Band Camp 2014

This year, the SM Sains Selangor Band from KL was invited to join our annual band camp. We held combined instrumental sectionals, section sectionals and concert practices together for the first 3 days of this 4 day camp practicing a few songs for a mini concert for family and friends on the night of the 3^rd day

Here’s the list of songs we played:

Junior Band:       Chibi Maruko Medley
                          Divinium Mysterium
Senior Band:      Machu Picchu
                         Takarajima
Whole Band:      Memories of Friendship
Woodwind Ensemble:   Under the Sea  (Junior)
                                   Romeo and Juliet (Senior)
Brass Ensemble:            Air and Finale (Junior)
                                   The Lonely Goatherd (Senior)
Percussion Ensemble:    Stinkin’ Garbage
                                   Technology
Sinfonietta:        Gavotte
                         Somewhere Out There
                         Theme from Jurassic Park

We also had 2 very special guests from Taiwan who were a part of this camp as well, they were Mr. David Lin who taught the band and Ms. Sophia Teng who taught the Sinfonietta, for the first 3 days of this camp. But there were also tutors for each section who taught during instrumental and section sectional practices so there was a lot to be learned during those 3 days! We would like to thank Sir Eric, Mr. David, Ms. Sophia, Mr. Chan, our teacher advisers and all the tutors for making this camp a success. 

Putrajaya International Book Fair

We were invited to the Putrajaya Convention Centre to perform for 5 days for the Putrajaya International Book Fair organized by MPH. We performed five days in a row on the 19^th, 20^th, 21^st, 22^nd and the 23^rd of March 2014. There was a wide variety of books and stationaries available at discount prices throughout the Convention Centre. We were invited to perform 3 sets each day to draw attention and bring some excitement to the book halls but we had plenty of time to browse around at what the book fair had to offer. We were also given the honour of leading a very important person into the main hall of the book fair to officiate the event and launch his new book, he was our fourth Prime Minister, Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad who officiated the event and launched his new book, “Jejak Seorang Pemimpin: Sejarah Lisan Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad”.

Coway Annual Dinner

This time, we went to the Sunway Hotel Ballroom to perform for the Annual Dinner of the Coway household electronics company on the 15th of February. While we waited outside the ballroom to bring in the VIP’s and guests of honour, we got some laughs out of their emcee for the night, the famous Harith Iskander. And then we marched in playing 2 songs from Indiana Jones and Hawaii Five-O with the VIP’s and guests following behind.

KLCC Edu-Fair

On the 18^th of January, a group of our members made their way to the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre to perform for the opening ceremony of an Edu-Fair organized by The Star newspaper. They were joined by a few girls from our school cheer leading club, Calyx for the opening ceremony. They played a famous theme from the Hawaii Five-O TV series and after that they were able to have a look at the various exhibits and maybe get some ideas on their future.

New Afternoon Committee

After our EGM on the 13th of December, we tallied the votes and now are glad to announce the new afternoon committee of 2013/2014.

Afternoon In-Charge: Agnes Toh
Assistant Afternoon In-Charge: Loong Mei Lynn
Afternoon Woodwind Section Leader: Goh Khim Shuan
Afternoon Brass Section Leader: Tan Jack Kang
Afternoon Percussion Section Leader: Lee Shi Ting

Goodbye, Farewell

On the 26^th of October, we bid adieu to our beloved form 5’s during our annual Farewell Party. It was rather spooky with the theme being Halloween and some of the Form 5’s even came wearing scary masks!

Visitors from Oceania

On the 29^th of July, we were visited by the Rosehill College Band from New Zealand and had an interactive concert with them in the Dewan Bro. Phillipe Wu. But during their visit there was more than just music from them, we were treated to a performance of the traditional Maori dance; The Haka. The Haka is an ancestral dance performed by Maori tribes before they went to battle. The dance incorporates aggressive movements and loud chanting used to intimidate their enemies before their battles. But it was made internationally famous by the New Zealand national rugby team, The All Blacks who perform it before each of their matches. 

AGM 2013

Once again it is that time of year where the current committee come to the end of their term and pass on their duties the next generation of committee members. Yes, it is the AGM. We would like to thank all the ex-members for their contributions and efforts for the band, and wish all the best to the new batch of committees!
 

Here is the committee list of 2013/2014:

President: Brian Wong
Vice President: Choo Earn
Secretary: Tan Kim Hoong  
Treasurer: Au Yong Wei Qing 
Woodwind Section Leader: Yaw Ming Wei  
Assistant Woodwind Section Leader: Cheong Yu Wen  
Brass Section Leader: Khoo Kay Cher  
Assistant Brass Section Leader: Khoo Min Khai  
Percussion Section Leader: Koh Yuan Zheng  
Assistant Percussion Section Leader: Chok Sean  
Music Master: Brian Wong  
Assistant Music Master: Lim Gen Tean  
Student Conductor: Tobias Wong  
Drum Major: Khoo Kay Cher  
Drill Master: Choo Earn  
Assistant Secretary: Lee Zi Xin  
Assistant Treasurer: Joanne Wee  
Sinfonietta Corporal: Ng Tze Donn
Lance Corporal: Lim Ying Ying  
Colourguard Corporal: Zu Er Lance 
Corporal: Sze Meng  
Secretary: Sarah  
Treasurer: Carol Loi  
Head of QM: Zi Kei  
Head of Choreography: Kok Ming Zhen

G'day Mate!

On the 3rd of July, we opened the doors of our Dewan Bro. Phillipe Wu to the Carine Senior High School Band from Perth, Australia for an interaction and a combined performance by both bands. The school board, students as well as our own ex-members were present for the free Matinee performance which included performances by the CHS Sinfonietta and Kelab Kebudayaan. Apart from a concert band, the Carine Senior High School Band also consists of their string, guitar and choir sections which all performed as well.

*Photos courtesy of the Photography Club of CHSPJ

Sports Day 2013

Hey readers!
This year's Sports Day will be held on the 6th of July ( Saturday ), which is this upcoming Saturday.
For your information, our band will be performing two songs, which are " Memories of Friendship " and
" Carnaval ".
Do come and watch our performance on that day, your presence is highly appreciated.
Good luck to all band members!
Pictures to come soon, stay tuned for more details about this year's Sports Day!  

Drum Major 2013/2014

Just wanted to give you a little update about the recent developments in band. 

After all the nominations, we had finally chosen our Drum Major 2013/2014. 

We're proudly to announce that our new Drum Major 2013/2014 is, Khoo Kay Cher! 

Congratulations! All the best in future and lead our band to greater achievements. 

We would also like to show our appreciations to our former Drum Major 2012/2013 , Farhan Aadiy.

Thank you for all the hard work that you have done for band, our band would not have these great improvements without you. Thank you very much! 

Gerko Day 2013

Hey readers! Sorry for not updating our band blog for such a long time. Now I will be starting to update news about Gerko Day.

So, we just had our Hari Gerko on the 11th (Friday). A large amount of students had singed up for band on that day. It was indeed a great news to us. With a greater number of members, our band will achieve and reach a higher and better state. 

Many of us scouted the school compound for new members while some stayed in band room to welcome and guide students who went up. We put up a total of two shows in the school hall and at the netball court, performing " Princess Mononoke " , " Sherek Dance Party " and " Can't Buy Me Love " .

As a whole, it was a good Gerko Day and members were pleased with the number of new incoming members.

Welcome to CHS Band!
Keep Moving Forward! 

The New Afternoon Committee!

Presenting to you the new afternoon committee!

Afternoon In Charge: Ong Xiang Ting
Assistant Afternoon In Charge: Kua Shelby

Afternoon Woodwind Section Leader: Farhan Hadeed
Afternoon Brass Section Leader: Tobias Wong
Afternoon Percussion Section Leader: Chan Zhan Hong

Good luck to the new afternoon committee!

Change of the New Batch

As we had mentioned last time, AGM was held on 14th of July, Saturday. The committee of 2011/2012 had prepare their documents and had ready to pass to the next batch of committee. Here is the new Committee list of 2012/2013 ans some pictures that are captured.

President : Kimi Nyam
Vice President : Kok Ming Wei
Secretary : Sheryl Tan
Treasurer : Choon King Fung
Woodwind Section Leader : Lee Shi Hui
Asst. Woodwind Section Leader : Yaw Ming Wei
Brass Section Leader : Farhan Aaidy
Asst. Brass Section Leader : Siow Li Yaw
Percussion Section Leader : Michelle Phang
Asst. Percussion Section Leader : Au Yong Wei Qing
Drum Major : Farhan Aaidy
Drill Master : Kok Ming Wei
Music Master : Lee Shi Hui
Asst. Music Master : Brian Wong
Asst Secretary : Poon May Nee
Asst Treasurer : Koh Yuan Zheng
Afternoon In Charge : Siow Li Yaw
Asst. Afternoon In Charge : Lim Gen Tean
Afternoon Brass Section Leader : Lok Jin Wen
Afternoon Woodwind Section Leader : Lee Zi Xin
Afternoon Percussion Section Leader : Chok Sean
Student Conductor : Lim Gen Tean

Agenda of AGM

Afternoon Committee

Committee of 2011/2012

Speech from President of 2011/2012 Wong Phooi Yee

Speech from secretary of 2011/2012 Law Ley Mun

Speech from Head of Teacher Advisor, Pn Hardeep.

Speech from President of 2012/2013, Kimi Nyam

Committee of 2012/2013

Whole Band

Whole Band with Sinfonietta and Colour Guard

Out With The Old And In With The New

Just a few days ago, we had our EGM (which translates to: Emergency General Meeting). As per usual, warning letters were given out and the rules were tweaked. That, and the date for AGM (also known as: Annual General Meeting) was officially announced.

It will be held this Saturday, on the 14th of  July from 9.30 a.m to 12.30 p.m.

Naturally, AGM is mandatory for ALL BAND MEMBERS, including colour guards and Sinfoniettas. All ex-members, be it band, colour guards, or Sinfonietta are very welcomed to join us. As everyone knows, this is when the old committee steps down and a new one steps up. So good luck to all candidates and all the best for the future of band!

And We're Back

Back to Sepang again that is. As mentioned before we would be going to Sepang International Circuit in Kuala Lumpur to perform for the Shell Eco-Marathon as we did the year before.

Members gathered at the band room last Friday as early as 5.20 a.m. to shift the percussion instruments to the lorry and prepare to take off. Once we reached Sepang, we had one rehearsal and it was show time. We marched from one end of the straight track to the other and disbanded with a single stroke of the drum. We opened our static performance with a Malaysian tune, Malaysia Ku Gemilang. Following that was Mambo No. 5 and the ever familiar Perro Caliente. To close our performance, we played a recognizable tune, Abba Gold.

After the performance, we had a rest and some food. The hospitable staff at Sepang then split the band up into several groups and took us on a tour, letting us get to meet the teams and know their cars. Once the tour was over, we thanked the lovely people and returned to Catholic before early noon was over.

Pictures from Sports Day

Pictures as promised:

Preparation in band room:

 Out in the field:

Quite a number of lovely ex-members paid us a visit:

Credit for pictures go to their respective owners.