Musical Properganda by UCSI University Graduates a Big
Hit
23 April 2010
The main performers, Bui Yik Ling, Shah
Johan bin Shahridzuan, Rachel Tan Cheng
Suan and Tay Chai Ying receive a standing
ovation from the crowd
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
The Dithyrambic Singers entertains the
crowd with Di Mana Suara Burung Kenari
by Saloma
Rachel Tan and pianist Tay Chai Ying
wow the crowd
Kuala Lumpur, 23 April 2010 -
Crowd favourites such as Pak Ngah’s Keranamu Malaysia,
classics by Chopin, Wolfgang Mozart together with songs
from well-loved operas such as 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’s alumni, Bui Yik Ling, Shah Johan Bin
Shahridzuan, Rachel Tan Cheng Suan and Tay Chai Ying.
The Musical featured opera arias from The Old Maid
and Thief and Faust, operatic scenes from
Die Lustige Witwe, La Traviata, and powerful
vocal solos, duets and quartets from various other operas.
A few classic Chinese operas were also blended into
the mix, among the most memorable Ala Muhan from
the Xin Jiang folk song, performed by Lim Huey Hsiang,
Karen Tan, Shah Johan, Ang Joonkie with Tay Chai Ying
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, is one of Malaysia’s
leading choral ensembles, having made appearances at
various international events, such as 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 which
entertained and 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.
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