Did You Miss our Circlesong Auditions?

* Circlesong Auditions - Extended!! *

The Philharmonic Society of Selangor is looking for individuals who would like to be part of its upcoming production featuring the 'Circlesong' concept, slated to be performed in August/September 2007.

If you like singing and are unafraid to try out creative and daring ways to use your voice and body in music, come for our auditions! Please prepare a song from any genre. Feel free to use voice and body percussion in your rendition of the piece!

Date:
Tuesday April 10th 2007
8pm to 10pm

Venue:
Women's Institute of Management (WIM)
7, Jalan Abang Haji Openg, Taman Tun Dr. Ismail, 60000 Kuala Lumpur

Directions:
If you are going towards TTDI from KL, you will come across Pizza Hut on your right. Turn right into TTDI. Go straight towards the 1st set of traffic lights. You will see the VADS building (i.e. the old IBM building) on your right. Go straight after the traffic lights. The road will curve towards your left. Follow the road. You will drive pass a row of single storey houses on your left and a mini jungle on your right. You will come across a 4-storey building on your right - that is the WIM building. You will see Southern Bank on the ground floor. There is ample parking inside as well as outside.

Contacts:
Zalina Lee (012.320.8090 / zalinalee@gmail.com)
Melvin Ho (012.303.7184)

What Is Circlesong?
A concept conceived by Bobby McFerrin, Circlesong is a free and spontaneous music making session that incorporates the human voice & body percussion. Anyone can participate, with or without musical training. Circlesong sessions aim to develop a higher awareness of listening to one's innate musical instinct, to be able to express spontaneous musical improvisations through the human body, and gives people the opportunity to sing in a choral environment without needing to know how to read music.

About Melvin Ho (Artistic Director)
Melvin Ho is a music graduate of the Akademi Seni Budaya dan Warisan Kebangsaan (ASWARA), formerly known as Akademi Seni Kebangsaan (ASK). He has been a member of the Selangor Philharmonic Society Choir since 1997. He also sings and arranges music for Dhammaduta Youth (D2Y), a local Buddhist performing group that sings a cappella Buddhist hymns. In 2005, he completed a teaching certificate foundation course in Speech and Drama at the Crestar Learning Centre. Melvin appeared in Gardner and Wife's production of "Something Funny Happened On The Way To The Forum" (2002) and performed in Rhythm In Bronze's "Monkey Business" (2005) produced by Five Arts Centre, which earned him a nomination for Best Composition in the Boh Cameronian Arts Awards 2005. His last major performance was in Saidah Rastam's "M! The Opera" which premiered in Istana Budaya last year. He occasionally guest performs and arranges music for some local a cappella and choir groups. He currently works as a school choir coach and teaches music in Kinderland D'Shire, Kota Damansara. He has his own youth choir called Navaswara, that rehearses weekly at the Living Arts Studio.