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Le Tour de Langkawi

Asias premier cycling event, Le Tour de Langkawi 2012 is back! The race will go through seven states of Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang, Johor, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Selangor and two Federal Territories; which are Putrajaya and Kuala Lumpur.

For more information, please visit: http://www.ltdl.com.my

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Arab Contemporary Art Exhibition

For its first edition, the theme of the exhibition is “Our art, our civilization,” with the participation of Moroccan and Arab artists whose works represent all styles and will be displayed over an area of ??5000 m2 at ”Palais des congrès”.

For more information, please visit: http://www.visitmorocco.com

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MPO Chamber Concert

January 24, 2012 at 12:00 pm

It is that time of the month again where chamber music lovers can head on to Dewan Filharmonik Petronas and enjoy great performances by the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra Chamber Players. For the month of January 2012, the orchestra will be performing four pieces from renowned musicians.

One of the pieces that will be performed is from Heitor Villa-Lobos, a brilliant Brazilian composer who was described as the most significant creative figure in 20th century Brazilian art music. His music is largely influenced by both Brazilian folk music and the European classical tradition. The MPO Chamber Players will be performing ‘Chorus No. 4‘. Another piece that will be performed that night is Hoffmeister’s Solo String Quartet No. 3 in D Major. Franz Anton Hoffmeister was a German composer and music publisher. Hoffmeister was one of the pioneers in the music publishing businesses, having established one of Vienna’s first of this kind of business in 1785.

MPO Chamber Concert is scheduled to start at 6.30 pm on 31st January 2012

Jean-Baptiste Loeillet was a Flemish baroque composer who also performed on the recorder, flute, oboe and harpsichord. He is called the London Loeillet, so as to distinguish himself from another famous composer. The MPO Chamber Players will be performing the Trio Sonata for Flute, Oboe and Basso Continuo. The last piece, Piano Trio in A Minor, is a piece composed by Joseph-Maurice Ravel, a French composer who was famous for his melodies, orchestral and instrumental textures and effects.

Tickets for this performance are priced at RM 20 for all seats. Patrons who are attending the event are required to observe the dress code, which is Smart Casual. Performance is scheduled to start at 6.30 pm on 31st January 2012. For more information and ticket purchases, please log on to the website here.

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Tribute to the Queen of Instruments

January 23, 2012 at 12:00 pm

One of the many interesting things about some of the old churches in Malaysia, other than its remarkable architecture, is the organ that sits behind the altar. This keyboard instrument is played with its own keyboard and is operated either with the hands or with the feet. Though the instrument may look similar to those who are not musically inclined, there is actually three different types of organs – pipe organs, electronic organs and mechanical organs. Pipe organs uses the wind that is moving through the pipes to produce the sounds. An electronic organ generates electronically produced sounds through one or more loudspeakers whereas mechanical organs are controlled by mechanically by things like pinned barrels or book music.

Facade of Casavant Freres organ in St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church in Evanston, Illinois. This 38-rank organ was installed in 1977, has a mechanical action, and is styled after north German Baroque instruments

If organ music is one of your favourites, then do not miss out on Dewan Filharmonik Petronas’ upcoming performance this 28th and 29th January 2012. Entitled ‘Tribute to the Queen of Instruments‘, this musical performance will see the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra and renowned conductor Claus Peter Flor performing three famous classical pieces – Toccata and Fugue in D minor by Bach, Fantasia and Fugue by Liszt and Symphony No. 3 – “Organ Symphony” by Saint-Saëns. Performing on the organ is the talented Olivier Latry, a distinguished organist, improviser and Professor of Organ in the Conservatoire de Paris.

Tickets for this performance is priced at RM 30, RM 60, RM 90 and RM 120. The performance is scheduled to start at 8.30 pm on 28th January and at 3.00 pm on 29th January 2012. Patrons who are attending this musical performance are required to dress smart casually. For more information about the event and ticket purchases, please log on to the website here.

Photo (c) La Sequencia

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