4 Aug 2013 (Sun) - Kite Festival at West Coast Park Grand Lawn

Kite Festival Singapore 2013
4 Aug 2013 (Sun) 9am to 7pm
West Coast Park Grand Lawn

* Free Shuttle Services from Haw Par Villa MRT <---> Festival Site
8.30am to 7pm

Customised and buzzing with activities, there is plenty for children to look forward to! Children will be fully engaged as the Grand Lawn is transformed into a 'safe zone' for them to fly kites.
Activities and Performances 9am to 12pm; 4pm to 7pm Free Kites (while stocks last!) - Kite Making Workshops - Craft Making Workshops - Performances - Balloon Artists - Roving Characters - Kite Flying Coaches - Young Flyers Showcase - Face Painting - Free Popcorn and Candy Floss Source: https://www.act3international.com.sg/childrens_kite_carnivale.html#

Aug 7 to 11, 2013 - National Day Celebrations @Esplanade

A series of free activities, performances, workshops and talks @ Esplanade

7 Aug, 2013 (Wed)

@ Concourse
Charles J Tan

7.15pm to 7.45pm
8.15pm to 8.45pm

Join the multi-instrumental folk troubadour, together with his band of ukulele, banjo, guitar, glockenspiel and melodica players as they perform new materials off his latest album, Maybe Somewhere North.

 

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@ Outdoor Theatre
Kevin Mathews / The Groovy People

7pm to 7.40pm
8pm to 8.40pm

Singer-songwriter Kevin Mathews celebrates 20 years in the music business with an album launch at this show. He will be joined by his band, The Groovy People as well as guests Lydia Low and Maricelle Wong.

 
Mel & Joe

9pm to 9.40pm
10pm to 10.40pm

Stalwarts of the Singapore scene since they first appeared on television in 1971, Mel & Joe are living proof of our rich musical past and virbrant present. The recipients of the Artistic Excellence Award from COMPASS in 2012 will be bringing originals and classic hits from the 60s to the 80s.

 

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8 Aug, 2013 (Thurs)

@ Concourse
The Main Wayang Company

Sayang Sayang Singapura!
4pm to 4.30pm
6pm to 6.30pm

Mari Kita Party!
5pm to 530pm
7pm to 730pm

Let's Celebrate!
8pm to 8.30pm

Celebrate our shared heritage in music, song and dance, the Peranakan way! Come; sing along with The Main Wayang Company!


Batik Painting Workshop
3pm to 6pm

Celebrate Hari Raya and the upcoming National Day with us by trying your hand at batik painting.

 

 

 
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@ Outdoor Theatre
Bronzage

7pm to 7.40pm
8pm to 8.40pm

Bronzage present their style of fusion gamelan with familiar tunes from Singapore and the region as well as their own compositions.

Hillary Francis

9pm to 9.40pm
10pm to 10.40pm

Let crooner Hillary Francis take you on a colourful journey of his original songs, local favourites and songs sung in our four different languages!

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@ Waterfront Canopy
Drum Circle

530pm to 6pm
630pm to 7pm

Feel the beat. Strike the drums. Make new friends. Join us in this community drum circle activity led by facilitators Baba Damien Lim and Friends.

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9 Aug, 2013 (Fri)

@ Concourse
Songs of our Home
3pm to 3.30pm
4pm to 4.30pm
5pm to 5.30pm

Instead of the usual National Day standards, A Little Dream has trawled the archives to unearth gems by Singapore songwriters. Share in their discoveries and enjoy their interpretations of these heartfelt songs.


Face Painting
2pm to 6pm

Join in the festivities and get your face painted.

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@ Outdoor Theatre
SWS Youth Winds (SWSyouth)
4pm to 4.40pm
5pm to 5.40pm

The SWS Youth Winds (or SWSyouths) started as a spinoff from the Singapore Wind Symphony in 2003. Comprising youths from all walks of life, the members have tremendous passion in performing symphonic band music. This National Day, they will perform renditions of familiar Singapore songs.


SWS City Swing
8.30pm to 9.10pm
9.30pm to 10.10pm

Join the SWS City Swing as they dazzle you with their big band sounds of jazz, swing, and Chinese and Malay pop favourites.

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10 Aug, 2013 (Sat)

@ Concourse
Paint your very own Peranakan Tile
3pm to 6pm

Come spend an afternoon with us to create and paint your very own Peranakan tiles..


Contempo
4pm to 430pm
5pm tp 530pm

Contempo brings you their contemporary easy listening jazz stylings spiced with traditional music flavours. Enjoy folk favourites like Chan Mali Chan, Singapura and Dayung Sampan, featuring tradional instruments like the angklung.

Tisra Roopa Sangeeth
6pm to 6.30pm
7pm to 7.30pm
8pm to 8.30pm

Catch the trio as they performed original thematic compositions based on the traddional ragas of Indian classical urder.

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@ Outdoor Theatre
Judee Tan
7pm 7.40pm
8pm to 8.40pm


Together with Bang Wefu (keyboard), Daniel Chai (Guitar, Collin Yong (Bass) and Rizal Sanip (Drums), Judee celebrates her love for Singapore with tunes from our favourite local musicals, pop artises and composers. Guests performers: Sugie Phua and Ric Liu

After Six
9pm to 9.40pm
10pm to 9.40pm

Groove along to After Six as they perform a repertoire of multilingual songs to reminisce the good old days and celebrate the future as a nation in music.

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10 Aug, 2013 (Sat) & 11 Aug, 2013 (Sun)

@ Waterfront Canopy
Kombi Sessions @ Esplanade

10 Aug:
The Pinholes
5.30pm to 6pm

weish
6.30pm to 7pm


11 Aug:
Obedient Wives Club
5.30pm to 6pm

Pastelpower
6.30pm to 7pm

Kombi Sessions is an online video series that capture up-and-coming Singapore bands in a unique live acoustic setting.

This special session takes the Kombi around Esplanade to showcase four local bands, Obedient Wives Club, The Pinholes, weish and Pastelpower as they perform initimate and stripped down sets. Kombi sessions is produced in collaboration with Kombi Rocks.

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@ Library at Esplanade
Dance Village

ACT 3 Theatrics

10 & 11 Aug:
"An Island on the Tip"
3pm to 3.30pm
5pm to 5.30pm

Mentored by ACT 3 Theatrics, young authors will gather to write their very own original Singapore stories that will be brought alive with verve by our young storytellers.

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11 Aug, 2013 (Sun)

@ Concourse
Singapore HeARTland
3pm to 6pm

From simple materials, create a mobile of your favourite places in Singapore and close to your heart. It could be your home, your favourite hawker centre, an HDB neigbourhood, your school or a park.


Sa
4pm to 4.30pm
5pm to 5.30pm

Sa, comprising three young versatile and passionate musicians - Andy C, Natalie Alexandra and Cheryl Ong, will bring you on a sonic journey with their original compositions, which expands on their traditional ethnic Chinese roots, while creatively infusing modern elements with a tasteful use of electronics.

Happy Three Friends
6pm to 6.30pm
7pm to 7.30pm
8pm to 8.30pm

A saxophone trio consisting of Happy Three Friends, Jonathan Ho (Bass), Benjamin Low (Drums) and Vincent Tan (Saxophone). They will be performing their own compositions and arrangements of Singapore songs.


@ Outdoor Theatre
The Technicians
7pm to 7.40pm
8pm to 8.40pm
9pm to 9.40pm

The Technicians pay tribute to local band music and fuel Sunday's National Day Celebrations with their take on these re-imagined covers of our very own Singapore Artists!

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7 to 11 Aug, 2013 (Wed toSun)

@ Concourse
Kampung Games

Reminisce the good old days through play! Have fun and find out more about our childhood games such as goli (marbles), five stones and gasing (top spinning) in this interactive display.

 

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http://www.esplanade.com/nationaldaycelebrations/2013/7aug/
http://www.esplanade.com/nationaldaycelebrations/2013/8aug/
http://www.esplanade.com/nationaldaycelebrations/2013/9aug/
http://www.esplanade.com/nationaldaycelebrations/2013/10aug/
http://www.esplanade.com/nationaldaycelebrations/2013/11aug/

Concerts in the park Aug to Sept 2013

Enjoy concerts in the park from Aug to Sept, 2013

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(1) 4 Aug 2013 (Sun)
6pm to 7pm @ Botanic Garden
Shaw Foundation Symphony Stage

Singapore Chinese Orchestra

Join conductor Mr Quek Ling Kiong as he orchestrates the Singapore Chinese Orchestra with 'The National Music Collection' on 4 August, just days before the National Day Parade!

Source: http://www.sbg.org.sg/calendar/regisform.asp?ID=793

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(2) 10 Aug 2013 (Sat)
7pm to 745pm & 8pm to 845pm @ Gardens by the Bay
Supertree Grove

Garden Series presents Schools Celebrating National Day Month

Sit back and relax to the tunes of familiar pop pieces by Nanyang Polytechnic's Chinese Orchestra, accompanied by Mayflower and Greenridge Secondary Schools.


Source: http://www.gardensbythebay.com.sg/en/the-gardens/whats-on/calendar-of-event.html  

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(3) 11 Aug 2013 (Sun)7pm to 745pm & 8pm to 845pm @ Gardens by the Bay
Supertree Grove

Garden Series presents Schools Celebrating National Day Month

Let Nanyang Polytechnic's Symphony Orchestra entertain you with Hungarian Dances No. 1 and 5, Phantom of the Opera, Pirates of the Caribbean and more!

Source: http://www.gardensbythebay.com.sg/en/the-gardens/whats-on/calendar-of-event.html
 

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(4) 11 Aug 2013 (Sun)
3pm @ Esplanade (1hr, no intermission)
Concert Hall

Portraits of Home 家园的音像 by
AudioImage Wind Ensemble

Celebrate National Day with us and enjoy popular local favourites such as Di Tanjong Katong and Count On Me Singapore. The ensemble will also be paying tribute to the late Leong Yoon Pin, a pioneer of symphonic wind music in Singapore.

Source: http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/beausun_portraits_of_home/index.jsp 

 

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(5) 18 Aug 2013 (Sun)
6pm to 7pm @ Botanic Garden
Shaw Foundation Symphony Stage

Singapore Symphony Orchestra

Join us for the well-loved Classics in the Park at the Botanic Gardens with Associate Conductor Jason Lai and the Singapore Symphony Orchestra as they bring your favourites like Strauss' On the Beautiful Blue Danube and Mendelssohn's Wedding March. Not forgetting some of the most recognisable Music by John Williams such as the award-winning scores from Jurassic Park and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial!

MASCAGNI - Intermezzo from Cavalleria rusticanaROSSINI - Finale (Allegro vivace) from William Tell Overture
MENDELSSOHN - Wedding March from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 61
BARBER - Adagio for Strings
VERDI - Overture to La Forza del DestinoSTRAUSS - On the Beautiful Blue Danube Waltzes, Op. 314
WILLIAMS - Theme from Jurassic ParkWILLIAMS - Flying Theme from E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial

Source: http://nparks.eventshub.sg/ems_wb_Details.aspx?CalID=5&EventID=1293047

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(6) 24 Aug 2013 (Sat)
7pm to 745pm (West Spring and Queenstown Sec Sch)
8pm to 845pm (Mayflower Pri Sch)

@ Gardens by the Bay
Supertree Grove

Garden Series presents Schools Celebrating National Day Month

Don't miss this fantastic evening of music as West Spring Secondary School showcase their display band and a concert in collaboration with Queenstown Secondary School. Keep your eyes peeled for Mayflower Primary School's revered performance such as drama and music.

Source: http://www.gardensbythebay.com.sg/en/the-gardens/whats-on/calendar-of-event.html

 

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(7) 25 Aug 2013 (Sat)
7pm to 745pm & 8pm to 845pm @ Gardens by the Bay
Supertree Grove

Garden Series presents Schools Celebrating National Day Month

Catch the huge HIP HOP DANCE FIESTA brought to you by Foreign Bodies from Nanyang Polytechnic. Started in 1994 with just 8 members, this street dance hip hop crew has over 150 active members, focusing not just on hip hop, but other genres such as Break Dancing, Popping, Locking, House and Dancehall.

Source: http://www.gardensbythebay.com.sg/en/the-gardens/whats-on/calendar-of-event.html

 

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(8) 8 Sept 2013 (Sun)
6pm to 7pm @ Botanic Garden
Shaw Foundation Symphony Stage

Pianobotanica - Piano recital by Caio Pagano

Recognised by classical music aficionados worldwide as a master of Classical Piano, the much-travelled maestro Brazilian pianist Caio Pagano will play in the Botanic Gardens’ Shaw Foundation Symphony Stage on 8 September 2013, from 6pm to 7pm.

Sponsored by Keppel Corporation and supported by The Embassy of Brazil, the Recital is expected to attract a turnout of over a thousand classical music lovers on the lawn of Palm Valley.

As a Professor of Piano at Arizona State University, Pagano has treated appreciators of music from across four continents in 900 performances as a recital soloist, chamber musician or orchestra soloist.

In Asia, he has performed in Tokyo, Beijing and Kyoto, as well as at The Esplanade and SOTA Theatres in Singapore.

Pagano is also a Professor at the University of Brazil in Sao Paulo and was the creative mind behind the successful International Biennial in Brazil. Since its inception, the Biennial has attracted many luminaries from the world of classical music, and continues to grow.

As part of an exclusive group of Steinway Artists, Pagano joins the ranks of Sergei Rachmaninov, Artur Rubinstein, Igor Stravinsky, Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, George Gershwin and Billy Joel - renowned artists who perform only on Steinway pianos.
Of the 36 works Pagano has premiered worldwide, 25 were written especially for him. His solo performance at the Botanic Gardens will feature some 11 works, most of which will be known to his audience as pieces by Bach, Beethoven, Weber, Chopin, Debussy and Liszt.
Source: http://nparks.eventshub.sg/ems_wb_Details.aspx?CalID=5&EventID=1293136 

 

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(9) 14 Sept 2013 (Sat)
5pm to 7pm @ Botanic Garden
Shaw Foundation Symphony Stage

SJI Concert 2013

Come join us at the Shaw Foundation Symphony Stage for a colourful evening with the talented performers of four St. Joseph’s Institution (SJI) schools. There will be classical and contemporary melodies by symphonic orchestras, string ensembles, dances, choirs, the singular pipe band, and many others.

Pack a picnic meal for the evening as you enjoy the artistic performances with the beautiful landscape of Singapore Botanic Gardens as your backdrop. There will also be activities such as balloon sculpting, face painting to engage the younger ones.

Source: http://nparks.eventshub.sg/ems_wb_Details.aspx?CalID=5&EventID=1293170
 

 

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(10) 15 Sept 2013 (Sun)
3pm @ Esplanade (1hr, no intermission)
Concert Hall

A Touch of Classics 永恒的经典by
Toa Payoh West Community Club Chinese Orchestra 

Join us for an afternoon of timeless Chinese orchestral classics that will captivate the young and old alike such as Blooming Flowers and Full Moon Night 《花好月圆》, The Rising Moon 《月儿高》 and Fishermen’s Song of Eastern Sea 《东海渔歌》.

Source: http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/beausun_a_touch_of_classics/index.jsp

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(11) 21 Sept 2013 (Sat)
430pm to 6pm @ Botanic Garden
Shaw Foundation Symphony Stage

YMCA Proms @ the Park 2013

YMCA Proms @ The Park is a picnic cum entertainment programme, organised to
encourage and garner corporate volunteerism and collaborations with the YMCA on a
sustainable basis. Each participating corporation/company will be partnered with a
Voluntary Welfare Organisation on a one-to-one pairing in befriending and aiding the
beneficiary to enjoy the programme and experience essential social and mobility skills.

Source: http://nparks.eventshub.sg/ems_wb_Details.aspx?CalID=5&EventID=1293169

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(12) 28 Sept 2013 (Sat)
5pm to 6pm @ Botanic Garden
Shaw Foundation Symphony Stage

Musical Delights by SOKA New Century Orchestra

Come join Soka New Century Orchestra (SNCO) as they perform favourite tunes from your best loved musicals including The Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, Lion King, The Sound of Music and many more!

SNCO is a performing arts group in the cultural division of Singapore Soka Association. The mission of SNCO is to inspire others through the joy of music-making. Their performance at the Istana Lunar New Year Open House this year drew positive acclaim from the visitors.
Source: http://nparks.eventshub.sg/ems_wb_Details.aspx?CalID=5&EventID=1293168