Beautiful Sunday - Kim Seng Wind Symphony - Blossoms In Spring @ Esplanade Concert Hall

Kim Seng Wind Symphony (金声管乐团)
Blossoms In Spring (春暖花开的季节)
(Part of HuaYi - Chinese Festival Celebration Project)

Beautiful Sunday Performance
Date: 17th February 2008 (SUN)
Time: 3pm - 4pm (1hr)
Venue: Esplanade Concert Hall
FREE ADMISSION & FREE SEATING
Conducted by Mr. Tan Beng Wee

Performance Repertoire

1) JOYOUS CELEBRATION
Arranger: Y. F. Lin
2) CHINESE NEW YEAR STORY
Composer: Richard Png
3) A LOT OF WORDS (千言万语 - 邓丽君)
Composer: Tso Hong Yuan
Arranger: Kunihiro Sugiura
4) WHEN WILL YOU RETURN (何日君再来 - 邓丽君)
Composer: Liu Xue An
Arranger: Kunihiro Sugiura
5) I ONLY CARE FOR YOU (我只在乎你 - 邓丽君)
Composer: Takashi Miki
Arranger: Kunihiro Sugiura
6) (EVERYTHING I DO) I DO IT FOR YOU
Words and Music: Bryan Adams,
Robert J. Lange, Michael Kamen
Arranger: John Berry
7) RIGHT HERE WAITING
Composer: Richard Marx
8) ALADDIN
Composer: Alan Menken
Arranger: Paul Jennings
9) MEMORY
Composer: Andrew Lloyd Webber
Arranger: Frank D. Cofield
10) CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATION
Composer: Alex Lin A. L.

February 2008 Birthday Girls & Boys!!!

KSWS wishes the following members a Happy Birthday on their special day!!

3rd Feb (SUN) - Chin Shiying (Percussion Section)

16th Feb (SAT) - Teo See Siang (Trumpet Section)

17th Feb (SUN) - Kiyomi Sakai (Saxophone Section)

Hope they have a wonderful time on their upcoming Birthday!!

Have a lot of fun & all best wishes to you!!

We have a Pre-Mini-Birthday Celebration for Shiying's Birthday on 02.02.2008 SAT at our usual coffee-shop after our regular band practice. She was surprised & was really enjoying herself. Look at the cake!!!

Welcome Xiu Mei Onboard the Main Committee!!

Finally the KSWS Main Committee is complete! Ms. Yim Xiu Mei has agreed to join the committee as the Head of Operations with effect from 26.01.2008 SAT. I really must appreciate her commitment in this role. This is not an easy role for anyone who can fit in. This role need time and effort to mingle with a lot of people around her! In fact this involves a lot of social skill for this important role in the committee.

So from now, Xiumei will be the person who will be assisting me most of the time in administration & running of Projects like Performances & Concerts. Ensure that everything is place & properly run according to plans. All Sections Leaders will report to her from now on for administration purpose in your individual section.

I will give her my full support & authority to recruit & terminate members with my knowledge & approval all the time. She will also be assisting me to ensure that the band motto - ONE BAND ONE SOUND is lifted up & the band direction is secured.

So please join me to welcome Ms. Yim Xiu Mei on-board to the KSWS main committee. I seek for your supports & co-operations to fulfil her role & responsibilities.

Lok Jie Jun has joined the Main Committee!! Welcome On-board!!

Ms. Lok Jie Jun has agreed to join the Main Committee as the Head of Logistic with effect from 22.01.2008 TUE. Please kindly give her your full support & your full co-operation in the band!

She will be fully in-charge of all the band assets & property of the entire band. But presently, I will be helping her to familiarise with her job scope as a Head of Logistics so please kindly bear with her for the time being if she is not sure of anything.

In future, she will have all my support & authority to decide for the best in her logistics areas. She will have all rights to penalise any members or guest musicians for not following the house rules. So please kindly seek for your full co-operation with her.

I will like to welcome Ms. Lok Jie Jun in the Main Committee officially. From now, she will be a leader who help to lead & bring the band to a greatest height in the Committee. Please kindly welcome her on-board with me. Thanks!

Sonny's ashes location for people who have missed his funeral.

I have called Sonny's Mum today to get Sonny's ashes location. I have missed his funeral due to my new born baby. I am thinking of organising a small group to pay him a visit. Don't know who is interested to join? Whoever is keen, please sms or call me. I have not decided the date yet but will let you know if you are keen.

Sonny's ashes location is as follows:
Mandai Crematorium
300 Mandai Road,
Blk D, 2nd Level,
Row 5, No. 0501

You can take a direct Bus 138 from the Ang Mo Kio Bus Interchange. It will stop directly in-front of the Crematorium.

If you are going yourself, please kindly note down this location. Thanks!

St. Andrew Alumni Band Concert
SA Alumni will be having a concert this coming Sunday (27.01.2008) at 5:30pm at VCH. They will be playing pieces to commemorate Sonny Long for his contribution in music making. If you are free, you can drop-by for the concert.

Amy & I will be there with Sonny's Mum & Auntie. Whoever is interested, I hope to see you at the concert hall. Thanks! I know Sonny will be there too.

Welcome Our New Family Members Onboard - 19 Jan 2008 Batch

Hi All KSWSians,

Please warmly welcome the following new members to our KSWS family.

1) French Horn Section
Mr. Mohd Azmi Bin Sukaimi
- Working as a Chemical Assistant (Professional) presently
- Borned in 1984
- Found KSWS through Charlie Tan Tuan Hao
- You can add him to your mailing list at jedi_azmi@hotmail.com
- His official membership has taken effect from 19.01.2008.

2) Trumpet Section
Mr. Andrew Lee Mun Yew
- Student of Ngee Ann Poly presently
- Borned in 1987
- Found KSWS through Daryl Hor (Guest Player for KSWS Trombone Section)
- You can add him to your mailing list at leemy_andrew@hotmail.com
- His official membership has taken effect from 19.01.2008.

3) Trombone Section
Mr. Kenneth Wong Jun Jie
- Student of Ngee Ann Poly presently
- Borned in 1988
- Found KSWS through Daryl Hor (Guest Player for KSWS Trombone Section)
- You can add him to your mailing list at anti_hack@hotmail.com
- His official membership has taken effect from 19.01.2008.

Welcome to KSWS & your journey starts from here! Have a lot of fun & grow with the band together!

KSWS 15th Anniversary Concert (KSWS In Concert XII)

Kim Seng Wind Symphony In Concert XII - 15th Anniversary Concert
NAFA Lee Foundation Theatre @ Campus 3
23 December 2007 SUN @ 5pm
$10 per tickets (FREE Seating)
Conducted By Mr. Tan Tuan Hao

Concert Programme
1) CHRISTMAS FLOUISH
James Curnow
2) KARACHI BOULEVARD
Willy Fransen
3) A THOUSAND WORDS
Tso Hong Yuan
arr. Kunihiro Yamashita
4) EVENING SONG OF THE FISHING BOAT
Yuen-Jing Yau
5) ENKA II
arr. Kunitoshi Yamashita

INTERVAL

6) MARRY POPPINS
Richard & Robert Sherman
arr. Ted Ricketts
7) MOULIN ROUGE
arr. Michael Brown
8) THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
Andrew Lloyd Webber
arr. Johan de Meij
9) FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
Jerry Rock
arr. Bob Lowden
10) A CHRISTMAS CAROL FANTASY
arr. Takeshi Hoshide