Tuesday 16 June 2015

Red Sonata Fiesta (RSF) 2015 By: Lim Chin Hwan & Wong Hao Xiang (Mechanical Engineering 1st Year/2nd Semester)


Red Sonata Fiesta (RSF) 2015

By: Lim Chin Hwan & Wong Hao Xiang (Mechanical Engineering 1st Year/2nd Semester)

 Chancellor Hall, 13th June – UTP’s Chancellor Hall came to life with the blast of foot- tapping music and eye-catching decorations during Red Sonata Fiesta 2015 (RSF). The long-awaited event began with the arrival of Tuan Haji Mohamed Noor Rosli bin Baharom, Deputy Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs and Alumni ushered by lion dance which the audiences then applaud as they walked to their seats. RSF is an annual event organised by UTP’s Chinese Orchestra in collaboration with Kedah Chinese Assembly Hall to promote Chinese culture in conjunction with the 1 Malaysia concept to the varsity community and the public through various kinds of cultural activities. Most surprisingly  the Chancellor Hall which could accommodate approximately 2500 people was fully packed that day.
            During the event, the audience witnessed various performances ranging from singing, dancing to playing instruments. The first performance guest was Wendy Woo, a 22-year-old who grew up in Perak, Malaysia. The songs that she sang wereXi Huan Niand ‘Luo Ye Gui Gen’.She was once recruited as one of the apprentice of ‘The Voice of China’ and she won many titles in singing competitions. The next performance guest was Professor Cui Jun Zhi, she often considered to be the leading exponent of the Kong Hou, a harp like instrument that died off during the Ming dynasty. Her performance had impressed all the audience because Kong Hou is a very rare Chinese musical instrument.
          The event was also participated by teachers and students from all over the states, ranging from primary school students to university students to compete in the Chinese Orchestra Competition, Band Orchestra Competition, Choir Competition and Dance Competition which held on the 12th and 13th of June. The winners from each category were given an opportunity to show their talent on the stage after the award giving ceremony. The event came to an end at 12.00am where happiness can be seen on the faces of the audience.
Wendy Woo singing the songs, ‘Xi Huan Ni’ and ‘Luo Ye Gui Gen’ on stage.


Harp performance by a famous harp player from Beijing, China.

The lion dance ushering the VIPs.


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