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I had a slow Sunday. I decided to pace myself and not to do any coverage apart from the JIS Showcase Concert which happened yesterday. It was the third concert of the weekend and I’m glad I was there to be part of the experience as a spectator. It was awesome!!! And sometimes I wish I’m part of the performers because I know what it’s like to perform on stage and furthermore, I appreciate music as it is.

Well done and thumbs up to those involved and everyone enjoyed the concert too. Keep up the great work and thank you Jerudong International School for the extended invitation. I’m looking forward to these kind of events and keep promoting music and arts :))

The Morning Dancers

The performance – Morning Person

Morning Person. This is a song from the film musical Shrek. The film’s success is largely due to its wide-ranging appeal to both children and adult alike. There are many in-jokes and reference to the other classic animation pictures. In this song, Princess Fiona performed by Lily Fairs sings to a bluebird; a direct reference to Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.

Maktab Sains “Suara Excelsior”

They sang “Born This Way”

Born This Way. This song by Lady Gag is a title track from her second studio album (2011). It was notable for being the 1000th song to reach the number one spot in the USA since pop charts first began. It was also the fastest-selling single in the history of iTunes. Hence, Maktab Sains ‘Suara Excelsior’ performed this hit single which I enjoyed.

The Jerudong Singers

The Junior Recorders

Sarah Farr on Harp

Si Bheag Si Mhor and You Raise Me Up. The first song means “Little Hill, Big Hill” int he Gaelic language of Ireland. This version was performed by JIS recorder ensemble and Sarah Farr on harp directed by Mrs Klein. Whereas the next song, You Raise Me Up was one of the most popular song which has been covered many times but it was Josh Groban’s that attracted more attention. The original song was released by an Irish and Norwegian duo, Secret Garden back in 2003. Interesting…

Yasmin Riches and Siobhan Morris as soloists

Thousand Miles Dancers

A Thousand Miles. This song also reminds me of White Chick scene *lol* Did you know the song was originally titled “Interlude” and it’s a pop song written by American singer Vanessa Carlton (2002). The song was performed by soloists Yasmin Riches and Siobhan Morris.

Ruby Chong and Nurlyana Adi Shamsul as soloists

The crowd this afternoon at JIS Art Centre

A Thousand Years. This is one of my favourite songs to date. For your info, this song was written by Christina Perri for the Twilight series. I’ve performed this once on a guitar but I would love to try this out on a piano. The song was performed by Ruby Chong and Nurlyana Adi Shamsul.

Adib Hussin (DJ) on stage

Senior Hip Hop Dancers

After hip-hop dance, it was no other than Gangnam Style

They even had little PSY version from JIS – Jay 😀

He’s got some groove

The final pose from Jay

DJ Mashup. Adib Hussin was the DJ then as he pumped up some hip hop numbers for the JIS dancers. Then came the huge hit Gangnam Style which has slowly faded in popularity but still appreciated by many. This kind of showcase concert won’t be complete without PSY’s influence. I was surprised to see my friends’ son – Jay – who performed as the mini-PSY on stage. That was a nice touch.

Check out tomorrow for more pictures and updates from JIS Showcase Concert.