CircleSong is coming! Mark your calendars!

An update on our upcoming CircleSong performance and special previews of our performance!

Date: October 1st & 2nd, 2007
Venue: The Actors Studio Bangsar

Watch this space. Tickets will be available for sale soon!

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.

**CircleSong Mania!**

CircleSong Preview @ SongFest 2007

Want a preview of Circlesong? Come to The Phil's SongFest Singing Competition 2007 on August 19th 2007 where you will be entertained with a preview of Circlesong!

CircleSong Grooves with the Rhythm Tappers @ Malaysia!

Circlesong performers will be performing to the thumping rhythm/grooves of the Rhythm Tappers @ Malaysia at their upcoming "TAP JAM: Now and Then!" Details of the Tap Jam are as follows:
Date: Friday, August 3, 2007, 8.00pm
Venue: Havana Estudio, 2nd Floor, 34B Persiaran Zaaba, TTDI
Admission: RM10
Contacts: Kong Eu (012.379.3779) / Shueh Miin (012.295.2890)

SongFest Singing Competition 2007

Registration is now open for The Philharmonic Society of Selangor's annual SongFest Singing Competition 2007!

Date:
August 19th, 2007

Venue:
Multi-Purpose Hall, Women's Institute of Management, TTDI

Categories/Genres:

Classical Compete for the best performance of:
Aria, Art Song or Traditional/Folk Song

Contemporary
Compete for the best performance of:
Pop/R&B Vocals, Musical Theatre, Jazz Standards

Group
Compete for the best performance of:
A cappella, Accompanied, Folk/Traditional

Eligibility:
The contest is open to members of The Philharmonic Society of Selangor and members of the public. There is no age limit for all categories. Entry fees may be paid on day of competition.

For full contest details, please download the Official Entry Form

Contacts:
Pat (016.331.6640)
Cris (012.383.1654)

About SongFest The vision of the Philharmonic Society of Selangor is to provide accessible opportunities for learning, producing and presenting high quality performances in the performing arts through fellowship, fun activities and education. In line with our vision, we believe that SongFest, which aims to promote the art of singing and to develop, encourage and discover new singing talents, will become a platform for aspiring singers to display their talent and to perform in public. We hope that, though the experience and exposure gained from participation in SongFest, the local music scene will be enriched with new talents. SongFest is envisaged to be an annual event, and dates of future SongFest Singing Competitions will be posted on this blog and at our website, www.thephil.org.my.

Singing Actor in Movement with Michael Xavier Voon

Date & Time: 30 July 2007, 8pm - 11pm
Venue: KL Performing Arts Center
Registration: Call Callista at 012.259.5770 or email us at selangor.phil+socials@gmail.com. Registration closes on Wednesday, 25 July 2007.


Introduction

The workshop is designed for actors in the musical theatre, where coordination of acting, singing and dancing/body movements are required.

Pre-work

1. Prepare two songs of contrasting tempo e.g. fast & slow (1 verse + chorus = 1 min each); Memorized; Printed lyrics/score of the selections (for accompanist and facilitator - provided by your own)
2. Analyze the lyrics in terms of content/stresses/core meaning/attitudes and potential movement stylization
3. Prepare 3 varying movement styles within each song (be it a combination or just a gesture).



Dress in comfortable wear so that you can move freely and roll on the floor; No short pants and no loose shirts/blouses.

Duration of workshop = 3 hrs; Class limited to 12 participants.


About the Facilitator

Michael Xavier Voon recently returned from facilitating movement workshops in Texas and Colorado, USA. With a passion for movement in all facets of the performing arts, Michael is a musical theatre director, educator, choreographer, actor, performer and digital visual artist with works featured in USA, France and Australia. Past productions include Spring in Kuala Lumpur (Japan Foundation/Five Arts), Diaries in Solo (Dallas), Seven Deadly Sins according to Mahatma Gandhi (MyDance with Actors Studio), Survival & The Merchant of Venice (Instant Cafe Theatre), Hip Hopera (Straits Theatre Company), My Wok (Sydney), Dances of the World (Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra), Playground (Five Arts Theatre), Cafe Teh or Buto (Taro Dance Theatre & ICT), KL-KO (Kuali Works) and Storyteller (Dramalab). Michael is a graduate of Colorado, USA (with emphasis in Music Theatre, Dance & Theatre), advisor to the Christian Dance Fellowship of Malaysia, currently teaches at CENFAD

Cost : RM50 for PSS members and RM75 for non-members.

Kindly note:

A 50% cancellation charge will be imposed for any cancellation one week prior to the workshop. Substitution is allowed.

Movie Night (The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert) - Thu, 12 July - Bring A Friend

Please take note: I am cancelling movie night for today as nobody has expressed interest in attending.

Regards,
Callista

For our Movie Night this July, we're going for something non-musical for a change. Movie for this month is The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.

BRING A FRIEND!
Do bring some snacks for sharing, and bring a friend along to join in
the fun!

Do let us know if you're coming. Email us at selangor.phil+socials@gmail.com.

WHEN:
Thursday, July 12, 2007, 8.00pm

WHERE:
Li Villas Condominium, Section 16, PJ - we've booked the TV room at
the condo's clubhouse.




SYNOPSIS (from wikipedia):
Anthony "Tick" Belrose, a.k.a. Mitzi Del Bra, a drag queen, accepts an offer to perform at a casino in Alice Springs, a remote town in central Australia. After persuading his friends and fellow performers, Bernadette Bassenger, a.k.a. Ralph – a recently bereaved transsexual woman – and Adam Whitely, a.k.a. Felicia Jollygoodfellow – an irritatingly flamboyant and obnoxious drag queen – to join him, the three set out for Alice Springs in a large tour bus which Adam/Felicia christens "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert". Guy Pearce plays Adam/Felicia, Terence Stamp plays Bernadette/Ralph and Hugo Weaving plays Tick/Mitzi.

They encounter on the way the less accepting attitudes of rural Australia, sexual violence, and the problems of vehicle breakdowns. The troupe eventually arrives at their destination with costumes and dance routines prepared. Before they arrive, Tick reveals that he is married (It is hinted that his wife is a lesbian.), and that the trip is a favour for his wife, who runs the casino where they will be performing. Upon arriving, they learn that Tick and his wife also have a young son.