An Act Of Faith
The February 08 issue of Off The Edge magazine
is a special occasion for Malaysian music, as for the first
time in our history a CD anthology of Malaysian compositions
will be freely available to our fellow Malaysians. Find out
more about the project, and and learn more about the individual
tracks. Included here is additional information that we were
unable to include into the CD booket and the Off The Edge editorial
feature, a sort of "making of" feature about this
long and difficult journey that we'd like to share.
Making
History: how the project began
About
the pieces
About the recordings
Press coverage
Faith, Hope & Chaos
Track
Listing
- Nation
Building
for guitar and electronics - Hardesh Singh
- Corak
V for
harp and cello - Tazul Tajuddin
- 5
Letters From An Eastern Empire
for cello - Adeline Wong
- At
The Funeral Pyre
for guitar - Hardesh Singh
- M's
Doomed Wedding
from M! The Opera - Saidah Rastam
- Three
Sketches for Two Pianos
Ng Chong Lim
- Composition
For Piano No. 8
Johan Othman
- Synclastic
Illuminations
for orchestra - Adeline Wong
- Toccata
from 3 KL Miniatures for String Quartet - CH Loh
Produced by Hardesh Singh & CH Loh (February 2008)
in collaboration with
Sponsored by
With the additional support of the Krishen Jit Astro Fund,
Gardner & Wife Theatre & Angela Rodrigues
artistic direction & programme selection: CH Loh
technical direction: Hardesh Singh
design: 9 Lives Communications (www.9lives.com.my)
sleeve & booklet photography: Pang Khee Teik
engineering on additional recordings: Hardesh Singh
mastered by CL Toh at Mastering One
booklet notes: CH Loh
CD title courtesy of Off The Edge review, June 2007
Our deepest gratitude to
All composers involved in this project for their recordings
and scores, Jason Tan for his enthusiasm and support in making
this happen, Pang Khee Teik for the riveting photography, 9
Lives Communications for the sleeve and booklet design and all
finished art, Segi College Subang Jaya for providing the piano
and hall, Yii Kah Hoe for taking time off his busy schedule
to compose Inner Voices II for this project and for assisting
in the recording sessions,
Loo Bang Hean & Chin Hong Da for offering to perform in
the recordings,
Moo MSG for the brilliant microphones, Marion D'Cruz for permission
to use her quote,
Prof Jack Body (Artistic Director, Asia Pacific Festival 2007,
Wellington) for his invaluable assistance in securing the New
Zealand rights and Radio NZ Concert for providing us with the
Asia Pacific Festival 07 recordings.
Ribuan
terimakasih, a thousand thanks to all the performers on this
compilation for their efforts and permissions:
Ed Spanjaard and Nieuw Ensemble (Holland), Duo G Selmi (Italy),
Chin Hong Da (Malaysia), Ryan Arsenal (Malaysia), Ahmad Muriz
Che Rose and the M! The Opera ensemble (Malaysia), Ng Chong
Lim (Malaysia), Chou Mei-chun (Taiwan), Filip Rathé and
Het Spectra (Belgium), Loo Bang Hean (Malaysia), Li Xincao (China)
and New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (New Zealand), and Aroha
Quartet (New Zealand)
