VIETNAM

Back to the map

Masterclasses

The Director of the Conservatory of Music writes to Monique: "....your recital on the night of October 23 2007 left us a deep impression...."
and about the masterclassses: "......Besides your knowledge you provided, our students learnt a lot from you the spirit of hard work as well as seriousness and science in work organising. In addition,

Two days of Master Classes
In colaboration with the Dutch Consulate General's Cultural and Development Programme Monique Copper gave 2 days of Masterclasses for students at the Ho Chi Minh Conservatory October 21 and 22.

12 Professional piano students of the Ho Chi Minh Conservatory of Music performed repertoire works: Chopin - a Rachmaninoff Etude, a Liszt Rhapsody, the Schumann Abegg Variations and Kinderszenen, a Chopin Scherzo, Haydn - a Mozart Sonata, Villa Lobos, Czerny, Tchaikovsky etc. All students were very attentive and fast in assimilating the suggestions. Some needed more technical advice; others needed phrasing, singing or contrasting. One Sunday was not enough and all desired another day of teaching even if this was Monday, a full school day!





Recital at Ho CHi MInh City Conservatory
Nhac vin Tp. H Chí Minh
112 Nguyn Du, Q.1
23 - 10 - 2007

The Holland Days organised by the Dutch Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City Monique Copper performed October 23rd her programme "Water" in the auditorium of the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music.

The auditorium of the Conservatory for an audience of 400 was almost completely full with mainly young listeners.
Monique : "Every time during my tour I felt completely overwhelmed not only by the warm applause but also by the beautiful flower chains after each performance. And especially at the Saigon Conservatory the stage was simply a scene of an abundance of the most colourfull flowers..."

The Director of the Conservatory of Music writes to Monique: "....your recital on the night of October 23 2007 left us a deep impression...."
and about the masterclasses: "......Besides your knowledge you provided, our students learnt a lot from ou the spirit of hard work as well as seriousness and science in work organising.


Park Hyatt Hotel
Saigon

Special invitation for a Piano Recital on Otober 24, 2007 19.00

Bernadette ter Heyne - mezzo soprano
Monique Copper - piano

Monique Copper:
"Extra Song Recital
It was a wonderful recital, the extra one on October 24th with mezzo soprano Bernadette ter Heyne in the Park Hyatt Hotel Saigon.

I did some water works of course and then after the interval Bernadette sang
Cole Porter, Kurt Weil, Hanns Eisler & Louis Andriessen."



Children's recital


Monday October 29th 2007 16.00 in Ho Chi Minh City

The Story of Babar, the little elephant by Jean de Brunhoff
Music by Francis Poulenc
Monique Copper, piano, narration and projection.



October 29th was the last appearance: a Dutch children's programme for the NTC school children (Nederlandse Taal & Cultuur) in Ho Chi Minh City. I played Poulenc's Babar with the story narrated and a projection of illustrations from the famous book of Jean de Brunhoff.
And then in the end we had the wonderful Dutch experience of singing in chorus the famous Dikkertje Dap by Annie M.G. Schmidt for all the Dutch parents present!

Thanks to the Dutch Consulate General Ho Chi Minh City all performances were very well organized during their Holland Days Congress.





Inside recital program, click to enlarge:

Back to the map