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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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Friday, 15 July 2011

00:18

Hi everyone! Some important updates to do here.

1) P&C Ticket sales.

We all know that the capacity of the MusicBox is 392 and we are still not yet sold out yet! That should not be the case! Sections like Trumpets, Trombone and Percussion, you all are given tickets and have not sold much yet. What does this reflects on the fact that you're PERFORMING as well as other members are and they have sold out and they are asking for more tickets already? If you're performing, please put in effort to sell your tickets as much as you can!

To all those who sells their tickets religiously, GOOD JOB! Keep it up and we shall fill up another concert hall(Hall is TO BE CONFIRMED)on upcoming January! :) FULL HOUSE IS A MUST!

Please remind your friends and family that concert is at 7pm not 7.30pm! Keep reminding because usually concert starts at 7.30pm.

HELLO! All unsold tickets/ tickets stubs are to be collected back on Tuesday Band Practice, 19th July 2011. This is extremely important and if your friend have not pay you the ticket money, you got to help them to pay first. We need to do some ticketing check so please, 1 ticket $6, if you return a booklet with 1 ticket, you should pay $54 to Wei Yi(TREASURER) on the spot AFTER Band practice! If not you got to borrow. Please get the money side settled and just do your part by passing your money, unsold tickets/ tickets stubs to your SLs. Thank you!

2) Hi as you all know, our welfare officer is now Jiao Jun from Flute Section! Anything related to welfare, she will contact all SLs and committee. Please do reply her emails and messages because welfare is just as IMPORTANT as roles of different committee posts!

3) P&C Tie Colour(2 cm ties!)

Clarinet - Red

Flute - Hot Pink

Bassoon & Oboe - Yellow

Saxophone - Lime Green

Trumpet - Gold

French Horn - Blue

Trombone - Purple

Euphonium - Orange

Tuba - Silver

Percussion - Still deciding

Section leaders, Jiao Jun the welfare officer will email you/text you to inform you regarding the location where cheap ties can be bought. This is a section thing, you got to collect funds from your section mates and buy the ties for them. THIS IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to purchase this ties for your section and please keep checking your emails! :)

4) FINAL FILE CHECK ON LAST PRACTICE BEFORE CONCERT, 21th July 2011.

Everyone please do your part by arranging your scores in order(refer to the previous post regarding Order of repertoire) IN A BLACK FILE! Thank you! - Message from the Librarians, Jing Wen and James.

5) We will be starting our remaining rehearsals at MusicBox, level 3 of Block 73, starting from next practice onwards.

Report location : Concert Band Music Studio #04-03

Destination : Seventy3's MusicBox #03-01

Report at the band room at 5pm and earlier if possible and we will start to move the percussion, the stands, the chairs, our instruments down to MusicBox. Only big instruments like Tuba, Baritone Saxophone, Euphonium, Tenor Saxophone and Percussion can be left at MusicBox after rehearsal. Tuba, Euphonium, Tenor and Baritone saxophonists, please bring your cases down to MusicBox to store. If you're part of the band, I believe everyone should make an effort to rush to the band room after lessons if you're not having any important things on, to facilitate this shift. The faster we shift, the earlier we can start our practice. Music Stands and Chairs are to be left on MusicBox itself too. Thank you!

Gentle Reminder, bring your saliva bins along too! :)

6) Everyone, concert is coming really soon. Please take care of your instruments, maintain it well so we can use it smoothly without any troubles.

7) Last but not least,

Attire for Male : Black long sleeves top, Black pants(not jeans), black long socks, black shoes.

Attire for Female : Same as guys but court shoes or heels.

And of course, with your respective tie that your SL bought for you.

Section badges are welcomed. :)

3 practices left! Work hard everyone!

Signing off,

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