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100 years after the great war, the
Machine world and Man's empire lie in decay. A gigantic glass barrier
separates the two worlds as both sides maintain an uneasy peace. A
young robot discovers the key to an ancient quantum computer,
unknowingly opening a trans-dimensional portal and releasing an
ancient sorceress named Gitw in the process. Awoken from her eternal
slumber and seeing the world in ruins, she realized it was impossible
for her to return to her world unless she saves the world from brink
of collapse and restore balance.
WONDERLAND X
TO ensemble 10th Anniversary Concert
genre: fusion music concert / audio-film
Utilizing her gift to control the first machine Alice, she peers through time to discover the connections between Man and Machine. She embarks on a journey to attempt to unite the two worlds, with the hope to create a new utopia where Man, Machine and Nature can co-exist and progress.
story: 100 years after the great war, the
Machine world and Man's empire lie in decay. A gigantic glass barrier
separates the two worlds as both sides maintain an uneasy peace. A
young robot discovers the key to an ancient machine,
unknowingly opening a trans-dimensional portal and releasing a sorceress named Gitw in the process. Awoken from her eternal
slumber and seeing the world in ruins, she realized it was impossible
for her to return to her dimension unless she saves the world from brink
of collapse and restore balance.
Crossing space and time, Wonderland X's innovative musical narrative takes you on an immersive adventure like no other. Celebrating a decade of music-making, this concert features music by award-winning composer Tze Toh and performance by Christina Zhou (violin), Lazar T.Sebastine (Indian violin), Teo Boon Chye (saxophone), Jonathan Charles Tay (tenor), Yap Shing Min (soprano), Wendy Phua (e.bass) and the TO ensemble string group led by Wu Bingling.
With a mysterious past, Gitw is seemingly part organic, part machine. Utilizing her gift to control the first machine Alice, she peers through time to search for the location of the First City, which was built by Man and Machine. She embarks on a journey to solve the mystery of the great war and to unite the two worlds, with the hope of creating a new utopia where Man, Machine and Nature can co-exist and progress.
Crossing time and space, Wonderland X's innovative musical narrative takes you on an immersive adventure like no other, combining fusion music of jazz, film, Indian, classical music, anime soundtrack and sound design. Celebrating a decade of music-making, this concert features music by award-winning composer Tze Toh and performance by Christina Zhou (violin), Lazar T.Sebastine (Indian violin), Teo Boon Chye (saxophone), Jonathan Charles Tay (tenor), Yap Shing Min (soprano), Wendy Phua (e.bass) and the TO ensemble string group led by Wu Bingling.
“Sophisticated and accessible” - The Business Times, on TO ensemble
“Extraordinary musician whose idiom straddles comfortably between genres of classical, jazz, world and film music” - The Straits Times, on Tze Toh
"....a testament to true musicianship and fortitude” - The Straits Times, on Christina Zhou
“Extraordinary musician whose idiom straddles comfortably between genres of classical, jazz, world and film music” - The Straits Times, on Tze Toh