Concert @ Esplanade

The Harmonica Concert will be held on 1 August 2010 at the Esplanade - Theatres by the Bay. There will be performance by our invited guests performers. For more information, please check the page on invited guest players.

Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay sits on prime waterfront land by Marina Bay, and offers a complete lifestyle experience - dining, shopping, and the performing arts. The idea of a performing arts center was first floated some 20 years ago. In the 80's the idea picked up momentum and in 1989, the Advisory Council on Culture and the Arts, chaired by the then Deputy Prime Minister Ong Teng Cheong recommended that an arts center be built for Singapore. Work began in the 90's and a steering committee was formed to plan the project. In 1992, the Singapore Arts Centre Co was established to lead the project. In 1994, the center was officially named Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay, chosen as a result of its significant presence in the Esplanade Park. Esplanade's location is rich in historical significance. Since the 1800s, the original Esplanade Park on Connaught Drive has been synonymous with leisure and recreational activities, and today, it still evokes feelings of nostalgia and romance.

On August 11, 1996 Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Tony Tan marked the start of construction through a ground breaking ceremony. In 1997, the company was renamed The Esplanade Co Ltd to better reflect the company's role in managing the new arts center. The substructure was completed in 1998 followed closely by the start of construction of the superstructure above ground. In February 2001, the superstructure was completed and Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay opened her doors to the world on October 12, 2002. We are grateful to Singapore Pools (Private) Limited and Singapore Totalisator Board for their contribution of S$600 million for the development of Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay.

You can still get tickets at SISTIC

Time	Performer	Country	Song Title	Composer	Accompany
19:30	HKHA Harmonica Orchestra	Hong Kong	The Association of Jingzhe – Koel and Villian Hitter (Specially composed for APHF) (World Premiere)	Paul Chan
			Corillon (from L'Arlésienne Suite No. 1)	George Bizet
			Farandole (from L'Arlésienne Suite No. 2)	George Bizet
	Huang Yuqian	China	Torna a Surriento	Ernesto De Curtis
			Descendants of Dragon	Hou Dejian
	Juko Saito	Japan	Sakura Variations	Japanese Folk Song	Wu Li Ya Na (Gu Zheng)
			Jasmine Flowers	Chinese Folk Song
	Chong Ah Kow	Malaysia	The Flowing River Water	Zhao Hua
			The Road to the Sky	Yin Qing
	Yuko Yanagawa	Japan	Zigeunerweisen	Sarasate	高桥明治 (Pianist)
	Lee Hea Bong (Ensemble）	Korea	Wilhelm Tell	Gicacchino Rossoni
			Korea China Folk Song Medley	Korea China Folk Song
	Yellow Stone (Lu Hung-Ling, Hsiao Li-chun, Chao Wei-fu, Lee Yung-Hsiang)	Taiwan	El Cumbanchero	Rafael Hernández
			Jounetsu Tairiku	Taro Hakase
			Flight of the Bumble Bee	Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
20:40	Interval
20:50	Ong Gim Dee	Singapore	Seven Greek Folk Dances	Alan Hovhanness	Kho Ying Ying (Pianist)
	He Jiayi	U.S.A.	“REFLECTION” for Harmonica and Piano (World Premiere)	Naresh Sohal	Zhang Lingzhi (Pianist)
	Yasuo Wantani	Japan	The Round of the Goblins	Antonio Bazzini	Mariko Watani (Pianist)
	Jens Bunge	Germany	One Note Samba	Antonio Carlos Jobim	Rick Smith (Guitarist)
			Lover’s Tear	Chinese Folk Song
	Willi Burger	Italy	Siciliana, Scherzo, Alla Turca from Suite No.1	G.P.Reverberi	Marcello Parolini (Pianist)
	Brendan Power	U.K.	Sweet Bulgarity	Brendan Power
			Nuages	Django Reinhardt
			Jig Jazz	Brendan Power
	Jean Labre	France	Sweet Meuf Blues	Jean Labre
			Boramilo	Jean Labre
			Hora Staccato	Dinicu
	The Hotvill’s Trio	France	Brise Napolitaine (Valse Musette)	V.Guerini & J.Peyronnin
			Sweet Georgia Brown	B.Bernie/K.Casey & M.Pinkard
			Orange Blossom Special	E.D. Rouse
22:00	Concert Ends

You can still get tickets at SISTIC

The Esplanade is located at:

The Esplanade Co Ltd
1 Esplanade Drive
Singapore 038981
Tel : 68288 377

Concert @ Esplanade

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