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| 1991-2000 | NST News Archive Operafest Children's Choir news in summary – PDF format (184KB) |
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| 2000 Dec 6 |
Dancing Nights The Operafest Children's Choir will perform Rodgers & Hammersteins's 'South Pacific' at the PJ Civic Centre this month – New Sunday Times |
| Dec 5 | The OCC performs The Student Prince at the PJ Civic Centre Operafest Children's Choir (OCC) under the directorship of Kam Sun Yoke participated as special guests at the renowned international music festival Cantapueblo 2000 La Fiesta Coral De America at Mendoza, Argentina, in October. – The Sun |
| Dec 4 | A taste of South Pacific The Operafest Children's Choir (OCC) will present the Rodgers & Hammersteins's hit musical South Pacific at the PJ Civic Centre, Jalan Yoong Shook Lin, Petaling jaya, Selangor, starting this Friday. – The Star, Entertainment |
| Dec 1 | Enchanted Evenings – New Sunday Times |
| Apr 9 | World-class treat for choral music lovers By Veronica Shunmugam THE Arena Stars at the Genting Highlands Resort recently played host to a gathering of children’s choirs. These were the Tarcissian Convent Choir (TCC) from Perak, the Prague Philharmonic Children’s Choir (PPCC) of Czechoslovakia and Malaysia’s very own Operafest Children’s Choir (OCC). As the latter two are choirs of world class standing, the event was rare opportunity for choral music lovers. – Sunday Star |
| Aug 2 | What a crying shame! By Azlan Ramli OPERA singer Kam Sun-Yoke is upset, just as she has been for the past 14 years. This time, she is at a loss as well. |
| Mar 12 | Little ambassadors of song By Sharon Wong "SMILE," Kam Sun-Yoke orders her young charges as they struggle to get into position for a group picture and threatens them good-naturedly: "If I look at the picture and see anybody not smiling..." – New Sunday Times |
| 1999 Nov 15 |
Catch operetta at PJ Civic Centre next month By Salina Khalid The Operafest Children's Choir will stage another performance next month. – The Star, Metro |
| Nov 14 | Home-grown Opera By HL Tan The Operafest Children's Choir is planning one more musical for the holiday season. A Sigmund Romberg musical entitled Student Prince. – The Sun, Life |
| 1998 Sept 16 |
Sharing her love for music By Hooi You Ching DRAWING on the resources of home-grown talent, Kam Sun-Yoke has done a remarkable feat of transforming a group of youngsters into an award-winning choir. – The Star |
| 1997 Aug 8-14 |
SWOT Singing note of success. Operafest Children’s Choir: It’s about patience, dedication By Faridul Amwar Farinordin IF you’ve watched the classic P Ramlee movie, Ibu Mertuaku, you’d remember the scene when actress Mak Dara scolds daughter Sabariah (played by Sarimah) for wanting to marry a musician, and not a doctor: “Ahli muzik?!Memang pantang keturunan kita, ahli muzik!” (“A musician?! Never in our family a musician”) – The Star, Youth Quake |
| 1996 July 10 |
It's plane sailing to New York By Angeline Ong (Part 1) THE first thing that came to my mind when we - members of the Operafest Children's Choir - found out that we were going to the Big Apple to perform was that it was going to be a bit dangerous... |
| July 11 | Unforgettable trip to New York By Angeline Ong (Part 2) OUTSIDE the John F. Kennedy airport, a tour bus was waiting to take us to Ithaca where our first performance was scheduled. |
