All Rights Reserved, National Library Board, Singapore Handel organ concertos with the Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields conducted by Neville Marriner, and Bach harpsichord concertos including the one he will be playing tonight. When Maestro Choo Hoey and I first discussed the idea for this concert a year and a half ago, our enthusiasm was tempered by the problem of the harpsichord, or rather the lack of a suitable instrument. Fortunately the SSO Board came to the rescue with the funds. and George Malcolm and his associate Malcolm Russell, a leading technical expert on the harpsichord, were asked to select the instrument. The SSO's full size Goble concert harpsichord, considered by many as the most versatile harpsichord in the world, is tonight receiving its inaugural performance at the hands of a grand master on a very special occasion. Congratulations to the Singapore Symphonia Company for rising to it. and enabling us all to celebrate in style. Messagefrom The Representative The British Council, Singapore Dr J L Munby 1985 has been designated European Music Year. This idea had its inception in the desire to celebrate appropriately the tercentenaries of the births of J.S. Bach, Handel and Domenico Scarlatti. (Bach was born and lived in Germany, Handel was born in Germany but worked most of his Ufe in England and became a British subject. while the Italian Scarlatti later went to live in Spain). From this origin European Music Year has grown into one of the largest international musical festivals ever held, fomprising some 1000 events in twenty four countries. Many of these events honour these three great composers. Against this background the Singapore Symphony Orchestra and the British Council have once again joined forces to hold our own tercentenary celebration concerts. It is therefore with very great pleasure that we bring to Singapore one of the world's renowned masters of Baroque music as conductor and soloist with the SSO in a programme of music by Bach, Handel and Scarlatti. George Malcolm is a household name in this repertoire so it is no surprise that in London this year he will be giving harpsichord recitals devoted entirely to each of these composers following each birthday. Among his many recordings I would like here to single out.his complete set of All Rights Reserved, National Library Board, Singapore All Rights Reserved, National Library Board, Singapore 31 January & 1 February 1985 Conductor & Soloist: George Malcolm . Concerts in Commemoration of Thrcentennial of Bach. Handel & Scarlatti Programme: Suite No 3 in D. BWV 1068 J.S. Bach Overture - Gavotte I & n - Bourree - Gigue Concerto for Harpsichord No 6 in F J.S. Bach n Allegro In Andante un Allegroassai INTERVAL Three Sonatas for Solo Harpsichord D. Scarlatti. Concerto Grosso in F No 2 Op 3 G.F. Handel n Vivace In Largo un Allegro IV)Minuet V) Gavotte RoyalFireworksMusic G.F. Handel n Overture - AllegroMaestoso In Bourree un LaPaix- Largo Ana Siciliana IV)La Rejouissance V) Minuet I vn Minuet n (If you are wearing a dtgttal watch. we would apprectate your switching off the hourly alarm as the high-pitched stgnal could be dtsturbfng to your nefghbours. Thank you.) 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Rahman Messrs Ong & Co Pte Ltd Double-Basses Sub-Principal Vladimir Puskarev Vincent Goh Chan The Law Freelance Harry Khoo Principal · Chairendowed by Bassoons ··Trainees Leung Chung Shu Jack Chia-MPH Ltd Liang Kuo Cheng Mitchell Byler Malcolm Ranjore Chung Young Hee Principal Siow Hee Shun Sub-Principal Nigel Sandall Bohdan Boczkowski Lee Chung Sing Danuta Wolnomiejska Lee Tsu Hock ** Yeo Thow Meng Ken Tan Contra Bassoons Wang Yang Nigel Sandall Yang Chi Lee Chung Sing Flutes Horns Huang Shao.Jiang Gary Gardner Principal Principal Chiang Hsing Kan Li Sheung Mi Sub-Principal Luk Hoi Yui Lee Kee Hoi Dixie Wong Musicians oj the String Sections. with the exception oj the first stand. will rotate their position in each section. Their names are ltsted in alphabeticalAll Rightsorder. 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