Da Capo 2011

Hey people!!! The concert of the semester is here :D

DA CAPO 2011 Movies and Musicals

Date: 23rd October
Time 5.00pm to 7.00pm
Venue: University Cultural Centre Hall

Price: $15

Free Seating

Please contact our treasurer (contact information in the picture) or any band member to get tickets :))) Email any queries to nus.wind.symphony@gmail.com

Join us for a night of awesome music!!

Band It Like..... NUSWS Band Orientation 2011

HELLO GUYS!!

Here's a post dedicated to all who came down for the Band Orientation which took place on 3rd September at CFA and West Coast Park:

Hope we all had a fun time-- looking forward to NUSWS Band Orientation next year!! :D

NUSWS Welcome Tea

CALLING ALL FRESHIES!

NUSWS is having our Welcome Tea this Thursday, 18th August 11!
if you play an instrument, or have played in a symphonic band before, DO COME DOWN!
Join us for a night of music making and mingle with our wonderful band members (:
a tea reception will be provided.

if you are still uncertain about joining band and playing for our upcoming Da Capo concert in August, just come on down and we would love to hear from you! (no obligations :p)
interact with seniors and hear their awesome experiences being part of NUSWS.
if you have not played in instrument before, but am still interested to be part of NUSWS, we will also welcome you!
(if you are not a freshie, but are still interested in joining us, please come down too!)


Details: NUSWS Welcome Tea
Venue: CFA Auditorium (opposite Yusof Ishak House)
Time: 6.30pm to 10pm

We look forward to welcoming you into part of our NUSWS family!

Memories of InTempo 2011

Here're some photo memories from our inaugural concert in Esplanade Concert Hall, InTempo 2011. A very big thank you to everyone who made this concert a great success! The pictures are courtesy of Werkz photography.

NUS Wind Symphony is going to Schladming, Austria!

Who: NUS Wind Symphony
What: MID EUROPE Music Festival 2011
When: 11 July 2011 (Monday) to 18 July 2011 (Monday)
Where: Schladming, Austria
Why: To participate in the band festival!
How: By airplane of course!

Details are given out during band rehearsals.

For more information, visit www.mideurope.at/Orchester/Teilnehmer_2011/nus_wind_singapore.htm
Or contact nus.wind.symphony@gmail.com

The NUS Wind Symphony is Coming to Esplanade!

Conductor: Professor Ho Hwee Long

Tickets at $15 and $18

Date: 28 March 2011

Time: 7.30pm

Venue: Esplanade Concert Hall

Repertoire

Persis Overture - James L Hosay

Armenian Dances - Alfred Reed

Les Miserables

Internal Combustion - David R. Gillingham

-Interval-

Stage Band Debut

Guest performance by Varsity Winds

Song of Sailor and Sea - Robert W. Smith

Rhapsody in Blue - George Gershwin

Gabriel's Oboe - Ennio Morricone

Machu Picchu - Satoshi Yagisawa

The theme of this concert is 20th Century Modern music. Sometimes called the "Dissonant Period" of classical music, this period is known for its extreme inventiveness and experimentations in atonality. The NUS Wind Symphony will be presenting original modern band selections such as Internal Combustion by David R. Gillingham, and favourites like Les Miserables. Join us as we explore new frontiers and redefine the boundaries of music.

The NUS Wind Symphony will also be showcasing a stage band to fill the night with jazz selections. Consisting of trumpets, trombones, saxophones and a rythm section, the stage band will dazzle with their renditions of popular jazz tunes.

Come down and support us! Don't miss this rare opportunity to catch the premiere performance of the NUS Wind Symphony on the Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay.

The InTempo concert series was initiated in 1974, and stands as the longest running band concert series in Singapore.

For tickets, contact Justin at 91594043 or email nus.wind.symphony@gmail.com.

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

Da Capo 2009 Sponsors

The NUS Wind Symphony would like to express its heartfelt appreciation to the following sponsors for their kind support of Da Capo 2009!

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We would also like to thank Greenridge Florist for graciously sponsoring the wonderful flower bouquets!

Tel No.: 6779 5190

Website: http://greenridgeflorist.wordpress.com/

Da Capo 2009

|Da Capo 2009 |
| 23 October 2009 – Friday |
| 7:30pm (with a 20 minutes Intermission) |
| Victoria Concert Hall |
| $12 – Stall | $15 – Circle |

| For tickets, please contact Yi Huang (9637 0127) or Kristen (94374737) |

Following the success of its performance at the Esplanade Concert Hall, the NUS Wind Symphony will be presenting Da Capo 2009 at the Victoria Concert Hall on the 23rd of October. Expanding on the concept of popular classics, musical favourities and contemporary standards, Da Capo 2009 looks set to be a night filled with heart-wrenching tunes, show-stopping moments, and several motifs that define the music landscape.

Concert Repertoire

Curtain Up!

Alfred Reed

宇宙戦艦ヤマトSpace Battleship Yamato

Hiroshi Miyakawa, arr. By Akira Miyagawa

The Phantom of the Opera
Andrew Lloyd Webber, arr. by Johan de Meij
("Angel of Music", "Music of the Night", "Notes", "Think of Me", "All I Ask of You", "The Phantom of the Opera", "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again")

Symphonic Dance Music from West Side Story
Leonard Bernstein, Transcribed by Ian Polster
(“Scherzo”, “Mambo”, “Cha-cha”, “Fugue”)

An American in Paris
George Gershwin, arr. by Naohiro Iwai

- - - Intermission - - -

In the Miller Mood
Various, arr. by Warren Barker
("In the Mood", "Moonlight Serenade", "I've Got a Gal in Kalamazoo", "Serenade in Blue", "Little Brown Jug", "At Last", "Anvil Chorus")

もののけ姫, Princess Mononoke

Music by Jo Hisaishi, Arr. By Takashi Hoshide

Tintin – Prisoners of the Sun
Dirk Brossé, arr. by Johan de Meij

翼をください Tsubasa Wo Kudasai (Please Give Me Wings)
Music by Kunihiko Murai, Words by Michio Yamagami, arr. by Akira Miyagawa

NB: Concert Repertoire updated, in concert order

Yesterday, Once More - Beautiful Sunday @ Esplanade

What? "Yesterday, Once More", as part of "Esplanade Presents - Beautiful Sunday" concert series.. the concert is free!

When? 13 September 2009, 3 to 4pm, its free!

Where? Esplanade Concert Hall..

Who? anyone and everyone.. the concert series is for members of the public.. and its free!

Price? did i mention that its free?

Details? The concert is part of the "Beautiful Sunday" concert series held monthly at the Esplanade Concert Hall. For the month of September, the NUS Wind Symphony will be presenting “Yesterday, Once More”, offering members of the public an opportunity to revisit the tunes and familiar favourities of yesteryears.

Immerse yourselves in memories of yesteryears, and join us by humming along to two pop gems from the Beatles – "Yesterday" and "Hey Jude", and well-known Japanese folk song “Tsubasa Wo Kudasai” (Please Give Me Wings) originally released by Akai Tori in 1971. Satisfy your hunger for nostalgia by listening out for the lush sounds of “An American in Paris” – an attempt to depict the buzz of Paris in the 1920s. Be further enthralled by the relaxing sounds of swing and jazz characteristics of the 1930s and 1940s ("In The Miller Mood"). The concert won’t be complete without selections from two landmark musicals – “West Side Story” and “The Phantom of the Opera”.

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Concert Repertoire

West Side Story
Music by Leonard Bernstein, Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, arr. by W.J. Duthoit
("I Feel Pretty", "Maria", "Something's Coming", "Tonight", "One Hand, One Heart", "Cool", "America")

Tsubasa Wo Kudasai (Please Give Me Wings)
Music by Kunihiko Murai, Words by Michio Yamagami, arr. by Akira Miyagawa

The Phantom of the Opera
Andrew Lloyd Webber, arr. by Johan de Meij
("Angel of Music", "Music of the Night", "Notes", "Think of Me", "All I Ask of You", "The Phantom of the Opera", "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again")
(conducted by our Assistant Conductor, Mr Ian Lum)

Yesterday & Hey Jude
John Lennon & Paul McCartney, arr. by Naohiro Iwai

In the Miller Mood
Various, arr. by Warren Barker
("In the Mood", "Moonlight Serenade", "I've Got a Gal in Kalamazoo", "Serenade in Blue", "Little Brown Jug", "At Last", "Anvil Chorus")

An American in Paris
George Gershwin, arr. by Naohiro Iwai

Bandit O 2009

The date: the following Saturday after our welcome tea.

The instructions were simple: come in yellow and bring sunblock.

In a nutshell, our very first Band Orientation - titled Bandit O 2009 was successfully held on the 22nd of August. It was an extremely fun day filled with loads of fun and many thrilling games. And I sincerely hope that none of you guys kenna sun burn.. haha..

The orientation was organized to help the freshies integrate better into the band.. but as it turns out.. the senior pretty much had a rolling good time as well! Hope the freshies were not embarrassed by our (childish) misdeeds! We are all still young at heart *big grin*

We then filled our hungry stomachs with some really nice–but extremely sinful–BBQ food!

Pictures paint a thousands words.. So instead of boring you guys with a 5,000 words write-up, shall leave you guys with some pictures for us to remember the day that West Coast Park was flooded by a sea of yellow musical fellows! More pictures @facebook! =)