10 minutes with Wolfgang

By Esplanade On 20 January 2009

-Part of the January issue of the EY Quarterly Newsletter
By Hurrairah Bin Sohail

Performing at the Mosaic Music Festival in March are the Filipino gods of rock; with a set-up that may be stripped down but certainly not lacking in intensity. Aside from Wolfgang, no other rock band from the Philippines has ever released albums in […]

10 minutes with Daphne Khoo

By Esplanade On 20 January 2009

- Part of the January issue of the EY Quarterly Newsletter
By Suhas and Jerusha Tan

Singer, actress, voice artist, television host- Daphne Khoo is an all-round entertainer. After finishing third-runner up in the first season of “Singapore Idol”, Daphne did a short stint as front of local band, West Grand Boulevard. In 2007, she went […]

Monkey-ing Around

By Esplanade On 20 January 2009

- Part of the January issue of the EY Quarterly Newsletter
By Jonathan Meur

With just minutes to the start of the concert, the sun slowly sets as the audience effortlessly fills the Outdoor Theatre. The crowd, mostly in their 20s and 30s, wait patiently as the crew makes the last technical adjustments. Expectations are high this […]

Go West

By Esplanade On 20 January 2009

- Part of the January issue of the EY Quarterly Newsletter
By Jeremy Boo

“Something special: a side of us you’ve never seen before,” that is what Dharma from West Grand Boulevard (WGB) promises their fans come 27 February. In less than three years, the band has undergone numerous line-up changes but the guitarist, who is also […]

Huayi Cool

By Esplanade On 20 January 2009

- Part of the January issue of the EY Quarterly Newsletter
By Jerusha Tan

Enjoy a vast range of ticketed and non-ticketed performances this Chinese New Year at Huayi - Chinese Festival of the Arts. Launched in 2003, Huayi is one of three cultural festivals held at Esplanade annually. Along with Pesta Raya and Kalaa Utsavam, the […]

Mosaic Music Festival

By Esplanade On 20 January 2009

- Part of the January issue of the EY Quarterly Newsletter
By Hurrairah Bin Sohail

mo-sa-ic Pronunciation [moh-zey-ik] (mō-zā’ĭk)

Noun

A picture or decorative design made by setting small coloured pieces, as of stone or tile, into a surface.
The process or art of making such pictures or designs.
A composite picture made of overlapping, usually aerial, photographs.
Something that resembles a […]