Having spent his past two years at the Royal Northern College of Music under the study of British Composers Adam Gorb and Paul Patterson, Singaporean composer Lee…
Celebrating Tim Reynish’s 80th with The Philharmonic Winds
Maestro Tim Reynish is in Singapore once again to conduct The Philharmonic Winds in a concert that celebrates his 80th birthday. “It’s great that Tim,…
A Palette of Brass Sounds in LCBB’s Concert
Expect a ‘Kaleidoscope’ of brass tonal colours, as Lion City Brass Band explores different sounds in brass music, ranging from orchestral transcriptions, solo features and…
The Rewarding Job of a Conductor: Adrian Chiang
Singapore conductor Adrian Chiang has established an extensive career over the last few years ever since completing his Master of Music (conducting major) degree programme…
Character Traits of Student Leaders
[blockquote author=”Lao-Tzu” ]A leader is best when people barely know he exists, Not so good when people obey and acclaim him, Worse when they despise…
Grooming Youth Arts Leaders
Partnering various local and USA education organisations, Wind Bands Association Singapore (WBAS) will be hosting the “WBAS Youth Arts Leaders Conference” in end May / early June this year. Featuring…
Skits in Concerts – An NYSB Tradition
In past two months, students of Nanyang Junior College Symphonic Band have been preparing well for the band’s biannual concert “Aureus Experentia XVIII” on Sunday. Other…
SIBF 2018 – Key Updates
Singapore International Band Festival (SIBF) is a biennial festival that was started in 2008 by the Wind Bands Association of Singapore, with a reputation as an international…
Singapore Conductor to lead Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra
The world-renowned Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra (TKWO) has just announced their 2018/2019 season with 5 exciting subscription programmes. Featuring a different conductor in each program, they…
Alumni Bands Collaborate!
In a collaboration seldom thought of in the local band scene, this evening’s concert will see the coming together of two well established alumni bands…