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Happening on 1st & 2nd of July 2011, Rainforest World Music Festival Preview 2011 will be held @
Amphithetre, Taylor's University Lakeside Campus~!

It's more or less like the RWMP in Sarawak yet in a smaller scale.

An enchanting fusion of music & adventure which was happening on 10th & 11th May 2011, Borneo Jazz Festival Preview is a sneak peek for the Borneo Jazz Festival that were on 12-15th May 2011 @ Miri, Sarawak.
Yeah, Taylor's Symphony Orchestra is once again invited to perform for the opening for this preview.

Some other highlights of this event were the performing groups:

Les Doigts De L'Homme from France
Explosive, eclectic, and unexpected, Les Doigts de L’Homme, takes gypsy jazz further than ever before. Infusing this exciting up-tempo music with elements of swing, rock, and even punk, they are pure energy in human form. Their show is dynamic, comedic, passionate and always captivating. They meld gypsy jazz standards and their own compositions with influences of Balkan and rock, all with a close eye on the details. Les Doigts de L’Homme combine excellent musicianship, innovative creatively, and powerful showmanship, to move this popular genre into a new direction – reaching beyond the limits into a refreshing new sound. Les Doigts de L’Homme is unmistakable authentic with explosive energy perfectly mastered.




Yuichiro Tokuda's Ralyzz Dig from Japan 
Yuichiro Tokuda is an emerging star in the Japanese music scene. After studying at the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston, he returned to Japan to form the Yuichiro Tokuda Quintet whose first album was acclaimed as"the cutting edge of the present progressive form of jazz" in Jazz Life magazine. In 2008, Tokuda received an award as the “New Face of the Year in Art & Culture” from the Chiba-City Government, the first time ever for a jazz artist. In 2008, Tokuda changed his band’s name to Yuichiro Tokuda’s RALYZZ DIG. Last year he performed in Japan’s most prestigious jazz festival “Yokohama Jazz Promenade” as well as in numerous other smaller festivals throughout the country. Yuichiro Tokuda has released four CDs.This will be RALYZZ DIG’s premiere performance in Malaysia.




Beat of Soul from Indonesia
Beat of soul is one of a famous band in Indonesia scene because the band always opens for Indonesia artist Tompi during his concert. The vocalist is one of the famous stars in Indonesia Media part.




8am from Malaysia & Indonesia
8 AM is band of five musicians, they are from Malaysian and Indonesian. They also took part Ambon Jazz Plus Festival, Indonesia at year 2010 accompanied a Spanish singer , Sergio Camacho in the performance. The Keyboardist, Timothy Toh was played for some musical in KL Pac, Jazz Bars in Malaysia and some sessions for local artist in Malaysia. Other than that, the durmasts was Worked with Korean Pop Band Super Junior at their recent concert at Bukit Jalil.




Irma & Friends from Malaysia
Irma is a singer songwriter who's influenced mainly by Jazz and R&B musicians. She had performed in PWTC, Formula One F1 cocktail party for F1 drivers and the famous Jamiroquai. She also sang for One Buck Short as a backup vocalist. She frequently sings at Jazz clubs, and pubs around KL. Recently, she sang at the Michael Buble pocket concert. Irma will be backed up by talented musicians who has extensive performing experience around KL.





And, crowds... Haha... Spot yourself if you were there! xD

Weee~

May was a pretty happening month I would say.
4 events, 9 performances in a row, namely Fresco Harmonica Charity Concert, Borneo Jazz Festival Preview, Teachers' / Lecturers' Day and Pixies The Musical which I've taken part.

Okay, this would be a short post updating my friends (yeah, my bad for not being able to catch up with you all even though I do miss you all a lot!!!) about my life in recent days..
I was too busy over the examinations, rehearsals, practices and even assignments!!
Life has been kinda hectic, and stressful which my friends commented.
Relentless workload... makes me feel like screaming out loud but yeah, you know that I don't scream.
Instead, my buddies has just started their 4-months long holiday... how nice~

Anyhow, there will be a Rainforest World Music Festival Preview held in Amphitheatre, Taylor's Lakeside University on 1st & 2nd July.


Will keep you guys updated on my upcoming post..
Stay tuned if you are interested ;)

Till then, I really need a rest now before dozing off in front of my lappy! @.@

Deep in the forests lies a land full of magical beings unknown and unseen by humans - "Pixieland". It was home to the Flower and Mud Pixies, until something bad happened.

Centuries ago, a tragic incident landed upon Pixieland. The killer-bees were poisoned by a mysterious pixie that had them attacked and killed many pixies in Pixieland. The King of Pixieland then had all the mud pixies that were in-charged of taking care insects, soil and fertility of the ground to be banned from Pixieland forever. Sad, angry and wronged, the mud pixies swore to revenge.


It is said in a very old prophecy that in times of despair, a pixie of white light will be born. With its power, everything will be possible. Hence both the Government of Pixieland and Mud Pixies searched for the baby. Once found, they will have it kill and obtain its power. The destiny and future of Pixieland lies with Eva - the child with White light. When her parents saw the light she carried with her, they were devastated and heartbroken. Her father who was loyal to his country wanted to obey the King's orders and hand his child to the government. But before he could do so, his wife casted an ancient spell which took her spirit and covered Eva, like a shield, sealing away Eva's white light and powers.

Will Eva find out about her powers? What will Pixieland become? Join Eva on her journey of self-discovery, friendship, love and the power of BELIEVING.

Pixies—the Musical, written by homegrown composer/conductor Jiaying Gan will make its premiere at The Actors Studio in Lot 10, Kuala Lumpur from the 27 – 29 May 2011.

PIXIES is staged as part of Jiaying’s Bachelor of Music Graduation Project at the Central Conservatory of Music Beijing, China. It also serves as a fundraising event for Jiaying, who will be further studying her Masters’ Degree in the States at New York University’s Tisch School of Arts’ Musical Theatre Writing Graduate Program.

“Pixies” is a fairytale that revolves around Eva, the pixie born without magic in a world of wonders, enchantments and plenty of pixie dusts—Pixieland. There are two tribes in Pixieland, the flower pixies and the mud pixies. Each has their own talent and specialty to keep Pixieland up and running. But thousands of years ago, a horrible accident occurred and the misunderstood mud pixies were driven and banned from ever entering Pixieland again. Raged, they swore that one day they would return and claim Pixieland as theirs. Eva dreams to be like her friends, to have powers and be just as special… but no matter how hard she tries, no magic would come to her. With Pixieland in trouble, Eva learned the true secret of her identity and that the destiny of Pixieland lies in her hands. As she stumbles along the way, Eva discovers that when you truly believe, magical things can happen.

The production team, casts and crew of “Pixies” are made of students, friends and family who volunteers to participate in this non-profit, exhilarating, heart-warming fairytale in support of the arts.

The Cast of PIXIES the Musical features Tan Yi Fen, Leong Hon Meng, Ang Joonkie, Andrea Tim, Strauss Del Mundo, Mardheanna Yasin, Ezra John, Leaw Jia Huey, Juno Siew, Tan Fung Ling, Mark Chang, Ho Hooi Ping & Quah Ling Li with Choral sung by OFAC (Of Feathers And Chapters). All Music & Lyrics are Composed by Jiaying Gan, Orchestrated by Junyi Chow, Artistic Directed by Jiaying Gan, Choreographed by Yikke Chan and Zen Ng, Sets Designed by Nicole Yoo, Costumes Designed by Bhaggawent Kaur, Image Illustrated by Katakuri Kaoru, Produced by Jay Yow & Jiaying Gan.

PIXIES the Musical is supported and organized by SIMSHEN de CLASSIC with A Cut Above as its Official Hairdo & Design, Styling Pavilion Academy as its Official Makeup & Bodyart, Social KL as its Official Food & Beverage Provider, Roland Asia Pacific as its Official Instruments Provider, MPH as its Supportive Partner, Official Circus Performance by Viva Circus, Official Space of Viva Circus by Viva Vertical Stage and Official Training Academy of Viva Circus by Viva Vertical.

LANGUAGE
English with subtitles

LENGTH OF SHOW
100 Minutes with 15-minute intermission

SHOW DATES & TIMES
27 May 2011 | FRI | 8:00PM
28 May 2011 | SAT | 3:00PM & 8:00PM
29 May 2011 | SUN | 3:00PM & 8:00PM

TICKET PRICES
Entry by Donation with a minimum of RM38 for side seats & RM68 for center seats.

Tickets can be bought at the following venue:
1. Simshen de Classic: 03-42942863
2. The Actors Studio Box Office: 03 2142 2009 / 2143 2009

For more information, do visit our websites:
1. http://www.facebook.com/PIXIESthemusical
2. http://pixiesthemusical.blogspot.com/
3. http://www.twitter.com/PIXIEStm
4. http://www.youtube.com/pixiesthemusical