Wonderland X

TO ensemble 10th Anniversary Concert

Genre: contemporary music / audio-film / jazz / classical music / world music / anime soundtrack / film score

Date  26 August 2017        Time  7:30pm        Venue Esplanade Recital Studio

Duration: 1 hr 15mins (No intermission)
*There will be a 15min post-show dialogue with the artists

TICKETS:  
Standard - $35.00     Student Concession - $20.00

*As a courtesy to other audience members, infants in arms and prams, and children below 6 years of age will not be admitted.

Story: 100 years after the great war, the Machine world and Man's empire lie in decay. A gigantic glass barrier separates the two worlds as both sides maintain an uneasy peace. A young robot accidentally awakens a sorceress named Gitw after discovering the key to an ancient machine. Upon realizing it is impossible for her to return to her own dimension unless she saves this world and restores balance, Gitw embarks on a journey to unite the two worlds. With the help of the first machine Alice, she unlocks memories from the past, with the hope of creating a new utopia where Man, Machine and Nature can co-exist and progress.

For the past 10 years, TO ensemble has mesmerized audiences with its unique original music. Crossing time and space, Wonderland X's innovative musical narrative takes you on an immersive adventure like no other, featuring a unique blend of jazz, film, classical music and anime soundtrack. The Singaporean ensemble, brainchild of award-winning composer Tze Toh, now celebrates a decade of music-making by inviting you on an immersive adventure like no other: Wonderland X!

“Sophisticated and accessible” - The Business Times, on TO ensemble

“Extraordinary musician whose idiom straddles comfortably between genres of classical, jazz, world and film music” - The Straits Times, on Tze Toh

"....a testament to true musicianship and fortitude” - The Straits Times, on Christina Zhou

Musicians

• Tze Toh - Piano                                                                                                                          
• Christina Zhou - Violin
• Lazar T.Sebastine - Indian violin               
• Teo Boon Chye - Saxophone
• Jonathan Charles Tay - Tenor
• Yap Shing Min - Soprano
• Wendy Phua - Electric bass
• Wu Bingling - Violin (string ensemble leader)
• Pearl Yim - Violin
• Ye Zhi - Violin
• Qintian Zhang - Violin
• Martin Peh - Viola
• Ryan Sim - Cello
• Masato Miyata - Bass

TO ensemble performs an original new work in the Singapore International Festival of Music.

Details to be announced soon.

Ticket prices     $25 (standard), $15 (student concession)

Venue     Esplanade Recital Studio

Ticket prices: $25 (standard) $15 (student concession)

Alternate Worlds II / もうひとつの世界2 is the second installment of TO ensemble's unique concert series Alternate Worlds which explore new worlds of music.

A young boy discovers a mysterious device left behind by his Grandfather in the cellar of his home. He soon realized it's a trans-dimensional gate that can open a portal to any time and space, allowing him to travel forward and backwards in time, as well as access parallel universes. Thus his adventures begin.

Experience a musical journey that will surprise and delight all ages, and be moved by stories of love, loss and dreams. From ancient worlds of the East and West, to future cities in the far reaches of space, the concert features new music where the worlds of classical, jazz, film score, carnatic music, pop to Korean drama/anime soundtracks collide, creating alternative new ones. For the first time, TO ensemble will also celebrate lesser known but outstanding classical works, featuring the Asia premiere of Iosif Andriasov's String Quartet, Op. 1.

Alternate Worlds II features TO ensemble musicians Indian violinist Lazar T.Sebastine, saxphonist Teo Boon Chye, pianist Tze Toh, violinist Christina Zhou, violist Benjamin Wong, oboist Bernice Lee and flautist Yukari Usui, as well as guest musicians tenor Jonathan Charles Tay, violinist Gabriel Lee, cellist Ryan Sim. The performance will also showcase young talents Taiwanese singer-songwriter Shoie Su and soprano Lauren Yeo.


Background Information:

The first Alternate Worlds concert was a sold out success, lauded for its originality and winning much praise from audiences of all ages, for its eclectic program with chamber orchestral, wind quintet, string quartet, duo works which juxatpositioned classical, carnatic music with jazz, video game soundtracks-inspired pieces.

Alternate Worlds is also a platform to feature upcoming musicians, soloists and young talents – it is one of TO ensemble's main programs dedicated to development of the local music scene, while exploring, experimenting with new music.

Alliance Francaise Theatre

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TO ensemble presents an evening of music from their critically acclaimed album Stories from Wonderland. Described as "sophisticated and accessible", the album was selected as one of the top 10 albums of 2011 by The Business Times. The performance will include An Indian Folk Song meets Jazz, which won first prize in the UK Songwriting Contest 2011, instrumental category. Performers: Tze Toh (piano), Lazar T.Sebastine (Indian violin), Teo Boon Chye (sax), Wu Bingling (violin).

Esplanade Concourse

TO ensemble soloists Tze (piano), Benjamin Wong (viola) and Yukari Usui (flute) present original arrangements, variations and improvisations of beloved film score themes by Japanese composers Ryuichi Sakamoto, Taro Iwashiro, Kanno Yoko and Nobuo Uematsu. Composer Tze Toh will also perform his own works that were inspired by these music icons. TO ensemble is Singapore's innovative new music ensemble, exploring the dynamic relationships between movement, sound, and sight.

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