Concert Programme Final Draft

TEACHER EILEEN’S
MESSAGE

Thank you for joining me this afternoon at Teach a Life,
For Life’s Fifth Annual Concert.

Today’s location is the grandest in our history so far –
a beautiful auditorium at 10 Square, Orchard Central.

A few of you may remember that we held our first concert
in a condominium clubhouse, with about eight students.
Twice, we had our event at a bookstore in the CityLink
Mall (Booktique Where Writers Shop). And last year, we
performed at the Hood Bar & Café in Bugis+ (see photo
on the last page).

The purpose of these performances is to provide students
with a platform for playing the pieces they have learned,
in a loving and encouraging environment – and have fun
in the process.

Whereever we may be, let’s continue to play the music as
it should be played – in the spirit of continuous learning
and fun. Thank you.

Eileen Chai
Founder, Teach a Life, for Life
27 May 2018

CONCERT PROGRAMME
27 May 2018 (3.45–5.45 p.m.)

Jerry Goh Jade Goh Andantino (Suzuki)

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Jamie Chung Teh Zi Chun Holy, Holy, Holy (J.B. Dykes)

Emmy Woon Teh Zi Chun Tale as Old as Time (Beauty & the Beast) (Alan Menken)

Pianists Loh Wan Shan, Teh Zi Chun, Jade Goh, Ng Yi Xuan Isaac Wang Teh Zi Chun Merrily We Roll Along (Traditional)

Cellist Sylvia Wong Jake Elliott Low Teacher Eileen My Grandfather’s Clock (Henry Clay Work)

Guitarist Ben Kranen Robin Low Teh Zi Chun Gavotte (Lully)

Emcees Tan Zhi Xuan, Tan Zhi Yu, Jake Elliot Low, Isaac Wang Alexander Yap Sylvia Wong A Whole New World (Aladdin) (Alan Menken)

Programme Design Mata Kucing Marian Wang Teh Zi Chun Londonderry Air (arr. Edward Huws Jones)

Sound Engineer Nigel Peh Ng Yi Kai Ng Yi Xuan Appalachia Waltz (Mark O’Connor)

Stage Hand Loo Jie Ling Kayla Tan Teh Zi Chun Minuet No. 3 (J.S. Bach)

All parents & string players Phoebe Loh Teh Zi Chun Gavotte from “Mignon” (A. Thomas)

Tan Zhi Xuan Teh Zi Chun The Two Grenadiers (Schumann)

Teach a Life, for Life: 4th Strings Concert, 2017 Megumi Toh Teh Zi Chun Gavotte (Gossec)

Tan Zhi Yu Teh Zi Chun Minuet (Boccherini)

Ng Yi Xuan Teh Zi Chun Allegro (Handel)

Alyssa Wong Jean Ing Teh Zi Chun Intermezzo (Kodaly)

Ang Shang Tong Ben Kranen Remember Me (Coco)

Amanda Jean Ng Adventure in D Major (Amanda Ng)

Chai Kaye-En Teh Zi Chun A Thousand Years (Christina Perri)

Valerie Kuan Teh Zi Chun Hungarian Dance No. 5 (Brahms)

Hannah Dinoalfian Teh Zi Chun The Holy Boy (John Ireland)

Jerry Goh Teh Zi Chun Bourrée (J.S. Bach)

Laetitia ChooTeacher Eileen & Ben Kranen Music of the Night (PhantomoftheOpera) (Andrew L.Weber)

Megan Chua Teh Zi Chun Concerto in A Minor, Op. 3 No. 6, 1st Movt (Vivaldi)

Yasmynn Dinoalfian Teacher Wan Shan Violin Sonata No. 5 in F, Op. 24, Spring, Allegro (Beethoven)

Maegan Chew Teacher Wan Shan Violin Concerto No. 3 in G, K.216, Allegro (Mozart)

ALL STUDENTS AMAZING GRACE (arr. Eileen Chai)

JERRY GOH Andantino TALE AS OLD AS TIME EMMY WOON
JADE GOH TEH ZI CHUN
SHINICHI Suzuki (1898–1998) fROM BEAUTY & THE BEAST
ALAN MENKEN (b.1949)
Suzuki was a Japanese violinist and educator who developed the well-
known Suzuki method for children learning music. Alan Menken was born in Manhattan, USA. His popular works include
the movie theme for Aladdin and Beauty and the Beast. One interesting
Andantino is a beautiful music piece from the Suzuki violin collection. fact is that when Alan was a young boy, he wanted to be a dentist!
Violinist Jerry Goh is accompanied by his sister, Jade (shown in photo
on left), on the piano. Tale as Old as Time was written in 1991. It describes the relationship
between its two main characters, Belle and the Beast, and how the
couple learned to accept their differences and in turn change each
other for the better.

JAMIE CHUNG holy, holy, holy merrily we roll along ISAAC WANG
TEH ZI CHUN TEH ZI CHUN
J. B. DYKES (1823–1876) TRADITIONAL

Dykes is from England. At the age of ten, he started to perform at St. Merrily We Roll Along is a nursery rhyme written in 1935. It is sung to
John’s Church. Did you know that he played the piano and the violin the tune for “Mary had a Little Lamb”. The song shares the same title with
too? :D the 1934 play, Merrily We Roll Along.

Holy, Holy, Holy is a Christian hymm. Its original lyrics are about the
Holy Trinity of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. I love playing this
piece of music!

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JAKE ELLIOT LOW MY GRANDFATHER’S CLOCK A WHOLE NEW WORLD ALEXANDER YAP
TEACHER EILEEN SYLVIA WONG
HENRY CLAY WORK (1832–1884) FROM ALADDIN
ALAN MENKEN (B.1949)
Henry Work was an American composer. In addition to My Grandfather’s
Clock, his other popular works include Kingdom Coming and Come Home, Alan Menken is an American composer, born in Manhattan, USA. His
Father. Henry was a self-taught musician – so he’s an inspiration for me! other popular works include the movie themes in Beauty and the Beast
:D and The Little Mermaid.

My Grandfather’s Clock was written in 1876 – 142 years ago! The A Whole New World was written in 1992 for the Disney animated movie
work was inspired by a true story of two brothers who owned a hotel Aladdin. The work is a ballad between the primary characters Aladdin
where the clock stood: the clock was as old as its owner. After one of the and Jasmine about the new world they are about to discover together
brothers passed on, the clock started to lose time. on Aladdin’s magic carpet.

ROBIN LOW gavotte londonderry air MARIAN WANG
TEH ZI CHUN TEH ZI CHUN
J. B. LULLY (1632–1687) TRADITIONAL

Lully (pronounced “loo-lee”) was a famous French composer, dancer Londonderry Air has a long and interesting story behind it. It uses the
and violinist who was born in Italy. Lully worked for the king, Louis XIV, ancient Irish tune “Danny Boy”. The most popular lyrics (“Oh Danny Boy,
and he wrote many operas, ballet music and church music. His music the pipes, the pipes are calling”) were written by English songwriter
was often fast and lively. Frederic Weatherly in 1910.

The gavotte is a French dance, and Lully wrote many gavottes for the The tune was said to have been written by a blind harpist, Rory Dall
king. However, the Gavotte in A minor, which I am playing, is believed O’Cahan. It was then heard by another blind harpist Jimmy McCurry, and
to have been written by Lully’s student, Marais, and dedicated to Lully. in turn was heard and finally written by Jane Ross. Jane sent the copy
of the tune to Dr George Petrie, who was devoted to the study of Irish
music. Jane did not have a title for the tune, but explained that it was a
very old air from County Londonderry in Ireland.

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NG YI KAI appalachia waltz GAVOTTE FROM “MIGNON” PHOBE LOH
NG YI XUAN TEH ZI CHUN
mark o’connor (B.1961) Ambroise THOMAS (1811–1896)

Mark O’Connor is an American violinist, composer and music teacher. Ambroise Thomas was a long-time director of the Paris Conservatory.
He was born in Seattle, USA. His music spans many genres, such as His work Mignon was a wildly successful 1866 French three-act comic
classical music, folk music, jazz, country and pop. opera based on Goethe’s novel, Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre. The story is
about a romantic rivalry between two female characters – a dishonest
The Appalachia Waltz was composed in 1993 while Mark was sitting Philine and a loving Mignon. By 1919, Mignon has been performed
in a cabin in Sante Fe desert. He wrote it in 15 minutes! He introduced more than a thousand times at the Opéra-Comique in Paris. The opera’s
the piece to Yo-Yo Ma and the legendary cellist included it as part of popularity inspired the Spanish violinist Pablo de Sarasate to write this
his selection of live music performances. It is also a popular piece for virtuoso showpiece Romance et Gavotte de Mignon, Op. 16.
weddings.

KAYLA TAN MINUET NO. 3 the two grenadiers TAN ZHI XUAN
TEH ZI CHUN TEH ZI CHUN
CHRISTIAN PETZOLD (1677–1733) ROBERT SCHUMANN (1810–1856)

The Minuet No. 3 was originally thought to be an original composition Schumann was born in Zwickau, Germany. His other popular works
by J. S. Bach. However, it was discovered to be the work of a German include The Bride of the Messina, Julius Caesar Overture and Symphony in
organist, Christian Petzold. G minor. In 1840, Schumann married Friedrich Wieck’s daughter, Clara.
Wieck was a renowned German piano and voice teacher, owner of a
In 1965, the melody was used in a song named “A Lover’s Concerto”, piano store and a music reviewer.
which has the same tune as the famous Minuet in G.
Schumann wrote The Two Grenadiers in 1840. It is a story of two injured
French soldiers returning from war.

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MEGUMI TOH TEH GAVOTTE SONATA IN E, ALLEGRO NG YI XUAN
ZI CHUN TEH ZI CHUN
F. J. GOSSEC (1734–1829) G. F. HANDEL (1685–1759)

Gossec was a French composer. He could play both the violin and the Handel was born in Germany. His popular compositions include
harpsichord. And because of his long 95 years of life, he lived through Hallelujah, The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba and Air in E Major. Handel’s
the Classical and Romantic periods! father, a lawyer, was at first not supportive of his musical aspirations. As
a boy, Handel had to practise in secret, when his parents were asleep.
Gavotte was written in 1750. The original melody is easily recognisable However, the Duke of Johann Adolf was so impressed when he heard
to people as it has been featured in a number of Looney Tunes. Also, the boy play the organ that he convinced Handel’s father to let him
because of the popularity of the melody, the simple rhythms and study music.
melodic decorations, it is great for many concert shows.
There were no specific reasons why Allegro was written. People have
even wondered if it was actually written by Handel. Mondern scholars
have labelled this work as “spurious”.

TAN ZHI YU MINUET INTERMEZZO ALYSSA WONG
TEH ZI CHUN TEH ZI CHUN
LUIGI BOCCHERINI (1743–1805) ZOLTÁN KODÁLY (1882–1967)

Boccherini was a composer and cellist who was born in Lucca, Kodály was born in Kecskemét, Hungary. He was one of the leading
Italy. His other popular music include Gloria in F major and Credo in C composersinthe20thcentury.Hisworks include twooperas and orchestral,
major, both of which are movements from a mass. Boccherini’s artistic chamber and choral music. Kodály was also a well-known educator whose
patrons included the Prussian King, Friedrich Wilhelm II and French “Kodály method”is used in music teaching around the world.
Prince Lucien Bonaparte.
The Intermezzo, from the comic opera Háry János, was written a few
The Minuet was written in 1771 for social dances, where short steps weeks before the premiere to cover a change in scenery. The opera is
are choreograhed. The minuet as a dance form was popular in the about a boastful army veteran who talks about how he single-handedly
18th and 19th centuries in France. defeats Napoleon’s invading forces and wins the heart of a princess.

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ANG SHANG TONG REMEMBER ME A THOUSAND YEARS CHAI KAYE-EN
BEN KRANEN TEH ZI CHUN
FROM Coco CHRISTINA PERRI & DAVID HODGES
ROBERT LOPEZ & KRISTEN ANDERSON-LOPEZ
A Thousand Years is a romantic song released in 2011 by American
Remember Me is written by the Academy Award-winning songwriting singer-songwriter Christina Perri and David Hodges. It is the feature
duo Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez for the Disney movie song for the movie The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part I.
Coco. In the story, young Miguel realises that his real great grandfather,
Hector, was a great musician, who loved singing “Remember Me” to his The story in the music talks about the fear of falling in love:
daughter, Coco, every night. Joining me on the guitar is Uncle Ben. This “How to be brave? How can I love when I’m afraid to fall...”
moving piece I am playing today is arranged by Teacher Eileen.

AMANDA JEAN NG ADVENTURE IN D MAJOR HUNGARIAN DANCE NO. 5 VALERIE KUAN
AMANDA JEAN NG TEH ZI CHUN
BEN KRANEN Johannes BRAHMS (1833–1897)

As an adult student, I prefer to focus on performance skills as well as Brahms was born in Hamburg, Germany. A Romantic composer,
improvising and composing techniques. At first, I was daunted by the he wrote a number of major works for orchestras, including four
thought of creating a piece and performing it, but it has really been symphonies. Brahms was an uncompromising perfectionist, which
very fun! meant that he destroyed some of his works and left many others
unpublished.
I started writing this piece in February 2018. I chose D major because
it was one of the first keys I learned and it’s very comfortable to play His Hungarian Dances are a set of 21 lively dance tunes. They were
in. It’s really an‘adventure’for me as I explore what I can do in this scale completed in 1869. The No. 5 is a well-known piece based on a csárdás
and try to express my feelings in a melodic form. As this is my first (traditional Hungarian folk dance) piece originally written by the
foray into composing, I thought “Adventure in D Major” was a fitting Hungarian composer Béla Kéler.
name! I drew inspiration for this piece from the genres I like – pop/
rock, video game and movie soundtrack music.

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HANNAH THE HOLY BOY CONCERTO IN A MINOR, OP. 3 NO. 6 MEGAN CHUA
DINOALFIAN TEH ZI CHUN
JOHN IRELAND (1879–1962) ANTONIO VIVALDI (1678–1741)
TEH ZI CHUN
John Ireland is an English music teacher and composer. He was an Vivaldi was an Italian composer who is recognised as one of the greatest
organist at St Luke’s Church, in Chelsea. The majority of his music composers of the Baroque period. He was also a violinist, teacher and
compositions were for the piano. Besides The Holy Boy, his other well- a priest. His very popular work is the Four Seasons. He wrote many
known works include the hymn ‘tune “Love Unknown”’ and Piano concertos for instruments and heavily contributed to the development
Concerto. of the violin as a solo instrument.

The Holy Boy, as an instrumental work, was composed on Christmas The Concerto in A Minor is from a set of 12 concertos for stringed
Day in 1913, inspired by one of the singers at the church where Ireland instruments, first published in 1711 in Amsterdam. These concertos were
was playing the organ. It is also a piano solo, the third piece in Ireland’s Vivaldi’s first music pieces that were published.
four “Preludes for Piano”.

JERRY GOH BOURRÉE THE MUSIC OF THE NIGHT LAETITIA CHOO
TEH ZI CHUN TEACHER EILEEN &
J. S. BACH (1685–1750) FROM THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA”
ANDREW LLOYD WEBER (b.1948) BEN KRANEN
Bach (1685–1750) was a German composer. He had 20 children, and
he wrote many pieces of music for his kids. On a larger scale, he wrote Andrew Lloyd Weber is the elder son of the late William Lloyd Webber
the Brandenburg Concertos and Goldberg Variations. (composer and organist) and the late Jean Hermione Johnstone (violinist
and pianist). In addition to pieces for The Phantom of the Opera, he also
The Bourée was originally composed for the cello. Bach wrote six wrote “I Don’t Know How to Love Him” from Jesus Christ Superstar, “Don’t
cellos suites, composed to be played unaccompanied. This piece I am Cry for Me, Argentina” from Evita, “Any Dream Will Do” from Joseph and
playing is the fifth movement in the third suite. the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and “Memory” from Cats.

The Music of the Night was composed around 1986 for The Phantom
of the Opera, which premiered in the same year. The Phantom sings this
song to Christine as he tries to persuade her to “belong to him”.

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YASMYNN VIOLIN SONATA IN F MAJOR, OP. 24, ALLEGRO
DINOALFIAN
Ludwig Van BEETHOVEN (1770–1827)
TEACHER WAN SHAN
Beethoven was an influential German composer whose works spanned
both the Classical and Romantic periods. His works include nine
symphonies, five piano concertos, thirty-two piano sonatas and one
violin concerto.

The Violin Sonata in F, also known as the Spring Sonata, was
published in 1801. The Allegro movement opens with a lyrical theme
that harmonises beautifully over the delicate keyboard accompaniment,
creating an echo effect between the violin and piano. The development
begins in a minor key, causing a muscial conflict. In the recapitulation,
the minor key creeps back in with the opening motif.

MAEGAN CHEW violin CONCERTO NO. 3 IN G MAJOR, ALLEGRO, K.216
TEACHER WAN SHAN
Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART (1756–1791)

Mozart was born in Salzburg, Austria during the Classical period. A a
music prodigy, he started playing the piano at age 5. One of his most
famous pieces is “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”.

In 1775, Mozart developed a love for violin concertos; hence the piece
I’m playing today. The Violin Concerto No. 3 was written when Mozart
was just 19. The first movement, Allegro, is written in sonata form, a
structure that was widely used during the Classical period. As I perform,
you can hear that the motif begins the piece and recapitulates in the
second half.

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