Music enthusiast

Music enthusiast

Varian Wong at one time had amassed a vinyl collection of 3,000 records. Today, it is more under control! Varian Wong, 72, calls himself a “music enthusiast” rather than a collector, and at one time he admitted that he amassed a collection of over 3,000 vinyl records!...
Still rocking on

Still rocking on

Forty years in the music industry and there is no stopping Mel Ferdinands and his passion in music.   BY: Joanne Tok   One of Singapore’s best-loved musical talents, Mel Ferdinands (with the other half being his younger brother Joe) has been in the music...
For the love of conducting

For the love of conducting

An 80-year-old keeps on doing what he loves to do. BY: Ong Su Min   Do you know the Japanese song ‘Hana’? It means flower. A gentleman with a humble disposition started humming the song, his leather shoes tapping against the floor as his fingers swung gracefully...
There’s something about Mary

There’s something about Mary

This grandma can definitely get you off your chair and show you a good time with her electric guitar. BY: Cheok Mei-ing   Learning to play the acoustic guitar without a musical background when you are 60-something is adventurous, to say the least. If you go on to...
Believer Gold Program

Believer Gold Program

Believer Music offers its Believer Gold Program for those aged 60 and above where participants can choose the guitar or keyboard programme. The guitar programme is a seven-week module, one-hour per class each week, while the keyboard programme is an 11-week module,...