Germany & Malaysia Grand Concert Tour 
德國暨馬來西亞巡迴音樂會（KL Fundraising Concert）

In June 2024, the award-winning Malaysia Bach Festival Singers and Orchestra will finally embark on our long-awaited grand concert tour. We have been invited to perform at the prestigious Bachfest Leipzig in Germany, where Bach authorities and enthusiasts around the world gather annually to celebrate the greatest musician ever lived. World-renowned artists who have been featured in this festival include Lang-Lang, Sir John Elliot Gardiner, Ton Koopman, Angela Hewitt, Masaaki Suzuki, Daniel Hope, and Albrecht Meyer, among many others. 

Malaysia Bach Festival Singers and Orchestra will be the first ever Malaysian ensemble to be performing at the iconic St. Thomas Church in Leipzig, where Bach worked and lived during the last 27 years of his life. In addition, we will also perform at the St. George’s Church in Eisenach, where Bach was born, baptized, and served as a choir boy, as well as Bach Church in Arnstadt, where he held his first professional position. 

This grand concert tour is not only for us to represent Malaysia on such prestigious world stages, but it is also a very unique learning opportunity for us to expand our horizons through attending concerts performed by world-class musicians, as well as visiting museums and institutions, so that our members would return inspired and ready to serve our country better. There is no other festival in the world which would gather so many reputable and enthusiastic “Bachians”, and therefore this tour is also an important networking opportunity for us. 

We are diligently raising funds for this very special tour, and would like to invite you to be part of this historical chapter of Bachfest Malaysia by contributing financially. 

Programme highlights:

Ich hab in Gottes Herz und Sinn (I have given over to God's heart and mind) BWV 92

Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin (With peace and joy I depart) BWV 125

O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht (O Jesus Christ, light of my life) BWV 118

Komm, Jesu, Komm (Come, Jesus, Come) BWV 229

Malaysia Bach Festival Singers & Orchestra

Malaysia Bach Festival Singers & Orchestra

Chia Yee Yean, Soprano Solo
Kwok Hin, Soprano Solo
Esther Ting Zhuo Ying, Soprano
Charity Goh Shi Chi, Soprano
Chew Shi Yun, Soprano
Chia Wee Kiat, Countertenor Solo
Chan Wei En, Countertenor Solo
Lee Mei Yen, Alto
Hong Sze Ern, Alto
Sabrina Chai Yuet Thong, Alto
Okawa Tan, Tenor Solo
Ang Tze Yu, Tenor
Wong Soong Hong, Tenor
Woo Hsuan Tai, Tenor
Caleb Woo, Bass Solo
Mak Chi Hoe, Bass Solo
Low Lik How, Bass
Sim Wei Yih, Bass
Ooi Khai Ern, Concertmaster
Kylie Tan, Violin 1
Kyvie Tan, Violin 1
Mabel Wong Yih Ping, Violin 2
Lee Hai Lin, Violin 2
Ling Li Yen, Viola
Choi Shi Wei, Viola
Ng U-En, Viola da gamba
Chong Eugene, Cello
Mohd Azizi Bin Azman, Double Bass
Foo Chie Haur, Flute
Ng Su Chee, Oboe
Wong Cheong Lum, Oboe
Midori Suzuki, Bassoon
P'ng Won Hui, Organ
David Chin, Conductor

About Bachfest Malaysia

Bachfest Malaysia was founded by Artistic Director David Chin in 2015. Its inaugural performance was the Malaysian premiere of St. John Passion by the Malaysia Bach Festival Singers and Orchestra. Since then, they have performed Mass in B minor, St. Matthew Passion, numerous cantatas, motets, and instrumental works by J.S. Bach. They have performed in major cities throughout Malaysia, including Kuala Lumpur, Muar, George Town, Sibu, Bintulu, and Kota Kinabalu. Their performances of Bach's music have been repeatedly recognized at the BOH Cameronian Arts Awards, winning "Best of 2019" and "Best Choral Ensemble Performance" for St. Matthew Passion in 2020, and "Best Ensemble Performance" for "Prelude" from Orchestral Suite in C in 2019. That same year, David Chin's performance of Bach's Harpsichord Concerto in D major also received "Best Solo Instrumental Performance”.

Bachfest Malaysia has been creating excellent music-making opportunities for young local talents. Malaysia Bach Festival Singers and Orchestra consists some of the best musicians in the country, which include leaders and principals from prominent ensembles such as the National Symphony Orchestra, Ensemble Virama, Wicked Music People, VerSes, YinQi Choir, Klpac Orchestra, to name a few. Apart from the music of J.S. Bach, they have also performed works by composers such as Byrd, Victoria, Mozart, Vaughan Williams, and Dan Forrest, as well as a new commission by Malaysian composer Caeleb Tee. 

Bachfest Malaysia is dedicated to:​
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• Connecting people through quality music
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• Promoting music of J.S. Bach and other great composers in Malaysia and beyond.
• Creating excellent music-making opportunities for young local talents.
• Making Bach’s music accessible to all through performance and education.
• Collaborating with various organizations in creative and innovative projects.