Sports Day

Our annual Sports Day has yet again arrived. We led the procession of the 5 sports houses and uniform groups for a parade around the school field while playing Perro Caliente and Tinggi di Angkasa Raya. This year, we did not get to perform our usual static performance but nonetheless we marched on. It was a day of much excitement as the members were able to watch the competitions going on and also meeting the ex-members who came to visit the bandroom.

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