Cake Project #11

19b, Jalan SS2/55, 47300 Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

CAKE PROJECT is a combination of CAKE + creative ideas kick-off point funding project.

What is Cake Project?
• A combination of CAKE + CREATIVE IDEAS kick-off point micro-funding project which aim to build strong, generous and diverse network of local art practitioners and audiences.

Who is attending?
There are two groups of people at the event:
1) Group ONE – those who have a creative idea to propose (participants/presenter)
2) Group TWO – those who support creative ideas who comes in as voters (audiences/voters)


How it works?
1)
During the event, every person will be asked to donate a minimum of RM15, which goes to the PRIZE POT. In return, you’ll share a piece of homemade cake and coffee/tea, at the same time eligible to vote for ONE creative idea.
2)
- People from Group ONE – Creative art practitioners including artists, musicians, writers, performers, filmmakers, dancers, designers and the like, will present their creative idea one group by one group. (10 minutes presentation + 5 minutes Q&A session per group)
- People from Group TWO – voters will vote for ONE creative idea they would like to support.
3)
While votes are being collected, everyone will enjoy a piece of cake with coffee/tea
4)
Occasionally there will be performances or talks by special guests, OR return of past winners to share the progress of their winning project.
5)
Winner announcement - The one who get most votes wins the PRIZE POT.


Please submit your ideas not more than 200 words to etoccata@gmail.com by 28th February 2014.

For more information please call 016－3618504 or email to etoccata@gmail.com.

NEW MUSIC SERIES - FUGU RETURNS

 Violin 小提琴 : Fung Chern Hwei 冯承晖

Theremin 特雷鸣: Ng Chor Guan 黄楚原

Date 日期： 22／2／2014

Time 时间： 830pm
Venue 地点：Toccata Studio 19B, ss2/55,47300 Petaling Jaya,Selangor, Malaysia.
Contact 联络：016－3618504
Blog 网站：http://toccatastudio.blogspot.com/

Admission 入场：minimum donation RM25 最低乐捐RM25

“FUGU”, a conversation between electronic and acoustic instruments, a cross over relationship of conventional classical and contemporary musical language. We look forward to the effect of interaction between various instruments and sounds. Could it provoke anxiety? Could it motivate enthusiasm? Could it stimulate encouragement? May it be impulsive or intentionally, may it be cultivated or spontaneous, join us for this unprecedented yet exciting collaborative performance of its kind.

“复古”，这将是一场什么样的感触？这会是一部什么样的故事？这又是一段什么样的经历？这可是一首什么样的乐曲？欢迎各界人士踊跃参与，出席这项结合现代与古典的演出。

Space for Rental 2014!

Conveniently located at SS2 , PJ --- our recital room is well equipped with Warm yellow lighting, perfect acoustic, finely tuned grand piano, fully carpeted flooring, mirror mirror on the wall... Toccata Studio do rent out spaces for music recitals, masterclasses, art exhibition, workshops, talks and more.

 We now offer 2014 rental bookings:-

 *any bookings made before 30th January 2014 , 

you pay the old rates of 2013 and use it anytime during 2014 

(subject to availability on first come first serve basis). 

 *any rental bookings after 30th January 2014 , 

new rental rates apply.

 Please do not hesitate to contact Miss Tan @ 016-3618504 or 

 email etoccata@gmail.com for further details.

 You are always welcome to view the recital room in person at 

 Toccata Studio, 19B, SS2/55, 

 47300 Petaling Jaya, Selangor. 

 ( please call 016-3618504 to arrange time for your visit. ) 

INTERTWINED official trailer

We are pleased to present you official trailer of

INTERTWINED - contemporary dance + original music + interactive origami set.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvrHQFL1drI



enjoy!

Dance=Music series 5 "REFLECTION"

DEAR ALL: 
please note, 18/1/2014 830pm show is SOLD OUT. however, you can still catch the show on 19/1/2014, 3pm. see you ! 

“Reflection” has a subtle charm. It brings us to observe the world from the other angle. It brings us to imagine the space and sphere that we are living. How dance and music implicated each other. Perhaps, they are each other’s reflection. Let’s explore the dance and music through their “reflection”! Date & Time: 18 Jan 2014 (Saturday), 830pm Venue: Toccata Studio, 19B, SS2/55, 47300 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. Admission: minimum donation RM20 Contact: 016-3618504, 014-2486248 Blog: http://toccatastudio.blogspot.com/ FB: Toccata Studio Dance=Music Series 5 is going to present “Reflection” with local young talented dance artist Lee Ren Xin together with local famous music composer Ng Chor Guan. A collaborative performance between contemporary dance and improvisation music will bring the audiences an unprecedented performance For more information about “Reflection” performance, please call 016-3618504. Please browse our youtube website to watch the teaser if you've missed it. Here is the youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1wdxNCSKU8

Ren Xin tributes her love for dance to Michelle Lo.
While performing and choreographing for The Human Expression Second Company in Singapore, Ren Xin studied at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. She went on to complete her BFA at the Purchase Conservatory of Dance, and then danced with LeeSaar The Company in New York in 2011/2012. Ren Xin has presented her own works in Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, and the USA, and has performed in works by Wong Jyh Shyong, Choi Myung Hyun, Kuik Swee Boon, and Shen Wei, amongst others. Back home, she recently performed in the Asia Pacific Impro! and d'MOTION Festival. While conditions are tough, Ren Xin finds it makes more sense to make work in the context and community of home. Ren Xin credits her experience of improvisation and instant performance to Keith Henessy, Miguel Gutierrez, and Kathleen Hermesdorf. For her, improvisation is a state, just as performance is a state, just as living is a state, just as Selangor is a state. Just, had to do that.

NG Chor Guan, www.ngchorguan.com

Ng Chor Guan is one of Malaysia’s most sought-after music composers and sound designers.

In 2011, British visual arts pioneers The Light Surgeons develop “Super Everything” for which he is composer, musical director and theremin player, was performed again at the Houston Cinema Art Festival in Houston, USA, in November 2012, and toured the United Kingdom in March 2013. 

His music have been presented all over the world including the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen in Germany, Asian Contemporary Theatre Project in Japan, NyobaKan Butoh Festival, Silk Road Hong Kong Arts Festival, Hong Kong International Arts Carnival, Surabaya Performing Art Festival, The Studio Singapore, Sydney Fashion Week, Hong Kong Cultural Ambassador Program, George Town Festival and more. His works have also been performed in France, Holland, Italy, Canada and Korea.

Chor Guan introduced groundbreaking concepts that have revolutionised the way audiences interact with the music or even participate in the performance. One of his most successful concepts is Mobile Phone Orchestra (MPO). In Malaysia, MPO was performed in George Town Festival, Melaka Art and Performance Festival and Toccata Studio Earth Hour. In 2012, he was invited to perform MPO at The Playable City Sprint at Bristol, UK organised by the British Council and Pervasive Media Centre. He was one of five Asians selected to represent the continent. He was then invited to Korea to perform MPO at the opening ceremony of the 7th Global RCE Conference organised by UNICEF. 

Chor Guan co-founded Toccata Studio, a hub for arts. Here, he launched New Music Series and Dance=Music series. The aim of these series is to cultivate a new cultural language for Malaysia that unites various media, musical disciplines and traditions.

Chor Guan’s film music was awarded Grand Prize in both the Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival (France) and Art Film Fest (Slovakia). In 2011, he was awarded a scholarship by Goethe Institue.

Chor Guan also lectures at University Malaya and New Era College. He has also produced 11 albums.  

PIANO POTPOURRI - a few of my favorite things!

A piano recital by Geraldine ONG

Recital
Date: 4th January 2014
TIme: 8pm
Admission: by minimum donation RM30...
Venue: Toccata Studio 19B, SS2/55, 47300 PJ, Selangor, Malaysia .

Masterclass

Date: 5 january 2014
Time: 2pm
venue: Toccata Studio, 19b, SS2/55, 47300 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.
Admission:
Participants RM160 /hour (limited slots)
Observers RM 30 entire session

To make reservations, please contact 016-3618504 or email to etoccata@gmail.com.

For more information, please log on to:-
FB: https://www.facebook.com/ToccataStudio

Geraldine Ong recently received a tenure-track position at Valley City State University as Assistant Professor of Applied and Collaborative Piano. Her duties at VCSU include teaching applied piano and class piano, collaborating on faculty and student recitals, accompanying vocal ensembles, and co-teaching piano pedagogy courses. Geraldine previously served as adjunct faculty at Houston Community College and University of Houston. She received a Doctor of Musical Arts from University of Houston Moores School of Music studying with renowned pedagogue Nancy Weems. She was a recipient of the University of Houston Presidential Graduate Fellowship, awarded to students of exceptional caliber who represent extraordinary academic credentials. Prior to doctoral studies, she received her master's and bachelor's degrees from Northwestern University and Missouri State University. Her principle teachers include Alan Chow, Su Wei-Han, and Ng Chong Lim.

Born in Seremban, Geraldine was surrounded by music from an early age. Growing up, she studied piano because she loved playing for fun, but when the opportunity arose to pursue piano performance in the United States for college, she became serious about piano as a career.

An accomplished concert pianist, Geraldine has been featured playing Rachmaninoff’s Second Piano Concerto with the Houston Symphony and Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra, Ravel’s Left Hand Concerto with Houston Civic Symphony, and Mozart’s C-Major Piano Concerto K. 467 with New Orleans Civic Symphony. She has performed internationally, with concerts in Asia, Europe, and the United States, including a debut at the Kennedy Center, Washington D.C., and Parc de Bel Ebat in France, where Ravel’s Piano Trio was premiered.

In the past two years, she has been performing solo and chamber recitals regularly with the Da Camera of Houston Young Artist and Greenbriar Consortium. She has also collaborated with the Houston Grand Opera Co. and AURA Contemporary Ensemble. In addition, her performances have been featured on Fox Television Network KRIV Channel-26 and KUHA 91.7 FM radio The Front Row. Her recent accolades include special recognition at the San Antonio International Piano Competition, fourth place and audience prize at the Ima Hogg National Concerto Competition, first place at the New Orleans Piano Institute Concerto Competition, and third place at the Music Teachers National Association Young Artist Competition.

New Music Series - BOXING BEATS - when percussionists meet...

New music series

BOXING BEATS
when percussionists meet...
...

Percussionists in action:
Tan Su Yin, Jimmy Zhai, Chia Cheng Kok

Date : 26/12/2013, Thursday
Time : 830pm
Venue : TOCCATA STUDIO
19 B, SS2/55, 47300 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
Admission: by minimum donation RM20


Are you looking for new music?
Do you fancy some special sound?
Are you in search of uniqueness in music?

This is the chance for you.
Join this event for a brand new experience in music improvisation.

“Boxing Beats” a new music concert will be held on 26 December 2013, 830pm at Toccata Studio, 19 B, SS2/55, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. This is a project made possible with partial support by the Krishen Jit Astro fund. Percussionists will be performing in this concert include Tan Su Yin, will bring to audiences new sound, new inspiration, new music and new ideas! At a minimum donation of RM20 admission, you get to enjoy a night of uniqueness, filled with unexpected magic.

Toccata Studio, which promotes arts and culture primarily, is not only a platform for musicians and artists but it is also a place for various forms of music, arts and cultural events and performances alike. We organized performances from time to time, including classical recitals, arts exhibition, dance=music series, travel talks, film screening and more. We welcome everyone to join us to support our promotion for music and arts, hoping to establish an arts community.

To make reservations, please contact 016-3618504 or email to etoccata@gmail.com.

For more information, please log on to:-
FB: https://www.facebook.com/ToccataStudio

Please browse our YouTube website to watch the teaser if you've missed it.

Here is the YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f26pN-MFGVg