Ultimate Music Crawl II with The klpac Symphonic Band

You know you are in for one wild ride when The klpac Symphonic Band brings back its Ultimate Music Crawl with some of the best music the band has performed over the years with a few new surprises thrown in. Its last edition bagged the Best of 2019 Award at the 17th BOH Cameronian Arts Awards.

From folk dances to playful marches, soulful tunes to band favourites, Ultimate Music Crawl II truly showcases the versatility and infectious energy of the band.

Under the baton of Music Director and Resident Conductor, Cheryl Mah, the band brings you on a journey through the folk-inspired Armenian Dances (Part 1) by Alfred Reed as well as Percy Grainger’s playful Children’s March Over the Hills and Far Away. They revisit Lim Yu-Yao’s nostalgic Buaian Kenangan, which the band premiered in 2023, before moving on to some jazz and swing favourites like That Man by David Schreurs and Vincent DeGiorgio as well as Grammy-winner Laufey’s From the Start.

The excitement continues with Michael Schelle’s dramatic “The Exhausted Sun” from The End of The World and the high energy Japanese Graffiti XXII City Pop Medley by Tatsuro Yamashita, an absolute crowd favourite that celebrates Japan’s 1980s city pop era with a mix of funk, jazz fusion, pop and disco.

Come along for the ultimate musical adventure through a whole spectrum of sounds and vibes with The klpac Symphonic Band.

TICKETS

Category	Early Bird Promo (Ends 15 Nov)	Price
Cat 1: Patron of The Arts (POTA)*	RM 150	RM 150
Cat 2: General	RM 65	RM 78
Cat 3: Students	RM 48	RM 48
Cat 4: Concession (Educator / PWDs / Senior > 60) **	N/A	15% off regular-priced ticket

● *POTA are arts patrons who wish to make a monetary gift on top of the ticket value. POTA ticket holders will be acknowledged on klpac’s website.
● **Concession Booking (Educators / Students / PWDs / Seniors > 60) – Please WhatsApp us at +6018 227 7212 with the necessary details (name, student’s ID / IC, school name & department, phone and email for verification).
● Accessible Seating – Please WhatsApp us at +6018 227 7212 to discuss the availability of accessible theatre seats and to book.    

PROMOTIONS

Category	Regular
Yamatatsu Customers	5% off regular-priced ticket
Sonata Malaysia	10% off regular-priced ticket

● ***Group booking (> 15 tickets): Please fill in the details here, our box office staff will reach out to you soon.  

Buy Tickets 
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No phone sales and over the counter sales. E-tickets only.  

Enquiry / Concession Booking
WhatsApp +6018 227 7212

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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.

Sponsored Student Tickets (part of klpac Connect)
Under klpac Connect, schools may register their interest to obtain sponsored student tickets for selected shows free of charge. Due to limited availability, tickets are not guaranteed – first-timers from public schools and those from rural / out-of-state locations prioritised. This show is part of the klpac Connect programme. Register your interest here https://bit.ly/klpacconnect-registration.

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Fundraising for klpac’s Timpani Fund
If you’ve been to our concerts, you would have seen a set of big kettledrums at the back – our beloved timpani! Not only is it the rhythmic heartbeat driving the music forward, it provides the dramatic build up and climax with its thunderous roll.

For the past 20 years, our timpani has been working very hard as the heartbeat of The klpac Orchestra, The klpac String Orchestra, The klpac Symphonic Band and also the Outreach Youth Band. While we plan for our timpani’s retirement, we need to raise funds for our new timpani which costs RM 130,000 for four drums by 2027.

Donate to our Timpani Fund here so that we won’t miss a beat and the music continues to fill klpac.

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ABOUT 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.

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Cheryl Mah | Resident Conductor & Music Director, The klpac Symphonic Band
After graduating from the Elder Conservatorium of Music (Australia) with concurrent majors in Piano Performance and Music Education, Cheryl Mah completed a performance-based Master’s Degree in Conducting and Directorship from Salford University (England, UK) under the tutelage of Professor Dr. David King and the late Dr. Roy Newsome, specialising in Brass Band Conducting.

As an active active music educator, Cheryl regularly conducts the UCSI University Orchestra

(Malaysia). She has been the Resident Conductor and Music Director of the award-winning klpac Symphonic Band, which is part of The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre (klpac), since 2011.

Apart from directing various ensembles, Cheryl actively advocates for music education. Two education and outreach initiatives she has led recently were collaborative band programmes that involved young band musicians of diverse backgrounds, ethnicities and culture, local band directors, local community bands and a university. One of the projects was a 13-week Outreach Collaborative Programme entitled An Uncommon Journey which culminated in public performances in August 2022 at Pentas 1, klpac, hosted by klpac. The other was a one-day IMus Wind Orchestra Day – which featured a series of performance, masterclasses, workshops, and podium time, in October 2022 at the Recital Hall, hosted by Institute of Music, UCSI University.

Cheryl co-founded the Kuala Lumpur-based Birdian Saxophone Quartet in 2000 for which she also plays the baritone saxophone. The quartet initiated the “Chamber Wind Project” in 2012 which features distinguished chamber wind ensembles from the region. It has presented five editions since then, receiving significant recognition for promoting the growth of wind chamber playing to a wider community.

Cheryl is currently a lecturer at the Institute of Music, UCSI University.

THE TEAM
Executive Producer: Dato’ Dr. Faridah Merican
Artistic Director: Joe Hasham OAM
Music Director & Resident Conductor: Cheryl Mah
Production Stage Manager: Soo Choy Wah

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
French Horn: Jon Handley
Trumpet: Yeow Boon Sim, Tan Kai Xiang
Trombone: Low Wei Xiang
Euphonium & Tuba: Chrissie Kuan
Percussion: Bryan Cheah, Lee Si Yuan