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ST. MATTHEW PASSION, BWV 244

Kevin Bryant, Tenor solo (as Evangelist)
Alan Tsang, Baritone solo (as Jesus)
Eve Yuen, Soprano solo
Chew Shi Yun, Soprano solo
Rachel Kwok, Soprano solo
Chan Wei En, Countertenor solo
Chia Wee Kiat, Countertenor solo
Raymond Lee, Tenor solo
Mak Chi Hoe, Bass solo
Malaysia Bach Festival Singers & Orchestra
City Disciple Presbyterian Church Choir (Ripienists)
David Chin, Conductor & Harpsichord

IN ALLEN MEINEN TATEN, BWV 97

Performed live on August 5, 2022 by the Malaysia Bach Festival Singers and Orchestra at All Saints' Cathedral in Kota Kinabalu (Sabah), Malaysia.

Sopranos: Rachel Kwok (solo), Chew Shi Yun, Charity Goh
Altos: Chia Wee Kiat (solo), Sabrina Chai, Hong Sze Ern
Tenors: Okawa Tan (solo), Wong Soong Hong, Ang Tze Yu Baritones: Jason Low (solo), Sean Chay

Violins: Bernice Ooi (solo), Mabel Wong, Hai Lin
Viola: Angela Lou
Oboes: Alyssa Yam, Joshua Tang
Continuo: Yap Zi Qi, Chong Eugene, Oh Beng Yew, YS Tang Organ: Charis P'ng
Artistic Director & Conductor: David Chin
Video and Audio produced by SchmidtFilm (Leipzig, Germany)

Lobet den Herrn, BWV 230

Sopranos: Chew Shi Yun, Rachel Kwok, Charity Goh
Altos: Chia Wee Kiat, Hong Sze Ern, Sabrina Chai
Tenors: Okawa Tan, Ang Tze Yu, Wong Soong Hong
Basses: Jason Low, Sean Chay

Violins: Bernice Ooi (concert master), Mabel Wong
Viola: Angela Lou
Oboes: Alyssa Yam, Joshua Tang
Continuo: Chong Eugene, Ong Beng Yew, Yap Zi Qi, Ys Tang, Ong Beng Yew

MASS IN B MINOR, BWV 232

Sunday, July 23, 2017, Word Auditorium at Luther Centre
Malaysia Bach Festival Singers and Orchestra

Chia Yee Yean, Soprano solo
Rachel Kwok, Soprano solo
Ting Meng Nee, Soprano solo
Chan Wei En, Countertenor
Mark Hoseini, Baritone
David Chin, Conductor & Harpsichord

DER GEIST HILFT, BWV 226

Solos:
Chew Shi Yun, Soprano/Lee Hai Lin, Violin
Chia Wee Kiat, Countertenor/Keng Xin Tian, Violin
Okawa Tan, Tenor/Angela Lou, Viola
Bryan Sim, Baritone/Chong Eugene, Cello

Ripieno:
Chan Wei En & Lai May Huey, Sopranos
Lee Mei Yen & Hong Sze Ern, Altos
Ang Tze Yu & Dennis Ling, Tenors
Vun Chieh & Sean Chay, Baritones

Nelson Wong & Shigeki Sasaki, Oboes
Terence Chong, Bassoon
Eugenia Lou, Double Bass
Leong Shin Huey, Keyboard

David Chin, Conductor

SINGET DEM HERRN, BWV 225

Solos:
Chia Yee Yean, Soprano/Bernice Ooi, Violin
Chan Wei En, Countertenor/Lee Hai Lin, Violin
Okawa Tan, Tenor/Lee Kok Leong, Viola
Bryan Sim, Baritone/Chong Eugene, Cello

Ripieno:
Chew Shi Yun & Liu Wen Chin, Sopranos
Lee Mei Yen & Hong Sze Ern, Altos
Ang Tze Yu & Dennis Ling, Tenors
Vun Chieh & Sean Chay, Baritones

Keiko Nakagawa & Foo Chie Haur, Flutes
Nelson Wong, Oboe
Shigeki Sasaki, English Horn
Eugenia Lou, Double Bass
Charis P'ng, Keyboard

David Chin, Conductor

JAUCHZET GOTT IN ALLEN LANDEN, BWV 51

A collaboration of Bachfest & Ensemble Virama
Chia Yee Yean, Soprano
Lawrence Fong, Clarinet
Gabriel Lee, Violin
Xin Tian Keng, Violin
Cheryl Choi, Viola
Chong Eugene, Cello
Eugenia Lou, Double Bass
David Chin, Conductor & Keyboard

ST. JOHN PASSION, BWV 245

Sunday | August 2, 2015 | Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Malaysia Bach Festival Singers and Orchestra

Felix Suen, Tenor solo as Evangelist
Caleb Woo, Baritone solo as Jesus and arias
Shawn Liew, Baritone solo as Pilate
Chia Yee Yean, Soprano solo
Chia Wee Kiat, Countertenor solo
David Chin, Conductor & Harpsichord

Jesus bleibet meine Freude

Caeleb Tee: Psalm 46

A composition by Malaysian composer Caeleb Tee, inspired by Martin Luther's chorale "Almighty Fortress is Our God", commissioned by the Malaysia Bach Festival for the concert organized by the Lutheran Church in Malaysia in commemorating the 500th anniversary of Luther's Reformation, presented by the Malaysia Bach Festival Singers and Orchestra under the direction of Artistic Director David Chin.

Mark Hosseini, baritone solo

Bach/Luther: Ein feste Burg, BWV 80

An excerpt from Bach's Cantata No. 80. A concert organized by the Lutheran Church in Malaysia on July 23, 2017 in commemorating the 500th anniversary of Luther's Reformation, presented by the Malaysia Bach Festival Singers and Orchestra under the direction of Artistic Director David Chin.

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