Encore! The European Season in Singapore
The European Union countries represented in Singapore, the Delegation of the European Commission, the four European cultural institutions – Goethe Institute, British Council, Italian Cultural Institute, Alliance Française – and the European Chamber of Commerce are proud to present Encore! The European Season in Singapore. Launched with the opening of the 18th European Union Film Festival, the Season spans over a period of eight months and encompasses several dozen events across every field of European arts and culture – music, theatre, dance, visual arts, literature, film and street performance.

1st International A Cappella Festival 08
Champs of the 2008 Harmony Sweepstakes, German quintet Vocaldente quickly got the crowd laughing and on their feet. Cole Porter's "Let's Misbehave" is beautifully done, as is Kenny Loggins' "Footloose", the Rat Pack favorite "Everybody Loves Somebody", Freddie Mercury's "Don't Stop Me Now" and a tongue-in-cheek spoof of Abba's "Mama Mia." Vocaldente sings all these songs in very good English, but their strength is in their innocent, non self-conscious humor. The sweet, pure falsettos, faux horns, strings and other instruments, comic asides and samples combined with their totally deadpan posing and pretending to play their faux instruments, are all, quite simply, hilarious. While laughing at this, we're noticing that their stuff is amazingly arranged and that they are top-drawer professional singers and vocal percussionists. From seeing them live, it's also clear that they are having big fun up there, and so are we. Two kinds of genius come together here, comic and musical, to award-winning effect!

A Cappella Championships 08
Join a total of 16 groups over 2 days at the Esplanade Recital Studio for a good dose of a cappella as they compete for the coveted title of Champion in the Choir category (11th Aug) and the Ensemble category (13th Aug). The competition is held in collaboration with The Esplanade Theatres On The Bay and supported proudly by CASA, the Contemporary A Cappella Society www.casa.org, National Arts Council and the National Youth Council. Hurry! Get your tickets today! Tickets are already well sold and at $20 available from all sistic counters or www.sistic.com.sg. It's a once a year event and you definitely won't regret this opportunity. We hope to see you there.

world of voices
Be spellbound as we bring you exciting performances amidst the lush greenery and natural ambience of the Singapore Botanic Gardens! Featuring voices in perfect harmony from an award winning choir group, a cappella group, a beatboxer & the first Singapore Idol Taufik Batisah. Stand to win attractive prizes by participating in the online photography competition and the concert’s quiz segments. Come in your most stunning red and white outfit and receive ArtReach goodies. In conjunction with NDP 2008, early birds will receive an NDP 2008 goody bag! So pack your picnic baskets and come party with us!

Listen Now! - A CappellaFest 08
This year's AkaFest was held at ACS Barker's Lee Choon Guan Concert Hall and our groups delivered an exuberating concert! If you missed this year's concert, make it a point to catch next year's! The first pictures of the concert are now online, for a clip of the concert, head to http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1569721/jamaica_cafe_a_cappella_festival_2008/ Our guest group, Jamaica Cafe rocked the house down with their 'super chill' approach to entertainment and good'ol harmony. They had everyone singing, including most of the guys in the audience! Our local teams also wowed the crowd with their unique approaches to a cappella performance. If you missed it this year, be sure to catch it next year!

A Cappella Championships 08
Join a total of 16 groups over 2 days at the Esplanade Recital Studio for a good dose of a cappella as they compete for the coveted title of Champion in the Choir category (11th Aug) and the Ensemble category (13th Aug). The competition is held in collaboration with The Esplanade Theatres On The Bay and supported proudly by CASA, the Contemporary A Cappella Society www.casa.org, National Arts Council and the National Youth Council. Hurry! Get your tickets today! Tickets are already well sold and at $20 available from all sistic counters or www.sistic.com.sg

Limelight 2008: Raffles Voices
In 2007, Raffles Voices was awarded the Gold Award at the Singapore Youth Festival choir competition. The choir also held a successful public concert entitled Reserved at Victoria Concert Hall in November. To date, the choir has toured the Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, the Netherlands, Finland, Austria, Germany, Spain and Hawaii, and will embark on another overseas tour in June 2008, participating in another international festival in Poland. 2006 Young Artist Award-winner Toh Ban Sheng was appointed the resident conductor of Raffles Voices in 2003. Within the short span of his directorship, Raffles Voices has garnered numerous local and international awards such as the highest national accolade of Best Choir of the Year twice.

Listen Now! - A CappellaFest 08
Join Key Elements, VoCollision, the TAS Singers, TAS Youth Ensemble and Indonesia's hottest vocal band, Jamaica Café in our annual dedication to the beauty and amazingly wide scope of artistic approaches to using the human voice. Interactive, entertaining, educational and inspiring, with music arrangements ranging from pop to hip hop, mando pop, classical to reggae, and even dangduts and beat boxing - this kaleidoscope of musical influences will provide a lasting impression of a cappella performance. Join us at ACS Barker's Mrs Lee Choon Guan Concert Hall 30th & 31st July 3pm - 4.15pm (Primary School Programme $15) 7.30pm - 9.30pm (Secondary School Programme $20) Tickets are available with this booking form and are Tote Board funded!