Concerts!

! 19 NOVEMBER WEDNESDAY !

IN HARMONY 24: CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF MILITARY MUSIC SERVICES
BY
Singapore Armed Forces Central Band & 6 Members of 'The President's Own' US Marine Band:
Master Gunnery Sergeant Lisa Kadala - Principal Clarinet
Master Gunnery Sergeant Betsy Hill - Principal Flute
Master Sergeant Matthew Harding - Solo Cornet
Master Gunnery Sergeant Max Cripe - Principal Horn
Master Gunnery Sergeant John Cradler - Tuba Section Leader & Low Brass Commander
Master Sergeant Mark Latimer - Principal Percussion

VENUE TIME
Esplanade Concert Hall 7.30PM

PRICE
Complimentary (Available on First-Come-First-Served Basis)

CONDUCTOR/S
Captain Muhd Yusri B M Ali - Director of Music (SAF Central Band)
Colonel Michael J Colburn - Director (“The President’s Own” US Marine Band)
Captain Lee Kah Hee Johnson - AG Senior Director of Music (SAF Bands)
Captain Tan Aik Kee Steven - Director of Music (SAF Band B)

REPERTOIRE
Celebration (Philip Sparke)
Cavetowns “Cappadocia” (Satoshi Yagisawa)
Three Portraits for Symphonic Band - World Premiere (Kelly Tang)
Concertante for Flute, Clarinet and Winds (Franz Danzi)
Symphonic Dances from West Side Story - Singapore Premiere (Leonard Bernstein)
Masquerade (Vincent Persichetti)

CONTACT
Call 6477 2795 between 8am to 6pm on weekdays for reservations and inquiries
Tickets are limited to 2 per person and will be issued at the door from 6pm to 7pm
Any uncollected tickets will be re-issued to the public
Children under the age of 6 will not be permitted into the concert hall
(Credits to SGBandFusion)

ASD SHIT TICKETS ARE FULLY RESERVED :( I WANA GOOOOOOOOO! :(

! 21 December !

Catch 12 institutuons in one night! Experience exciting wind music with the Junior College & Polytechnic Band Festival 2008!

In this Band Festival, band members from various junior colleges, polytechnics and pre-university institutions come together and form festival bands which perform under the batons of local and international guest conductors Dr Eric Hammer, Mr Leonard Tan & CPT Muhamad Yusri.

This eight edition of the festival brings you a diverse repertoire from three bands, one of which is the Honour Band led by internationally renowned conductor, Dr Eric Hammer from USA. Hand-picked via audition, members of the Honour Band will present spectacular music from different cultures and genres. Dr. Hammer is currently the Director of Bands at University of Pacific.


Date: 21 Dec 2008 (Sun)
Time: 5pm
Venue: Esplanade Concert Hall
Tickets: $13, $16 available from all participating band members and SISTIC agents


Participating Schools:

Anglo-Chinese JC
Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)
Innova JC
National JC
Ngee Ann Polytechnic
Pioneer JC
Raffles JC
Republic Polytechnic
Serangoon JC
Singapore Polytechnic
Victoria JC
Yishun JC


Repertoire:

Signature - Jan van Der Roost
An Original Suite - Gordon Jacob
La Mezquita de Cordoba - Julie Giroux
Rolling Thunder March - Fillmore ed. Fennell
Blessed Are They from "German Requiem"- Brahms
The Wizard of Oz- Barnes
Hands Across the Sea (ed. Fennel)- Sousa
O Magnum Mysterium by Morten Lauridsen- Robert Reynolds
Merry Widow Selections by Franz Lehar Arr. by Eiji Suzuki
March Blue Sky

! 23 December !

PHILHARMONIC YOUTH WINDS CONCERT! :D

Date: 23rd December 2008, Tuesday
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Victoria Concert Hall

Repertoire:

James BARNES - Symphonic Overture
Mark CAMPHOUSE - A Movement for Rosa
PONCHIELLE - Cappricio for Oboe and Band
James L Hosay - Persis Overture

Intermission

Alfred REED - El Camino Real
MASAMICZ Amano - GR Selections
Frank TICHELI - Blue Shades
& one more secret piece! =o

Tickets will be out this Sunday onward, so please come!! :) I know, the pieces are awesome! :D You'll never find so many awesome pieces in one concert man! :D At least come support me lah. Haha. <3!

PY FOREVER! :D

Well, more updates when I get them.