Asia-Pacific Electone Festival 2011

Asia – Pacific Electone Festival (APEF) an annual competition in Electone Music. The various Yamaha Music School from the Asia-Pacific region take turns to host this event. The origin of the Electone Festival dates back to 1964 in Japan to showcase the skills and talents of Electone virtuosos.

This year, Singapore will be hosting the APEF. It will feature contestants from Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Taiwan, Thailand and Singapore. These outstanding contestants will be competing on the Yamaha Electone Stagea. The first prize winner of the APEF Open Age section will move on to the Yamaha Electone Concours Final Audition.

• Date: 17 Sep 2011
• Time: 3.30pm
• Venue: University Cultural Centre Hall, NUS
• Ticket: $20 and $30
• Online Booking: SISTIC

Being the host country this year, Yamaha Singapore has specially arranged to bring in MAX TAKANO, YASUYA TOMIOKA and KENAN LOUI WIDJAJA as guest artistes. I have embed two videos below and hope you will enjoy it.

• Kenan Loui Widjaja on the Electone

• Max Takano on the Electone

Jacqueline "I Dreamed A dream"

• Composer: Claude Michel Schonberg
• This song was popularized by Susan Boyle

Chua Jie Min - "Toccata by Gaston Rolland"

• Some slips can be heard on the right hand and more practice needed for accuracy. On the whole, a nice performance.

• Paul Mauriat and his orchestra.

Christmas "Vol. 17 Gr. 9-8"

• Popular STAGEA · EL Christmas Vol. 17 Gr. 9-8
• Order number: GTE 01083386
• Title of songs:
  1) Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
  2) Jingle Bells
  3) Hymn Medley
  4) Santa's outlook millet
  5) White Christmas
  6) Wonderful holiday
• More Information: Yamaha Japan
• To order this book: Amazon Japan
  

Electone Book "Vol.18 東方神起"

• Artist STAGEA • EL Grade 7-6 Vol.18 東方神起
• Order number: GTE 01085049
• Title of songs:

          1) Summer Dream. 
          2) Tomorrow will come. 
          3) SHINE. 
          4) Forever Love. 
          5) Share The World. 
          6) Millennium Love Song.

• More information: "Yamaha Japan"
• To order this book: "Amazon Japan"

Electone Book "K-POP Selection Vol.50"

• Popular STAGEA • EL Grade 7-6 K-POP Selection Vol.50
• Order number: GTE 01086547
• Title of songs:

          1) Jumpin.
          2) Mr.
          3) Gee. 
          4) GENIE.

• More information "Yamaha.jp"
• To order this book "Amazon.jp"