Showing posts with label pixies the musical. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pixies the musical. Show all posts
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Pixies Crew, Cast & Musicians!
Pixies Musicians
Months of practices, weeks of rehearsals, Pixies The Musical has finally come to an end after yesterday night of celebration party at the Lark, Pixies Commander’s house. Indeed, the cast has spent months of practices while the musicians spent a week or two of intensive rehearsal for this 5 shows of musical. Of course, not to forget the key people behind the musical, Gan Jia Ying (Composer, Bookwriter & Lyricist), Chow Jun Yi (Orchestrator) & Jay Yow Wu Jun (Producer & Sound Designer).
The Actors Studio!
Well, my pixies journey started with my randomness of clicking the advertisements, links at the Facebook during my semester break (yeah, I was too free that time, haha….) and tadaa.. Pixies The Musical Audition Call event page has caught my attention! Quickly, I sent my biography to them and booked my slot for audition. Few weeks later, there I received an email that I’ve been qualified for the musical as the keyboardist after the audition. To my delight, I’ve never join such musical before although I’ve played for choir as accompanist, in symphonic band & orchestra. Musical is a new and exciting one for me. Yet, I was facing another problem which was the time clash of my classes with the musicians’ schedule, as well as the transportation problem. Anyhow, the world is so small that later on, I found out that my friends, Issac the oboist, Lance the trombonist and Angus the photographer were in the Pixies team too! Some of them stay considerably nearby my area so yeah, my transportation problem was solved. Haha… Anyway, it was sad that Lance couldn’t join us at last due to unexpected circumstances…
I knew musicians like me were rather annoying (LOL!) since we asked Jia Ying for the scores for quite a number of times. The score has finally completed after months of waiting and yes, they were freshly out from ‘oven’! I’ve been hearing friends of mine especially played in MPYO, commented that Jun Yi, the orchestrator of the musical’s works are killing! Uh oh, Jun Yi was invited to compose music for MPYO before, so they know his style of composition pretty well. I finally got to play his work on the day we receive the scores and indeed, with the wide range of chords, running notes (blame on my small hands & not-so-agile-fingers) as well as fast tempo plus limited time to practice, it was really a challenging one!
All of the musicians and cast had intensive practices and rehearsals together 1 week before the performance days at the studio. Seriously, I was touched by the music during the first practice. Stunned , it was really out of my expectation that every single song composed and orchestrated were so nice and the harmony of the music played by the musicians was just so amazing. They were 100% made in Malaysia by young Jia Ying & Jun Yi!! And, you’d definitely astounded by the awesome acting & singing of the cast. Besides singing, they have to memorize their respective long dialogue! I guess I was the only 1 blurring during the practice. LoL.
There were a total of 5 shows in 3 days time. Yes, it was worth for me though I skipped my Friday lecture & tutorial classes as well as music classes. The overall performance of the show was getting better from 1st show till the last show. There was an unforgettable scene during the last show when Eva fell down from the boxes which stacked up together. I really salute her steadiness and how she performed when an unexpected incident occurred that time. Bravo Yi Fen!
I got to learn a lot of things, amidst of meeting all kinds of multi-gifted people from all walks of life in just such short period thanks to Jia Ying and the crew behind the scene. Joining this musical was of no regrets and truly an eye-opening one!
Wish to see fantastic productions of Jia Ying real soon and work with the fantabulous cast & crew again! :)
Of Feathers & Chapters (choir) with Jia Ying
Flower pixies with Miss T~
Eva and the lil pixie~
Eva & The Pixies Commander~ So sweet... haha
Todd, the Eva's daddy
Miss T~
Epic scene in which Amaryl carrying Merle! xD
"You suck" scene. lol
Amaryl the Princess!~
The Poison King~
Merle The Messenger~
The Great Pixies Superior~
Commander Lark~
Pixies Cast!~
with Mark, the Pixies Superior... Somehow it looks I was added a hair ornament. lol!
Yi Fen, the talented beauty and lead actress of the musical!
Miko, the flower pixies and Lee Peng, the 4th keyboardist!
Joonkie, the Poison King.. Be astounded by his evil laughs! xD
with Amaryl, the greatest actress and my friend :)
Winston, the flute + piccolo soloist & Jun Yi, the tall + talented orchestrator
Aiks... I didn't really get to take photo with each of them due to time constraint... =/
Anyway, 2 months time have just passed but somehow the musics are playing in mind even till now!
How nice if there’s an original soundtrack of this musical~ ♥
If you realized, the show was ended like around 2 months ago.. Yeah, I’m only able to squeeze out my time to complete my unfinished blog post which was started to write on 1 month +, today… >.<’’
But, better late than never right? hahaha... More accumulated blog posts upcoming!
Thursday, June 2, 2011
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! @.@
Friday, May 27, 2011
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.
All these videos are just demo!
Mash up of singing, dancing, acting, magic, circus acts, live orchestra & tonnes of surprises!
Bedazzled & be amazed by the Pixies ;)
Come and join us from 27th - 29th May 2011 (3pm or 8pm) at The Actors Studio @ Lot 10, Bukit Bintang!
For more info:
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
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/PI
2. http://pixiesthemusical.bl
3. http://www.twitter.com/PIX
4. http://www.youtube.com/pix
(source: Pixies The Musical)
Bedazzled & amazed by this musical!
Hurry up, get your tickets now before it's too late! ;)
Friday, April 1, 2011
It's Friday night!
High time to fill in my planner & organizer since I just got my schedule and latest time table...
my year planner & organizer :)
Basically there will be 2 big events that I am involve in: Russian Roulette Concert by Taylor's Symphony Orchestra on 23rd April & The Pixies Musical by JiaYing Gan & Simshen De Classic Cast + Musicians on 27-29 May...
Drop me a comment for those who want to support & watch the performance :D
Another hectic months ahead not to mention my assignments & examinations!!
Time management is crucial, I know.
I hate it when dates come together during my busy period and I have to say sorry eventually to those who want to ask me out...
Anyway, obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal!!
Oh yes, it's 1st of April today..
Happy April Fool readers!
Have you had hoaxes with your friends or being pranked by others? xD
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