Memories from Band Chalet

Here are some photos from NUS Wind Symphony Band Chalet 2010. Photos courtesy of Yi Huang and Joycelin.

Memories from Da Capo 2010

Here are some pictures from our last concert, Da Capo 2010!

Da Capo 2010

The time of the year has arrive. The NUS Wind Symphony will once again be presenting to you our annual concert: Da Capo.

The theme of this concert is European, and we will be featuring a host of music from different cultures. From the feisty Spanish rhythms of "El Camino Real" to the catchy tempo of the Irish "Riverdance", the band will have you tapping and swaying to the music. The Wind Symphony will also be playing "A Grand Grand Overture" by Malcolm Arnold, well-known for being one of music's most celebrated practical joke. With an added cast of three vacuum cleaners and a floor polisher, we promise a night of grandiose mayhem and unexpected hilarity. So join us as we bring you on a whirlwind tour of European culture, music and experiences that you will never forget.

Resident Conductor

Associate Professor Ho Hwee Long

Repertoire

El Camino Real by Alfred Reed

Riverdance by Bill Whelan

A Grand Grand Overture by Malcolm Arnold

A Tribute to Harry James arr. by Sammy Nestico

Carmen Fantasy by Georges Bizet

A Music for a Festival by Philip Sparkes

Legend: Of Ireland and Lore by Robert W. Smith

Cry of the Celts by Michael Flatley

Poet and Peasant Overture by Franz von Suppe

For Tickets, contact Justin at 91594043 or email justinteo@nus.edu.sg

or email us at nus.wind.symphony@gmail.com TODAY!!!

Da Capo - Italian for "from the beginning" - is a concert series initiated on October 2006 with the sole aim of showcasingthe talents of the incoming batch of freshmen. With this concert, we hope to inspire and nuture the coming generations of musicians.

ExxonMobil Campus Concerts, Little Treats for Everyone

We will be presenting our quartets this Saturday (28 August) at NLB Plaza from 6pm-7pm.

This concert is brought to you free by ExxonMobil. Do drop by!

NUS Wind Symphony Orientation Day 2010

Come down for a day of fun and interaction during our Orientation Day!

When: 21 August 2010, Saturday
Time: 10am onwards (full day)
Venue: West Coast Park

NUSWS Welcome Tea 2010

Welcome back to a new semester in NUS!

To all ex-school band members, do come down for our Welcome Tea! Experience playing with us in a university band under the baton of our resident conductor, Associate Professor Ho Hwee Long!

Refreshment will be served after practice!

Date: 12 August 2010 (Thursday)

Time: 7pm

Venue: CFA Studios Auditorium!

(Opposite Yusof Ishak House. There will be directional signs from the bus stop.)

Contact Person: Jeffrey (HP: 81718119)

Contact Email: nus.wind.symphony@gmail.com

See you there!

NUSWS at NUS Matriculation Fair 2010

To all students matriculating into NUS this August 2010, WELCOME to NUS!!!

If you were previously from a school band, do drop by NUS Wind Symphony's booth to sign up! Goodies will be given upon sign up! The booths are on the second level (MPSH 2).

NUS Wind Symphony booth will be open everyday on 22, 23, 26 and 27 July from 9am to 5pm.

Our booth is booth E2. Please refer to the floorplan below.

See you there!

Big Carnival @ marina bay

Join us this Sunday, 18 July at The Promontory@Marina Bay as we present to you some of the most popular video game music as part of the 'Big Carnival@marina bay'!

Time: 8pm-9pm

Venue: The Promontory@Marina Bay

Price: Free

Refer to the above hyperlink for more details!

Programme highlights
Themes from:

• Halo
• Myst III
• Tetris
• ...and many more!

University Band Festival 2010

Nanyang Technological University Symphonic Band

National Institute of Education Symphonic Band

National University of Singapore Wind Symphony

present

University Band Festival 2010

Conducted by
Assoc. Prof. Ho Hwee Long
Mr. Takehiro Oura

10 June 2010

7.30pm (with a 20 mins intermission)

Esplanade Concert Hall
S$15 (Available from any performing members from the bands)

For any enquiries, please contact Ms Emily Goh at 91431989 or through e-mail at unibandfest2010@ntusb.com.

To celebrate the spirit of musicianship at tertiary level, the three varsity bands have come together for the very first time showcasing an evening of exciting and dynamic programme. Featuring Puccini’s famed work Turandot, all time favourite “Morning, Noon & Night Overture” by Franz von Suppe and also premiering in Singapore Satoshi Yagisawa’s new work Poem “Northern Mother Earth—Praise for all Living Things”. Be prepared for a musical journey of opera, marches and impressionistic music.

Programme includes
Poem “Northern Mother Earth – Praise for all living things” by Satoshi Yagisawa
GR Selection arr. by Masamicz Amano
Morning, Noon & Night Overture by Franz von Suppe

InTempo ’10

InTempo ’10
presented by the NUS Wind Symphony
conducted by our Resident Conductor and Music Director
Associate Professor Ho Hwee Long
and our Assistant Conductor - Mr Ian Lum
along with our Student Conductor - Mr Goh Wee Juay

27 March 2010 - Saturday
7:30pm (With a 20 mins intermission)
Victoria Concert Hall
$12 (Stall), $15 (Circle)
For tickets, please contact Yi Huang (9637 0127) or Kristen (9437 4737), or reach us at nus.wind.symphony@gmail.com

The InTempo concert series was initiated in 1974, and stands as the longest running band concert series in Singapore. Unsurprisingly, the InTempo concert series commands a profound degree of repute, prestige and recognition in Singapore’s band scene.

For InTempo ’10, the wind orchestra will take on works bearing a Russian theme. Join us as we showcase the immense music prowess of one of Russia’s most celebrated composers, Dmitri Shostakovich. From his historically-significant and era-defining Symphony No. 5, the subtle political message in Festive Overture, to his immaculate references of his other works in Jazz Suite No. 2 – the music capabilities of Shostakovich is impossible to overlook. The works of two members of “The Five” will also be featured – Alexander Borodin’s score to the opera, Prince Igor, and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade. The latter, based upon stories from the famed anthology, One Thousand and One Nights (often known as Arabian Nights) is arguably the best known expression of Russian musical orientalism, and undoubtedly his best known work. Listen out for his undisputed flair in inventing a sophisticated cachet of orchestral effects.

"RSVP" at the corresponding facebook event page!


Concert Repertoire

Russlan and Ludmilla, Overture
Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka, arr. Mark h. Hindsley

Russian Christmas Music
Alfred Reed

Scheherazade - Part II. The Story of The Kalandar Prince
N. Rimsky Korsakov, arr. Mark H. Hindsley

Suite from Caucasian Sketches
M. Ippolitov Ivanov, arr. Dan Goffrey

Symphony No. 5 – Finale, Opus 47
Dmitri Shostakovich, arr. Jay Bocook

- - - Intermission - - -

Percussion Ensemble

Jazz Suite no. 2
Dmitri Shostakovich, arr. Johan de Meij

Ballet Music from the Opera “Prince Igor”
Alexander Borodin

Festive Overture, Op 96
Dmitri Shostakovich, arr. Donald Hunsberger