The Dins, founded in 1979, is the signature all male acapella group from Harvard University. Karen Neoh introduced The Dins to me in 2004, I have organised three performances here in Malaysia for the group during their bienniel World Summer Tour.
Back in August 2009, I emailed Brett Harrison, the President of the group. After months of planning - the permits are the most tedious part - they finally performed at RSGC last night.
And what a performance it was! For starters, the Main Lounge was splendidly decorated by our RSGC team. Maxis was the main sponsors.
I can't really describe the performance - even after three concerts, I am still mesmerised by their sheer professionalism, entertaining acts and most of all the harmonious blend of beautiful voices and rhythm. To say it was a classy act seems inadequate. In truth, it was a joy and privilege to catch these twelve young [they seem to be getting younger every time] Harvard undergrads 'belt it out'.
By the way, the poor lads performed after arriving at KL airport rather late due to their delayed flight. They were caught in a jam for 45 minutes. We had tea ready, packed them off to the Changing Rooms for a shower, completed their sound check before it was barely time to meet the sponsors for cocktail.
And yet, you would not have guessed it. They were as cool as cucumber - their lime green socks helped - everyone had a marvellous time. The Dins took photos with members, signed autographs - they were the gracious ambassadors of Harvard University. And the US.
This is my new Dins CD!
Thank you Dins and thank you Brett for sharing your beautiful music.
Now please come back and do Copacabana for us.
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The Royal Selangor Golf Club was the only stop in Kuala Lumpur for the Dins. They will be continuing their tour to Sydney next. The Tour which started in June 2010 took the Dins to
Reykjavik, Iceland, London, England, Luxembourg, Saarbrucken, Germany, Strasbourg, France, Berlin, Germany, Ljubljana, Slovenia Cyprus, Seoul, South Korea, Shanghai, China, Hong Kong, Osaka, Japan, Tokyo, Japan, Choshi, Japan, Atsugi, Japan, Bangkok, Thailand, Singapore, RSGC Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
The final leg includes:
8/10-8/13: Sydney, Australia
8/13-8/16: San Francisco, California, USA
8/16-8/18: San Diego, California, USA
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The Dins did not perform Copacabana this year - one of my favourite songs. So after the show amidst autograph sessions, we suddenly found ourselves on stage, snapping photos. Suddenly some of The Dins started humming Copacabana, I couldn't resist and chipped in to sing - "at the Copa... Copacabana...". Those who know me know this was a VERY brave thing to do!
Photos to follow
7 comments:
Sounds like a wonderful experience. And an acapella group from Harvard University must an amazing bunch!
And Ninot Aziz sekeluarga, selamat berpuasa.
Dear Aishah,
Selamat berpuasa di bulan yang mulia to you and your family too.
Yes, they were amazing!
You organized to get them here is amazing enough.. to get to sing with them ..wow.. incroyable
Wow, what an interesting blog you have! I will enjoy feasting on the wealth of material in here! Will be back soon.....thank you for your so kind comment on my blog! I trust, too, that "all will be well, all will be exceedingly well".......it always is, whatever happens! Your life sounds very interesting, will enjoy coming back for a longer visit soon:)
Dear Ayoh Wang,
Oh yes, The Dins are always a wonderful experience. But thank God they only come once every two year. The process is quite tiring!
Dear Sherry,
Thank you for your visit. I do enjoy sharing a little part of what I do with fellow bloggers...
welcome to my world!
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