Samuel Phua
Suite by Zechariah Goh
Rhapsodic Stories at the Esplanade Recital Studio
Supported by the National Arts Council Presentation and Participation Grant and National Youth Council Young Changemaker Grant
Suite by Zechariah Goh
Performed by Samuel Phua (alto sax) and Abigail Sin (piano)
Recorded by Trinutty Film Studios
The original two movement suite was written in year 2006, dedicated to Vincent Gnojek, saxophone professor at the University of Kansas (USA). Later, the composer added another movement to the suite and it was premiered in 2010 by Shyen Lee, saxophone professor at the Mahidol University (Thailand).
Zechariah Goh Toh Chai studied piano with Ong Lip Tat, harmony with Phoon Yew Tien and counterpoint with Leong Yoon Pin while working on his Diploma of Music from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. In 1999, he received the David and Gunda Hiebert Scholarship award to work on his Master degree of Piano from University of Kansas. Subsequently, he worked on his doctoral degree majoring in Composition under the guidance of Dr. Charles Hoag. At the same time, he studied "Orchestration" and "Arranging for Band" under James Barnes. For his artistic excellence in the field of music, Zechariah was conferred the Young Artist Award (Music) in September 2003 by the National Arts Council, Singapore.