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Besana!

This is end point of our opening and closing parades. This one shows the main band rehearsing their marching. On the left, you can see the white coloured "sheltered" area, and that is their open-air concert hall. That is where we'll perform if we are to play in Besana. There are other places in the area that we will be performing. Will try and get some more videos or pics or whatever. The big building in front is the church.


Another video about the marching band segment. I know what our double reeds players can do already! Haha.. MASCOT! Wauahah.. Nah just kidding.. Maybe take the banner. LOL.

Anyway, I found out that we have quite a large number of bands going this year. They are from Colombia, Lithuania, Holland, Portugal, Hungary and Belgium. This is besides the usual Italian bands that will be there.

trumpets + cornet dinner

had our section dinner yesterday at suntec's swensens.
with 140 bucks worth of cash vouchers.

"we can split the dinner in 2, cuz we can't possibly spend all of the 140 bucks in one dinner right? - yanting

"but we sure will exceed the vouchers' amount." - xuanzhi
"aiya, nvm de lar. it's still uite worth it paying 5 dollars for such a meal ma..." - ben

and so, we started ordering. our order list include:

starters:
calamaris (x2)
fried mushrooms (x2)

main course:
breaded chicken (x1)
fish and chips (x1)
ribeye steak (x4) - 1 med, 2 med well, 1 med rare.

desserts:
choc malt (x1)
some choc promo (x1)
some berry (x1)
sticky chewy choc (x3)

snapshots taken during dinner:

elmo acting weird when his breaded chicken is not being served.

our desserts. yummy sticky chewy!

and the bill came up to:

kudos to ben, the rich kid!
we need not fork out a single cent for the additional 65.01 bucks.

post exams feasting!

dick lee is as creative as his name.

dick lee sings We Are Singapore! cool version..


dick lee sings rasa sayang at 2004, 30th anniversary concert

All About Busking

Check out this website below.

http://www.nac.gov.sg/eve/eve09.asp

dancing megahits

enjoy guys. let's play this~ so fun~ every1 got solo lo.-i think- rockz!

Repertoire for Italy and Commencement

Hello all.

Just for information.

76 Trombones - Meredith Willson, arr Naohiro Iwai
Amparita Roca – Jamie Texidor
Bahn Frei – transcr Wil van der Beek
Danse Diabolique – transcr. Tohru Takahashi
Doremi – Richard Rodgers arr. Takashi hoshide
Einzugsgalope Op. 35 – J. Strauß
Merry Widow - Franz Lehár
Pop and Rock Legends: Music of the Beatles, arr Michael Sweeney
Postcard from Singapore – Philip Sparkes
Radetzky March
Spring March – Oishi Mika

Yeah.. I'll post more details in the yahoogroups.

Greg Pattillo

Super Mario Beatbox





Inspector gadget remix





Peter & the wolf

phoebe broadcasting free treats

DEAREST fellow NUSWSians.

sian right study so much. oppz.

some yummy treats to share!

Free Cone Day is coming!!

Thanks to you, it's on us!

Mark it in your diaries - Tuesday, 17th April is Ben & Jerry's Free Cone Day!

Loyal fans, in appreciation of your support, we are giving out ice cream from 12noon to 7pm at 8 participating Ben & Jerry's Scoop Shops:

Downtown East, #01-08A

Great World City, #02-40A

Suntec City Mall, #01-152

Raffles City, #B1-80

The Cathay, #02-12

United Square, #02-40A

VivoCity, #02-135

White Sands, #01-36

-enjoy-

flute solo

Telemann Canon Duet

Boneys

One week after Intempo 2007, aren't we missing out on something eh?


Upper + Mid Boneys



Rehearsal before concert



Boneys' Tea Snacks =D



Boneys - smiles all round



Post-concert Boneys - still smiles all round



And some laughs too! - Christmas came early for some of us =)

Clarinet Section!

Clarinet section!! We rox!!


The exco.. or what remained of the exco after we came back from UCC..


Extended Clarinet Section, past and present. Plus one married in le...


Clarinet and Eupho and Perc in Haagen Dazs!



Poor ARX trying to submit his assignment.. And there is no wireless@SG for him.. HAha.. For more details, read my blog!

How can we forget percussion!?!?

percussion section!

unable to take proper pictures

u dont see any other section doin this!

yes. we dont take normal pictures. HAHA!

A short update before I rush off for work

Hi everyone. Currently in Stuttgart and staying here for the next 3.5 weeks.

Work's great. I'm working at a factory called Pilz that manufactures motherboard and other electrical components for automation. A really light and easy job, no heavy lifting here and there. Attire is the company polo shirt and jeans whatever. Only thing is that I have to keep wearing an armband that's connected to earth to ensure that I'm constantly grounded and no static electricity built up on my body can destroy the miniscule electrical components. So far I'm building curcuit boards and running tests on them. Next week I'll be learning welding, so that's a really useful skill later on for engineering.

My supervisor and colleagues are really nice people as well, teaching me lots of things and constantly praising me until I feel quite paiseh. Thank goodness so far that no-one has expressed 'Sino' phobia - That the Chink is here as a spy to steal technology!

Gabriel's family has been great as well to let me stay at their place. Looking forward to tomorrow, travelling up to Frankfurt again to meet bro-in-law...

Ok guys, just a post to show I'm alive and well! Photos coming up hopefully!

Eupho Photos @ In Tempo 2007

Before Concert.

Pointing to the GOLDEN Eupho.

Year 1 Euphos

Euphos acting cool.

Acting Nice!

Acting Funky!

Another round with our not forgotten Eupho&Trombone player Kenneth.



After Concert.

With Our Euphos! Nice Photo!

Us on stage.

The rose that every eupho player has!

Posing with our roses!

Purple ribbon roses rules! =X


That's all folks! =>

Tuba section!!!

SL say must blog, so member come and blog. hahaha!
this is the tuba section~~

and we're friendly enuf to take pics with string basses. hehe string basses rox too!!

photos @ intempo..

because i'm bored n i have nutin better to do.. here's some comic relief + the many pictures of the funkiest section in nusws (:

HORNies & SAXies @ InTempo

Haha why am I uploading Horn section photo? Cos I'm nice? :) Ok thanks to YB actually. He says print versions available (photoshopped and edited) at $1 each :D Place your orders now!





Ok since I posted a photo for horns I better post one for my own saxtion too! :) Print versions are also available at $0! haha but expect a long wait...

InTempo 2007

CNY lohei 22 Feb 2007

Video taken during the CNY lohei.

Besana Italy!!

Dear Yoke Khee,

we have finally received the CD with information about the NUS wind Symphony, photos and recording.

Please take note that the complete address of our association/band is:

CORPO MUSICALE S. CECILIA BESANA
Via Manzoni, 21
20045 BESANA IN BRIANZA (MI)
ITALY

Your documentation has been examined by our Technical Committee, and herewith we are pleased to

CONFIRM YOU THAT YOU HAVE BEEN SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR 13th INTERNATIONAL BAND FESTIVAL

that will be held from June 29th until July 5th, 2007.


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YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

晚安老师

老师我没有 Cap-5 很 Stress
我不要上课了!!!
我要跟你说晚安byebye回家 Kun!

babyhorn™ would like to say...

A BIG SORRY...

-Jonathan Lee, Horn Section-

Moved the blog!

Hey everyone! I've moved the blog to the new blogger. So if you haven't changed yet, please do so! If not you can't post. :p Anyway no choice lah. I either move the blog so that I can invite the new members to post as well, or leave it alone and can't invite them. So tradeoff lor. No choice.

Mus'Art Wind Orchestra Poster!

hey, the concert starts at 8pm la... *bish*
heehee
there may be $10 tix avail but i think no point la.. dun be disturbed by the young kids who may just be too noisy during concert... $12 for circle! do let ian or me know if u need any tix...
some other ppl playing tt u may know... Tim!, James(tuba alumni)

hee come come ok! main highlights r the danceries n west side story lo.. i luuuuurve west side story! =D

Advertisement =P

Hey all, on behalf of the Mus'Art Wind Orchestra, I would like to promote the upcoming concert that we will be presenting! Coincidentally, I forgot the title of the concert... oops... But I remember the repertoire! So here it is:

1st Half
Alvamar Oveture
An English Sea Song Suite
To The Summit!
Imperatrix
The Golden Circle
Ross Roy

2nd Half
Space Battleship Yamato
Danceries
West Side Story
Little Mermaid Medley

During the 1st half, we'll present the SYF choice pieces for a few secondary school bands in our area, and the key players of the band will be playing amongst us! Much like a comworks thingy. The 2nd half will be purely our own repertoire, and I guarantee you the 2nd half pieces are all nice :D

Concert is on 3rd Febuary, 7:30pm at the Victoria Concert Hall. Circle seat tickets are available (only circle because the kids have all the stall seat tickets) through me, $12 each. Please come! See some of the school kids in action! Haha.

Have fun and see you guys at band :D

NUS Wind Symphony presents InTempo 2007

Promote our concert to others! Can copy and paste from below. :)

Date: 18th March 2007 (Sunday)
Time: 5pm
Venue: University Cultural Centre Hall (NUS)
Conductor: Mr Leonard Tan
Price:
1) Early Bird Tickets at $8 (valid until 15th Jan)
2) After Early bird date, $10

The prices stated are NOT inclusive of the $1 sistic charge. If you have our Da Capo concert ticket stub, you can also enjoy an additional $1 off.

For early bird tickets, please contact any NUSWS members you know or visit sistic website at http://www.sistic.com.sg/cms/events/index.html?content=697.


Repertoire: Others to be confirmed.

Merry Wives of Windsor - Otto Nicolai
Poema Alpestre - Franco Cesarini (Singapore Premiere)
Soaring Over the Ridges: The impression of the North Alps - Satoshi Yagisawa (Singapore Premiere)
Silver Screen - Paul Hart
Immer Keiner featuring our own solo clarinetist Mr Ian Lum


Poema Alpestre (Singapore Premiere):
For someone like Franco Cesarini, born in a land of which every horizon is dominated by the majestic Alps, mountains are in one's heart and soul throughout every moment of life. Therefore, the question as to why Cesarini chose to write a piece dedicated to mountains can have a thousand answers or none.Cesarini creates a world of sound that depicts a real world he has known first hand.This 20-minute creation transports the listener (and performer!) to a land of alpine beauty and terrific natural forces. The fog and mist give way to grandeur and vistas beyond compare that contain grazing cattle (listen for their passage indicated by large cow-bells), birds and other wildlife, and the fury of high-altitude blizzards. The snowstorm subsides into a divine state where the 'mountain-top experience' is revealed as the spirit soars to new heights. The true spirit of mountains is described in the words of Alan Hovhaness: "Mountains are symbolic meeting places between the material and the spiritual world." It is a sentiment with which the composer fully agrees, which also helps explain the titles of succeeding episodes of the composition. These alternate moments of reality, of matter, with those of the ethereal, the spirit. Certain subtitles also refer to Thomas Mann's classic novel, "The Magic Mountain".As in the book, the triumvirate of illness-love-death becomes the key to trying to understand the mystery of life.Another factor that compelled Cesarini to write this piece is the 50th anniversary of the death of Richard Strauss (1864-1949). For Cesarini, "Poema Alpestre" is a modest tribute to his memory. by Franco Cesarini

Excerpt taken from: http://mypage.bluewin.ch/cesarini/poema.html