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Tuesday, September 20, 2005 Agents and Intermediaries During the course of discussions with our numerous clients, our group has frequently been asked if we were agents. To that question, we've always replied in the negative, and that we formed what we are today, as we were dissatisfied with our old agent due to the lack of information flow coming down from the clients that the group could use to give the clients the best service and value possible. While we recognize the need for agents as a matter of convenience, STRIIIINGS generally try to avoid those who'll sit between the client and the music group, collect a hefty fee and not add anything positive to the arrangement. Things truly become worse when information is lost along the way, and STRIIIINGS do not get the big picture of what is happening. That being said, there are some agents that STRIIIINGS are very happy to work with. They add very much to the whole service that all of us can provide for our clients, and are very much in the loop every step of the way. These agents keep a keen interest in all proceedings, and have a thorough overview of the requirements that our clients need, and these requirements are made known to us so that we can perform to the best of our abilities. In this regard, we greatly recommend Busheer from Chijmes, the Ritz Carlton group, Wedding Acts, Actaliz to name a few intermediaries that we've worked with. To these groups, we thank them, and look forward to working with them frequently. # posted by Paul @ 11:26 AM

Monday, September 19, 2005 Adding Class and Elegance to Weddings and Corporate Events over the week STRIIIINGS and its members have been rather busy this week! On Tuesday, our piano trio group was selected to be part of a promotional event by The Ritz Carlton Group to showcase what the hotel could provide for their corporate clients. It was a rather heady experience rubbing shoulders with the who's who of the corporate world! It was a rather interesting experiment too, to place the trio right in the centre of the room! Saturday's event at the Ritz Carlton required Sophia, our emcee, as well as a cocktail solo pianist. It was a pleasure to run through the solo repertoire on the piano, especially on a lovely baby grand at the cocktail area just outside the grand ballroom. A little girl was totally entranced with flight of the bumble bee, as well as a solo version of Mario and Mappy. We could have just inspired the next generation! Sophia delivered an inspired performance too, it is usually not a mean feat to be able to address a crowd, let alone one the size of last night's! There were sixty tables with ten at each table! Today, our core music group split into two separate piano groups, a piano trio at the Four Seasons hotel at the Window East Room, and another at The Art's House. All the guests on both sides were captivated by our unique repertoire, led by our flamboyant pianists. Here below are rare pictures of our group at The Art's House. And here are some photos from our other group at the Four Seasons led by our other resident pianist, Sher Maine. The most fascinating thing of all was that our male emcee, Jiang Hong, was required to act as the Justice of Peace at the Raffle's Hotel today. It was an interesting experience, and a testament to how versatile our talent pool is at STRIIIINGS. # posted by Paul @ 12:05 AM

Saturday, September 10, 2005 Kanon at Sentosa Resort Our violinist cum pianist, Sher Maine, mentioned Kanon in the previous blog, and this morning, we performed one of our special versions of Kanon for the march in. The bride and groom wanted the group to play Kanon where the music was livelier, and our group definitely surprised them with our versatility. It was a fascinatingly livelier Kanon, with pop and jazz infusions. Amongst the guests was someone who had heard us play at another wedding before, and he led a rousing applause for our music! Today also marked the debut of Miserlou, an arrangement of the piece by Dick Clark. It was arranged to showcase the virtuosity of the violinist, and it was fantastic watching our violinist run his fingers all over the violin in a flurry of precise movements. It was very gratifying indeed! # posted by Paul @ 10:13 PM

Chapel charm There is something sublime about playing in a chapel. Somehow the mood and acoustics of a high-ceilinged place of worship, with stained glass windows all round and chandeliers to boot, lends itself beautifully to our music. Tonight, we played at CHIJmes for a wedding. Pianist Paul played solo keyboard during the reception on the lawn outside, before the rest of the group joined in for the couple's march-in in the chapel itself. For the couple, we did arrangements of two songs special to them, which piano quartets do not normally play but which turned out excellent. For her bridal gown march-in, we played "Bridge Over Troubled Water" and for the second march-in, as the guests scattered rose petals over the couple, we played Elton John's "Your Song". The group's Kanon was also very well-received, being that it was perfect for the chapel. # posted by Sher @ 5:16 PM

Monday, September 05, 2005 An evening at Forest Lodge in the Singapore Zoological Gardens Our group has performed in countless hotel ballrooms in Singapore, but last night's performance in the Zoo was our most exotic yet! The piano trio performed for the short cocktail to the accompaniment of bird chirps, while nearby, Orang Utans lazed contentedly in their enclosures. After that, it was the start of the dinner proper, which was wonderfully handled by the caterers from the Singapore Zoo itself. The trio performed Bukan Cinta Biasa, specially arranged upon request by the bride. It is a lovely piece, and was recently sung by Siti Nurhaliza. In fact, we ended the lovely evening with the piece itself again, to recapture the beauty of a most lovely wedding in the Zoological gardens. # posted by Paul @ 10:40 PM

Saturday, September 03, 2005 A Grand in the Four Seasons Crescent Ballroom It was simply amazing that a baby grand was fitted into Four Season's Crescent Ballroom. The hotel staff delighted both STRIIIINGS and our clients, by switching the upright piano with the baby grand. IT was a real feat, for the Crescent Ballroom, is slightly smaller. The group made full use of the piano, of course, to create the ambience and classy sound from our increasingly well-known music arrangements. Coupled with the fact that the group has had a long hiatus due to the Hungry Ghost Festival, our first performance after the break was full of vigour! And we simply cannot wait to perform for the many weddings and events that await us for the rest of September. # posted by Paul @ 12:56 AM

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