Classical start for KK Arts Fest
Published on: Thursday, May 26, 2016
Kota Kinabalu: A May 27 'Early Classics Concert' centred on the three legends of 18th-19th century classical composers – Mozart, Hayden and Bach – to be performed by a 40-strong Jesselton Philharmonic Orchestra to kick-start a bigger and better 2016 Kinabalu Arts Festival (KKAF), organisers said Wednesday .The time is 7.30 pm at the Sabah Art Gallery.The main concert at 7.30 pm at the Sabah Art Gallery, will open with "Symphony No.88" by Hayden conducted by New York City-hailed Kenneth Chia, followed by Brandenburg Concerto No.4 in G Major, BWV 1949 by Bach, featuring three soloists – Yap Ling on the violin; Kenneth Chia and Jennifer on the Flute, after intermission.ADVERTISEMENT The concert will climax in Symphony No. 40 in G Minor K.550 by Mozart , conducted by Yap Ling. "The focus is on early classical music but these are quite popular tunes which I think most of the audience will know so I expect a positive turnout," said Yap Ling."We try to let people know what early standard classics are and promote standard classics which means they are the late 16th and early 17th century music and so we are doing a few pieces from Bach which are solos in nature – one violin and two flute soloists and symphonies from Hayden and Mozart," Yap Ling explained. But of the three all-time classical greats, Bach was the earliest, followed by Hayden and Mozart, he said.ADVERTISEMENT "That's why Bach's compositions are mainly for organ and harpsichord – the predecessor of the piano different from the normal full orchestra music so in this concert Bach's works will be highlighted by soloists ," Yap explained." Hayden on the other hand is the 'Father of Symphony'. He's the one who first wrote more than 100 pieces in that format, followed by Mozart who composed even greater diversity of symphonic works hailed as good for brain and intelligence development of children and Mozart is certainly famous for great opera pieces ," Yap Ling explained the respective contributions of the tree legends.
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Meanwhile, Cheong Kok Ann, Early Classics Concert Organising Chairman said: "The greatest thing about the birth of Classical Music in the 18th century is that every aspect of it is still relevant until today because it has established a perfect structure for the best way to interpret music." Chan cited the formation of the orchestra structure comprising the violin, violo, cello, double bass, flute, oboe etc which produce great sound tracks that every big budget movie relies on to enhance and maximise the quality of their box office visual effects."The music from the sound track is definitely the sound that only a orchestra can muster," he said, citing Star Wars, Pirates of the Caribbean, Mission Impossible etc, underscoring the true value of Friday night's 'Early Classics Concert'. "It is the birth of Classical Music in the 18th Century which established such wonderful music structure," Cheong pointed out. "This is why I want the children to appreciate it because the music platform they have the opportunity to perform are the classical compositions from these three legends," he noted. This inspirational note probably best applies to members of the JPO Training Orchestra – the next generation of JPO players who will perform a pre-concert show Friday night.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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Meanwhile, Roger Wang, President of the Society of Performing Arts Kota Kinabalau Sabah (SPArKS), said the Early Classics Concert marks the beginning of the "umbrella" 2016 Kota Kinabalu Arts Festival which will feature more than 15 events spread across 10 weeks in May, June and July. "Among these events are the Primitive Bond Art Festival, Kota Kinabalu Festival of Theatre and Storytelling , Kota Kinabalu Fil Festival and the 10th edition of the Kota Kinabalu Jazz Festival ."