Red Dot Baroque welcomes internationally-acclaimed harpsichordist Olivier Fortin, making his Singapore debut as guest director in this intimate chamber programme of rarely-heard Baroque masterpieces, many of which would be Singapore premieres.

The “Wonder Chamber” (or “Wunderkammer”) are rooms in private homes of 17th-century Europe filled with curious objects, inventions and musical instruments that inspired innovation, wonder and awe. Baroque composers often took inspiration from the artefacts around them, developing fresh musical styles that championed new and experimental ways of expression.

Join us in this journey of discoveries through a musical Wonder Chamber, set in the historic Arts House Chamber in Singapore!

RED DOT BAROQUE

Olivier Fortin, harpsichord & guest director

Danny Teong, trumpet

Alan Choo, Brenda Koh, Placida Ho, Gabriel Lee, violins

Placida Ho & Erlene Koh, violas

Leslie Tan & Zoi Tzu-Jou Yeh, cellos

Mervyn Lee & Leslie Tan, violas da gamba

Christopher Clarke, theorbo

BERTALI Sonata à 6 “Tausend Gulden”

BIBER Sonata IV and X from Sonatae tam aris quam aulis servientes

WEICHLEIN Sonata Op. 1 No. 11 in B minor from Encaenia musices

BECKER Sonata à2 in D major for Violin and Viola da gamba

MUFFAT Sonata II in G minor from Armonico Tributo

STRADELLA Sinfonia in D minor for violin, cello and continuo

attr. BIBER Sonata Jucunda

Don’t miss this exciting programme from the YST Voice Department, Red Dot Baroque, and members of the Orchestral Institute as they join forces to present the 14th iteration of YST’s Bach Cantata Series.

Through selections of Bach’s motets, cantatas, The Art of the Fugue and more, unravel Bach’s unique contrapuntal genius that has captivated audiences for centuries—a programme so intricate, it will leave you going “WTF (What the Fugue?)”

PROGRAMME

YST VOICE DEPARTMENT
with
RED DOT BAROQUE
ALAN CHOO
and
YST ORCHESTRAL INSTITUTE

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
Komm, Jesu, komm, BWV 229

Der Geist hilft unsrer Schwachheit auf, BWV 226

Es ist dir gesagt, Mensch, was gut ist, BWV 45

Der Herr denket an uns, BWV 196

Selections from The Art of the Fugue

TICKETING INFORMATION

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Patrons without valid tickets will not be allowed entry. Out of respect for all patrons, late admission will only be allowed at suitable intervals. No children under 6 years of age will be allowed admission. Food and drinks are not allowed inside the venue.

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ACCESSIBILITY

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Red Dot Baroque joins YST Orchestral Institute with Baroque dancers in Rebel's groundbreaking orchestral suite.

YST Ensemble-in-Residence Red Dot Baroque’s side-by-side project with the YST Orchestral Institute takes on a bold new dimension with Baroque dancers Tan Qin Ying and Danny Teong.

Centered on the groundbreaking orchestral suite Les caractères de la danse by Jean-Féry Rebel, the programme invites you to explore dance music from the Baroque era—brought to life alongside original choreography of the time, passed down through early dance notation. An evening of Baroque music and dance, not to be missed!

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Red Dot Baroque's beloved Yuletide concerts are back this year, under the leadership of Artistic Director Alan Choo. Featuring music from England, Ireland and Scotland, this concert explores just how thin the walls between Baroque and folk music are.

Composed dances by Henry Purcell and Francesco Geminiani often have a strong folk influence, sometimes even quoting popular tunes of the day. The blind harper Turlough O'Carolan composed Irish tunes and played them across the country, becoming Ireland's national composer. Traditional tunes such as the Wexford Carol and the Breton Carol are timeless, enduring from well before the Baroque period to present day.

Bagpipes and Irish tin whistles join the lineup of Baroque period instruments in this crossover programme, and audience members are invited to join their voices in a sing-a-long segment of English carols at the end of the programme, realising the spirit of Christmas as a community.

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Red Dot Baroque's beloved Yuletide concerts are back this year, under the leadership of Artistic Director Alan Choo. Featuring music from England, Ireland and Scotland, this concert explores just how thin the walls between Baroque and folk music are.

Composed dances by Henry Purcell and Francesco Geminiani often have a strong folk influence, sometimes even quoting popular tunes of the day. The blind harper Turlough O'Carolan composed Irish tunes and played them across the country, becoming Ireland's national composer. Traditional tunes such as the Wexford Carol and the Breton Carol are timeless, enduring from well before the Baroque period to present day.

Bagpipes and Irish tin whistles join the lineup of Baroque period instruments in this crossover programme, and audience members are invited to join their voices in a sing-a-long segment of English carols at the end of the programme, realising the spirit of Christmas as a community.

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Red Dot Baroque explores the richness of chamber music throughout the entire Baroque period with this programme of rare gems by lesser-known composers – almost all (if not all) of these pieces will be Singapore premieres! Don’t miss this chance to hear a wide variety of baroque instruments in their full glory, from the baroque trumpet to the baroque oboe, from the sackbut to the baroque violin. Also featuring YST students who have been taking Baroque chamber music and secondary lessons on baroque instruments with various RDB mentors this semester.

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Red Dot Baroque presents a luxurious programme of concertos by Johann Sebastian Bach, complemented by the Singaporean premiere of ‘Rainforest Refrains’ by composer Chen Zhangyi.

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Red Dot Baroque collaborates with German countertenor Andreas Scholl and soprano Sarah Traubel in a concert of classics presented by the Esplanade Singapore. Join us for this programme of gems from Baroque vocal repertoire that culminates in Pergolesi's monumental setting of 'Stabat Mater', brought to life by some of the most compelling voices in classical music today.

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Red Dot Baroque performs their touring concert programme ‘Stupore e Meraviglia’ at the Basilica dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Venice, Italy.

Red Dot Baroque performs their touring concert programme ‘Stupore e Meraviglia’ at the Basilica dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Venice, Italy.

Red Dot Baroque performs their touring concert programme ‘Stupore e Meraviglia’ at the Chiesa di Santa Maria, Cividale del Friuli, Italy.

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Red Dot Baroque performs their touring concert programme ‘Stupore e Meraviglia’ at the Chiesa di San Giacomo, Sacile, Italy.

Red Dot Baroque performs their touring concert programme ‘Stupore e Meraviglia’ at the Sala Luttazzi, Trieste, Italy.

This concert is presented by L’Orchestra da Camera Ferruccio Busoni as part of the Festival Emozione e Lavoro.

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Red Dot Baroque collaborates with The Opera People (Singapore) and Les Épopées (France) to present Charpentier’s ‘Médée’ in concert.

Presented as part of Voilah! French Festival Singapore, come witness the harnessing of French-Singaporean bilateral ties in this bold retelling of an ageless story of fury, loss, and feminine autonomy.

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Red Dot Baroque collaborates with The Opera People (Singapore) and Les Épopées (France) to present Charpentier’s ‘Médée’ in concert.

Presented as part of Voilah! French Festival Singapore, come witness the harnessing of French-Singaporean bilateral ties in this bold retelling of an ageless story of fury, loss, and feminine autonomy.

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YST students present their final performances after a semester of baroque chamber music coaching on period instruments with YST Ensemble-in-Residence Red Dot Baroque.

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The Chamber Music Week Opening Gala – The Gabrieli Project, directed by Artistic Director Alan Choo, features YST students alongside members of YST Ensemble-in-Residence Red Dot Baroque in the grand polychoral music from 17th-century San Marco Cathedral in Venice. Composers such as Giovanni Gabrieli, Francesco Cavalli and Biagio Marini celebrated the unique architecture of the Cathedral and its many balconies by writing music for multiple instrumental choirs, each to be performed from different balconies and locations. 

In the context of 21st Century YST Conservatory, the similarly unique structure of the YST building will be utilized to bring out the call-and-response and echo effects of the music. Audiences travel together with the musicians to experience the music in multiple stations in the building, culminating in the epic Canzon for 22 parts in 5 instrumental choirs, by Giovanni Gabrieli in the concert hall. An exciting immersive experience not to be missed! 

Get ready to experience A Christmas Flamenco! Come and discover with us baroque Christmas tunes from Spain, Portugal and South America. Many of them are rare gems, offering a fresh twist on holiday music and are presented for the first time in Singapore.

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Get ready to experience A Christmas Flamenco! Come and discover with us baroque Christmas tunes from Spain, Portugal and South America. Many of them are rare gems, offering a fresh twist on holiday music and are presented for the first time in Singapore.

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Join YST students alongside RDB members in this intimate evening of chamber music – a culmination of RDB's inaugural semester as coaches for the YST Chamber Music Module. Music by Corelli, Handel, Leclair, Telemann and more!

Admission is free!

In 1724, François Couperin coined the term ‘Les Goûts-réunis’, or ‘The Tastes Reunited’, where he argued that the perfect music comes from a unification of both the dramatic Italian style and the elegant French style. 300 years later, YST Ensemble-in-Residence Red Dot Baroque celebrates this harmony of influences with a programme of music from Baroque France that marries the best of both worlds. Blavet’s Flute Concerto and Leclair’s Violin Concerto contain flashy virtuosic writing alongside a sense of elegant restraint, while the timeless operatic music of Rameau prevails with a selection of arias and dances from his famous opera, Hippolyte et Aricie.

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Red Dot Baroque explores the roots of baroque music in 17th-century Italy through timeless songs and dances from composers like Claudio Monteverdi, Marco Uccelini, and Girolamo Frescobaldi.

This performance is presented by the Italian Embassy in Singapore as part of the Villagio Italia and the Amerigo Vespucci World Tour.

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Red Dot Baroque embarks on an exciting artistic exchange with internationally-renowned harpsichordist, Alberto Busettini. Artistic Director of Risonanze Festival (Italy) and harpsichordist at the Teatro La Fenice and with Contrarco Baroque, Alberto makes his Asian debut with Red Dot Baroque as Guest Director (maestro al cembalo) and harpsichordist in A Grand Tour of Italy.

Historically, the Grand Tour was a customary coming-of-age undertaking in Enlightenment Europe, where young men of means and status embarked on an extended journey throughout the region, with Italy as a key destination. The Grand Tour afforded cultural and social exposure–immersing a fledgling aristocrat in the Renaissance ideals of society, art, and music across the European continent.

On 14 September 2024, join Red Dot Baroque for our very own Grand Tour in A Grand Tour of Italy, featuring notable masterworks from three of the most influential cities in Renaissance Italy – Rome, Naples and Venice. Soloists Leow Rui Qing (oboe) and Teng Xiang Ting (soprano) feature alongside Alberto in this compelling programme.

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Featuring Bach's Easter Oratorio, Orchestral Suite No. 3 and Telemann's "Thunder Ode", in collaboration with YST Conservatory.

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Featuring Brenda Koh, Placida Ho and Leslie Tan in Schubert's String Trio, on period instruments at the Esplanade Concourse.

Admission is free!

Alan Choo leads YST violin students in exploring Biber's experimental works, alongside his CD album release of these works with Apollo's Fire (USA).

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Featuring Schubert's String Trio and Mozart's Piano Quartet with local fortepianist Anastasia Chin.

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As part of his concert tour in Asia, Dutch recorder virtuoso Thomas Triesschijn and members of his trio from The Holborne Consort, present a lecture-recital on recorder music of the Italian and English Renaissance, taking inspiration from the tale of the five Bassano brothers who were called to the English court of Henry VIII.

Admission is free!