Xin Saxophone Quartet’s inaugural recital, entitled Back to Basics, was held at Forte Musicademy’s Sinfornietta Recital Hall. Each of us presented a solo piece in the first half of our recital. The second half featured the entire quartet playing pieces … Continue reading Back to Basics
Performance count: 3 in 3 days. Started off with a performance at Up Your Alley Chamber Music Festival. It was a project presented by the Melbourne Philharmonia Project, spearheaded by the legendary Luke Carbon. Picture of us (Credit: Luke Carbon). It was cold, windy and wet but still a great turn out of people! Xin Saxophone Duo (comprising of members: Alexis Seah and myself) played Steven Galante’s Sax Sounds III (Diminishing Returns). The next day, we teamed up with saxophonists from Melbourne, Joseph Lallo and Emily Clarke for a concert at Melba Hall, Melbourne Conservatorium of Music. We performed Philippe … Continue reading Melbourne Trip
Throwback to 14th of September, we were invited to perform as part of a lecture/recital at NAFA for The Philharmonic Orchestra’s concert, Lutosławski Tonight! This trio comprises of myself (saxophone), Alexis Seah (saxophone) and Jessica Leong (piano); we performed Jun Nagao’s … Continue reading Paganini Lost and Found: The Origins and Impact of Caprice No. 24
In collaboration with Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, the Mus’art Wind Orchestra presented a concert themed Top of the Charts. Under the baton of Maestro Wilson Ong, it was a concert featuring hit songs from the Top 40s such … Continue reading Top of the Charts
Thank-you to Dr Goh for inviting me as an artist to the 6th Singapore Saxophone Symposium. Also, many thanks to the organizing team for putting the event together. I remember being a participant at the 1st Singapore Saxophone Symposium 6 … Continue reading 6th Singapore Saxophone Symposium
With everyone decked out in different shades of blue, we had the opportunity to perform Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue for an ABRSM conference. A big thank you to Johnson Lee for this opportunity. For the video, please visit: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3RBe-CETe7ga2lpN21qLUFtOUk/view?pref=2&pli=1 Continue reading Rhapsody in Blue ABRSM Conference at Cristofori Music School Events Hall
My teacher, Tarko Sibbel and myself performing Steven Galante’s Diminishing Returns (Sax Sounds III) for two alto saxophones and electronic delay. Please enjoy! Side-note: Unprecedented laughter from the audience at the start because we got locked out of the hall … Continue reading New Video Update
Happy Father’s Day to all fathers out there! What an experience today was – making music with this wonderful bunch of musicians at Wesley Methodist Church this morning! Continue reading Early Sunday Gig
We were decked out in red, blue and white – the three colours (or might I say, colors*) of the American flag. The concert featured a myriad of American composers including, Aaron Copland, Frank Ticheli, Leonard Bernstein and John Williams. … Continue reading American Dream (ing)
Yesterday evening was my debut with a combo band and a brilliant one might I add. The musicians were all superb and so much fun to work with. I had a great night with Windstars Ensemble and Japanese music. Check out the lovely view of Singapore’s skyline from our venue. Video Credits: Lin Qing Xiang Continue reading Enka Night: Golden Oldies of Japan
Michellina Chan 