Musical Soundbites III: Samuel and the Saxophone

Join young saxophone extraordinaire Samuel Phua as he brings you on an exploratory adventure into the euphonious world of the saxophone and the mysteries of composition. Samuel will share his unabashed passion for saxophones, demystifying the enigmatic instrument with a showcase of his favourite tunes.

𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘦: 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘳 𝘋𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘬 𝘖𝘩'𝘴 "𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 [𝘋𝘖 𝘕𝘖𝘛] 𝘗𝘶𝘵 𝘢 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘔𝘺 𝘔𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩 " 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘱𝘴𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦. 𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴.

Works performed in this video:

NG YU HNG All the Things Left Unspoken
Performed by: Samuel Phua, alto saxophone

OON, ALEXANDER The Serpent
Performed by: Koen Van de Velde, baritone saxophone, Kristina Thede Johansen, alto saxophone, Samuel Phua, tenor saxophone, and Ita Nagode, soprano saxophone

OH, DEREK Don’t Give Up: Please [DO NOT] Put a Spoon in My Mouth
Performed by: Samuel Phua, soprano saxophone

TAN YUTING points, lines, angles, planes
Performed by: Koen Van de Velde, baritone saxophone, Kristina Thede Johansen, alto saxophone, Samuel Phua, tenor saxophone, and Ita Nagode, soprano saxophone

Link to Samuel's Musical Soundbites YouTube playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdM7x1pwWA5bfqZMzcFVs3xfu32EahwbY

About Samuel Phua
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Samuel Phua 潘培铭 is a recipient of the Singapore National Arts Council Arts Scholarship (Undergraduate) 2017. He graduated from the Sibelius Academy, Helsinki, with a Bachelor of Music Degree with secondary subject studies in Performance Coaching, Chamber Music, and Pedagogy under the tutelage of Joonatan Rautiola.

Samuel has performed as a soloist with Singapore’s top orchestras and bands, including the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (President’s Young Performer Concert 2014 and National Day Concert 2019), Orchestra of the Music Makers, Braddell Heights Orchestra, The Philharmonic Winds and Singapore Wind Symphony. He has performed with the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra as a finalist in the 2020 “Classic Winds” International Saxophone and Clarinet Competition and clinched 4th place in the Asia Pacific Saxophone Competition 2019.

As a chamber musician, Samuel has organised seven solo recitals and co-founded the Xin Saxophone Quartet. He was the artistic director of the Protégé Saxophone Ensemble (2015– 2017) and served on the artistic committee for the Helsinki Saxophone Orchestra (2018–2019). He has also performed with the Laivaston soittokunta – The Finnish Navy Band, Asian Contemporary Ensemble and Windstars Ensemble Singapore. He has been a regular performer at the annual Singapore Saxophone Symposium since its inception in 2011.

Aside from performing, he is a dedicated saxophone teacher and enjoys sharing his knowledge of the saxophone with students of all ages and levels in his private studio. He has served as the saxophone instructor in the International School of Music in Helsinki (2018-2020).

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