Celebration 2014

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FOREWORD

Welcome to our

CELEBRAT10Nconcert! This

weekend, Singapore Mens

Chorus (SMC) celebrates10years. 10years of song

and dance, laughter and

tears. 10years of amazing

performances and a fewwrong notes here and there.

10years of friends, family

and fans. We have musically

travelled the world, celebratedHollywood, Broadway and the

Great American Songbook.

We have welcomed the sixties,

sung in the rain, gotten in the

mood and put on the Ritz.

We have created a family, a

community, a brotherhood of

men who like to sing.

F O R E W O R D


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Andy HsuVICEPRESIDENT

Grahame WrightPRESIDENT

FOREWORD

We sincerely thank everybody who has been

a part of this wonderful journey over the past

ten years, all those who have contributed

their time, energy, creativity and talent tomake SMC what it is today. We also thank

you, our audience, for the support you have

shown as we have travelled our journey

together. It is with great pride that wepresent to you our 10th Anniversary concert,

CELEBRAT10N.

F O R E W O R D


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PERSONENT HODIE1582 Finnish Carol, based on a 1360 German melodyBased on an arrangement by Nelson Kwei

THUS SINGS MY DEAREST JEWEL*Composed byThomas Weelkes

VOIS SUR TON CHEMINMusic by Bruno Coulais Lyrics by Christophe Barratier

SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYESMusic by Jerome Kern Lyrics by Otto Harbach

EL CONDOR PASABased on traditional Andean folk tunes

Composed by Daniel Aloma Robles

DREAMERSMusic by Marvin Hamlisch Lyrics by Christopher Adler

OPUS 4Composed by Anne Dudley,J J Jeczalik & Gary Langan

NIGHTSoundtrack arranged by Ernest Thio

ENDLESS NIGHTSMusic by Kazumasa Oda Lyrics by Randy Goodrum

All songs arranged by Jason Ong except*

Piano accompaniment by David LimFlute accompaniment by Mohamad Rasull

PROGRAM

P R O G R A M

PSYCHOBABBLEComposed by Eric Woolfsonand Alan Parsons


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INTERMISSION

ORIENTALISMSoundtrack arranged by James Loo

PRINCESS MONONOKE

Music by Joe Hisaishi Lyrics by Hayao Miyazaki

SUSAN Music by Lyrics by

Composed by

Solo by Andy HsuFolksong from Xinjiang, China

Composed by

Solo by Elki Siew

Music by Dick Lee Lyrics by

GETARAN JIWA MY SPIRIT TREMBLESMusic by P Ramlee Lyrics by S SudarmadjiTranslated by M Rohaizad Suaidiand Daniel C Meyer

JAI HOMusic by A R Rahman Lyrics by Gulzar andTanvi Shah

Soundtrack arranged by James Loo

HALOComposed by Martin Gore

PROGRAM

P R O G R A M

MY MISTRESS MOONComposed by Jason Ong

Solo by YK Woon Piano accompaniment by Ian Lee


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Words by Jason Ong and Simon Khoo

HISTORYA glimpse of our past concerts

SMC makes its debut at the Young Musicians

Society, exploring well-known hits as well as

lesser-known gems from musicals, with equal

parts of fun, courage and adventure.

DEC2005

MAD ABOUT MUSICALS!

H I S T O R Y


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With more men, and more experimentation,

SMC explores the different aspects oflove. Songs from different countries form

an itinerary of love gained, love lost,

unrequited love, and even narcissistic love.

This concert took place at the NationalLibrary Drama Centre.

JUN2006

LOVES JOURNEY

H I S T O R Y


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DEC2006

WITH EVERY CHRISTMAS CARD I WRITE

H I S T O R Y

SMCs first

Christmas Concert,

held at the Victoria

Concert Hall. The

men usher in the

Yuletide season

with a selection of

songs ranging fromthe traditional Latin

hymn Gaudete!

Christus Est Natus

to modern popularcarols like Last

Christmas.


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SMC collaborates with the Anglo-Chinese

School (Barker Road) Choir in this adventure

of music styles spanning a whole century,

with voices ranging from supersonic tosubterranean.

OCT2007

FROM BOYS TO MEN...

IN A HUNDRED YEARS

H I S T O R Y


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SMC performs at the Esplanade Recital

Studio, exploring the theme of exuberance.

Together with some serious choreography,

the men get to let their hair down and sing

out loud!

NOV2007

SING OUT LOUD!

H I S T O R Y


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A first small-scale, intimate caroling

session with audience sing-along at the

Young Musicians Society. The men reprise

traditional favorites and also entertain

the audience with parodied lyrics sung to

Christmas tunes.

DEC2007

SING WITH US

UNDER THE MISTLETOE

H I S T O R Y


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The men make more than music in this newexperiment. An original short film, videos

and other projections are woven with songs

from the movies. This was also the mens

first performance at NAFAs Lee FoundationTheatre, which was to become their venue of

choice until today.

OCT2008

SING OUT LOUD THE MOVIES

H I S T O R Y


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OCT2009

SING OUT LOUD ON BROADWAY

SMC comes full circle to further explore the

magical world of Musicals. This time, themen staged an original mini-musical, plus

beloved Broadway hits. This also marks the

first time SMC extends its concert to two

evening shows.

H I S T O R Y


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Its all about passion and fire, whether tragic

or sensual, as SMC explores the music and

dance of Latin America through tango,samba and bossa nova.

OCT2010

SING OUT LOUDIN LATIN AMERICA

H I S T O R Y


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Featuring a performance by the SMC

Ambassadors, an ensemble of 8 men, thisconcert was staged at the intimate Guinness

Theatre at the Substation. Besides an eclectic

repertoire of music, the Ambassadors were

also joined by the rest of SMC to sing crowd-pleasers like 9 to 5 and Seasons of Love.

JUN2011

A MUSICAL JOURNEY WITHTHE SMC AMBASSADORS

H I S T O R Y


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The men take a walk down memory lane,

bringing back songs and scenes from

childhood. Besides the nostalgia of growing

up, they bring back emotions of love lost and

battles fought in times gone by.

OCT2011

SING OUT LOUD

DOWN MEMORY LANE

H I S T O R Y


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Dance is inextricable from music. SMC

explores the idea of dance from its

motivations (courtship, prayer, expression)to its vastly different styles spanning cultures

and eras. Even the very definition of dance is

questioned Are marching and coordinated

farming movements dance?

OCT2012

SING OUT LOUD

ON THE DANCE FLOOR

H I S T O R Y


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OCT2013

SING OUT LOUDTHE GREAT AMERICAN

SONGBOOK

SMC explores the

Great AmericanSongbook, performing

the timeless classics

of George & Ira

Gershwin, IrvingBerlin, Cole Porter,

Jerome Kern, Erroll

Garner, and others, in

an evening filled withlove, romance and

dance of a bygone era.

H I S T O R Y


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The men of SMC are a microcosm of

culturally diverse Singapore, the place we

call home. Representing many walks oflife; many nations and cultures; and many

wonderful talents, the men come together

with a crucial common thread the love of

song. Meet the men...

PERFORMERS

P E R F O R M E R S


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1STTENORS and

CHORAL DIRECTOR

LEFT TO RIGHT:

James Huang, YK Woon, Sean Goh (Section Leader),

Jason Ong (Choral Director), Teo Fang Kiang and Jonas Hu.

P E R F O R M E R S


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2NDTENORS

LEFT TO RIGHT:

Eugene Khong (General Affairs), Marc Hu, Peter Choo,

Elki Siew, Andy Hsu (Vice-President), Zhao Zhao,

Simon Khoo (Section Leader)and Glenn Goh.

P E R F O R M E R S


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BARITONES

LEFT TO RIGHT:

Tim Burch, Andy Gao, Ronald Goh (Treasurer),

Andrew Ong, Daniel Cheong, Jimmy Tan (Marketing

Communications).

P E R F O R M E R S


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BASSES

LEFT TO RIGHT:

Grahame Wright (President), Fauzi Azzhar, Ian Lee, Eugene

Lim, Samuel Lau and Hector Tan (Section Leader).

P E R F O R M E R S


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THANKS

GUEST CONDUCTORGregory Chen

PIANO ACCOMPANIMENTDavid Lim

FLUTE ACCOMPANIMENTMohamad Rasull

SOUNDTRACK PRODUCERSJames Loo and Ernest Thio STAGE MANAGER Ivan Lim

LIGHTS AND SOUNDLoretta Song andWelton Seah

CHOREOGRAPHYFauzi Azzhar, Eugene

Khong, Tim Burch and Simon Khoo

CONCERT PHOTOGRAPHYDavid Pang

CONCERT VIDEOGRAPHYThomas Lew

PHOTOSHOOTSteve Thio

ARTISTIC DIRECTION PROGRAM ANDJimmy Tan TICKET DESIGN

STUDIO PHOTOGRAPHYSteve Zhu

TICKET SPONSOREmboss Creative & Design

FRONT OF HOUSEThomas Lew, Noel Yeo and Raymond Lee

CONCERT VENUENAFA Management and Crew

REHEARSAL VENUELittle Arts Academy

BAR OPERATIONSOUT Bar and crew

And most of all, you, the audience

T H A N K S

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