Rehearsal Shots

Drawing Circles

Snapshots of recent Circlesong rehearsals (more coming in the next post!)

The Warm-Up..

The Circle....

Melvin, In Whom We Shall Trust!

More photos in the next blogpost!

Circlesong will be performed at The Actors Studio Bangsar on Oct 1st and 2nd 2007.

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

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.

March Updates!

Dear Members and Friends of The Phil,

Thank you for the many calls which the Committee members have received in respect of the rehearsal dates.

The Committee had planned to resume rehearsals beginning March. However, we are having some issues with the venue - while MAB has been our faithful rehearsal venue for the past years, the charges have been increased to 5 times our previous rate. (This was also the reason our third Movie Night had to be postponed!) We are still in the process of negotiating the rental rates and have also started looking for alternative venues. If any of you have any contacts for venues, please share the information with us.

Upcoming Activities:

The SongFest Singing Competition has been scheduled for this May 2007. Keep posted for more information!

Club Night happens on Saturday April 14th! More information on this blog shortly!

Yes, we've been having venue woes this March, but fear not, Movie Nite (which is held on the first Monday of every month) hasn't disappeared! Watch this space for info on May's Movie Nite!

Best regards
Alain Boey
Chairman