31/5/2015 - An event with ADROWS

Hi lovely people!

Yesterday, we performed at Grand Hyatt Hotel in Kuala Lumpur for a company event called ADROWS.

The performance last night was slightly different where we played a String Duo setting instead of a String Quartet.  This means, only two of us performed.  They were Sophia on the cello, and Wani on the violin.

They performed three songs of duet between Violin and Cello at the start of the event to officially kick-off the ceremony.

The three songs that they played were:

- O Sole Mio

- Por Una Cabeza

- Canon in D

It was a short yet pleasant performance.  Also, it was an honour to perform as the opening performance for such prestigious event.

Thank you ADROWS for allowing us to be part of your event, even if it was only two of our members.

*an event for a company called Adrows

*a string duo setting was used instead of string quartet

That is all for now,

thank you for reading ^_^

Until next time...toodles~

24/5/2015 - An Evening with MARA Graduates

Hi!

Yesterday, on May 24th, we performed for Majlis Engagement Bersama Graduan Cemerlang Tajaan MARA at Premiera Hotel, Kuala Lumpur.

We played at the beginning of the ceremony while the graduates and the VIPs were having their dinner.  We performed for 30 minutes with music including pieces such as Sempurna (Andra & The Backbone), Penglipur Lara (Hazama), and Just The Way You Are (Bruno Mars).

It was such a lovely event, and we are all very grateful that MARA let us be part of their event.

Also, we also would like to thank Stephen Tseu, who played the cello on behalf of Sophia last night.

Thank you very much!

That is all for now, until next time.

Toodles~

24/4/2015 - Yenni's Graduation Recital.

Hi folks!

We know it has been awhile since we last updated.

And todays comes almost a month too late to.

Last month, which is April 24th to be specific, we performed for a Graduation Recital in UCSI of a Composition Major student.

It was definitely something different than what we normally do, and it was definitely exciting to be playing some original compositions.

We played a total of 10 original compositions, and it was a big ensemble with choirs, band, and some traditional instrument as well.

We would like to extend our congratulations to Yenni for completing her studies at UCSI and also for the success of her Graduation Recital.

We would also like to extend our gratitude for having us to be part of your big day.

This time, we managed to get videos of the performance that day, so, a little treat for you readers out there...

The first one is a song entitled Nankahen No Sekai, you can see us for strings players in the middle of the stage :)

The next one is a video comprising of two songs, the first one you will hear is called Arcadia Market and another one is called Ran:

We hope you enjoy the videos, and hopefully we will have the opportunity to play more original compositions in the future.

Last but not least, thank you to Aizat, for playing the viola on behalf of Ayeshah :)

Thanks for reading.

Until next time, toodles~

Publika Gigs @ 21/12/2014

Hi lovely people!

On December 21st, which was a Sunday, we had another gig at Publika.  This time it was special because we have the complete member playing!  

This will be our third out of five performances in Publika for Christmas.  Which means, we have two more to go.  On the 24th and 26th.  Before and after Christmas.

Unfortunately, for those two days, Ayeshah and Sophia will not be around.  We will have Aizat returning again for viola and Ershad to play the cello.  Ershad played with us before when were performing for an event in Johor.

Anyway, we have another good news, remember the video recording that we mentioned in previous posts?  We've finally done it!  Once we finished editing it, we will upload it to our Youtube channel.  So, stay tuned!

Do come and support us for our final two performance at Publika on the 24th and 26th!

From left to right:  Po Ann, Ayeshah, Sophia and Wani

Gigs at Publika

Hey lovely people!

Yes, we are back again.  Throughout this month, we will be performing 5 times at The Boulevard at Publika.  Well, we just had our first one on November 30th, so 4 more to go!

You can come to watch and support us on:

December 7 @ 3pm

December 21 @ 7pm

December 24 and 26 @ 12pm

I must say, that December is a busy month, so, the only day where all four of us can play is on December 21!  So that will be an interesting one!

Here are the pictures from the our last performance on November 30th!  Thanks to the talented Aizat who will be seating in for Ayeshah for every performance that she couldn't play.

the cool audience who sat down to watch us

us in action

us in action part 2

group shot

Aizat the violist

Sophia the cellist

Po Ann the violinist

Wani the violinist

Group shot part 2

More updates coming up soon.  

Stay tuned.  Do come and support us at Publika if you have some free time to spare ^_^

Until next time.

Toodles~

8/11/2014 - Fasha and Emir's Wedding Day

Hey lovely people!  We meet again.

Recently on Saturday (November 8, 2014), we performed for a wedding at Matrade Exhibition & Convention Centre.

The performance was a little different this time.  Instead of playing a string quartet, we played a string duo.

Wani Ismail and Sophia performed together for this lovely event as a violin and cello duo.

We played songs ranging from classical music by Handel and Mozart to a more popular music such as The Girl from Ipanema, A Thousand Years and Getaran Jiwa.

We played before the actual reception starts while the guest were arriving.  It was lovely to see some people who stopped and listened to us playing.  Also, it was lovely to be able to be part of such lovely night.  

We hoped that the guests enjoyed our music, and congratulations to the newly wed and may marriage life be a blessing to you and your future family.

After the wedding, the duo girls managed to stop by Publika to enjoy some wonderful chocolate dish at Salon du Chocolat.  It was such a lovely end to a great night ^_^

Well, that's all for now.  Until next time :)

Fess and Faiza Wedding Dinner

Only yesterday, on the 12th of October, we performed for a special event for Fess and Faiza for their special day.  It was a simple yet luxurious wedding dinner held at Mandarin Oriental Kuala Lumpur which includes only close friends and family.  We, from the Strings Attached is happy to be part of such lovely night.  We played mostly English songs such as My Way from Frank Sinatra, Top of the World from The Carpenters, Viva La Vida from Coldplay, as well as a few instrumental music such as Por Una Cabeza from the movie Scent of a Woman, Portuguese Love Theme from the movie Love Actually, and Libertango by Astor Piazzolla.  We are glad to hear that the newly weds as well as the guests enjoyed our music.  

Also, we would like to extend our deepest gratitude to Cheryl and Xin Tian who were willing to sit in for our quartet.  Po Ann was not able to play since she is out of town at the moment.  As for Wei Yi, sadly to say, due to other commitment, she is no longer playing with us, and as of now, the viola position will remain vacant until further notice.  So, you might see us changing violists from time to time, but no worries, we will still bring you the best quality music for your enjoyment!  ^_^

To conclude, here are a few pictures taken from last night.  Congratulation to Fess and Faiza and may marriage life be a blessing to you and your family :)

Keeping to the trend, we think group selfie should be done :)

Our lovely stage to perform

The beautiful wedding cake

Thanks Fess and Faiza for providing us with such wonderful dinner at Mosaic, Mandarin Oriental

Again, keeping to the trend, taking a picture of our food is a must.  Even if it's just the desert

For the last time, congratulations to the newly wed!!

Italian Opera - L'Elisir d'Amore

As you can clearly see in the poster above, DPac will become a host to an Italian Opera performance called L'Eliser d'Amore (The Elixir of Love).  It is not a common thing to have an opera performance here in Malaysia, so this is definitely something you all will want to watch.  On top of that, one of our group member, Wani Ismail, the violinist, will be playing along side the orchestra that will accompany the opera.  The performance will be held on October 8,9,11 and 12.  With the one on the 12th as afternoon concert.  Do come and support them!  They all work really hard for this concert.  Besides, it's not everyday you get to see an Italian Opera here in Malaysia!  It's fun!  Come and watch them give their best show ^_^

Update of FB Cover!

Hello people!

We decided to update our FB cover photo.  Considering our FB Profile Page picture only contains our logo, why not include our faces in the cover photo.

This is not a recent picture, unfortunately :(

Well, honestly, life as a quartet group has been rather slow lately.  Everyone is currently busy that it is quite difficult to gather and do something together.  Hopefully, in the near future, we will get an event to play for.

To those who don't know our Facebook page, you can find it at the side of this blog.  Just press the link and it will direct you to the Facebook page.

As for future projects, at this moment, our plan is to do a new recording of our playing.  Because, as some of you might know, Sophia just joined us, after Jennifer left to pursue her studies in Singapore.  So, we don't have any recordings with Sophia in it.  So, that is our plan for now.  Hope to get that done before the year ends.  

Till then.  See you later ^_^

Congratulation to the girls!

Let us just start by saying, sorry for leaving this blog unattended for quite awhile.  Nothing much happened in the past few weeks :(  However, something interesting did happened to two of our members, Wani and Po Ann.  On August 2nd, 2014, both of them had their convocation at UCSI Kuala Lumpur.  They finally completed their three years of study in UCSI.  Both of them graduated from their Bachelor in Classical Music course.  We wish them both the best of luck in the world and may more success coming down their paths.  Life will be challenging in a whole different way from now on, but we are sure that they will be fine :)

Again, for the last time, congratulations to these two girls and good luck for your future.  Also, let's work our way to become better performers, as well as a better string quartet ^_^