Season 2020
Concert | Date | Venue | Repertoire | Remarks |
We Will Get There | 23 June 2020 | Watch Here | Dick Lee – We Will Get There (NDP Theme Song 2022) | arr. Mohd Rasull |
Moon Represents My Heart | 27 September 2020 | Watch Here | Teresa Teng – 月亮代表我的心 | arr. Mohd Rasull Moon Chew, vocals Lee Mei Rong, videography |
Zooming into 2021 – A Mini Virtual Concert by BHSO & The Joy Chorale | 29 December 2020 | Watch Here | Kristen Anderson-Lopez + Robert Lopez – Into the Unknown arr. Stefano Caberra Brian Bromberg – String Quartet 2 Waltzing Matilda God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Deck the Halls Don Don Donki for String Quartet arr. Amanda Kye Tan |
Season 2019
Concert | Date | Venue | Repertoire | Remarks |
Ice & Fire: Yew Shan Plays Sibelius | 15 December 2019, 5.00pm | School of the Arts (SOTA) Concert Hall | P.I. Tchaikovsky – Slavonic March, Op.31 Jean Sibelius – Violin Concerto in D minor, Op.47 P.I. Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op.64 | Adrian Tan, conductor Yew Shan, violin |
Dick Lee’s The Mad Chinaman 30th Anniversary Concert | 15 September 2019, 7.30pm | Esplanade Concert Hall | Dick Lee – Songs from “The Mad Chinaman” album Performed with Braddell Heights Symphony Orchestra & The Joy Chorale (Khor Ai Ming, director) All pieces arranged by Mohamad Rasull | Featuring: Dick Lee, Denise Tan, Jacintha Abisheganaden Adrian Tan, conductor Nawaz Mirajkar, tabla |
Divergence | 30 June 2019, 5.00pm | School of the Arts (SOTA) Concert Hall | Richard Wagner – Overture to “Tannhauser” Franz Liszt – Piano Concerto No.2 in A major, S.125 Johannes Brahms – Piano Concerto No.2 in B-flat major, Op.83 | Adrian Tan, conductor Albert Tiu, piano |
Old Worlds For New | 21 April 2019, 5.00pm | School of the Arts (SOTA) Concert Hall | Leonard Bernstein – Chichester Psalms Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc – Gloria, FP 177 Antonín Leopold Dvořák – Symphony No. 9 in E minor, “From the New World”, Op. 95, B. 178 | Jayson Lim En Xu, boy treble Ee Ping, soprano The Joy Chorale, Khor Ai Ming, director Adrian Tan, conductor |
Season 2018
Concert | Date | Venue | Repertoire | Remarks |
Yellow River Cantata | 16 December 2018 5.00pm | Esplanade Concert Hall | Yew Tien Phoon – On the High Seas George Enescu – Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 P.I. Tchaikovsky – 1812 Overture Xian Xinghai – Yellow River Cantata | Yeh Tsung, conductor Chen Hsing An, soprano Kee Loi Seng, tenor Jonathan Charles Tay, tenor Sun Zhao Rui, baritone Johnny Ng, narrator Chua Yew Kok, pipa Derrick Wong Wai Kit, san xian |
The Sound of Drums | Sunday, 16 September 2018 5.00pm | Singapore Conference Hall | W.A. Mozart – Overture “The Abduction from the Seraglio” Gu Wei – Limbo Dinuk Wijeratne – Concerto for Tabla and Orchestra Robert Oetomo – Soar: Concerto No. 1 for Marimba & String Orchestra Maurice Ravel – Boléro | Apo Hsu, conductor Nawaz Mirajikar, tabla Robert Oetomo, marimba |
Engima | Sunday, 24 June 2018, 5.00pm | School of the Arts (SOTA) Concert Hall | Edward Elgar – Enigma Variations, Op. 36 P.I. Tchaikovsky – Violin Concerto in D, Op. 35 | Apo Hsu, conductor Shan Yew, violin |
Dvořák’s Stabat Mater | Sunday, 1 April 2018, 5.00pm | School of the Arts (SOTA) Concert Hall | Antonín Dvořák – Stabat Mater for soloists, chorus & orchestra, Op.58/B.71 | Felicia Teo Kaixin, soprano Patricia Sands, alto Jonathan Charles Tay, tenor Daniel Ho, bass The Joy Chorale Khor Ai Ming, director Adrian Tan, conductor |
Season 2017
Concert | Date | Venue | Repertoire | Remarks |
Dreams & Fantasies | Sunday, 17 December 2017, 5.00pm | Esplanade Concert Hall | Joe Hisaishi – “Water Traveller” Main theme from the movie “水の旅人-侍KIDS” The Water Traveller: Samurai Kids [1993] John Williams – “Theme from Schindler’s List”, “Jewish Town (Krakow Ghetto – Winter ’41), and “Remembrances”, from Schindler’s List [1993] Nobuo Uematsu, Masayoshi Soken, Arranged by Mohd Rasull – Final Fantasy Operatic Selections Boublil & Schönberg – “I Dreamed a Dream”, and “Bring Him Home”, from Les Misérables [1980] Joe Hisaishi – “One Summer’s Day”, from Spirited Away [2001] “The Merry Go Round of Life”, from Howl’s Moving Castle [2005] “Summer”, from Kikujiro [1999] “My Neighbour Totoro”, from My Neighbour Totoro [1988] Arr. Kelly Tang – “Yuletide Rhapsody”, from Martin & Blaine’s “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” | Adrian Tan, conductor David Loke Kai Yuan, violin Natasha Da Costa & Zachary Dominguez, vocals Clarence Lee, piano |
By Inspiration | Sunday, 1 Oct 2017, 5.00pm | School of the Arts (SOTA) Concert Hall | Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21 Carl Maria von Weber – Overture to Oberon John Sharpley – A Moment of Rest Upon the Wind (World Premiere), based on Gibran’s ‘The Prophet’ | Adrian Tan, conductor Ochiai Francesco Yohei, bass-baritone; Akiko Otao, soprano; Frasier Tan, storyteller |
Sounds Satirical | Sunday, 18 June 2017, 5.00pm | School of the Arts (SOTA) Concert Hall | Bernstein – Overture to “Candide” Poulenc – Concerto for Two Pianos & Orchestra Shostakovich – Symphony No. 5 | Adrian Tan, conductor Low Shao Ying & Low Shao Suan, pianos |
You are the Music | Sunday, 7 May 2017, 5.00pm | School of the Arts (SOTA) Concert Hall | Dan Forrest – Requiem for the Living Dan Forrest – You are the Music Howard Goodall – The Lord is my Shepherd John Rutter – For the Beauty of the Earth John Rutter – All Things Bright and Beautiful Let there be Peace on Earth | Khor Ai Ming, conductor with the Joy Chorale |
Homage | Sunday, 5 March 2017, 5.00pm | School of the Arts (SOTA) Concert Hall | Leong Yoon Pin – Overture “Dayong Sampan” Felix Mendelssohn – Violin Concerto in E minor, Op.64 Johannes Brahms – Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op.56 Igor Stravinsky -Firebird Suite (1919 Version) | Tsung Yeh, conductor Yew Shan, violin |
Season 2016
Singapore’s Gifted Young Musicians in Concert
Concert | Date | Venue | Repertoire | Remarks |
O Fortuna! Carmina Burana | Sunday, 18 December 2016, 5.00pm | Esplanade Concert Hall | Kelly Tang – Apocalypso Carl Orff – Carmina Burana Arr. Mohd. Rasull – Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You” | Adrian Tan, conductor Xi Wang, soprano Melvin Tan, tenor Alvin Tan, baritone Rachel Lum, dancer The Joy Chorale and Chorale Découverte, Chorale CM1-CM2 from the Lycée Français de Singapour |
Singapore’s Gifted Young Musicians in Concert | Sunday, 25 September 2016, 5:00pm | School of the Arts (SOTA) Concert Hall | Franz von Suppe – Overture “Poet & Peasant” Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Horn Concerto No. 3 in Eb Joaquin Rodrigo – Concierto de Aranjuez Igor Stravinsky – Symphonies of Wind Instruments Eric Ewazen – Rhapsody for Bass Trombone & String Orchestra Bedřich Smetana – Symphonic poem “Vltava” from Má vlast | Adrian Tan, conductor Moses Gay, conductor Marcus Ng, horn Kevin Loh, guitar Jasper Tan, bass trombone |
Masterworks: Brahms & Beethoven | Sunday, 19 June 2016, 5.00pm | Victoria Concert Hall | Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 Johannes Brahms – Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15 | Apo Hsu, conductor Albert Tiu, piano |
Celebrating 30 Fantastic Years of Community Music | Saturday, 19 March 2016, 7.30pm | School of the Arts (SOTA) Concert Hall | Yan Yin Wing – Ascent Mohd Rasull – Singapura Kaleidoscopes Leong Yoon Pin – Symphony No. 2, 2nd Movement (Giocoso Larghamente) Kelly Tang – Concerto in Three Movements Hector Berlioz – Symphonie Fantastique, H.48 | Adrian Tan, conductor Khor Ai Ming, conductor with The Joy Chorale Clarence Lee, piano |
Season 2015
Concert | Date | Venue | Repertoire | Remarks |
BHSO presents “A Not-so-Classical X’mas!” | Sunday, 13 December 2015, 5.00pm | Esplanade Concert Hall | Leroy Anderson – A Christmas Celebration Craig Courtney – A Musicological Journey through the 12 Days of Christmas John Rutter – The Reluctant Dragon John Williams – Three Holidays Songs from “Home Alone” Leroy Anderson – Sleigh Ride Robert and Kristen Lopez (arr. Bob Krogstad) – Medley from Frozen David Lovrien – We Come A-Darkly Caroling arr. Mohd. Rasull – Hokkien Kuasmas | Adrian Tan, conductor Khor Ai Ming, conductor Featuring: Leslie Tay as Dragon Alvin Tan as St George Samuel Yuen as Boy Patricia Chong, narrator Hannah Alyaa Tan, dancer |
Dreams | Sunday, 23 August 2015, 5.00pm | SOTA Concert Hall | Low Shao Ying & Low Shao Suan – Premiere Astor Piazzolla – Four Seasons of Buenos Aires Antonin Dvorak – Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88 “Dreams” | Adrian Tan, conductor Gabriel Ng, violin |
Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Pirates of Pulau Penzance | Sunday, 28 June 2015, 5.00pm | SOTA Concert Hall | Gilbert & Arthur Sullivan – The Pirates of Penzanze | Adrian Tan, conductor with the Joy Chorale |
Tribute | Sunday, 12 April 2015, 5.00pm | SOTA Concert Hall | Edvard Grieg – Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, “Solveig’s Song” from Peer Gynt Suite No. 2 Richard Strauss – Horn Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major Jean Sibelius – Finlandia, Op. 26 Leong Yoon Pin – Symphony No. 2 | Adrian Tan, conductor Hidehiro Fujita, tuba with the Joy Chorale |
Season 2014
Concert | Date | Venue | Repertoire | Remarks |
“Joy!” – Beethoven’s 9th Symphony | 25 Jan 2015 | Esplanade Concert Hall | J. Monteiro – Overture in C, “The Story of Singapore” Ludwig v. Beethoven – Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, “Choral” | Adrian Tan, conductor Wendy Evangela Woon Mei Yu, soprano Cheryl Bains, alto Raymond Lee Pei Khoon, tenor Kong Ling Yi, bass and the Joy Chorale |
Dreaming Big | 22 Sep 2014 | SOTA Concert Hall | Mendelssohn – Overture to “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” Glazunov – Saxophone Concerto Copland – Clarinet Concerto Haydn – Cello Concerto No. 2 Mozart – Concerto for Flute & Harp Sarasate – Zigeunerweisen Arutunian – Trumpet Concerto | Adrian Tan, conductor Samuel Phua, saxophone Sean Lim, clarinet Theophilius Tan, cello Jeremy Lim, flute Charmaine Teo, harp Joey Lau, violin Lau Wen Rong, trumpet |
Who’s Afraid of Classical Music? | 06 Jul 2014 | SOTA Concert Hall | Mozart – Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, K.525, 1st movement Pachelbel – Canon in D arr. Mohd Rasull Vivaldi – Concerto No. 1 in E major, Op. 8, RV 269, “La primavera” Beethoven – Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 – 1st movement Haydn – Symphony No. 94 in G major, “Surprise Symphony” – 2nd movement Puccini – Nessun Dorma from the opera Turandot Adams – The Chairman Dances Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18 | Adrian Tan, conductor Wu Shuang, violin Kee Loi Seng, tenor Albert Tiu, piano |
Coming Home | 13 Apr 2014 | SOTA Concert Hall | Schubert – Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D.759, “Unfinished” – 1st movement Bernard Tan – Concerto for Cello & Orchestra – World Premiere – 1st movement Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64 | Adrian Tan, conductor Noella Yan, cello |
Season 2013
Concert | Date | Venue | Repertoire | Remarks |
Sing Messiah | 22 Dec 2013 | Esplanade Concert Hall | Handel – “Messiah” | Ee Ping, soprano Rebecca Chellappah, mezzo-soprano Reuben Lai, tenor William Lim, bass Adrian Tan, conductor |
Great Britten! | 01 Sep 2013 | SOTA Concert Hall | Holst – St. Paul’s Suite Op. 29, No. 2 Britten – Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings, Op. 31 Elgar – Cockaigne Overture “In London Town”, Op. 40 Britten – Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 3 | Adrian Tan, conductor Melvin F Tan, tenor Alan Kartik, horn Yan Yin Wing, conductor emeritus Andrew Lim, narrator |
From the Silver Screen | 30 Jun 2013 | SOTA Concert Hall | R. Strauss – Opening Fanfare to “Also Sprach Zarathustra” Dukas – The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Hisaishi – Merry-Go-Round of Life Morricone – Gabriel’s Oboe Barber – Adagio for Strings Williams – Escapades Mozart – Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183 – 1st mvt. Mascagni – “Intermezzo” from Caveleria Rusticana Bernstein – Selections Schönberg – I Dreamed a Dream Zimmer – Selections | Adrian Tan, conductor Chia Amos, guest conductor Darren Sim, guest conductor John Lee, piano Samuel Cheah, alto saxophone Amni Musfirah, vocalist |
Schumann & Brahms | 07 Apr 2013 | SOTA Concert Hall | Haydn – Overture in D major Brahms – Violin Concerto in D major Schumann – Symphony No. 3 in Eb major “Rhenish” | Adrian Tan, conductor Yew Shan, violin |
Season 2012
Concert | Date | Venue | Repertoire | Remarks |
The Great Romantics | 16 Dec 2012 | Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Concert Hall | Tchaikovsky – The Nutcracker Suite Lalo – Cello Concerto in D minor Beethoven – Symphony No. 5 in C minor | Mark Kadin, conductor Loke Hoe Kit, cello |
Beautiful Sunday: A Symphonic Dance Spectacular | 21 Oct 2012 | Esplanade Concert Hall | J. Strauss Jr. – Die Fledermaus – overture Tchaikovsky – The Nutcracker Suite – selected mvts. Lalo – Symphonie Espagnole – mvt 1, 4, 5 de Fella – Ritual Fire Dance Gardel – Tango “Por Una Cabeza” Ellington – A Medley for Orchestra | Adrian Tan, conductor Wu Shuang, violin Siew Yi Li, violin |
Legends of Love | 12 Aug 2012 | SCO Concert Hall | Chan Zhangyi – Ariadne’s Love Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major Rimsky-Korsakov – Scheherazade | Yan Yin Wing, conductor Albert Lin, piano |
Gifted Young Musicians Concert | 20 May 2012 | SCO Concert Hall | Sibelius – Finlandia Lalo – Symphonie Espagnole Saint-Saens – Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor Vieuxtemps – Violin Concerto No. 5 in A minor Elgar – Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major | Adrian Tan, conductor Wu Shuang, violin Chua Shan Jee, piano Elvina Sung-Eun Auh, violin |
A Night of Popular Classics | 04 Apr 2012 | SCO Concert Hall | Falla – Amor Brujo El Chopin – Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor Rimsky-Korsakov – Capriccio Espagnol Falla – Final Dance “Jota” | Yan Yin Wing, conductor Arkadiusz Bialak, piano |
Season 2011
Concert | Date | Venue | Repertoire | Remarks |
The Twain Shall Meet | 18 Sep 2011 | SCO Concert Hall | Liu Tieshan & Mao Yuen – Dance of the Yao People Lim Tiat Seng – Asli Fantansy for Orchestra and Violin Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major Bizet – Symphony in C major Lim Tiat Seng – Evergreen March | Yan Yin Wing, conductor Gabriel Lee, violin Milena Radinska, piano |
Favorite Classics | 29 May 2011 | SCO Concert Hall | Wagner – The Mastersingers Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 27 in Bb major Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 6 in B minor, “Pathétique” | Yan Ying Wing, conductor Albert Lin, piano |
Dvorak Night | 13 Mar 2011 | SCO Concert Hall | Dvorak – Carnival Overture Dvorak – Cello Concerto in B minor Dvorak – Symphony No. 7 in D minor | Eric Lee Tsu Hock, conductor Chan Wei Shing, cello |
Season 2010
Concert | Date | Venue | Repertoire | Remarks |
Nodame Live! A New Year’s Eve Celebration | 31 Dec 2010 | SCO Concert Hall | Beethoven – Symphony No. 7 in A major – 1st mvt Mozart – Oboe Concerto in C major – 1st mvt Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue Brahms – Symphony No. 1 in C minor – 4th mvt Bizet – Carmen Fantasy Tchaikovsky – 1812 Overture in Eb major | Adrian Tan, conductor Jeremy Wong, oboe Azariah Tan, piano Berty Wee, pianica Selina Tang, violin |
Popular Classics | 29 Aug 2010 | SCO Concert Hall | Mozart – Don Giovanni – overture Beethoven – Triple Concerto in C major for violin, cello, and piano in C major Mendelssohn – Symphony No. 4 in A major | Seah Kar Heng, conductor Siew Yi Li, violin Brandon Voo, cello Beatrice Lin, piano |
Gifted Young Musicians Concert | 30 May 2010 | Victoria Concert Hall | Mozart – Overture to The Magic Flute Paganini – Violin Concerto no. 1 – 1st mvt Saint-Saens – Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor Mendelssohn – Violin Concerto in E minor Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor | Yan Yin Wing, conductor Zhao Tongzhou, violin Jolyn Chia Hui Zhen, cello Rachel Chua Yu Xi, violin Choon Hong Xiang, piano |
Classical Delights | 17 Mar 2010 | Victoria Concert Hall | Beethoven – Coriolan Oveture Brahms – Double Concerto for Violin & Cello Berlioz – Symphonie Fantastique | Yan Yin Wing, conductor Loke Hoe Kit, cello Ivan Peev, violin |