IASAS Music and Art Cultural Convention in KL by Michael Cox, HS Faculty
Akane Otani (left) and Linda Kim (right) were two of the eight SAS band delegates who participated in the Festival Band.
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hirty-five SAS student delegates participated in the 2009 Music and Art Cultural Convention at ISKL in March. The students were adjudicated in the three convention divisions of vocal music, strings and band and under the direction of some of the world’s best clinicians. Dr. William Jones, festival orchestra director, Weston Noble, festival choir director, and Robert Busan, festival band director, combined their talents with those from the other IASAS schools in Cultural Convention Festival Ensembles. Five art students participated in workshops led by one of Malaysia’s most
Danielle Selby (center) was among the 48 choir delegates who performed in the Petronas Concert Hall with the Festival Choir.
exciting and engaging artists, Ahmad Zakii Anwar. Art pieces from several non-delegate SAS art students were displayed in the IASAS art show as well. The highlight of the Cultural Convention was the Festival Concert on Friday night in the Dewan Philharmonic, one of the world’s top classical concert venues, located in the iconic Petronas Towers. Alyssa Reinoso, soprano and the SAS woodwind trio of Akane Otani, flute, Allen Koh, clarinet, and NooRee Kang, flute, were selected to play in Saturday night’s concert. In addition, the SAS String Ensemble of Nancy Li, PreetiVarathan, Gabriela Yu, Vinhya
Rao, Esther Jang, Julie Kim, Carolyn Koh, Vivian Yang and Aki Maedomari and the SAS Vocal Octet of Alyssa Reinoso, Daniele Selby, Aishwarrya Balaji, Sanskriti Ayyar, Dominic Wong, JJ Baek, Steve Hong and JC Kim performed in the Showcase Concert. Micha Pavik Roach, art, Brian Hill, band, Stephen Bonnette, strings, Philip Green, vocal, and Yuko Kamimoto, piano, prepared the students for the convention and accompanied them to Kuala Lumpur.
From left, Morgan Thain, Ellen Lee, Ms. Roach, Raehanna Reed, Malvika Singh, and Jennifer Ho were honored as SAS Art delegates.
Raehanna Reed hanging her artwork at ISKL
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SAS NewsFlash – April 2009
Malavika Singh, Morgan Thain, Jennifer Ho and Ellen Lee at a charcoal drawing workshop at ISKL.