Asia Pacific Youth Choir

ARCHIVES - APYC 2019 in Macau & Hong Kong

We are pleased to announce that we received 98 applications for the APYC 2019 session, the largest number so far! The auditions have concluded, and we selected 42 singers from China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan and Hong Kong, aged 19 - 28 years. The APYC will perform at the International Youth Music Festival 2019 in Macau and the Asia Pacific Summit 2019 in Hong Kong.

 

DATES

17 July - 25 July 2019


SCHEDULE

17 July - Arrival in Macau; first rehearsal
18 - 20 July - Rehearsals
21 July - Finale concert of International Youth Music Festival 2019 in Macau
22 July – Travel to Hong Kong; Press Conference; attend Opening Concert at Hong Kong Culture Centre
23 July – Open rehearsal to the public; APYC Concert at Hong Kong Culture Centre
24 July – Rehearsal; Closing Concert - Final of HKCC Choral Conducting Competition at Hong Kong Culture Centre
25 July - Departure from Hong Kong

CONDUCTOR

Vivian Ip (Hong Kong)


SELECTED SINGERS

SOPRANO
Chu, Tsz Wai (HKG)
Lee, Yu Ching Fifi (HKG)
Patricia, Inggrid (IDN)
Ng, Jewel (MYS)
Ong, Kah Wei (MYS)
Castro, Ella Victoria Aubrey T. (PHL)
Chin, Pui Shan (HKG)
Katya (IDN)
Leigh, Charlotte (NZL)
Tsoi, Melissa (NZL)
Egloso, Mary Jeane (PHL)

ALTO
Susanti, Cherly (IDN)
Seto, Shogo (JPN)
Gan, Hui Wan (MYS)
Tacuboy, Ma. Nicole (PHL)
Tsai, Chen-Sheng (TWN)
Chun, Hing Man (HKG)
Nindya, Erma Riska (IDN)
Yoshimura, Masae (JPN)
Maske, Kevin Michael (PHL)
Cheng, Hsieh-Chen (TWN)

TENOR
Santoso, Jeremy Budi (IDN)
Saputra, Lucky Agus (IDN)
Faudzi, Mohammad Farizwan Bin (MYS)
Lee, Jian Zhen (MYS)
Li, Liangtao (CHN)
Fujita, Yusuke (JPN)
Kam, Ka Yiu (HKG)
Rosidy, Tony Anwar (IDN)
Bagtasos, Fidel (PHL)
Loh, Wei Kiat (SGP)

BASS
Lam, Ho Yan Dominic (HKG)
Ferdison, Jason (IDN)
Nugroho, Thomas (IDN)
Putra, Kadek Ari Ananda (IDN)
Arai, Ryutaro (JPN)
Obja-an, John Roger A.(PHL)
Wong, Chun Him Samuel (HKG)
Fukuda, Akihiro (JPN)
Alvin, Law Sze Bin (MYS)
Lim, Brian (SGP)
Hsu, Chi-Chun (TWN)
MUSIC PROGRAM

Title / Author [Publisher]

The Time has Come / Ēriks Ešenvalds [Musica Baltica] - International (Latvia)
Tonari no Totoro / Arr. Chiharu Wakabayashi [Ongaku no Tomo] - Japan
Seasons / Darius Lim [C. F. Peters] - Singapore
A Parting Wish, from “Three Tang Chinese Poems” / Donald Man-Ching Yu [Unpublished] - Hong Kong
Sunrise at Mangawhai / David Hamilton [David Hamilton] - New Zealand
Black (commissioned work for the conducting competition) / Austin Yip - Hong Kong
Suriram / Arr. Juliette Lai [Juliette Lai] - Malaysia
Koyu No Tebulul / Arr. Eudenice V. Palaruan [Eudenice V. Palaruan] - Philippines
Usuli Boat Song / Arr. Shui Jiang Tian [Earthsongs] - China
Hela Rotan / Arr. Ken Steven [Ken Steven] - Indonesia

HOST ORGANIZATIONS

The Macau Education and Youth Bureau; The Hong Kong Children’s Choir