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.

A Day of Sports

Just the past Saturday, the school had its annual Sports Day. As usual, the band was involved. Unlike other years, we did not lead the procession. Instead, the event opened with us playing Negaraku already stationed in front of the flag pole. Not moving from our spot, we then played Perro and Tinggi for the other uniform bodies and houses. Afterwards, we proceeded to the band room. We returned to the field during the intermission at approximately 10 a.m. for a static performance. We performed two songs: Little Shop of Horrors and Gelato Con Caffe.

Pictures to come soon. Stay tuned!

Bringing You Up To Speed

Just wanted to give you a little update about the recent developments in band. As many know, the coming Saturday (23rd of June) is Catholic High School's Sports Day and as with every other year, band will take part in the march. That aside, we will also be performing a couple of songs during the intermission, namely Little Shop of Horrors and Gelato Con Caffe. The members are currently practicing many hours to prepare for this Saturday. Besides Sports Day, we also have another marching performance to attend to before the year is up: the Shell Eco-marathon. In this event, students from across Asia come together at the Sepang International Circuit in Kuala Lumpur to compete in stretching the limits of energy efficiency. This year would be the second consecutive time that Catholic High School Band has performed for this event.

We Had Smores

Or at least most of us had during this year's band camp. As mentioned before, we were not permitted to stay over in school but we did get a visit from Peirce Wind Symphony from Singapore. The first day was the usual stuff; gather, clean up, shifting instruments, practices, marching, and such.

The second day however was when we meet up with Peirce. This was not the first time Catholic has interacted with Peirce. The last time our bands met was in Singapore in the year 2009. In fact, if you would like to, you could visit them at their blog. After lunch, the whole band made plans on how to greet our fellow musicians. It was decided that lots of energetic screaming and clapping would do the trick. When it was announced that they were close to the school, we waited for them with bated breath. When they finally appeared, we screamed our welcome, cheering and applauding their arrival. The usual formalities were exchanged and we took pictures with them. We had a little ice-breaking session in which Catholic and Peirce split up according to instrumental sections. After that was the interaction in which we performed for them before they took the stage. The next big event was of course special night. Aside from the usual sight of the ex-members making merry, Peirce appeared to be enjoying themselves too. Like Catholic, Peirce barbecued with their respective groups. When Peirce left, Catholic Band members lined either side of the road to bid them good bye for the day.

One of the highlights of the third day was the instrumental and section sectionals in which we learned more about Peirce and vice versa. We played Queen's Park Melody as well as Gold Rush. After we had lunch was the games session. Once we were through with the games, we were told that the session (which mostly consisted of 3 hours or so of solid running and exertion of energy) was tough and challenging but also enjoyable. We had a rest before dinner. After that, the two bands gathered at the auditorium and took pictures as well as mingled. We also had gifts exchange. We gifted them with the key chains and badges we had for our concert "An Evening of Music" this year while they gave us key chains and personally made cards. Despite exceeding the time, Catholic High School was still enthusiastic when we sent them off, shouting, waving, clapping and calling out names as they left us.

With Peirce continuing their journey to Penang, they did not return on the fourth day. We went back to a more mundane schedule after that, beginning our day with parade practice after breakfast. This was followed by instrumental sectionals until lunch which was followed by clean up. After our final gather at the Tapak Perhimpunan, it was time to say our farewells to this year's Band Camp.

Pictures, of course, will be uploaded as soon as possible. Have a nice day!

Band Camp 2012

And we're at that time of the year again! Camp isn't too far off and everyone's thinking about it now. This year, like the previous year, we will not be staying over in school. And like the few times we were lucky enough to have special guests over, this year we will be having an exchange with a Singaporean band.

So, the committee list for this year is as follows:

Chairperson         : Jezz Tan
Vice Chairperson: Farhan Aadiy
Secretary              : Kimi Nyam
Treasurer             : Natalie Lim

Programme &      : Sheryl Tan       *
Accomodation         Wong Shi Min **
Department              Lim Khai Jin

Food Department: Chan Kah Yan   *
                                 Michelle Phang **
                                 Lee Shi Hui

Quarter Master:  Sofeanna Long  *
Department           Wong See Yan  **
                                 Grace Ng

*   Heads of department
** Assistants of department

Good luck to all and here's to gaining interesting memories during this camp!

A Reverie of Memories

The AEOM concert pictures as promised:

The band room

The hall

The performance

The after party