Singapore Youth Festival 2021: Arts Presentation for (Secondary School & Junior College / Centralized Institute Levels) Secondary School Bands & Ensembles 29 March – 14 April (Weekdays only)…
WBAS Concerts Go On:LINE
Presented by the Wind Bands Association of Singapore (WBAS), Concerts Go On:LINE is a series of four chamber ensemble recitals showcasing local freelancer musicians performing…
Re-evaluating Repertoire
“Stop using junk music that sounds like every other junk piece. There’s an awful lot of music out there called educational music, but it’s not…
Band Together, Singapore! – A Virtual Performance
In conjunction with Singapore’s first-ever virtual National Day Celebrations, Band Directors’ Association (Singapore) is featuring a new music video of ‘Count On Me Singapore’ featuring…
10 Band-related Activities for May Holidays
With just a few months into the year, 2020 has already distinguished itself as a historic anomaly. The Coronavirus Disease (Covid-19) has affected many lives…
Introducing NICA – A Stronger Voice for Band Directors
In its recent Annual General Meeting (AGM), the Band Directors’ Association of Singapore (BDAS) saw the formation of a new committee for the term 2020-2022…
The Sport of the Arts: Marching Bands of Singapore
During the years of nation building in the 1960s, our late Prime Minister Mr Lee Kuan Yew felt strongly that Singapore needed military music to…
Conductors to Watch: Clive Choo
Inspired by his mum – a self taught pianist, and an elder brother who plays the trumpet in the school band, Clive Choo became interested…
The Instrument Selection Process
Every band member will have to go through the process of being sorted into different sections at the very beginning of their ensemble music-making journey.…
Philwinds Goes Pop Returns!
The Philharmonic Winds returns to the Esplanade this Sunday, bringing back their popular “pop series”, in a collaboration with the vocalists from Lee Wei Song…