YST Orchestral Institute
with
JASON LAI, conductor
STEPHEN MAK, bassoon

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PROGRAMME

Programme booklet

FRANZ BERWALD
Konzertstück, Bassoon, Op. 2, F major
I. Allegro non troppo
II. Andante
III. Variazione I
IV. Variazione II
V. Adagio
VI. Tempo I

ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK
Symphony No. 8, Op. 88, B. 163, G Major
I. Allegro con brio
II. Adagio
III. Allegretto grazioso – Molto vivace
IV. Allegro ma non troppo

ABOUT THIS EVENT

2021 Concerto Competition Prizewinner Stephen Mak performs Berwald’s Konzertstück for bassoon and orchestra, Op. 2. Listen for the second movement, which directly quotes the aria Home Sweet Home from Henry Bishop’s 1823 opera Clari. Rounding off the programme is Dvorak’s cheerful and melodic Symphony No. 8, which inhabits a sunny, pastoral world filled with Bohemian folk melodies and sounds of the woodland songbirds.

Stephen Mak Wai Soon began his bachelor’s degree studies in bassoon performance at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music in 2019 under Professor Zhang Jin Min. Notable activities that have spurred his growth includes masterclasses with Christian Kunert, Kittima Molee and Makiko Kunow, Alban Wesly, as well as performing for the 2019 Beethoven im Garten concert held at the Singapore Botanic Gardens. Besides playing the bassoon, Stephen enjoys hiking and exploring new places, and is on a constant hunt for his next best cup of kopi.

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TICKETING INFORMATION

Up to 264 audience members (in groups of 2) will be allowed. To help keep our community safe, here are the measures that we will be adhering to:

• Free admission via Eventbrite registration only. Please note that by clicking on the link, you will be directly forwarded to a third-party independent site, which is not developed nor maintained by the National University of Singapore (NUS). The website could be subject to data protection and privacy practices and you are encouraged to examine them before proceeding to share your personal data. NUS will collect, use and/or disclose the personal data submitted through this third party independent site for the purpose of registration and/or management of the event.

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• Only fully vaccinated* / audience members who are exempted from Vaccination-Differentiated Safe Management Measures (VDS)^ may be admitted.

• *Fully vaccinated: having received 2nd dose by 16 January 2022.

• ^VDS: Individuals who have recovered from a COVID-19 infection, medically ineligible for COVID-19 vaccination and children aged 12 and below are exempted from VDS.

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• Out of respect for other concertgoers, no children under 6 years of age will be allowed admission.

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