[ENGLISH]

 

The programme features the music of four of the most famous American composers, and the works themselves are probably the most popular from these composers. The songs from West Side Story include “Something’s Coming”, “Tonight”, “Maria”, and “I’d Like to Be in America”. The Old American Songs include “Simple Gifts”, “I Bought Me a Cat”.”Zion’s Walls”, and “At the River”. The songs from The Sound of Music include “Edelweiss”. “Do Re Mi”, “My Favourite Things”, and “The Hills Are Alive”.

 

The soloist in Rhapsody in Blue is Zhang Chi, who is an internationally acclaimed pianist living in Penang. He graduated from Monash University, Melbourne, with a Master of Music and studied with Darryl Coote. He participated in the “Team of Pianists” programme fo a number of years and one of these concerts was here in Penangpac in 2013. He has performed in China, Thailand and Singapore. His repertoire is wide and includes works from the Baroque period to the 21st century. 

 

 

[中文]

 

本節目將演出四位美國著名作曲家的曲子，其中包括《西城故事》、《真善美》以及艾倫・柯普蘭所編寫的《古老的美國歌曲》中多首動聽的歌曲。著名鋼琴家張弛也將為觀眾獨奏。

 

 

[BAHASA MELAYU]

 

Acara ini akan mempersembahkan muzik daripada empat komposer dari Amerika yang terkenal, iaitu dari West Side Story, The Sound of Music dan The Old American Songs.