Back from Hong Kong 2.0

Here are some photos of our preparation for Winter Band Festival and our performance in adjudication! Unforgettable as they are, we are really thankful to all the guidance and help that have been offered. The gold medal has set a benchmark for our standard and we are ready to soar to higher skies.

 

Back from Hong Kong!

Touring the world with your family, does that sounds exciting? Now, how about doing that with your friends? That is exactly what we did! 

Oh yes, we won the GOLD AWARD in this competition, which was participated by bands from a total of 6 countries. 

Not just that, we are given the opportunity to perform at Hong Kong Disneyland and visit some famous sites, such as the Victoria Peak. On the second day, we did a Band Exchange Programme with Raimondi College Wind Orchestra, Hong Kong and played "Adventure Tale of Neverland" together as a 100 member band! Without doubt, this wouldn’t be possible without our band tutor, Sir Eric Lee who has gone the extra mile to guide us. May we take this opportunity to express our heartfelt gratitude towards him and our parents who gave us their support.

Band Exchange

Music has no boundaries. Bearing the diversity of cultures, we had a band exchange with Jurong West Symphonic Band from Singapore who was on their overseas field trip on 21th of November 2015. Despite originating from different countries, we are proud to say that our members get along very well, exchanging knowledge and understanding each other’s culture. We performed a total of 5 pieces and played Meghan Trainor’s hits “All About that Bass” together. 

Mid Autumn Festival!

Donning smart marching uniform, our members performed at Taman Jaya on the 3rd of October 2015 in conjunction with the Pesta Tanglong held by Pejabat Adun Bukit Gasing. Despite the hazy weather, our members were high in spirit as they rocked the audience with Perro Caliente and Abba Gold. Interested in knowing performers’ perks? You get free food!

Another Doctor in the house!

As we strived to improve ourselves continuously, we were really enthusiastic when given the opportunity to attend music workshops given by experienced musicians. The doctor in question is Dr. Ralph Hultgren, who is a famous Australian trumpet player and composer. He paid us a visit on the 23rd of October 2015 and conducted a music workshop with the whole band. We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude towards Dr. Ralph and Sir Eric who made this workshop an educational and unforgettable one.

7th Winter Band Festival

This year, once again, our band may well be on its way to the Winter Band Festival, to be held at one of the world's most famous park, Hong Kong Disneyland. This 5 day event starts from the 24th of November(Tuesday) and ends on the 28th of November(Saturday). 

In this once-in-a-lifetime experience, members will take their musical knowledge and skills to a new level as there are many workshops and activities conducted by professionals. There are also performances to be performed and competitions to join. As there will be many other musicians attending this event, members may also interact with people from different types of musical background. 

Current itinerary of the trip : 
24 November (Tuesday) 
Arrivals

25 November (Wednesday) 
Adjudication and Cultural tour

26 November (Thursday) 
Adjudicator's workshop, Band exchange and Composer Series Concert

27 November (Friday) 
Disney Performing Arts 

28 November (Saturday) 
Leadership workshop and Departure 

Telematch 2015

Band is not just about hard core practices but having fun too, as the adage goes all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. Band members need some fun in their band life too, right? Thus, on the 29th of September 2015, a telematch was held. A variety of games were organized, such as Balloon King, Bingo, Capture the Flag and Agar.io. Surely you can picture the scene, members running around with big smiles hanging on their faces and joyous laughter reverberated through the sports center as they strived to win the best group award. What happen to the worst group? You might be wondering. Well, they were hit with a plate of whip cream straight into their face!