Sean Ghazi. |
THE annual Toyota Classics musical showcase is back, with yet another spell-binding orchestral and classical music treat for Malaysian fans.
| The Cadaques Orchestra. |
The 16th Toyota Classics will take place at 8.30pm in the Shah Alam City Council (MBSA) Auditorium, Shah Alam on Nov 18.
This year, Spain's mesmerising Cadaques Orchestra returns, having last performed in 2002.
For the first time, a vocalist will croon evergreen operatic songs as well as modern numbers. The singer will be none other than Sean Ghazi, the star of the recently-concluded P. Ramlee - The Musical.
Sean will be joined by acclaimed Spanish tenor Salvador Carbo.
"This is our first collaboration and I'm really excited about it. I'll be singing one song made popular by Tan Sri P. Ramlee, and that's going to be a surprise," Sean said.
On his role a Ramlee, Sean said: "He is one of my all-time heroes and I worked really hard to be like him on stage," he said.
The actor/singer is happy to participate in Toyota Classics as he has great respect for the orchestra led by conductor Pablo Gonzalez, and Carbo.
Toyota Classics is organised by UMW Toyota Motor Sdn Bhd and is in aid of Rumah Kanak-Kanak Taman Bakti in Kepala Batas, Butterworth; the Klang Handicapped Children's Care Association; the Manjung Handicapped People's Welfare Association in Sitiawan; and Yayasan di-Raja Sultan Mizan of Terengganu.
The home in Butterworth has 168 children and 52 staff. An institution under the Welfare Department, it protects abused and neglected children. It is in need of two vans.
The children's Care Association has 66 children and 30 staff. It is in need of a gymnasium and laundry.
The association in Sitiawan has 945 members and 60 volunteers. It plans to acquire newer and larger premises.
The foundation, established by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin in 2005, plans to revive handicraft around the country, particularly wood-carving and batik.
It is also involved in a nationwide handicraft skills training and entrepreneurship programme.
Since its inception in 1990, Toyota Classics has introduced to Malaysian audiences world-famous orchestras such as the Sapporo Symphonic Orchestra of Japan, the Budapest Operetta Theatre Orchestra of Hungary and the Vienna Volksoper Symphony Orchestra of Austria.
UMW Toyota executive director for strategic planning Aminar Rashid Salleh said over RM4.4 million has been collected from the annual concert for 32 charities around Malaysia.
The concert will be attended by Tuanku Mizan and the Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Nur Zahirah, and the Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah.
By : Dennis Chua
Tickets are priced RM70. Call 03-5123-6688.
