by Editor | Sep 18, 2023 | Featured |
Republic Polytechnic Wind Symphony celebrates its 20th anniversary with the 15th edition of its concert series ‘Symphonie De Republique (SDR)’ on Wednesday, 20 September 2023 at The Republic Cultural Centre. “The band has grown so much since its...
by Editor | Sep 11, 2023 | Featured |
The newly formed Re:Cinta made its public concert debut at the Esplanade Recital Studio this week, presenting several local premieres of ensemble music to a full house audience of mostly family and friends. An amalgam of two separate words – Re (热), which is the...
by Editor | Sep 10, 2023 | Interviews |
Originally working in a different industry, Patrick Neo left his job as an accounting professional to become a full-time band conductor. “When I started to pursue my Degree in Accountancy, I found myself teaching as a Junior Band Instructor and Wodwind...
by Editor | Sep 10, 2023 | Contribute |
Ramiah Migelle Tolentino Batara President and Euphonium player Broadrick Concert Band Saturdays started at 6 AM – just enough time to energise but also to recover after last evening’s practice. Companionless breakfasts were the norm – my family weren’t...
by Editor | Sep 10, 2023 | Contribute |
Javen Chong Jia Rui Head Librarian and Trombonist Queenstown Concert Band “I was told that the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step,” a wise man once remarked. The timing of these steps surprised me. It is true that I played in the...
by Editor | Aug 30, 2023 | Featured |
Raffles Winds – Alumni Band of the Raffles schools, present Coda XV: Revelry on 1 September, 7.30pm at the Victoria Concert Hall, the 15th instalment of its concert series, which also commemorates the RI Bicentennial. Conducted by alumni conductors, Lee Jinjun...
by Editor | Aug 12, 2023 | Contribute |
Guo Qixuan Drum Major and Percussionist Catholic High School Symphony Band Being a member of the Catholic High School Symphony Band has been an extraordinary experience. From learning how to play the marimba to almost breaking a marimba, my band journey has indeed...
by Editor | Aug 9, 2023 | Featured |
An active educator for young wind instrumentalists, Wong Yin Xuan has been teaching bands in Primary and Secondary schools for 15 years. His music interest was sparked by his parents who would always sing karaoke at home, which led him to pick up the passion for...
by Editor | Jun 14, 2023 | Contribute |
Poh Jo Zhi Wayne Band Major and Trombonist Manjusri Concert Band There’s a saying, ‘The end of one journey is the beginning of the next.’ I uphold this statement, as it is representative of my personal journey in band. The end of this journey does...
by Editor | Jun 11, 2023 | Contribute |
Jacinda Low Drum Major and Horn Player Quest Band (2022-2023) To start off, the June Holidays in 2022 were the period when we were pushing our basics to prepare us for the practices from October onwards with the help of our supportive conductor, Mr. Jack Lim. We...