Music Performance Students Take the Stage in Graduation Recitals
From strong vocals to melodious piano performances, final-year students captivated the audience during their personalised graduation recitals. Starting off with vocal student Yeap Bo Yee, "Journey to the Fauna" featured vocal works and opera scenes. The works were accompanied with music inspired by Poulenc, Vaughan Williams, Handel, and Mozart. The recital was held in Kuala Lumpur City Opera studio on December 19th and was sponsored by Fiamma Opera Studio.
On 21st December, Ng Xin Yee presented "A Fantastical Illusion" with an engaging piano performance featuring works by Liszt, Mendelssohn and Saint-Saëns. The hour-long recital was held in the SOA Gallery. During the recital, Xin Yee performed the first premiere of Saint-Saëns's Africa for piano and string quartet which was self-arranged. On 22nd December, the piano recital "Into Tales & Colours" was presented by Lee Yu Jun (Eugiene). The emotional piano performance featured works by Franz Schubert, Amy Beach, and Claude Debussy.
For the final recital, classical voice major Lee Jian Zhen presented his strong vocals during his "Love | Death" recital on 3rd January 2024. In his recital, he featured works by Robert Schumann, Richard Straus, Reynaldo Hahn, Roger Quilter, Mozart, and Felix Mendelssohn.
