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UiTM Faculty of Music Music Series

December 2017

We are proud as the nation’s first Faculty of Music in a public institution, the

faculty is on a path that will see it emerge as a strong force in music in higher

education.

The faculty is devoted to the advancement of music and scholarship in Malaysia

through academic excellence and high performance standards.

Our mission is to prepare students to become professional musicians and music

educators in a holistic manner through creative teaching-learning strategies and

research. We strive to create a nurturing and supportive environment while

challenging students to develop their talents to the fullest.

With a student population of over 500 students, the relatively small size of the

faculty provides a conducive and productive atmosphere for ensuring individual

attention for students in their music studies. We place an importance in

maintaining a balanced emphasis on both performance and scholarship while

presenting students with the training necessary to excel within their chosen field.

The UiTM Faculty of Music is thrilled to enter the last month of 2017 with events

and activities which are exciting. Highlights of December include the voice

audition for popular TV program 'I Can See Your Voice Malaysia 2' by NTV7,

Yamaha Music Recruitment Program event, Music Performance Program

students' Final Recital ranging from classical vocal to modern drum and with our

external examiner, Associate Professor Dr Kevin James Class (Belgian/USA

pianist) ends the program with masterclass and a piano recital in collaboration

with Bentley Music and Malaysia Steinway Young Rising Stars program. We

sincerely hope that you can join us in some if not all of these events!

Thank you for your continuous support for UiTM Faculty of Music!

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tazul Izan Tajuddin, Dean

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I CAN SEE YOUR VOICE MALAYSIA 2

Your Voice Malaysia is an ear-catching Korean format music entertainment show

with a mysterious twist! A number of mystery singers insist that they are good

singer a.k.a real vocalist. Based on three rounds of hints, the guest artiste has

to differentiate good singer from imposters. Every round, eliminated mystery

singers reveal their singing ability at the stage of Truth. After three rounds, the

guest artiste performs a duet with the final mystery singer. UiTM Faculty of

Music will be part of the program as a venue provider for the audition.

Date : December 4, 2017

Venue : TEC 5, UiTM Faculty of Music, Campus Section 17, Shah Alam

Time : 11.00 am - 2:00 pm

For further information, please contact Mr. Sharir Sharis Ismail at 012-3287176 or email :

sharirsharis@gmail.com

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YAMAHA MUSIC RECRUITMENT PROGRAM

YAMAHA Music Recruitment Program is organized

by UiTM Faculty of Music, UiTM Music Educators

Society, and Yamaha Music Malaysia. This

program aims to provide opportunity for alumni

and current music students to begin their music

career and music business with YAMAHA Music,

Malaysia. This program has 2 sessions. The first

session is Yamaha Career Talk and the second

session is Yamaha business opportunity. The

details of the program are as below:

Details are as follows:

Date : December 6, 2017

Venue : Orchestra Hall, UiTM Faculty of Music,

Campus Section 17, Shah Alam

Time : 3.00 pm - 5:00 pm

For further information, please contact Mr. Helmi Rosli at 016-3481043 or email :

helmibinrosli@gmail.com

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FINAL RECITAL

UiTM Faculty of Music proudly presents

Final Recital MU222. The Music

Performance Department will have a Final

Recital by the final year students

“tschüss”. It is an event for semester 6

students in MU222 program where they

need to showcase their performance

within 45mins maximum. There will be 9

students comprises from Classical Vocal to

the Modern Drum. The students will

perform pieces from the great composers

such as Intermezzo op.118, no.2 by

Johannes brahms, Canzonetta Op.19 by

Gabriel Faure, Oblivion by Astor Piazzola

and many more. This event will take place

as follows:

Details are as follows:

Date : December 8 & 9, 2017

Venue : Campus Section 17, Shah Alam

Time : 9.00pm-5.00pm

For further information, please contact Dr. Sharifah Faizah Syed Muhammed at 019-3209638 or

email: sharifah_izah@yahoo.com

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A VIRTUOSO PIANO RECITAL WITH KEVIN JAMES CLASS

FEATURING MALAYSIA STEINWAY YOUNG RISING

STARS

UiTM Faculty of Music together

with Bentley Music Sdn. Bhd.

and Steinway Pianos proudly

presents A Virtuoso Piano Recital

with Kevin James Class

Featuring Malaysia Steinway

Young Rising Stars. Brought to

you by the Music Performance

Department of the Faculty of

Music UiTM.

Kevin was born in Belgium,

conductor and pianist Kevin

Class studied at the Royal

Conservatory of Brussels, as well

as in the U.S and Canada. As a

pianist, teachers have included

Romeo Fracalanza, Ralph

Votapek, Gyorgy Sebok and

Daniel Blumenthal. He has

recorded more than 15 CDs,

including piano concerti by

Brahms, Beethoven, Mozart and

Schumann with the Stuttgart

Symphony Orchestra, several

albums as a collaborative pianist with saxophonists Timothy McAllister and

James Romain, cellist Wesley Baldwin, violinists Francisco Caban and Juhi Kee,

soprano Soo Yeon Kim and others. He has also recorded several albums of solo

piano works by Chopin, Schumann, Liszt and Elliott Carter. His sold out

performances in China have been broadcast nationally by China’s state television

agency CCTV. He has given solo recitals in numerous important venues

worldwide, including Leeds’ Town Hall, Geneva’s Ansermet Hall, Munich’s Grosse

Saal of the Hochschule fur Musik, Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, Vienna’s

Musikverein and six performances in New York’s Carnegie Hall. In October,

2015, Kevin received third place in the American Prize competition for solo piano

(Professional division).

Dr Kevin J will be the featured examiner for MU222 Bachelors of Music

Performance this semester. Catch Kevin perform a program from the soon-to-

be-released cd. The concert celebrates the festivity of the holiday season with

the entire proceeds of the recital going to the SPCA. There is a small RM25

charge per pass, but feel free to give more for the welfare of our furry friends.

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Details are as follows:

Date : December 10, 2017

Venue : Level 3, Wisma Bentley Music Mutiara Damansara, Petaling Jaya.

Time : 4.00pm-6.00pm

For further information, please contact Dr. Sharifah Faizah Syed Muhammed at 019-3209638 or

email: sharifah_izah@yahoo.com