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The Kuala Lumpur Chamber Music Players
25th Anniversary (1980 - 2004)

The Kuala Lumpur Chamber Music Players is an performing arts group formed in 1980 by James Vadiveloo to  provide performance opportunities for competent amateurs in western and carnatic music. Three concerts are presented annually at  a private recital hall in Kuala Lumpur with a  capacity of 75 persons. An exchange programme with musicians resident in Switzerland in which recitals were presented reciprocally in Malaysia and Switzerland was an important activity between 1984 - 1999.
 

Postal address       53 Jalan Terasek Tujuh, Bangsar Baru, 59100 Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA
Telephone             03-2283-4586
Handphone            012-221-0216
e-mail                    klcmp@tm.net.my


CONCERTS 2005

  |doc|          ANYONE CAN PLAY!

Claris Chin (soprano) ¤  Premila Vadiveloo (piano) ¤  James Vadiveloo (piano) ¤
with
Leong Pei Yee (piano) ¤  Wong Poh Lee (piano) ¤  Latifah Hamzah (piano) ¤  Casey Koh (clarinet) ¤
Yong Joh Lin (piano)

Friday and Saturday,  8 and 9 April 2005, 53, Jalan Terasek Tujuh, Bangsar Baru, 8.30 pm

1.    D Milhaud                                                                Catalogue de Fleurs
                           
Claris Chin (soprano), James Vadiveloo (piano)

2.    J S Bach                                                                    Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue
               
Premila Vadiveloo (piano)

3.     R R Bennett                                                             The Aviary
                   
Claris Chin (soprano), James Vadiveloo (piano)

4.    L van Beethoven                                                        Sonata in C minor Op 111

James Vadiveloo (piano)

5.     L Berkeley                                                                  Polka

Leong Pei Yee (piano)

6.     F Chopin                                                                      Nocturne in D flat major, Op 27 No 2

Wong Poh Lee (piano)

7.    F Liszt                                                                            La Campanella

Latifah Hamzah (piano)

8.    C M von Weber                                                             Clarinet Concerto in F minor Op 73
                   
Casey Koh (clarinet), Yong Joh Lin (piano)


CONCERTS 2004


  |doc|      A   CHRISTMAS OFFERING
  James Vadiveloo (piano) ¤  Premila Vadiveloo (piano) ¤ Prem Vadiveloo (piano) ¤ Eddy Chin (bass)

Monday and Tuesday, 20 and 21 December, 2004, 53, Jalan Terasek Tujuh, Bangsar Baru, 8.30 pm

1. Bela Bartok                                                                        Suite Op 14
                   
    James Vadiveloo (piano)
   
2.    W A Mozart                                                                     Sonata in C minor K 457
               
    Premila Vadiveloo (piano)

3.    J Brahms                                                                          Two Rhapsodies Op 79
               
    Prem Vadiveloo (piano)

4.     G F Handel                                                                      Messiah
                                                                                                  Recitative: Thus saith the Lord
                                                                                                  Aria: But who may abide the day of His coming

        J S Bach                                                                          Christmas Oratorio
                                                                                                 Aria: Mighty Lord, and King all-glorious

        A Adam                                                                            O Holy Night

    Eddy Chin (bass), James Vadiveloo (piano)


|doc| OTHER INFLUENCES

James Vadiveloo (piano)  ¤  Claris Chin (soprano)

Friday and Saturday, 30 April and 1 May, 2004, 53, Jalan Terasek Tujuh, Bangsar Baru, 8.30 pm

1.   Verse
Chou Wen-chung                                                            The Willows Are New
J Brahms                                                                         Andante (from Sonata Op 5)
 James Vadiveloo (piano)

2.  Hindu mythology
Gustav Holst                                                                  Hymns from the Rig-Veda Op 24
Claris Chin (soprano), James Vadiveloo (piano)

3.     Jazz
George Gershwin                                                            Rhapsody in Blue
James Vadiveloo (piano)



CONCERTS 2003

|doc| TURNING POINTS

Eddy Chin (bass) ¤  James Vadiveloo (piano) ¤  Premila Vadiveloo (piano) ¤  Sukania Venugopal (spoken voice)

Monday and Tuesday, 22 and 23 December, 2003, 53, Jalan Terasek Tujuh, Bangsar Baru, 8.30 pm
                                                   

1. It Takes a Woman!
R Schumann                                                                    Selected Songs
F Chopin                                                                          Barcarolle Op 60
Eddy Chin (bass), James Vadiveloo (piano)

2.     New Tonality
C Debussy                                                                          Clair de Lune
                                                                                             L’isle Joyeuse
 B Bartok                                                                            Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm
James Vadiveloo (piano), Premila Vadiveloo (piano)

3.     Discovering Dance
Rahel Joseph                                                                        Solo
Sukania Venugopal (spoken voice)

4.    Well Temperament
J S Bach                                                                                Prelude & Fugue in C minor (Book 1)
James Vadiveloo (piano)
P Hindemith                                                                          Ragtime (‘well-tempered')
James and Premila Vadiveloo (piano duet)


|doc| A PACT WITH FAUST

Claris Chin (soprano) ¤ James Vadiveloo (piano) ¤ Eddy Chin (bass)

Friday and Saturday, 29 and 30 August, 53 Jalan Terasek Tujuh, Bangsar Baru, 8.30 pm

 
1. F Liszt                                                                       There was a King in Thule
    L van Beethoven                                                      From Goethe's Faust Op 75 No 3
    R Schumann                                                              Song of the Suleika Op 25 No 9
Claris Chin (soprano), James Vadiveloo (piano)  

2. F Liszt                                                                        Sonata in B-minor    
James Vadiveloo (piano) 

3. F Schubert                                                                   Gretchen at the Spinning-Wheel Op 2
                                                                                         Gretchen's Prayer Op posth.
                                                                                         The Erl King Op 1
Eddy Chin (bass), James Vadiveloo (piano)


|doc| I GOT RHYTHM

James Vadiveloo (piano) ¤ Premila Vadiveloo ¤ Sanjuktha Ramasamy  (voice) ¤ Gayathri Vadivel  (violin) ¤ Ashwin Ravindren (mridangam)

Friday and Saturday, 21 and 22 March, 53 Jalan Terasek Tujuh, Bangsar Baru, 8.30 pm
 

1.  F Chopin                                                                               Mazurka Op 33 No 4
                                                                                                   Grand Waltz Op 18
     J Brahms                                                                              Intermezzo Op 119 No 2
James Vadiveloo (piano)

2.  J Brahms                                                                              Hungarian Dances : Nos 1, 5, 7
James and Premila Vadiveloo (piano duet)

3.  P Aathiyapaiya                                                                      Varnam
     M Dikshitar                                                                           Maha Ganapathim
    Anonymous                                                                            Arulvaai Anggayarkanniye 
     P Sivan                                                                                   Pathuma Naaban
     P S Iyer                                                                                  Thillana 
Sanjuktha Ramasamy (voice), Gayathri Vadivel (violin), Ashwin Ravindren  (mridangam)

4. Bela Bartok                                                                              Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm : No. 5 & 6
    Scott Joplin                                                                               Maple Leaf Rag
Premila Vadiveloo (piano)

5.  C Saint-Saens                                                                          Carnival of the Animals
                                                                                                        Introduction/Royal March of the Lions
                                                                                                        Pianists     Fossils
                                                                                                        The Swan
  James and Premila Vadiveloo (piano duet) 


CONCERTS 2002

|doc| EARTH ALIVE!

Claris Chin (soprano) ¤ James Vadiveloo (piano) ¤ Gayathri Vadivel (voice) ¤ Vijayalaksmi Kulaveerasingam (violin) ¤ Ashwin Ravindren (mridangam) ¤ Premila Vadiveloo (piano) ¤
Sukania Venugopal (narrator)

Friday and Saturday, 22 and 23 November, 53 Jalan Terasek Tujuh, Bangsar Baru, 8.30 pm

1. Richard Rodney Bennet                                                       The Aviary
    Darius Milhaud                                                                     Catalogue of flowers
 
Claris Chin (soprano), James Vadiveloo (piano)

2. Claude Debussy                                                                     Reflections in the water
                                                                                                    Goldfish
    
James Vadiveloo (piano)

3. Shadkala Narasaiya                                                              Varnam
    Muthuswamy Dikshitar                                                         Govardhana Girisham
    Maeshu Krishna                                                                     Parama Pavana
    Surajaananda                                                                          Muruganin Marupeyar
    Gayathri Vadivel (voice), Vijayalakshmi Kulaveerasingam (violin), Ashwin Ravindren
    (mridangam) 

4. Francis Poulenc                                                                       The Story of Babar, the little elephant    Premila Vadiveloo (piano), Sukania Venugopal (narrator)



|doc| IMAGES OF ...

James Vadiveloo (piano) ¤ Jaya Sekhar (veena) ¤ Thavanendran Mahalingam (mridangam)
Viknendran Mahalingam (kanjira) ¤ Andrew Raj (tambura)

Friday and Saturday, 5 and 6 July, 53 Jalan Terasek Tujuh, Bangsar Baru, 8.30 pm

1. F Chopin                                                                               Barcarolle Op 60
 James Vadiveloo (piano)

2. P S Iyer                                                                                 Paridhaanam Icchithe Paalimthuvo     
Jaya Sekhar (veena), Thavanendran Mahalingam (mridangam), Viknendran Mahalingam (kanjira) Andrew Raj (tambura)

3. R Schumann                                                                          Carnaval Op 9
James Vadiveloo (piano)


|doc| MUSIC TO WORDS

Claris Chin (soprano) ¤ Eddy Chin (bass) ¤  Pathma Ponnusamy (voice) ¤ Premila Vadiveloo (piano) ¤ Prem Vadiveloo (piano) ¤ James Vadiveloo(piano) ¤ Vijayalaksmi Kulaveerasingam (violin) ¤ Sivabalan Shanmuga Sundram (mridangam)

Friday and Saturday, 1 and 2 March, 53 Jalan Terasek Tujuh, Bangsar Baru, 8.30 pm

1.  R Schumann                                                                   A Woman's Love and Life Op 42
  Claris Chin (soprano), James Vadiveloo (piano)

2. L van Beethoven                                                               Sonata in E minor Op 90
  Premila Vadiveloo (piano)

3.  Tanjavur Sankara Iyer                                                      Mahadeva siva sambo
     Sambantha Moorthy Achari                                             Venum nin arul thara venum
     Mysore Vasudevachar                                                      Sree hari vallabey
     Mahakavi Bharathiyar                                                      Chinnan chiru kiliye      
Pathma Ponnusamy (voice), Vijayalakshmi Kulaveerasingam (violin), Sivabalan  Shanmuga Sundram (mridangam)

4. F Mendelssohn                                                                   Variations Serieuses Op 54
Prem Vadiveloo (piano)

5. J Brahms                                                                            Four Serious Songs Op 121
  Eddy Chin (bass), James Vadiveloo (piano)


 CONCERTS 2001

|doc| CONTRASTS

Claris Chin (soprano) ¤ Premila Vadiveloo (piano) ¤ James Vadiveloo (piano) ¤ Sumitra Jayaseelan (voice)       Subatra Jayseelan (voice) ¤  Sanjuktha Ramasamy (voice) ¤ Gayathri Vadivel (violin)
Ashwin Ravindren (mrindangam)

Friday and Saturday, 23 and 24 November, 53 Jalan Terasek Tujuh, Bangsar Baru, 8.30 pm

1. C Debussy                                                           Three ballads by Francois Villon    
Claris Chin (soprano) ¤  James Vadiveloo (piano)

2. F Schubert                                                           Impromptu in G-flat major Op 90 No 3
Premila Vadiveloo (piano)

3. F Chopin                                                               Four Ballades
  James Vadiveloo (piano)

4. S Narasayya                                                         Saamininne
    M Bhagavadar                                                     Sri mahabala
    Thyagarajah                                                         Gnanamo sagaradha
    MN Krishnan                                                       Thillana
  Sumitra Jayaseelan, Subatra Jayaseelan,  Sanjuktha Ramasamy (voice) ¤  Gayathri Vadivel (violin)
Ashwin Ravindren (mrindangam)

   
|doc| YOUNG MUSICIANS

Elaine Khoo (flute) ¤ Prem Vadiveloo (piano) ¤ Carmen Lee (gu-zheng) ¤ Premila Vadiveloo (piano/tambura)
Regina Tan (violin) ¤ Sanjuktha Ramasamy (voice) ¤ Ashwin Ravindren (mrindangam)

Friday and Saturday, 22 and 23 June, 53, Jalan Terasek Tujuh, Bangsar Baru, 8.30 pm  

A Vivaldi                                                                       Sonata No 6 in G minor
Elaine Khoo (flute) ¤ Prem Vadiveloo (piano)

Traditional                                                                   Fishermen's Song At Dusk
                                                                                    Tung-Ting
Carmen Lee (gu-zheng)

WA Mozart                                                                   Rondo from Sonata in B-flat major KV 378
S Prokofiev                                                                   5 Melodies Op35 - No 1 and No 5
Regina Tan (violin) ¤ Premila Vadiveloo (piano)

Elaine Khoo                                                                  Vietnam: Little Encounters (first performance)
Elaine Khoo (flute)  ¤ Prem Vadiveloo (piano)

Gamal Abdel Rahim                                                      Variations on an Egyptian Folksong
Premila Vadiveloo (piano)

Bela Bartok                                                                   Suite Op 14
Prem Vadiveloo (piano)

Tygarajah                                                                       Sri  Rama Padama
                                                                                        Vara Raga Laya
                                                                                        Nagumo
Sanjuktha Ramasamy (voice)  ¤ Ashwin Ravindren (mrindangam)  ¤  Premila Vadiveloo (tambura)


|doc| SALUTATIONS

Sumitra and Subatra Jeyaseelan (voice) ¤ Vijayalakshmi Kulaveerasingam (violin) ¤  Ashwin Ravindren (mrindangam) ¤ Gayathri Vadivel (tambura) ¤ Claris Chin (soprano) ¤ Premila, Prem and James Vadiveloo (piano).

Friday and Saturday, 9 and 10 March, 53 Jalan Terasek Tujuh, Bangsar Baru, 8.30 pm

1.  To Goddess Saraswathi

Puliyur Devasami Iyer                                             Sarasi ruha sana priye amba
Mysore Vasudevachariyaar                                    Maamavathu Sri Saraswathi
G N Balasubramaniam                                             Saraswathi namostuthe
Subramanya Bhaarathiyaar                                     Vellalai pool 
Sumitra and Subatra Jeyaseelan (voice) ¤ Vijayalakshmi Kulaveerasingam (violin)
Ashwin Ravindren (mrindangam) ¤ Gayathri Vadivel (tambura)

2. To New Life, Spain and a Boatman

Richard Rodney Bennett                                            A Week of Birthdays
Premila Vadiveloo (piano)
C Debussy                                                                   Soiree dans Grenade
Prem Vadiveloo (piano)
F Chopin                                                                       Barcarolle Op 60
 James Vadiveloo (piano)

3. To Lord Krishna

Thyagarajah                                                                  Ganamurthey
Oothakaadu                                                                   Kurhaluthi manam ellaam
Paapanaasam Sivan                                                      Enna thavam seithanai 
Vijayalakshmi Kulaveerasingam (violin) ¤ Ashwin Ravindren (mrindangam) ¤ Gayathri Vadivel (tambura)

4. To Food

L Bernstein                                                                     Four Recipes
Claris Chin (soprano) ¤ James Vadiveloo (piano)



CONCERTS 2000

|doc| ALL ROMANTIC

James Vadiveloo (piano) ¤  Claris Chin (soprano)

Friday and Saturday, 10 and 11 November, 53 Jalan Terasek Tujuh, Bangsar Baru, 8.30 pm. 

F Schubert                                                                      Schwanengesang (Part I)
R Schumann                                                                   Fantasy in C Major, Op 17
J Brahms                                                                        Eight Gypsy Songs from Op 103

 

  |doc| YOUNG MUSICIANS

Jocelynn Liu (cello) ¤  Premila Vadiveloo (piano) ¤  Kenneith Yong (piano) ¤  Regina Tan (violin)  with Prem Vadiveloo (piano) and special guests Sanjuktha Ramasamy (voice) ¤  Gayatheri Vadivel (violin) and  Asvin Ravindran (mrindangam). 

Friday and Saturday, 23 and 24 June, 53 Jalan Terasek Tujuh, Bangsar Baru, 8.30 p

JS Bach                                                                            Suite in D minor, BWV 1008 : No. 2
C Saint - Saens                                                                Allegro Appasionato Op. 43
F Bridge                                                                           Scherzetto
Jocelynn Liu (cello) ¤  Prem Vadiveloo (piano)

D Scarlatti                                                                       Sonata in C Major, K513
WA Mozart                                                                      Sonata in B Flat Major, K333 :  Allegro
B Bartok                                                                          Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm: No. 5
Premila Vadiveloo (piano)

GS Mani                                                                           Pranapathey        
PS Iyangkaar                                                                    Neepathamu        
Rajaji                                                                                 Kurai onrum illai
P Subramanya  Iyer                                                          Thillana                
Sanjuktha Ramasamy (voice) ¤  Gayatheri Vadivel (violin)  ¤  Asvin Ravindran (mrindangam)
 

JS Bach                                                                             Gigue and Menuet
CPE  Bach                                                                         Sonata in A Major : Allegro Assai
B Bartok                                                                           Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm : No. 5
Kenneith Yong (piano) 

L van Beethoven                                                                Sonata in F Major, Op. 24 ("Spring") : Allegro

B Smetana                                                                          Aus der Heimat : No. 2
E Bloch                                                                               Melodie
Regina Tan (violin) ¤  Prem Vadiveloo (piano)


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doc| OBOE RECITAL

Joost Flach (oboe) ¤ Tan Keng Hong (harp)  ¤  James Vadiveloo (piano)

Saturday, 6 May, 53 Jalan Terasek Tujuh, Bangsar Baru, 8.30 pm. 


Su-Lian Tan                            Shawm Song for oboe and piano
James Vadiveloo (piano), Joost Flach (oboe)

J Brahms                                 Four piano pieces Op 119
James Vadiveloo (piano)

A Weber                                 Sonata for oboe and harp
Joost Flach (oboe), Tan Keng Hong (harp)

E Parish-Alvars                      La Mandoline for harp
Tan Keng Hong (harp)

WA Mozart                              Sonata  for oboe and piano KV 370 (after the quartet for oboe and strings)
James Vadiveloo (piano), Joost Flach (oboe)  


|doc| FOR 2 & 4 HANDS

James Vadiveloo (piano) ¤ Prem Vadiveloo (piano)
Premila Vadiveloo (piano)

Sunday, 23 January,  53 Jalan Terasek Tujuh,  Bangsar Baru, 8.30 pm
Saturday, 29 January, Sheraton Utama Hotel, Bandar Seri Begawan,  8.00 pm
Monday, 31 January, Panaga Club, Seria,  8.00 pm
 

 W A Mozart                                                                        Eine Kleine Nachtmusik in G major K 525
Prem and Premila Vadiveloo (piano duet)

J S Bach                                                                               Italian Concerto BWV 971
Prem Vadiveloo (piano)

F Poulenc                                                                              Sonata for four hands
James and Prem Vadiveloo (piano duet)

B Bartok                                                                               Six Rumanian Dances
Premila Vadiveloo (piano)

C Debussy                                                                             Pour le piano
James Vadiveloo (piano)

J Brahms                                                                               Hungarian Dances Nos. 1- 6
James and Prem Vadiveloo (piano duet)


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