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| The Royal Concert backdrop (CNB 2012) |
The Orchestra, under the baton of young conductor Nik Nur Nadiya Nerissa Mohd Zahir, started with 'Disney Festival', a medley of Disney hits, followed by a medley of 'contemporary rakyat': Ngajat Tampi and Dikir Puteri. Then they played Ayam Den Lapeh and Sejak ku Bertemu/Cahaya, with Nur Ilham Ramli singing. (We thought she was inappropriately too 'sensual' with her sways in a very tight, very red outfit albeit wearing a tudung; quite oxymoronic!). That aside, the Orchestra played well.
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| The Tunku Kurshiah Orchestra (CNB 2012) |
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| The sensuous singer in red and Ayam Den Lapeh (CNB 2012) |
Then followed some dance and gamelan performances by the Dance and Gamelan Groups of TKC. The guest artist Adibah Noor who came on after this was a show of her own; she sang her popular songs including the iconic Istimewa and also a Whitney Housten number. She sang (though not with the Orchestra but) with minus-one and the audience really enjoyed both her singing and her banter! Truly, she is Malaysia's penyanyi terbesar! (Malay pun intended - these were Adibah's own words while introducing herself!)
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| The Orchestra and traditional dancers (CNB 2012) |
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| The one and only Adibah Noor (CNB 2012) |
The Orchestra then came on again with a medley of some memorable Michael Jackson music. A special performance followed with two royal pianists; Tunku Zain Al-Abidin ibni Tuanku Muhriz performed with both the Tunku Kurshiah Orchestra and the Tunku Kurshiah Brass Ensemble, before playing a duet with Tengku Sarah Rahayu binti Tengku Baharuddin.
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| With B at the concert (JA 2012) |
The Royal Concert ended with the Orchestra playing 'Abba Gold Medley', with an encore of the TKC school song. It was an afternoon well spent. Bouquets for the Tunku Kurshiah Orchestra!
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| The TKC bus that ferried us from the carpark to the Dewan Agong & back (BB 2012) |
I was glad to note that the programme book included this about the Orchestra, 'Tunku Kurshiah Orchestra telah ditubuhkan pada 2000. Pasukan ini adalah lanjutan daripada pasukan pancaragam yang telah ditubuhkan pada tahun 1970-an.' This pioneer band of 1970 is what I reminisce about... I was a member of this TKC Band and played the trumpet. Our teacher/conductor was Miss Black, who also started our Philharmonic Society (for music appreciation) then. No doubt when we performed for the Annual Speech Day, there were squeeks and screeches, but hey, we all started from scratch! I guess the pioneer Band has come a long way to become the Orchestra today.
Note: For a pic of the pioneer band, see my post 'A TKC Album' on 28/10/11.
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