, Datuk Siti Nurhaliza ketika menyampaikan lagu 'Suara Sepi' sememangnya tidak boleh disangkal lagi. Foto The Star Oleh:KAMARUL ARIFFIN DAN EHFAN SHAH.


Apa yang dapat disimpulkan rata-rata persembahan artis pada malam konsert Malam Amal Atas Nama Kemanusiaan wajar diberi pujian kerana semua penyanyi menyampaikan lagu-lagu mereka dengan penuh penghayatan.

Previous Event: Zhao Xi Xiang Hui 3 (Concert)

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Basic information of the concert ....
Date : 25 June 2009 ( Thursday )
Time : 8pm
Venue : Chinese Assembly Hall

Contact Person ....
Terence : 012-3636956
Connie : 017-2233235

News: Choir Does Country Proud - Emerged Grand Prix at the 2008 Busan Festival and Competiton (Korea)

The Star (Malaysia): Choir does country proud
Saturday December 20, 2008

THE Dithyrambic Singers have once again proven themselves internationally. The Dithyrambic Singers, under the direction of Ian Lim, emerged Grand Prix Champion at the 2008 Busan Choral Festival and Competition recently.

Held from Nov 12 to 15, the 2008 Busan Choral Festival and Competition was organised by the South Korean Choral Institute and supported by the South Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports & Tourism, Busan Metropolitan City Government and Korean Tourism Organisation.

The judges comprised an international jury from Belgium, Japan, Argentina, Armenia, the United States and South Korea.

Winning Malaysians: The Dithyrambic Singers won the gold medal in the Mixed Classic and Ethnic (Folklore) categories and were named the Grand Prix Champion.

This year’s competition attracted 40 choirs from 12 countries, including South Korea, China, United States, Japan, Nigeria, Russia, and the South-East Asian nations.

The Dithyrambic Singers topped the Mixed Classic and Ethnic (Folklore) categories to attain the highest score to be awarded champion.

This was the group’s second international victory this year, since their participation in the 21st Century International Choral Festival, Orientale Concentus held in Suzhou, China, in July.

The choir was also invited by the Singapore Education Ministry to be one of the four choirs selected internationally to perform at the Victoria Hall at the recent 2008 World Youth Choral Festival.

The Dithyrambic Singers’ success in international competitions has not only brought honour to the country but also international recognition to the choir.