Movements in Time – Artworks from the National Gallery (2022)
Kelly Tang, Composer
Performed by Metropolitan Festival Orchestra
Prof. Chan Tze Law, Conductor
Recorded live at the Esplanade’s Concert Hall on 24 June 2023
Singapore’s classical music scored a new milestone June 2023 with the world premiere of renowned Singapore composer and Cultural Medallion recipient Kelly Tang’s Movements in Time – Artworks from the National Gallery at Esplanade’s Concert Hall. The seven-movement orchestral suite was the first work to be commissioned by The Foundation’s under its 10-year Music Commissioning Series project.
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Movements in Time – Artworks from the National Gallery
00:00 Conductor
00:33 I. Fanfare – reflects the grandeur of the Gallery’s building
02:33 II. The Idealist – heroic movement, inspired by Chua Mia Tee’s painting Epic Poem of Malaya
07:39 III. Mystery – scherzo based on Simryn Gill’s macabre photograph of a dilapidated building from her Standing Still series
15:27 IV. Interlude – the oboe and clarinet restate the introductory Fanfare theme
16:38 V. Contemplation – graceful movement, tracing the gentle contours of Eng Tow’s Bowls
22:42 VI. Enigma – probing movement, inspired by Han Sai Por’s organic and alien sculpture from her Extinction series
28:34 VII.Dance – festive movement, inspired by Sarkasi Said Tzee’s celebratory batik painting Voices of the Soul
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