Annual General Meeting 2019

Time surely flies fast. Once again, it's that time of the year. On the 17th of August, our Annual General Meeting was held in the band room. The form 5s were dismissed and the new committees took one step up to lead the way. 

We would like to express our gratitude towards our beloved committees of 2018/2019 for their hard work throughout the year. Your commitment and dedication will always be appreciated. Besides, good luck for the upcoming SPM examination and wish you all the best in your future journey! 

The committee list of 2019/2020 is as follows: 
President                                           : Bryan Leong
Vice President                                   : Siow Kaei Te
Secretary                                           : Lim Huey Qi
Treasurer                                           : Darryl Ting Hao

Woodwind Section Leader                 : Hee Mei Xin
Assist. Woodwind Section Leader     : Wong Zhi Lam
Brass Section Leader                        : Kua Chloe
Assist. Brass Section Leader             : Cheong Eng Qi
Percussion Section Leader                : Chan Sue Wen
Assist. Percussion Section Leader 1 : Phoebe Liew
Assist. Percussion Section Leader 2 : Tan Yuen Qi

Drum Major                                        : Darryl Ting Hao
Drill Master                                        : Hee Mei Xin
Music Master                                     : Kua Chloe
Assist. Music Master                         : Avril Long Ji Zi

Assist. Secretary                               : Ong Zhi Hsuen
Assist. Treasurer                               : Kwan JiuQi

We would like to wish the committees of 2019/2020 the best of luck!

International Wind Band Festival in Taiwan

Hello everyone! Recently, our band members flew to Taoyuan, Taiwan to attend the International Wind Band Festival from 9th August to 14th August 2019. We are very proud to announce that we have won the Gold Award in the competition! All of us were extremely thrilled to make our band, school and country proud with this achievement. Most of our members never went abroad for competitions before, which made this a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Besides participating in the Wind Band Festival, we had a fun time interacting with the band members of Hsing Nan Junior High School. Moreover, our members got to tour around Taipei and Taoyuan after the competition! Regardless of the scorching sun and hot weather, we enjoyed the scrumptious night market food in Shilin Night Market, as well as the picturesque scenery in Cihu and the Old Streets of Daxi.

Once again, thanks very much to our beloved tutor, Sir Eric for his hard work. We wouldn't be here without you. Also, thank you to our senior assistants, Mrs Lim and Mr. Lean, and as well as our teacher advisors for taking care of us throughout the trip.

We will come back stronger!

Sports Day 2019

          On the 27th of April, Catholic High School Band once again lead the parade session guided by our newly appointed Deputy Drum Major, Darryl Ting Hao, to start the opening ceremony of Sports Day 2019 which was held at our school’s field.

           We performed a total of 3 pieces, which were Perro Caliente and Under the Double Eagle for parade performance, and Takarajima, a joint performance with colour guard, presented also at the school field. It was delightful to perform together with the colour guard members this year.

Workshop by Toshio Akiyama

         On the 27th of February 2019, a band workshop by Professor Toshio Akiyama was held in Bro. Phillipe Wu Hall. This was an event brought by National Band Directors Association of Malaysia, and it was our honour to be the demo band.

         Under the baton of Professor Toshio Akiyama, we experienced different methods to improve the band's sound. It was an insightful experience and we are ever grateful to have such exposures.

Orientation Day 2018

        Orientation Day of year 2018 was held on the 28th of December 2018. We performed a popular Chinese pop song called: “小手拉大手”. We hope that this song captures the hearts of our fellow newly enrolled Form 1 students in Catholic High School to join us and explore the musical world together. 

Joint Concert 2018

    On the 23rd of December 2018, a Christmas themed joint concert was held at the Experimental Theater of University Malaya by National Band Directors Association of Malaysia to welcome the Christmas season with jolly Christmas music.

     Our band had the opportunity to perform with Convent Bukit Nanas School Band as the NBDAM Festival Youth Band. The University of Macau Symphonic Band was also invited to perform as the main show of this delightful afternoon concert.

     As the NBDAM Festival Youth Band, our song list for the afternoon was: Jingle Bells, Sleigh Ride, Christmas Recollection, Ride, Arirang and Akatonbo and Folklore for Band.

Before the performance, we had a brief interaction with the band members of University of Macau Symphonic Band. Although brisk, it was a chipper time talking to them and sharing our stories and experiences from two different countries.

     Overall, it was a good day spent and we hope to be exposed to more events like this in the future.

Farewell 2018

        We’re back to update on 2018’s Farewell, which held was on the 15th of December in our bandroom. This year’s Farewell was themed "Hourglass". Our theme this year is heavily related to time. The grains of sand in an hourglass will flow continuously just like time which never pauses even for a millisecond. When all of the sands of an hourglass have sunk to the bottom, we have to flip the device upside down so that the sand starts flowing back again. The same thing applies to life when we have reached an end in a certain goal, we always have to flip the hourglass and start over again in order to improve and keep moving forward. We hope the Form Fives can correlate to the idea since they are now ending their 5 years of high school life and starting fresh to achieve their own future dreams.

        During that day, there were entertaining programmes such as drama presentations by different forms, a slideshow presentation that drove Form Fives down their memory lanes, a talk session where Form Fives shared their personal thoughts and stories, and last but not least a "Conquer The Best" surprise singing for our Form Fives. It was an awesome time together and we hope they will continue to conquer the best. Hope to see you again!