Wednesday, April 06, 2011

Fritz @ Armenian Church: National Heritage Board "Illuminate 175"

13th March 2011

Fritz was invited to play for NHB's "Illuminate 175", a 2-night public performance held specially as a lead-up to the Armenian Church's 175th anniversary. We were honored to be one of the performing groups in the line-up of public performances.

The initiative was aimed at increasing public awareness of Singapore's national monuments. What better place to hold this than at the monument itself!

The Armenian Church.

The porch was where we played. Open air, with picnic mats. Semi-casual, it was a good atmosphere to spend a Sunday evening in.

Complete with guided tours done by youths for public education about the Armenian Church, the whole setup was extremely organised yet lively. Of course, the enjoyable experience was topped off with the appreciativeness that the audience displayed.

After the performance, we had many coming up to us with good reviews of Fritz's music. Of particular notice was one lady who commented that it was rare to find authentic and sincere Tango as effective as ours!

Fritz, in casual wear to blend in with the atmosphere. (from left to right: Yaw Chang, Lenard, Max, Jessie) Photograph courtesy of Chua Jia Min.

Wokai.org, Charity Auction

On the 4th of March 2011, Fritz played for Wokai.org, a China-based charity that aids rural poor in China. The event was held in Tyler Print Institute, a lovely gallery where this bid for charity was held.



It was the first time the quartet has performed in this venue and for this organization. The novel experience was made even more memorable by the friendly hosts and staff at Wokai. The guests were equally warm as well, some standing near and giving us their undivided attention in listening to our music in the midst of the chatter that was going on at the reception.


At the end of the reception, we got to hear a presentation on the work that Wokai was doing and where the money raised in the auction was going. It made Fritz's donation in kind that much more personal to know that what we contributed was ultimately going to benefit the lives of the people in rural China.


We are glad the work we do and the music we play extends far beyond merely entertainment. This is one of the faces of touching lives and hearts that keeps us going!


Goodie bags. We were each given one. There was a enormous, Singapore-hand-made lollipop inside that was the size of my hand, from wrist to finger!




Champagne! Cheers to Wokai.org and its contribution to charity, and also a toast to our guest Violinist, Jessie! Fritz will be featuring her in our future gigs and we are glad to have had a successful peformance tonight to start our partnership off.



Alan & Mei Siang's Wedding Celebration

This lovely celebration happened on the 18th of December 2010, last year! As you can see, we have had our hands tied for many months and have some catching up to do on this blog. But we promise the quartet has been busier than ever with providing music to many people and events! We made sure to take pictures to share this joy with all our readers.

Alan and Mei Siang's wedding took place in Raffles Hotel's Casuarina ballroom. The quartet has performed there many times, but the appeal of the grand white decor is always refreshing for us.

Setting up.


Waiting for the cue to start.

This event ended off for us with a nice little chocolate that we were treated to at the reception. Of course, this sweet treat was appropriate for the joy shared by everyone at this wedding!