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NP ARTS FIESTA 2012
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NOSTALGIA: WHEN I WAS YOUNG
Date: 27th October 2012
Time: 7pm-9pm
Venue: Music Box @ Seventy3, Ngee Ann Polytechnic
Price: $10 (All proceeds go towards the President Challenge 2012)
How to Purchase Tickets: Visit the NP Arts Fiesta Website or inquire with any band member!

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Wednesday, 27 April 2011

01:51

HI Band-its!

Some annoucements to be reiterated..
1) Band fund of $5 is to be collected from year2s and year3s on Thursday.
2) Band practices start at 6pm, not 6.30pm nor 7pm. Please arrive earlier to set up the chairs, stands, do some personal warm ups before Mr Tan takes us for warm ups. If he arrives late, he will inform the committee and we will inform you but you got to be there.

On a brighter side, the band room can be opened if any section needs to use the band room for sectionals, or anyone who wants to practice in school. However if the key holders(usually it's me or darren) is not free, we will try to arrange it again. Thank you!

IMPORTANT !!
ALL COMMITTEE AND SECTION LEADERS, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL! THANK YOU!

Please take note there is no practice on MONDAY(2/5/11) as it is a school holiday.

Please pay the $5 band fund to your section leader on thursday if you have not!

Next PRACTICE, Thursday 5/5/11 6pm, same location! :) SEE YOU ALL!

Sunday, 24 April 2011

15:46

Hi All,

We have a Facebook page specially created for NP Concert band!! To add us, please search for "Ngee Ann Polytechnic Concert Band" or click here Ngee Ann Poly Concert Band Facebook to access it.

We hope to see more members adding this facebook page to connect with others, that includes the alumni!:D

Thanks!

Eddy
Stage Manager
AY 2010-2011

12:27

A big thanks to the committee, the band and the year1s for attending the tune-in! :)

Our next band practice will be on 25th April 2011, Monday, 6pm-9.30pm at Block 71, Student Clubs, 02-08.

See you all! =)

Kay Min

Tuesday, 19 April 2011

00:37

Hello all freshies to NP band who left your particulars at the band booth today! *waves waves*!

NP Band Tune-In 2011, 23th April 2011, 10.30am report at NP Bus Stop(we will fetch you!)

WHAT IS NEEDED OF YOU FOR TUNE-IN ??

1) Passion of making music! :)

2) You, your smile, your zest, your hypeness! YAYYYYY!

WHAT IS A TUNE-IN?

It is a session of fun and laughter! Interaction between you and your seniors, having a section lunch and last but not least, having a combine practice with our dear MR TAN conducting us!

Your seniors/section leader will personally message you/ call you/ drop you an email reminding you about the tune-in! Please also write down the date and time somewhere so it will remind you! Thank you and we will meet during tune-in! :)

Kay Min

Sunday, 17 April 2011

20:48

Hi Band-its! This blog post is to inform you all about the cancellation of our CCA Fiesta performance.
There is a lot of reasons behind it but the main reason is miscommunication. Lessons go on as usual and excuse letter will be given only to those people who take part in handling the booth. CCA Fiesta will proceed from 10am - 6pm. Do drop by if you have nothing to do and free! :)

BAND PRACTICE still goes on Monday, 18th April 2011, 6pm at Block 71, Student Clubs!

See you! :)

Kay Min

Friday, 15 April 2011

13:55

Hi band-its! I'm here to do an update for CCA Fiesta.

CCA Fiesta will take place from 10-6pm on 18th and 19th April. Those that are involved in the booth and the performance, will be issued an excuse letter for both days.

Location for performance and booth is at ATRIUM. The booth had been done up by the committee! Do take a look as it is awesome! Performance will be a mini-stage at the staircase area i believe..

Attire for 18th April's performance is Black polo tee/black tee with jeans and covered shoes. If you don't have pure black polo tee/tee, you can wear a tee that is mainly black. For 19th April's performance, attire is any shirt with jeans and covered shoes.

Reporting Time will be 11.30am at the band room. We will need to do warm ups and run through the pieces again. Please be punctual as it is your own responsibility if you are going to perform. It is better to report at atrium than to be late and somemore we need to help the percussion.

PLEASE PUT YOUR SCORES INTO A FILE. We do not know the surroundings of our performance and there might be big fans around us. Therefore, we all don't want technical faults(scores flying to the audience/floor) to happen.

CCA points will be given for this two days performances.

People who did not come for sectionals yesterday and currently do not have the scores, please collect it at the band room on saturday when all of us are doing maintainance and spring cleaning. Thank you!!

Kay Min

Tuesday, 12 April 2011

02:34

What's up! This is a post to remind you guys AND girls about the annoucements made just now during band practice.

First of all, our new band room & the Performing Arts Theatre at Seventy3 has very bad acoustics, soundproofing and failed the inspection as well. I doubt we can shift into it any sooner nowadays. So yea, we will still be having our band practices at Block 71.

Second up, Information about CCA Fiesta.

Repertoire will be Lady Gaga Remix and Hawaii-Five-O

Performance on 18th April is at 1pm - 1.30pm.

Performance on 19th April is on 5.30pm - 6pm.

Location is To Be Confirmed by SDAR.

CCA Points will be awarded and of course you can be excused from your lessons at that period of time.

We need to have sectionals for this performance because most of us are still not there yet. It is a performance no matter what.

I will be opening the Band room & the Store room on Thursday evening, 6pm-9pm for us to have sectionals.

Third up, SPRING-CLEANING&MAINTAINENCE-OF-INSTRUMENTS-DAY.

16th April 2011, This coming Saturday at 9am to the time we all finished Spring cleaning and maintaining all instruments.

I will be there to open the door as well. The purpose of this day is because we have a lot of instruments that is actually in working condition IF we maintain them. I hope everyone can take this seriously and come back to maintain. This is for the upcoming year1s for tune-in session. If we have more people coming, the faster we will be able to finish up our stuff and go enjoy the rest of our weekends! Start early, end early!

More details will be posted here once we got the news.

Thanks and see you band-its on Thursday evening for sectionals! :)

Kay Min
Stage Manager AY 2011-12

Wednesday, 6 April 2011

00:28

Hi everyone, there is a slight change. Band practice on 19th April is cancelled. More details of practice(s) on 1st week of school will be finalised and will let you guys know asap. Thank you!

kaymin

Tuesday, 5 April 2011

03:05

Hi everyone, I am here to fill you all in with the updates/annoucements of the band!

First event coming up, shift to Seventy3. I believe most of us here are pretty excited about this right!! New music studio(BIG ONE FINALLY), new store room and last but not least, a small clubroom for us to have our small gatherings/comm meetings/etc over there. SDAR people have not confirmed with all clubs about the exact date we are able to move inside because the construction of the tiles are found to be inferior and they are reconstructing it. When Ms Faith(our band advisor) knows when can move in, she will inform us.

Second event coming up, CCA booth & CCA Fiesta. We need people to handle the booth(at least 2 at every timeslot) and I believe that had been filled up after band just now. We don't know much yet because SDAR is going to set up the booth, do the banner, do all the decorations for us this year. CCA booths and Fiesta will be held at Seventy73 if we are able to move into Seventy3 before 18th April.

Third event, Band Tune-In 2011, 23th April, Saturday. Tentative timing will be from 10.30am-4.30pm. More details will be discussed with the committee and will let the band know soon.

Band practice on the week when school start which is 18th-22th April, is on Tuesday, 19th April. 6.30pm, at the new theatre. Do take that down in your calender.

Thanks!!
Kay Min

Saturday, 2 April 2011

01:36

Hi
This announcement is to all Committee members and Section leaders! Please gather at outside the band room NEXT MONDAY 5pm SHARP for a very important meeting. THIS IS URGENT. I NEED EVERYONE TO BE PRESENT! Thank you!

Band practices are on MONDAYS ONLY during this holidays! Attendance is complusary. If you cannot come, please SMS/let me know your reason(s). THANKS!

Kay Min

Our Band Director

ME4 Tan Aik Kee Steven started learning the clarinet when he was at a tender age of 7. During his studies in Ngee Ann Polytechnic, he performed as a Clarinetist for the Ngee Ann Polytechnic Concert Band and was also appointed as the band’s Concert Master and Student Conductor. Upon graduation, he continued to be the assistant conductor for the band and the conductor for the Ngee Ann Polytechnic Alumni Band.

In 1993, ME4 Tan was enlisted into the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Band and has served as Concert Master for the SAF Central Band since. In 1998, he was selected to attend the Drum Major Course in the Defence Force School of Music, Melbourne. In recognition of his dedication to the SAF Bands, he was awarded the 'Excellent Award' by the Defence Administrative Group, Ministry of Defence of Singapore that same year. During his stint as a musician in the SAF, ME4 Tan became an Associate of the Trinity College of London and Licentiate of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 1997 and 1998 respectively.

In 2001, ME4 Tan was offered a scholarship by the SAF to pursue the Bandmaster Course in the Royal Military School of Music (RMSM), Kneller Hall, UK. During his stay in the UK, ME4 Tan was sponsored by the school to participate in the UK 2004 National Association of Brass Bands Conductors (NABBC) Young Conductors competition. He won the first prize during the semi-finals in London and the Southern Counties and went on to win the third prize during the National Finals.

Upon his graduation from RMSM, he was awarded 'The Besson Cup' for gaining the highest marks in the academic examinations, “The Graham Wallace Award” for being the best overseas student, 'The Chorale Prize' for best in chorale setting, 'The Fred Mortimer Memorial Prize' for best in brass band arrangement, 'The Jaeger Trophy' for gaining the highest marks in secondary instruments studies and 'The Principal Director of Music Prize' for best in conducting. ME4 Tan graduated with a First Class Honours Bachelor degree in Music.

Currently, ME4 Tan is the Director of Music of the Singapore Armed Forces Central Band, serving as a Senior Military Expert (Military Expert 4), and is a loving husband of Justina and a proud father of two boys, Jeremy and Cale.

Our Band

The Ngee Ann Polytechnic Concert Band was established in 1983 under the baton of Mr. Yeo Poong Poh. The idea of forming a band was conceived by our 4th principal, Mr. Chen Hung, a noted music lover.

The band holds two public concerts yearly, namely “POPS ‘N’ CLASSICS” and “RONDEAU”. RONDEAU is held to further strengthen the relationship among the alumni and main band members.

RONDEAU was first staged in 1986 in Victoria Concert Hall after the 1st POPS ‘N’ CLASSICS. The name RONDEAU means ‘coming around’.

The band has participated in events such as the Penang Arts Festival, which marked the starting point of the band’s many expeditions abroad, included a cultural exchange to Perth in October 2006.

Besides its annual performances, NP Concert Band performs regularly for the NP’s student body and the public such as the Singapore Arts Festival - Fringe, CCA Fiesta, NP Open House and Ngee Ann Art Festivals.

ME4 Tan Aik Kee Steven took over the title of resident conductor in 2004 and has since then brought the band to greater heights.

The band took part in the opening of the prestigious World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensemble (WASBE) 2005. The band also clinched a silver medal in the 1st National Bands Competition (Open Division) in 2006.

The band was invited by the Ministry of Information, Communication and the Arts to perform for their National Day Observance Ceremony. In addition, the band was awarded the Most Outstanding Societies Award (Art and Cultural) in 2005/2006.

In 2009, the band, together with NP Strings, staged the first ever combined concert, Ripieno, at Victoria Concert Hall. Through this concert, the members of both clubs have built up wonderful friendships and had an unforgettable experience playing in an Orchestra.

In 2010, the band took part in Singapore International Band Festival (First Division) and clinched a silver medal with score of 84.14%.

In 2011, the band was invited to perform for an event "Music In The City" held at Ngee Ann City Civic Plaza. Through this performance, the band members have gained an exceptional experience performing at Orchard Road and bond with each other.

In our love for music-making, we hope to continue this amazing musical journey together...

Musicians

WOODWINDS	BRASSES	PERCUSSION
Flutes Samantha Tan Jing Yu * Siow Wei Yi Teo Mei Zhen Tang Jia Yi Tan Pei Jun Double Reeds Vanessa Goh Nur Amirah Clarinets Chong Bing Hong * Tan Si Yuan Kimberly Ho Lilin Tan Hui Min Nur Fitri Bte Suthree Ho Chee Yuan Khoo Jing Hui (Ashley) Wu Xiao Fan Tng Hong Xiang, Nigel Saxophones Terence Wong Wei Xiang * Hazmei bin Abdul Rahman Suryadi Dulcia Quek Yan Ling	Trumpets Tay Wen Lu * Andy Chan Yi En Ng Jun Jie Loo Kok Hao Joey Ranald Lai Jun Liang Yam Shi Lee Terence Wong Jun Jie Shaun Loh Shawn Tan Bi Xuan Vincent Wong Ryan Hidayat French Horns James Ng Haozuo * Yeo Jin Xiu Jaben Sim Patricia Goh Glenn Teo Trombones Thanapong Puangpathumanond * Ng Ming Jie Loh Hui Qi Toh Han Wei Ong Qian Yi Sherlynn Euphoniums Hoh Jing Wen * Darren Teo Bei Liang Nur Syafiqah Tubas Teo Kay Min * Huang Can (David)	Tan Ze Hao * Leng Kang Chun Arif Haikal Fatin Nadiah Gao Jing Xi Gary Koh Wang Minghao Priscilla Lim Zi Qi

* denotes Section Leader