SYF 2026

Singapore Youth Festival (SYF) 2026 Arts Presentation

Primary School Level
Venue: Singapore Conference Hall

Set Piece: Future of Tomorrow by Benjamin Yeo

Adjudicators:

  • Erica Neidlinger  (Associate Professor and Wind Symphony Conductor, DePaul University USA)
  • Henk Smit (Independent Consultant, Artistic Manager, World Music Contest, Kerkade, Netherlands)
  • Eric Watson (Composer, Conductor, Educator, Associate Lecturer, Singapore University of Social Sciences, Cultural Medallion Recipent)
  • SUPT Sulaiman Bin Abdul Wahab (Director of Music, Singapore Police Force Band)
  • ME6 Tng Liat Peng (Senior Director of Music, Singapore Armed Forces Band)
wdt_ID BAND / ENSEMBLE AWARD CHOICE PIECE (S) COMPOSER / ARRANGER
1Percussion Ensemble |
4ALEXANDRA PRIMARY SCHOOLTECHNOLOGYTHOMAS A. BROWN
5CRAZY DANCEJOSH WALKER
6ANDERSON PRIMARY SCHOOLGOTHAM (1940)CLIF WALKER
14A SWINGN' BOSSADAVID LONG
17BENDEMEER PRIMARY SCHOOLDISTINCTIONON THIN AIRJOHN WILLMARTH
20FREERIDERPATRICK SPERANZA
22BUKIT TIMAH PRIMARY SCHOOLDISTINCTIONFIRST SUITESHINICHI KANEDA
23MARCHA DEL TAMBORSIEGFRIED FINK
25CANOSSA CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLCOWABUNGA ROCKBRANDON DITTGEN
28FREERIDERPATRICK SPERANZA
29CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOLDISTINCTIONSIC SEMPER DRACONISJOHN HERNDON
30PATHFINDERBRIAN BLUME
32CEDAR PRIMARY SCHOOLTOPSY TURVYNATHAN DAUGHTREY
34AVALANCHE LAKEPATRICK SPERANZA
36CHUA CHU KANG PRIMARY SCHOOLAVALANCHE LAKEPATRICK SPERANZA
38ON THIN AIRJOHN WILLMARTH
39DAZHONG PRIMARY SCHOOLACCOMPLISHMENTENOUGHCHRIS CLARK
40BAYPORT SKETCHJARED SPEARS
41DE LA SALLE SCHOOLLOW TIDERALPH HICKS
43TRAUMATIC CHROMATICRALPH HICKS
44FENGSHAN PRIMARY SCHOOLACCOMPLISHMENTLIGHT UPDR.PISIT PIRIYAPORN
45MISTER OHIONAHLI BIN ZAKARIA, ARR. MICKEY SIA
47GAN ENG SENG PRIMARY SCHOOLGYPSY DANCEJAMES CAMPBELL
50WAU BULAN FOR PERCUSSION ENSEMBLEFOLKSONG, ARR. YEO CHOW SHERN
51GREENRIDGE PRIMARY SCHOOLAGAINJOHN HERNDON
52CANDLESTICKSBRIAN SLAWSON
54JURONG PRIMARY SCHOOLPETER GUNNHENRY MANCINI
55AGAINJOHN HERNDON
56KRANJI PRIMARY SCHOOLYAGIBUSHI (TRADITIONAL FOLK SONG)NAOHIRO IWAI
57INUYASHA DAGAKU RENKA (MVT 8&9)KAORU WADA
59LAKESIDE PRIMARY SCHOOLACCOMPLISHMENTLOW TIDERALPH EVERETT HICKS
63FLOTSAM & JETSAMJOHN HERNDON
64LIANHUA PRIMARY SCHOOLACCOMPLISHMENTAEOLIAN DREAMSCHRIS ROODE
65HOE DOWNTHOMAS A. BROWN
66NAN HUA PRIMARY SCHOOLTOREADOR SONGJOSEPH P.D'ALICANDRO, JR
67PERCUSSION IN THE VALLEYJOSEPH P.D'ALICANDRO, JR
71PATHLIGHT SCHOOL (ANG MO KIO)WU SHUTRADITIONAL
73BALALAIKAN HOLIDAYALAN MORRIS, ARR. CHONG YEW KHIEN
74PEI TONG PRIMARY SCHOOLAVALANCHE LAKEPATRICK SPERANZA
75FIREWORKKATY PERRY, ARR. JORDAN WYATT
76ST ANDREW'S SCHOOL (JUNIOR)DISTINCTIONMAMBO AFRICANOALICE GOMEZ AND MARILYN RIFE
77PANTHERA PARDUSCHAD HEINY
78ST MARGARET'S SCHOOL (PRIMARY)ACCOMPLISHMENTBEGIN TRANSMISSIONJOHN HERNDON
79AVALANCHE LAKEPATRICK SPERANZA
80WEST SPRING PRIMARY SCHOOLROCKBOXBRIAN SLAWSON
81BAYPORT SKETCHJARED SPEARS
82Woodwind Ensemble |
84DAZHONG PRIMARY SCHOOLACCOMPLISHMENTSEMOGA BAHAGIAZUBIR SAID, ARR. RALPH EMMANUEL LIM
85EINE KLEINE NACHTMUSIKMOZART, ARR. RALPH EMMANUEL LIM
86Brass Ensemble |
87DAZHONG PRIMARY SCHOOLACCOMPLISHMENTKAMPUNG LOVEBENJAMIN YEO
88WILLIAM TELL OVERTUREROSSINI, ARR. RALPH EMMANUEL LIM
89FENGSHAN PRIMARY SCHOOLACCOMPLISHMENTBRIGHT UPDR. PISIT PIRIYAPORN
90TREK TEK TEKTRADITIONAL, ARR. NAHLI BIN ZAKARIA
91GREENRIDGE PRIMARY SCHOOLWEST BOULEVARD ROCKCHUCK ELLEDGE & BRUCE PEARSON
92COURTLY DANCEGIOVANNI GASTOLDI
94LAKESIDE PRIMARY SCHOOLACCOMPLISHMENTREJOICE!JAMES SWEARINGEN
95PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN (THE MEDALLION CALLS. THE BLACK PEARL)KLAUS BEDELT, ARR. MICHAEL SWEENEY
96MARIS STELLA HIGH SCHOOLACCOMPLISHMENTENTER, ANEWD.I.D CHOI, ARR. JOSEPH TEO
97ANDALUCIAVICTORIA LOPEZ, ARR. JOSEPH TEO
99POI CHING SCHOOLDISTINCTIONFLIGHT UPDR PISIT PIRIYAPORN
100HANA PROCESSIONALRENTARO TAKI, ARR. YO GOTO
102PUNGGOL PRIMARY SCHOOLMOMENTOUS OVERTURERYAN MEEBOER
103THE SIEGERYAN MEEBOER
104Brass Band |
105ANDERSON PRIMARY SCHOOLDISTINCTIONROCK AND SORANTOHRU MINAKUCHI
106BUKIT PANJANG PRIMARY SCHOOLACCOMPLISHMENTSCORPION!RICHARD L. SAUCEDO
108BUKIT TIMAH PRIMARY SCHOOLDISTINCTIONWINDS OF YONG PENGYEO CHOW SHERN
109CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOLACCOMPLISHMENTTHE TIDES OF FATERYAN MEEBOER
110CHIJ OUR LADY OF THE NATIVITYDISTINCTIONNOTTINGHAM SKETCHESTRACY BEHRMAN, ARR. PHILIP HAN
111CLEMENTI PRIMARY SCHOOLACCOMPLISHMENTBROOKPARK OVERTUREJAMES SWEARINGEN
112COMPASSVALE PRIMARY SCHOOLACCOMPLISHMENTSCORPIONRICHARD L. SAUCEDO
113CONCORD PRIMARY SCHOOLACCOMPLISHMENTCYCLONEMICHAEL OARE
114FUCHUN PRIMARY SCHOOLACCOMPLISHMENTCAPRICCIO ON THREE JAPANESE CHILDREN SONGS FOR BRASS BAND (MVT 1&2)YO GOTO
115FUHUA PRIMARY SCHOOLACCOMPLISHMENTNOTTINGHAM SKETCHESTRACY O. BEHRMAN, ARR. CHEN JINXUAN
116HOUGANG PRIMARY SCHOOLACCOMPLISHMENTTHE BLOOM OF PINK TRUMPET TREEYEO CHOW SHERN
117JURONG WEST PRIMARY SCHOOLDISTINCTIONNONA MANISMITSUO NONAMI
119NEW TOWN PRIMARY SCHOOLACCOMPLISHMENTCHASE AT MIDNIGHTTIM FISHER. ARR. RUTH LIN
120POI CHING SCHOOLDISTINCTIONPHOENIX OVERTUREBENJAMIN YEO
121PRINCESS ELIZABETH PRIMARY SCHOOLACCOMPLISHMENTNOTTINGHAM SKETCHESTRACY O. BEHRMAN
122RIVERVALE PRIMARY SCHOOLDISTINCTIONACROSS THE DESERT SANDSMICHAEL OARE, ARR. PHILIP HAN
123SHUQUN PRIMARY SCHOOLACCOMPLISHMENTLET'S ROCK!MICHAEL SWEENEY
124ST. ANTHONY'S PRIMARY SCHOOLACCOMPLISHMENTHAPPY HOUR FOR YOUTHBAND (MVT 1&2)ENNIO SALVERE
125ST. GABRIEL'S PRIMARY SCHOOLSPRING BREEZE OVERTURE (BRASS BAND VERSION)KEIICHI KUROKAWA
126ST. JOSEPH'S INSTITUTION JUNIORACCOMPLISHMENTRISE OF THE ANCIENTSRYAN MEEBOER
127ST. STEPHEN'S SCHOOLDISTINCTIONZIG ZAGSEAN O'LOUGHLIN
129WATERWAY PRIMARY SCHOOLACCOMPLISHMENTGREAT BEGINNINGSMICHAEL KAMUF
130WEST VIEW PRIMARY SCHOOLACCOMPLISHMENTSCORPION!RICHARD L SAUCEDO
131WESTWOOD PRIMARY SCHOOLCOMMENDATIONTADPOLESRANDALL D. STANDRIDGE, ARR. PHILIP HAN
132WOODLANDS RING PRIMARY SCHOOLACCOMPLISHMENTZIG ZAGSEAN O'LOUGHLIN
133XINGNAN PRIMARY SCHOOLACCOMPLISHMENTSCORPION!RICHARD L SAUCEDO
134YUHUA PRIMARY SCHOOLACCOMPLISHMENTSUNRISE BY THE RIVERSIDETAN JUN YUAN VINCENT
135ZHENGHUA PRIMARY SCHOOLACCOMPLISHMENTSCORPION!RICHARD L. SAUCEDO
136Concert Band |
137ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL (JUNIOR)DISTINCTIONHAWKEYE OVERTUREROBERT SHELDON
138ANGSANA PRIMARY SCHOOLSUGAR CREEK OVERTUREROBERT SHELDON
139BENDEMEER PRIMARY SCHOOLDISTINCTIONBEYOND THE LIGHT AND DARKNESSNAOYA WADA
140CANBERRA PRIMARY SCHOOLCOMMENDATIONFURIOSOROBERT W. SMITH
141CASUARINA PRIMARY SCHOOLACCOMPLISHMENTDARK ADVENTURERALPH FORD
142FAIRFIELD METHODIST SCHOOL (PRIMARY)DISTINCTIONDECLARATION OVERTURECLAUDE T. SMITH
143KUO CHUAN PRESBYTERIAN PRIMARY SCHOOLACCOMPLISHMENTFANTASY ON "GRADUATION SONG"NIE ER, ARR. BENJAMIN YEO
144MAHA BODHI SCHOOLDISTINCTIONEIGERJAMES SWEARINGEN
145NAVAL BASE PRIMARY SCHOOLCOMMENDATIONANDROMEDA OVERTUREMARK WILLIAMS
146NORTH VISTA PRIMARY SCHOOLACCOMPLISHMENTBLACK FOREST OVERTUREMICHAEL SWEENEY
147RAFFLES GIRLS' PRIMARY SCHOOLACCOMPLISHMENTLEGEND OF THE EAGLESDAVID SHAFFER
148RIVER VALLEY PRIMARY SCHOOLDISTINCTIONDARK ADVENTURERALPH FORD
149ROSYTH SCHOOLACCOMPLISHMENTTHE TEMPESTROBERT W. SMITH
150ST ANDREW'S SCHOOL (JUNIOR)ACCOMPLISHMENTTERMINUSSEAN O'LOUGHLIN
151ST. ANTHONY'S CANOSSIAN PRIMARY SCHOOLDISTINCTIONRISING ABOVE - A NEW HOPESATOSHI YAGISAWA
152YANGZHENG PRIMARY SCHOOLACCOMPLISHMENTWHITELEAF HILLBENJAMIN TUCKER
166YISHUN PRIMARY SCHOOLDISTINCTIONHARMONY IN FLIGHT- DREAMS TAKE WINGSSATOSHI YAGISAWA

Secondary School Level (Marching Bands)
Venue: Singapore Indoor Stadium

Adjudicators:

  • Erica Neidlinger  (Associate Professor and Wind Symphony Conductor, DePaul University USA)
  • Henk Smit (Independent Consultant, Artistic Manager, World Music Contest, Kerkade, Netherlands)
  • Jimmy Wong Yew Mun (WAMSB International Board Member, Malaysia)
  • SUPT Sulaiman Bin Abdul Wahab (Director of Music, Singapore Police Force Band)
  • ME6 Tng Liat Peng (Senior Director of Music, Singapore Armed Forces Band)
wdt_ID NO. BAND / ENSEMBLE AWARD PERFORMANCE TITLE COMPOSER / ARRANGER
125 April | Marching Bands
4BMS01BOWEN SECONDARY SCHOOLACCOMPLISHMENTSEASON CHANGERANDALL D. STANDRIDGE
5BMS02DEYI SECONDARY SCHOOLDISTINCTIONTHE RISING SUNGORDON HENDERSON