ANNOUNCEMENTS.

Hi all KSWSians,

I hope everyone is fine and doing well.
The followings are some announcements and changes which are going to take effect immediately in the band from now:

1) KSWS has been experiencing very bad practice attendance from its own members since we have moved the practice to Friday evening due to our conductor's requirement. Since Mr. Charlie has confirmed to be studying overseas for 2 years,band practices will move back to every Saturday from 6pm to 9:30pm starting from this coming Saturday (09/07/2011 SAT). Mr. Salleh will be taking over the baton & the post of Head Librarian from now on.

2) Annual concert has been scheduled on at 5pm at NAFA Lee Foundation Theatre. Please kindly ensure and confirm your attendance for this concert as we need to look into the concert strength from now on ASAP. We are still lacking of Clarinetists, Trumpeters & Percussionists. I sincerely urge members whom are still in the music scene to help in this area to make the concert a possible one for the band. If you have friends who are interested to join us for the concert, please do bring them down.

3) I have seek help for Mr. Rahman to assist the band to revive the percussion section permanently. He has agreed to give the band a helping hand and so far, he has been keeping to his words seriously to strengthen the percussion section even though the band attendance is not ideal. On behalf of KSWS, I will like to thank him for his great effort & voluntary help to assist the band in one way or another. I hope we can have more people like Mr. Rahman himself whom is willing to volunteer his time to help the band purely for a passion in music making.

4) Ms. Yim Xiumei has stepped down from the band committee with effect from June 2011 due to her heavy commitments in her new job. Her position will not be replaced for now & Lawrence will be covering her post from now on.

5) Below is the KSWS members list. Please kindly go through it. If your name has omitted or added spelt wrongly, please kindly update & correct with Lawrence. Thanks

Anyway, see you guys on this coming Saturday (09/07/2011) from 6pm to 9:30pm
Ciao & keep smiling!

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Piccolo/Flute
Charlie Tan Tuan Hao
David Tan
Elisse Lee Li Sze
Eng Shi Yee

Clarinet
Goh Hui Liong
Tan Yuen Yuan
Tan Wei Lian

Alto Saxophone
George Leong Shin Khuen

Tenor Saxophone
Nor Ibrahim Bin Mohd Nor

F.Horn
Alan Ong Pang Chi
Mohd Azmi Bin Sukaimi
Toh Jing Si

Trumpet
Andrew Lee Mun Yew
Karen Leong Kai Ling
Mohd Salleh Bin Md Nooh

Trombone
Amy Lee Meng Fong
Yeo Wee Aik
Jonna Garnell
Sylvester Lau (Guest Player)

Euphonium
Lok Jie Jun

Tuba
Lawrence Chong Seng Mong
Bernard Chia Wen Tsen

Percussion
Abdul Rahman Bin Mustaffa (Guest Coach)

Warmly Welcome Our New Family Members Onboard - Mar 2011 Batch

Dear KSWSians,

Please warmly welcome the following members to our KSWS family

Flute Section - Mr. David Tao
- He was a guest player in KSWS
- His official membership will take effect from 04 March 2011

Trumpet Section - Mr. Mohd Salleh Bin Md Nooh
- Found KSWS through KSWS members
- His official membership will take effect from 04 March 2011

We would like to extend our warmest welcome to them as one of our KSWS family members.

Upcoming concerts from other bands:

=Audio Image=

“2011: A Band Odyssey”
Sunday, 27 February 2011
3pm
Siglap South Community Centre Auditorium
Admission is FREE, open to public.

Program:
BACH ……Chaconne from Partita no.2 in D minor
DOSS, Thomas ……Genesis
SWEARINGEN, James ……Seagate Overture
BARNES, James ……Yorkshire Ballad
SHELDON, Robert ……Flight of the Piasa
SHIMIZU, Daisuke ……Tanglewood Overture
APPERMONT, Bert ……Noah’s Ark
LEHAR, Franz ……Die Lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow)

Synopsis:
AudioImage Wind Ensemble, under conductor Clarence Tan, pays tribute to the annual SYF (Singapore Youth Festival) Band Competition as we perform select pieces from the competition over the years. This promises to be a nostalgic trip down memory lane for old-timers, as well as an eye-opener for younger band members. We also feature guest conductor Choy Wei Peng.

KSWS In Concert XV

Kim Seng Wind Symphony In Concert XV
Raffles Hotel Jubilee Hall
19 December 2010 SUN @ 5pm
$10 per tickets (FREE Seating)
Conducted By Mr. Tan Tuan Hao

Concert Repertoires
1) FANFARE OF WAKAKUSA HILL
Itaru Sakai
2) IBERIAN ESCAPADES
Eobert Sheldon
3) CAJUN FOLK SONGS
Frank Ticheli
4) POPS IN THE SPOTS
Roland Kernen
5) FOLK SONG SUITE
Ralph Vaughan Williams
6) MACHWEO
Menno Bosgra


INTERVAL


7) Quintesen Brass Quintet
i) LITTLE DRUMMER BOY (PAT-A-PAN)
Bud Udell
ii) WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS
John Rutter
iii) JUST A CLOSER WALK
Don Gillis
8) LET IT SHINE
James L. Hosay
9) CHRISTMAS CALYPSO
Stephen Bulla
10) OVERTURE TO A WINTER FESTIVAL
James Curnow

KSWS Recruitment Notice 2010

Hi all,

KSWS is recruiting for new musicians to join the family. If you are a music lover whom wish to continue your music passion in making band music, you are always welcome to join our practices on every Saturday evening. If you are a school graduate or someone whom have lost touch in your playing & wish to pick up your instrument again, you are also welcome too.

We are looking for independance, commited & self-motivated musicians to join the band. You must at least know the basic fundamental of music & have some band playing experience in the past.

If you think you fit the criteria, you can always contact Ms. Yim Xiumei or myself by email to enquire for more information of the band or to make arrangement to join in the band practices.

Please kindly indicate the following in your email:
1) Your name & contact nos.
2) What instrument you are playing
3) A short introduction of yourself

We will then reply to you accordingly.
Thanks for your interest.

With Best Regards,
Lawrence Chong
President of KSWS

Warmly Welcome Our New Family Members Onboard - Feb & March 2010 Batch

Dear KSWSians,

Please warmly welcome the following members to our KSWS family

Saxophone Section - Mr. George Leong Shin Khuen
- He is a former KSWS member till 05 March 2006
- He is back again for good
- His official renewal membership will take effect from 27 Feb 2010

Trombone Section - Ms. Joanne Garnell
- Found KSWS through internet
- Her official membership will take effect from 27 Feb 2010

Trumpet Section - Mr. E. (Bill) Kevenaar
- Found KSWS through internet
- His official membership will take effect from 06 March 2010

We would like to extend our warmest welcome to them as one of our KSWS family members.

Kim Seng Wind Symphony appears on the local Newspaper of Kagoshima dated on 26/11/2009 Friday

KSWS has appeared on the local newspaper of Kagoshima after the Arts & Culture Program.



The translation is done by Kiyomi-San as below.

EXCHANGE WITH THE BAND FROM SINGAPORE (KANOYA Girls High School)

On 24th NOV, KSWS from Singapore visited KANOYA Girls High School and deepend exchanges between the band and students through tea ceremony and flower arrangement.
KSWS is an amateur wind orchestra from Singapore which consists of people with different ages and occupations.

They have been invited by Kagoshima prefecture to participate the exchange programs ("The Symphonic festival" at KANON Hall in Kajiki-cho etc.), and enjoyed sightseeing before going back to Singapore on 26th.

At KANOYA Girls High School, they showcased Japanese ENKA medleys and Singapore folk songs and joint performance with the school's choir. After their wonderful performance, they experienced tea ceremony and Japanese flower arrangement.
They were guided by students in KIMONO from department of Life and Environmental Science to sit on the floor Japanese style and enjoyed MACCHA (Japanese green tea) with sweets. They seemed to like it.

Mr. Lawrence, president of the band, said " we are greatly impressed by the tea ceremony because we don't have this style of ceremony in Singapore. I believe we can build even better relationship together by continuation of our intercommunion."

23/11/2009 - Kagoshima Exchange Day Two - Festival Performance

0630hrs (JPN) - Morning Call + Wash Up + Breakfast + Free Time

Breakfast at Hotel


0730hrs (JPN) - Assemble at Hotel Lobby + Loading of Equipment
0800hrs (JPN) - Leaving Hotel

The band went for a walk in the Viewing Park of Kagoshima early in the morning


Scenary of Kagoshima City & Mt. Sakurajima


0900hrs (JPN) - Arrival at Performance Venue - Kanon Hall + Unloading of Equipment + Setting up on stage for rehearsal
0930hrs (JPN) - KSWS Rehearsal Starts





Some backstage scenes


1100hrs (JPN) - Joint Rehearsal Starts (85 strong selected musicians for the finale)



1130hrs (JPN) - All Rehearsals End

More photos from KSWS


1300hrs (JPN) - Festival Event Starts

Music Festival Concert Booklet 2009 (KSWS is on item 7)


1420hrs (JPN) - Tunning Rehearsal for KSWS
1500hrs (JPN) - KSWS Performance Starts





Presentation


1530hrs (JPN) - KSWS Performance Ends + Standby for Joint Finale Performance
1620hrs (JPN) - Tunning Rehearsal for KSWS
1650hrs (JPN) - Joint Finale Performance Starts



1710hrs (JPN) - Joint Finale Performance Ends + Loading of Equipment

Farewell photo with other Japanese band members


1730hrs (JPN) - Leaving Kanon Hall
1830hrs (JPN) - Arriving at Hotel + Unloading of Equipment
1900hrs (JPN) - Assemble at Hotel Lobby & Getting ready for dinner + Debrief & Briefing of next day event