Bachfest Malaysia Covid-19 Projects

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Bachfest Malaysia 2020 Trailer

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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

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[COMPLETE PERFORMANCE VIDEO HERE]

ST. MATTHEW PASSION, BWV 244 (Highlights 2)

Kevin Bryant, Tenor solo (as Evangelist)
Alan Tsang, Baritone solo (as Jesus)
Eve Yuen, Soprano solo
Chan Wei En, Countertenor solo
Chia Wee Kiat, Countertenor solo
Raymond Lee, Tenor solo
Mak Chi Hoe, Bass solo
Bernice Ooi, Concertmaster/Violin solo
Gabriel Lee, Principal Violin/Violin solo
​U-En Ng, Viola da gamba
Malaysia Bach Festival Singers & Orchestra
City Disciple Presbyterian Church Choir (Ripienists)
David Chin, Conductor & Harpsichord

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MASS IN B MINOR, BWV 232 (Highlights)​

Sunday | July 22, 2017 | Word Auditorium at Luther Centre
​Malaysia Bach Festival Singers and Orchestra
Chia Yee Yean, soprano
Rachel Kwok, soprano
Ting Meng Nee, soprano
Chan Wei En, countertenor
Mark Hoseini, baritone
David Chin, ​artistic director​

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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

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SINGET DEM HERRN EIN NEUES LIED, 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
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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

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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

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MASS IN B MINOR, BWV 232 (COMPLETE)

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

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INTERVIEW ​WITH THE CONDUCTOR

A look at rehearsals and interview with David Chin,
​Artistic Director of the Malaysia Bach Festival,
featuring Bach's ​Mass in B Minor.

Video by Jason Nicholas

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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.
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Mark Hosseini, baritone solo

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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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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