Consonance: A Choral Collective

27/04/2023

Thank you to all who attended our concert last Sunday! It was a joy to share our music with you ❤️🎶

27/04/2023

Thank you to Alison Harvey for her wonderful review of our concert on The Mad Scene! Check it out 👇
http://www.themadscene.com/2023/04/review-handels-messiah-by-consonance.html?m=1

Guest contributor Alison Harvey shares her thoughts on Handel's Messiah by new choral group Consonance , led by Tom Anderson . Review: ...

22/04/2023

Snapshots from our dress rehearsal 📸

Only one day left to show! See you there! 🥳

18/04/2023

Hear what tenor Jonathan Charles Tay has to say about ‘Messiah’, and the process of preparing for our upcoming performance! 🎶✨

Only 5 more days to show! Get your tickets at https://www.sistic.com.sg/events/handel0423 now!

[Music: Handel’s Messiah, No. 32 But thou didst not leave by MIT Concert Choir, Cutter. Available for use under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.]

10/04/2023

Baritone Alvin Tan received his music degree from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. He has sung the roles of Papageno in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, Demetrius in Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Le Dancaïro in Bizet’s Carmen, Timur in Puccini’s Turandot, and Dandini in Rossini’s La Cenerentola.

He has also performed as a soloist in Faure's Requiem and Brahms’ Requiem with the Braddell Heights Symphony Orchestra.

Alvin was described in the Straits Times as being ‘confident and of hearty voice’, ‘impressive, with a rich, burnished tonal colour’, and possessing ‘gloriously flexible articulation’.

Come experience Handel’s Messiah in full on 23rd April, 7pm at Victoria Concert Hall. Tickets at https://www.sistic.com.sg/events/handel0423 🤩

10/04/2023

Tenor Jonathan Charles Tay is a graduate of the Manhattan School of Music, New York City. He attained his Master of Music in Northwestern University, Chicago, IL.

Jonathan is co-founder and co-artistic director of Singaporean Opera Company, The Opera People (TOP).

His recent performance highlights include Eisenstein in Strauss’s Die Fledermaus and Don José in Bizet’s Carmen with Singapore Lyric Opera, and Beethoven’s Choral Fantasie with Singapore Symphony Orchestra. He also sang the role of Bertrando in Rossini’s L’inganno felice with Lirica Arts.

Jonathan’s performances have garnered praise from OPERA magazine as “excellent and very lyrical”.

Watch Jonathan take the stage on 23rd April, 7pm at Victoria Concert Hall. Tickets at https://www.sistic.com.sg/events/handel0423 🎟️

10/04/2023

Mezzo soprano Rebecca Chellappah holds a Masters in Music with Distinction from the Royal Northern College of Music. Rebecca was born and grew up in Singapore but now is based in the UK where she enjoys an international singing career.

Rebecca’s opera credits include the title roles of Carmen in Bizet's Carmen, Delilah in Saint-Saëns’ Samson and Delilah, and Rosina in Rossini’s The Barber of Seville.

Her oratorio performances include Mahler's 8th Symphony, Handel's Messiah, Mendelssohn's Elijah, and Mozart's Requiem.

Rebecca is a committed Christian and Oratorio holds a special place in her heart. She sang her very first performance of Handel’s Messiah with Tom Anderson conducting in 2008. She is delighted to be singing this wonderful piece of music again with Tom on the 23rd of April! 😍

Get your tickets at https://www.sistic.com.sg/events/handel0423 🥳

10/04/2023

Soprano Joyce Lee Tung graduated with a Master of Arts in Voice and Masters in Concert Singing from the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz, Austria.

Joyce is co-founder of the collective, The Art Song Coterie, which is dedicated to promoting the art song and its refined performance.

Her professional operatic engagements include Madame Herz (Mozart’s Der Schauspieldirektor), Frasquita (Bizet’s Carmen), Adele (J. Strauss’ Die Fledermaus), Queen of the Night (Mozart’s The Magic Flute) and Isabella (Rossini’s L’inganno felice).

Currently, she is adjunct principal study lecturer for voice at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts and adjunct voice teacher at School of The Arts Singapore.

Don’t miss her performance in our upcoming production of Handel’s Messiah! Tickets available at https://www.sistic.com.sg/events/handel0423 🎶

09/04/2023

Don’t miss the rare opportunity to appreciate Handel’s timeless work, Messiah, in full! 🎶 Enjoy famous classics like the Hallelujah Chorus, and discover the rest of Handel's iconic, moving musical masterpiece!

Consonance — A Choral Collective is a refreshing new ensemble of experienced choristers from diverse backgrounds. Consonance will be joined by a professional orchestra and soloists, under the baton of conductor Tom Anderson. Get your tickets from www.sistic.com.sg/events/handel0423 🥳

[Music: Handel’s Messiah, No. 44 Sinfonia by MIT Concert Choir, Cutter. Available for use under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.]

30/03/2023

Consonance, a new collective of experienced choristers, is giving away a pair of tickets to our upcoming concert of Handel’s Messiah on the 23rd of April at the Victoria Concert Hall.

To stand a chance of winning, share this video on your feed and tell us how Messiah’s music or message has moved you in the comments below. Tag a friend you’d like to bring with you and don’t forget to follow our page!

Get your tickets to our complete and unabridged performance of Messiah now! 😁 Tickets available at https://www.sistic.com.sg/events/handel0423

27/03/2023

What does Tom love about Messiah? 🤔 Hear what he has to say about the epic work in this short interview!

Catch our performance of Handel’s Messiah on 23rd April, 7pm, at Victoria Concert Hall. Tickets at https://www.sistic.com.sg/events/handel0423.