Sounds Easy: Carolling 2007

Sounds Easy will not be carolling this year, as we will be re-vamping our caroling repertoire. Do keep us in mind if you decide to engage us for carolling in 2008! You will definitely be treated with a brand new suite of delightful Christmas treats! :)

Jeslyn's and Haoren's wedding

Date of Performance: 21st October 2007 (Sunday)

Today marks a special day for two of our members -it's Jeslyn's and Haoren's wedding celebration. Sounds Easy decided to come up with an all Chinese show, since the couple enjoy contemporary Chinese pop music. Despite just "recovering" from the show on the 15th October, all of Sounds Easy's members were gearing and raring to sing for their wedding.

The event was held at Hilltop Garden restaurant, which is located in Civil Service Club at Bukit Batok. Since there weren't enough members to perform a cappella pieces, we decided to perform songs using minus ones (i.e., "wedding singer(s)" style :)). The four pieces that were presented (in order) were : (1) 专属天使(originally by Tank) which was performed by Yanxing Allan, and Phil; (2) Tiffany(originally by Fish Leong/梁静茹) sung in duet by Claire and June; (3) "That's when I love you (orignally by Aslyn and featured in the movie "How to deal") performed by Celina and Chua (Claire's friend) on the guitar and (4) 今天你要嫁给我 (orignally performed Jolin & David Tao) sung by Yanxing, Allan, Phil, June, Claire and Celina (i.e., the whole wedding singers team). Dressed in our evening finery, we delivered the songs with gusto.

The wedding was graced by the couple's family, colleagues and friends, some of whom were past Sounds Easy's members. T his is probably one of the more heartwarming performances that we had done, and we thank Jeslyn and Haoren for giving us this opportunity. We wish them happiness, and a blissful and wonderful marriage.

Performance for the ICA Global Youth Conference

Date of Performance: 15th October 2007 (Monday)

Sounds Easy was delighted to be part of the The International Co-operative Alliance (ICA) Youth Conference that was held between the 14-15 October 2007. We were invited to sing for their farewell dinner, which as held at DXO, a club house at the Esplanade.

We were contacted by Wen Wen from ICA several months before the event, and she requested that we sing songs in English, as the audience came from different parts of the world. Concentrating on the theme of love and friendship, Sounds Easy presented the following in a cappella style: (1)Medley of "Heaven is a place on Earth" and "I think we're alone now", (2)"I’ll Be There For You” (originally by the The Rembrandts), (3) "Thank you" (originally by Dido) and (4) "Stand by Me"(originally by Ben E King). The audience were very lively, and gave us warm applauses, especially during "Stand by Me", possibly because it was familiar to most of them. After the show,we were invited to join in the party as well.

There were also many firsts for Sounds Easy during this event. This was our maiden a cappella performance at a club, which is typically reserved for dance music. Sounds Easy also donned a new set of costumes - ladies in light green dresses and guys with matching dark green shirts and light khaki pants combination. These "maiden" experiences made this show a truly memorable one.

Performance for ASEAN Youth Caucus @ NACLI

Date of Performance(s): 22nd April 2007.

Sounds Easy was invited to sing for the welcome dinner for the Youth Caucus, a meeting of youths and leaders from the Association of South East Asian Members (ASEAN) on the last Sunday of April 2007. This fairly high profile event was hosted and organised by the People Association's Youth Movement (PAYM), and the dinner took place at the lush and tranquil National Community Learning Institute(NACLI).

Despite being given only a week to prepare, Sounds Easy managed to present an all acappella performance of three evergreens that dazzled the audience, many of whom came from different parts of ASEAN. The performance took place in NACLI's Learning Lounge, a cosy air-conditioned hall with a small stage. We started the show with a medley of two pop songs-Berlinda Carlisle's "Heaven is a Place on Earth" and Tifanny's "I think we are alone". This was followed by "Stand By Me", and that seemed to strike a chord with the audience, as some of them were seen tapping with our music. We closed the show with "Kokomo", a song that was familiar to most. After the show, Sounds Easy was treated to a delightful buffet that was made up of yummy Asian cuisines. We would like to thank PAYM for inviting us to be part of this international event, and we look forward to more of such opportunities. We would also like to thank the audience, who were very supportive and appreciative during our performance.