Jesselton Philharmonic Orchestra’s first dinner concert by the South China Sea in Kota Kinabalu

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Jesselton Philharmonic Orchestra, a community orchestra based in Kota Kinabalu organized the first Soiree by the South China Sea at Tanjung Garden, Shangri-La’s Tanjung Aru Resort & Spa. The concert will be held on Friday, 24 August 2018. The event is supported by Shangri-La’s Tanjung Aru Resort & Spa and endorsed by Sabah Tourism Board.

The Jesselton Philharmonic Orchestra (JPO) is comprised of primary, secondary and tertiary students as well as working adults and professional musicians throughout Sabah.

The performance will feature Master Musicians from South East Asia:

Samuel Lim, Baritone, Malaysia
Cecilia Yap, Soprano, Kuala Lumpur
Brendan Au, Tenor, Singapore
Professor Dr. Garry Kuan, USM, Malaysia
Mathias Boegner, Violinist from China Music Conservatory, Beijing
Assistant Professor Dr. Prapansak Pum-in, Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok
Shotaro Nishimura, Luthier, strings making, maintenance & repair workshops, Cremona, Italy
Roger Wang, Guitarist, Malaysia

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Chinese Folk Song: Jasmine Flower (with choir)
Ramlee: Getaran Jiwa (with orchestra and guitarist Roger Wang)
George Bizet: Carmen Overture, Carmen(orchestra)
Charles Camille Saint-Saens: Danse Macabre(orchestra)
Cesar Frank: Panis Angelicus (soloist, choir & orchestra)
Pablo de Sarasate: Navarra (2 vioilins & piano)
Roberto Casalino, Tiziano Ferro: “Non Ti Scordar Di Me” (Tenor & orchestra)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: “Se Vuol Ballare”, The Marriage of Figaro (baritone & orchestra)
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto No.10 in B Minor (string orchestra)
Giuseppe Verdi: “La Donna E Mobile”, Rigoletto (Tenor & orchestra)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: “Non Piu Andrai”, The Marriage of Figaro ( baritone & orchestra)
Franz Lehar: “ The Merry Widow ( German: Die Lustige Witwe)”, (soprano, baritone & orchestra)
Pietro Mascagni: Cavaliera Rusticana , Intermezzo (strings)
Giacomo Puccini: “ O Mio Babbino Caro” , Gianni Schicchi ( soprano & orchestra)
Giacomo Puccini: “ Un Bel Di Vedremo”, Madame Butterfly (soprano & orchestra)
Ludwig Beethoven: “Ode To Joy”, Symphony No.9 (outreach students, orchestra, and choir)