World Music Day Month
MMI x SUE
This June, Musicus Medicus is bringing you 4 videos of different genres to your screens! 🎺
In conjunction with World Music Day or also known as Fête de la Musique which falls on 21st June, we would like to bring awareness of this day and the importance of Music in everyone’s lives. On this day, music is celebrated with free concerts and performances in most parts of the world. Both non-professional and professional musicians would perform in the streets and neighbourhoods as a way to celebrate and honour music 🎶
#WorldMusicDayMonth
Por Una Cabeza
Here we present to you a cover of Por Una Cabeza, one of the most popular of Carlos Gardel's tangos.
This cover is played by brilliant performers from both MMI and SUE, namely Jeannice Khor Qi Jing, Elton Ting Chong Yong, Hans Willard Nelson Suresh and Lim Tan Zheng.
Big special thanks to editors Hoh Chee Cheng, Looi Yie Yeen and Elton Ting Chong Yong.
For maximal experience, stop and take a breather from your work/studies, go outside in the open air, plug your headphones/earphones in and let the music free your mind.
p/s: Copyright disclaimer and references of video clips can be found under the video description on YouTube
Little Happiness
“It's a fortune to have met you,
Yet I have lost the right to cry for you;
I only wish at the end of the sky where I'm not able to see,
You spread your wings,
And meet your destined one,
How lucky she will be…..”
-A part of The Little Happiness translated
Sometimes we are so occupied with what is going to happen in the future that we forget to live in the present and enjoy it. Take a step back and experience the present in real-time using all our senses. Be aware and appreciate the things around us. Only then do we not live to regret so much.
Here we present to you a cover of A Little Happiness, a song by Hebe Tien which became the first Mandarin music video to exceed 100 million views on Youtube. This song speaks about realizing someone’s worth and value a little too late --- after they’re already gone.
Amazing performers from both MMI and SUE, having brought this song to life, namely our violinists Xin Ying and Bing Xuan with Cerene as pianist.
Big special thanks to video editors Diong Wen Xin and Teoh Sheng Hui, and to audio editor Tan Jun Hoe (Ean).
#WorldMusicDay #ALittleHappiness #HebeTien #Cover
p/s: Copyright disclaimer and references of video clips can be found under the video description on YouTube
Beethoven’s Symphony No.5
21st of June is officially marks World Music Day or also known as Fête de la Musique. World Music Day sowed the seeds which inspired our June project, to emphasise the significance of music in everyday life and to commemorate all musicians alike.
Today, we present to you Beethoven’s Symphony no. 5, a piece widely known and no stranger to virtually everyone’s ears whenever it is played. Our performers from both MMI and SUE have wonderfully captured the essence of this beautiful piece and we hope you enjoy listening to this cover as we did in creating it.
Appreciation shout-out to all our brilliant performers involved and our video editors, namely Looi Yie Yeen and Diong Wen Xin as well as our audio editors Tan June Hoe (Ean), Elton Ting Chong Yong and Hoo Ern Chee.
(Plug in headphones for maximal listening experience)
#WorldMusicDay #SymphonyNo5 #FifthSymphony #Beethoven #Cover
p/s: Copyright disclaimer and references of video clips can be found under the video description on YouTube
Getaran Jiwa
“Music is life. That is why hearts have beats.”
Getaran Jiwa marks the end of the World Music Day project in the month of June. Let this jazz cover transport you back to the relatively easy and slow-paced life of the 1960s, of black and white television, kerosene lamps and ice-cream men on bicycles.
This popular piece by P. Ramlee has been brought to life by both MMI and SUE players, namely Zainul Firdaus, Muhammad Haziq Abd Hamid, Alvin Ong and Terrance Chai Zheng Zhe.
Not to forget our hardworking video editors and audio editors who are Hoh Chee Cheng, Teoh Sheng Hui, Elton Ting Chong Yong and Tan Jun Hoe.
A round of applause to all our wonderful performers since the beginning, who took the time to participate and play music with their hearts. We couldn’t have done this without all of you.
Finally, a tremendous shout-out to the team players from both SUE and MMI who worked hard behind the scenes since day 1. ‘Stage crew is the heart of any production’.
#WorldMusicDay #PRamlee #GetaranJiwa #Cover
p/s: Copyright disclaimer and references of video clips can be found under the video description on YouTube
What’s next?
We are planning for more online concerts and a physical concert to be held live in Kuala Lumpur. More on these will be communicated soon via our social media! Stay tuned!
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Our Partner
Sunway University Ensemble started in 2008 with a mission in Sunway University. That mission is to act as a catalyst for fostering excellence in musical talent and developing musical performing arts in Sunway University and also Malaysia.
Comprised of musicians, driven and united by the love of music, the Ensemble vitalises musical life on campus and creates a platform for students to share the joy of music with the community.
The Ensemble continues to grow despite challenges and this achievement stems from the members’ passion in enjoying and sharing music – which is the core value of the Sunway University Ensemble.