Switch ON & Society of Malaysian Contemporary Composers (SMCC) presents:-
1. Solo violin pieces from Malaysian composers, Chong Kee Yong, Tazul Tajuddin and Yii Kah Hoe by violinist Fung Chern Hwei
2. Solo voice pieces from American composer, Michael Edward Edgerton by voice soloist Michael Edward Edgerton
3. Trio Improvisation by Michael Edward Edgerton, Goh Lee Kwang and Fung Chern Hwei.
5th July 2011, 8:30pm @ Indicine, The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Center.
Entry by Donation (RM 10)
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Michael Edward Edgerton | Composer, Voice
(born October 31, 1961 in Racine, Wisconsin) is an American composer, pedagogue and authority on the 'extra-normal' voice produced by extended vocal techniques.
Edgerton received his doctorate in Musical Arts (DMA) in composition from the University of Illinois at Urbana in 1994, the Masters of Music (MM) from Michigan State University in 1987 and the Bachelor of Arts (BA) from the University of Wisconsin–Parkside in 1984. From 1996 to 1999, Michael was a Postdoctoral Fellow with the National Center for Voice and Speech, where he conducted research on voice science for his book, The 21st Century Voice. He has studied composition with William Brooks, Morgan Powell, Jere Hutcheson and August Wegner.
His concert music is focused on systematic explorations of instruments and voices, less so with electronics. In addition to concert music, he previously had interest in bringing music together with other mediums, such as theater, movement and visual art, often in collaboration with artists from these disciplines. Since the mid-90s, his work increasingly leans toward complexity and acoustical exploration, such as the virtuosic Tempo Mental Rap, for which he won the Kompositionspreis der Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart in 2007.
Fung Chern Hwei | Violinist
Born and raised in KL, Fung Chern Hwei has been constantly fed with music from various cultures and styles. After a big crush on the violin sound he started off studying with Lee See Guan, Nora Kim, Teoh Tong Seng, Mayya Musaeva, Stefan Kocsis, and finally Kjell-Arne Jorgensen. Till then, Chern Hwei had graduated from Universiti Putra Malaysia's (UPM) with a bachelor degree in violin performance, and embarked his journey to the States, studying with Daniel Phillips (Orion Quartet) at the Aaron Copland School of Music in New York City. Upon graduating as a Master in Violin Performance, ChernHwei started freelancing as a musician, playing in different ensembles,
contexts, and genres. Today, he can be found touring in USA, Europe, as well as his native Malaysia, spreading his love of music with Sirius Quartet (www.siriusquartet.com), Djinn (www.djinnnyc.com) and the Mahavishnu Project (www.mahavishnuproject.com). Chern Hwei is very thrilled and proud
to present this recital programme featuring Malaysian solo violin compositions.
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Switch ON is a monthly electronic sound & arts series @ Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Center (KLPac) since March 2009. The event compiled live concert, dvd screening, artist sharing and much more...
Switch ON monthly electronic series has become one of the most important event series on experimental music & arts in Malaysia.
Switch ON is another no budget project by Herbal Project with the venue & technical kindly supported by KLPac.
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