The Happy Music Festival Gala Concert 2025 @ Lasalle College Of The Arts
For Performers Only
Gala Concert Venue
LASALLE College Of The Arts, The Singapore Airlines Theatre
1 McNally Street, Singapore 187940
Nearest MRT:
Rochor Downtown Line, Exit A (2-minute walk)
Little India North-East Line, Exit A (8-minute walk)
Bugis East-West Line, Exit A (8-minute walk)
Parking:
at Lasalle (Please check parking rates on Lasalle website)
Stage Piano
Steinway D (9′) Concert Grand
Performer Drop-Off & Pick-Up Location:
All performers will gather at the entrance of the LASALLE SIA Theatre (Basement 1), where our ushers will guide them to take the lift down to Basement 2, where the dressing room and backstage is.
When concert is over, our ushers will also guide the performers up from Basement 2 dressing room, to meet the parents back at the foyer of the SIA Theatre (Basement 1).
Dressing Rooms
Here’s our happy pianist teachers assisting as front and backstage managers for the Gala Concert:
Ms Allison
Ms Astrid
Overall Schedule For Performers
10.45am to 11am: Report for Warm Up/Rehearsal: (Optional)
All performers who like to warm up on stage and try the grand piano, do arrive by 11am.
Arrive at LASALLE SIA Theatre Foyer B1, and our ushers will guide you to B2 dressing room.
11am to 12pm: Warm-Up/Rehearsal (Optional):
Every performer has 45s-1min to walk up the stage and try on the piano/violin.
Warm up/Rehearsal is optional and this is the only timeslot for rehearsal.
12pm to 1pm: Lunch Break
Lunch is not provided. All performers are free to bring their own lunch, or have their lunch at food centres nearby, and report back at the dressing room by 1pm.
1pm: All 1st half performers report at dressing room
2pm: Concert start 1st half
3pm: All 2nd half performers report at dressing room
4pm: Prize Presentation & Phototaking On Stage
4.15pm: Concert resume 2nd half
6pm: Concert ends
Schedule For 1st/2nd Half Performers
Schedule for 1st half performers only
11am: Arrive at 11am if you would like to warm up or rehearse on stage.
OR
1pm: Arrive at 1pm at the dressing room to prepare for your performance.
2pm: 1st half of concert starts, and performers to remain in the dressing room.
4pm: Prize Presentation & Phototaking On Stage
After phototaking: Exit the dressing room. You may either enter the concert hall to watch the remainder of the performances or leave the venue.
4.15pm – 4.30pm: Parents to pick up their child at LASALLE SIA Theatre Foyer B1. Ushers will guide them up from Basement 2 dressing room.
Schedule for 2nd half performers only
11am: Arrive at 11am if you would like to warm up or rehearse on stage.
OR
3pm: Arrive at 3pm at the dressing room to prepare for your performance. (You can also enter the concert hall at 2pm to watch the first half performances, but please leave by 3pm for the dressing room)
4pm: Prize Presentation & Phototaking On Stage
After phototaking: Return to the dressing room to prepare for your performance.
After your performance: You may remain in the dressing room, watch the rest of the performances in the concert hall, or leave the venue.
6pm: All performers to leave dressing room.
What To Prepare
1. Bring your performance attire
Performers can arrive at the theatre with their performance attire on, or bring their performance attire to change in the dressing room.
Parents can assist to change their kids into the performance attire in the dressing room too.
2. There will be time allocated for lunch, 12pm to 1pm.
You can also bring some snacks along as you’ll be waiting at the backstage until your turn to perform.
3. Bring something to keep you/your child occupied while waiting at the backstage for his/her turn to perform.
4. Bring a jacket as the backstage may be cold.
5. You can bring your music score, and perform on stage with your score. Or perform by memory. Both are okay.
FAQ
1. What happens once I reach the Lasalle SIA Theatre Foyer at 10.45am?
We have an usher stationed at the Foyer to receive the performers (kids and adults). The usher will then guide the performers to the dressing room at B2 to put their belongings and proceed to warm up before the concert starts.
Do arrive by 11am if you want to warm up on stage. Otherwise, you can report at later timing (see above for 1st half and 2nd half performers schedule)
2. Do performers have time to warm up before the performance?
Yes. 11am – 12pm is the only allocated warm up time on stage. Every performer has 45s-1min to walk up the stage and try on the piano/violin. Warm up is optional. If you’re keen to do the warm up on stage, do arrive by 11am.
3. What happens when the concert starts?
Our Backstage manager will get all performers ready in their performance sequence and prepare to enter the stage to perform. All 1st half performers must be at backstage at 1pm, while 2nd half performers must be at backstage at 3pm.
4. What happens after a performer has completed his/her performance?
For 1st half performers, once the performance has ended, the performer will return back to the Backstage area. He/she will remain in the Backstage/dressing room until the Intermission where all performers (1st & 2nd half performers) will proceed to the stage for prize presentation and photo taking.
After prize presentation and phototaking is completed, 1st half performers who have performed will proceed to dressing room to collect their belongings and leave from B2 to Level B1. They can decide to enter the concert hall to watch remaining of the performances, or leave the venue.
2nd half performers to resume performance after the stage is cleared. 2nd half performers who has performed can leave the dressing room, to enter the hall to watch remaining of the performances, or leave the venue.
Piano accompanists for violinists can leave the dressing room right after the performance ends. Accompanist are not required for prize presentation.
5. Will there be a pedal extender?
Yes, pedal extender is available. The stage usher will fix the pedal extender for you before you start your performance.
6. Do you have a music stand?
Yes, we have music stands.
7. I’ll be playing duet on the piano. Is there a longer bench?
Yes, we have longer bench for duet playing.
8. Can I perform with scores?
Yes, you can decide to perform with or without scores.
Performance Sequence
First Half Performers
Nicole Wong (Piano) – Etudes de concert, Op. 35 No.2: Automne, Op. 35 No.2: Automne by Chaminade
Loh He Xiang Frederic (Violin) – Oskar Rieding Concerto Op. 35 in B-minor 3rd Movement
Ng Xuan Ting (Violin) – Theme from Witches’ Dance by Niccolo Paganini
Linnaeus Lin (Violin) – Gavotte (F.J. Gossec)
Claire Ji Si Qin (Piano) – Variations op. 51 no. 1 by Dmitri Kabalevsky
Josiah Chew Rui Xuan (Piano) – Fountain in the Rain by William Gillock
Elijah Ding (Piano) – The Jumping Bean by Pam Wedgwood
Lin Hui Zhi Victorie (Piano) – Le Petit Negre by Claude Debussy
Hannah Sieow Yu Tong (Piano) – Jumping Beans by Pam Wedgwood
Goh Ya Xuan Gabrielle (Violin) – Antonio Vilvaldi Concerto in A minor, Op.3, No. 6, 3rd Movement
Loh Chen Xi Charles (Violin) – Béla Bartók, Romanian Folk Dances I, V & VI
Hans Goh Hanzhe (Violin) – Sonata in F Op 1 No 12, 2nd movement Allegro, Handel
Chiu Le Xuan Elizabeth (Violin) – Violin Sonata No. 32 in B-Flat Major K. 454 (Allegretto). W.A. Mozart.
Charlotte Chew Hui En (Piano) – Arabesque No. 2 by Claude Debussy
Mirielle Iris Murphi (Piano) – Tarantella Op. 45 No. 4 by Sergei Prokofiev
Hoh Ng Noc (Piano) – Tarantella Twist – Victoria Proudler
Ng Shu Yan (Piano) – FLAMENCO – WILLIAM GILLOCK
Lay Xin Yun (Piano) – Sunsets in Savannah (from Portraits of the Sky) by Randall Hartsell
Criston Wong (Piano) – Tarantella in D minor Op. 77 No. 6 by Moszkowski
Yam Kah Yan Hailey (Piano) – W.A. Mozart – Sonata KV570 mov. 1
Liu Yuelei Benson (Piano) – Les Cyclopes by Jean-Philippe Rameau
Megan Lin Wei’En (Piano) – Winter Solstice by Bela Bartok
Melody Lim Xin Qi (Piano) – VALSE ETUDE BY WILLIAM GILLOCK
Luke Ji Zhe Rui (Piano) – Pierette (Air de Ballet) op. 41 by Cecile Chaminade
Choo Chong Kai Max (Piano) – Béla Bartók Ostinato (No. 146 from Mikrokosmos, Sz. 107)
Lim Xin Yuu Xavier (Piano) – Toccata from Le Tombeau de Couperin M.68 by Maurice Ravel
Yang Junxiang (Piano) – THE CAT AND THE MOUSE BY AARON COPLAND
Ensemble Mosaic: Lim Xuan Wen, Cheryl, Kayven Wong, Teo Keng Yu Geralyn, Rolan Widarbrata, Shevon Yew & Adeline Ee (Violin) – Csardas by Michael McLean
Mandeville Stars: Catherine Arianna Hsu, Lee Rui Min Keira, Megan Goh Min Jia, Charlotte Tjoa Jia Rong, Jude Isaac Tay Yi Jun, & Adeline Ee (Violin) – Muckentanz by Andrea Holzer Rhomberg
Anderson Cushin (Piano) – The Phantom of the Opera Medley – Andrew Lloyd Weber arranged by Doreen Chitra.
Lleyton Lin (Piano) – He’s a pirate by Hans Zimmer
Chaw Wei Xiang (Piano) – LIGHT YEARS AWAY_G.E.M
Erika Johnson Sim (Piano & Vocal) – Speechless by Naomi Scott
Ellie Koon (Piano & Vocal) – Always With Me by Joe Hisaishi
Anderson Cushin & Doreen Chitra (Piano) – He’s a Pirate – Klaus Badelt, arranged by Doreen Chitra.
Emma Xin Ruoshui & Evan Xin Ruogu (Piano) – Toyono Suzuki – A Little Festa of Kids
Megan Lin Wei’En & Lim Yi Xin (Piano) – My Neighbor Totoro by Joe Hisaishi
Marie Jean Lee & Elizabeth Ji Si Min (Piano) – Roundup by David Karp
Deng Yuzhe & Wang Min Hui, Ella (Piano) – Chopsticks Theme and Variations for Four Hands by Randall Compton
Second Half Performers
Nicky, Shi Yiyuan (Piano) – Song Without Words, Op 102 No. 3 (“Tarentella”)
Gabriel Wong Tze Yee (Piano) – Felix Mendelssohn: Song without Words, Op. 30 No. 6 ‘Venetianisches Gondellied’
Wong Kayven (Violin) – Spanish Dance, Op. 22, No. 1 (Romanza Andaluza) by Pablo De Sarasate
Momoe Kido (Violin) – Haydn-Violin Concerto No1 in C major
Andrei Slobodyanyuk (Violin) – N.Rimsky-Korsakov-E.Zimbalist Fantasy The Golden Cockerel
Tan Xue Thong (Piano & Vocal) – Always Remember Us This Way by Lady Gaga
Aloysius Yam Kai Yi (Piano) – Die With A Smile by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars
Charmaine Low Xiao Min – Kyouran Hey Kids!! Arranged by Animenz
Jayden See Jia Ying (Piano) – Merry Go Round of Life (Joe Hisaishi)
Sarvesh Panirselvam (Piano) – Crying for Rain (カワキヲアメク) by Minami – Piano Arr. by Animenz
Tara Nadyne (Violin) – Csárdás
Tan Wen Yu (Violin) – Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 I. Vorspiel. Allegro moderato
Wong Guan Yu (Piano) – Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31 No. 2 “Tempest” – I. Largo – Allegro
Liu Liren (Piano) – En Avril À Paris by Trenet / Weissenberg
Jared Toh (Piano) – Morceaux de Salon, Op 10: 2. Valse by Rachmaninov
Leong Jie Ying Elise (Piano) – J.S. Bach – English Suite No. 3 in G minor, BWV 808; 1. Prélude and 2. Allemande
Lindy Tan (Piano) – Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor, Op, posth. 66
Jeff Luo (Piano) – Franz Liszt – Les jeux d’eaux à la Villa d’Este
Joseph Low (Piano) – Rachmaninoff Prelude in G# minor , Op 32 no 12.
Phebe Bai & Lee Annie (Piano) –Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – “The Sleeping Beauty” Suite Op.66a No. 2, Adagio Pas d’action
Li Ee-Zhe (Piano) – A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square – Manning Sherwin
Gabriel Sia Jia Hsii (Piano) – A.Ginastera: Danzas Argentinas Op.2, III. Danza del gaucho matero (Dance of the Outlaw Cowboy)