Music Play Date 2026

Looking for a fuss-free way to spend your weekend & enjoy some great music? Mark your calendars – Music Play Date is returning on 1 August.

This popular outdoor concert series by The klpac Symphonic Band is free for all. Just pack your picnic mat, some snacks and pick a spot (early!) under our giant banyan tree.

It’s perfect for lil’ ones because they’ll get to see the musicians grooving up close, join the fun by dancing or simply enjoy the music in their own way. There’ll be some music trivia too where they’ll stand a chance to win some prizes!

The band has lined up a host of family-friend tunes like the Lion King Medley, Disney Medley and the Cat Bus theme from My Neighbour Totoro along with some classics like Jan Koetsier’s Brass Quintet as well as Claude Debussy’s Golliwogg’s Cakewalk from Children’s Corner. 

They’ll also be throwing in some upbeat numbers like Itaru Sakai’s Swing and Syncopation and Jay Chou’s Mojito, which transports you directly to a Havana-themed party with its infectious Latin rhythms. 

Launched in 2022, Music Play Date is a cornerstone of the klpac Connect initiative which is supported by Yayasan Sime Darby.

FREE ADMISSION

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About klpac Connect 
klpac Connect is an access and development initiative supported by Yayasan Sime Darby aimed at improving access to the arts through various amenities and programmes for families with young children, students / schools, persons with disabilities, talents and the general public. Find out more at bit.ly/klpacconnect.

The klpac Symphonic Band
Soon after The klpac Orchestra was formed, The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre (klpac) established The klpac Symphonic Band in 2009 which made its debut with “Friendship in Concert”.

Like the other music ensembles under klpac, The klpac Symphonic Band is a community-oriented initiative aimed at providing a platform for brass, wind and percussion players to hone their skills and perform regularly. It was established to fill a gap in the local music scene where many band musicians who started playing during their schooling years were left with no avenue to grow and pursue their interest after leaving school. Its members are musicians and music lovers from different backgrounds and age groups who are admitted based on an audition.

The klpac Symphonic Band has been under the leadership of Music Director and Resident Conductor Cheryl Mah since 2011. It performs a packed concert season yearly and its “Ultimate Music Crawl” concert bagged the “BEST OF 2019” Award at the 17th BOH Cameronian Arts Awards 2020.

Since 2022, the band has been running an all-important Outreach Collaborative Project annually with some of the best music educators in town and it culminates in a public concert entitled “An Uncommon Journey”. The outreach project has benefited 71 wind musicians and percussionists aged 16 to 22 from Klang Valley as well as beyond.

On the audience development front, the band initiated its “Music Play Date” series in 2022, which is an interactive concert held outdoors for families particularly those with young children.

2023 marked another major milestone for the band as it proudly represented Malaysia during its first international tour to the Chiayi City International Band Festival (CCIBF) in Chiayi, Taiwan where it performed alongside over 100 bands from five different countries.

The Team
Production / Creative Team:
Executive Producer: Dato’ Dr. Faridah Merican
Artistic Director: Joe Hasham OAM
Music Director & Resident Conductor / President: Cheryl Mah

The klpac Symphonic Band 2026
President: Cheryl Mah
Vice President: Chew Sze Gee
Secretary: Chrissie Kuan
Vice Secretary: Tan Su Fen
Treasurer: Lai Pak Kin
Librarian: Pah Chee Choong
Publicity: Tai Wen Ying
Creative Content Creators: Vanessa Yap, Ray Koh

Section Leaders for Year 2026
Flute: Chew Sze Gee
Oboe & Bassoon: Ean Tan
Clarinet: Lee Xue Ying
Saxophone: Ian Chan