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Friday, 25 January 2008

Hello all, there will be band practice tomorrow 25 Jan 2008. Same time , same place.

Time: 9.00am

Venue: HSC Band Room

The pieces we are playing are:

Overture Jubiloso
John Williams

Do try to come and ask your fellow bandsmate along as well. See ya all!

Music, where the inspiration comes from
13:31

Friday, 18 January 2008

Hi everyone!

There will be band practice tomorrow, 19 Jan (Sat), from 9am - 1pm.

Regarding last Saturday, we are sorry that the room was not available for practice again. Let us explain the situation:

There was miscommunication between the band teachers, office admin staff and the Principal.
According to the instructions the admin staff received, she cannot let the alumni draw the keys because there must be a teacher around.

For NOW:

Mdm Zaibon had arranged for the band teachers to come back on our practices and draw and return the keys for us.
The band teachers will stay for the entire duration of our practices.

We are sorry to those who came back early in the morning and had to leave.

For tomorrow's practice, Mdm Zaibon will be coming down to draw the keys for us. Pls do come down for practice if you can! Do get fellow band alumni to come down for practice too! Thanks a lot!

Practice Schedule:

19 Jan 2008

9.00am

Pieces to be done:

combined piece:
1. Glasnost
2. Amazing Grace

0900 - 1100 : Sectionals

1100 - 1200 : Glasnost

1200 -1300 : Amazing Grace

Hope to see you guys =)

Music, where the inspiration comes from
16:04

Saturday, 5 January 2008

Hi everyone!

Hai Sing Band will NOT be playing for the demo band anymore. However, main band practice will still carry on as per usual.

(Sorry about the last email, I put the wrong date with the wrong day!!!)

7 Jan (Mon)
All: Amazing Grace

8 Jan (Tue)
Sec 2s: Amazing Grace
Sec 3s & 4s: Pecos Pueblo

If you are free, do come down and help out with the sectionals and practices! =)

Music, where the inspiration comes from
22:19

First of all, sorry for any inconvenience caused for cancelling the practice at the last minute. As we weren’t able to contact Mdm Zaibon since yesterday night to confirm the practice, we didn’t want to risk with carrying on with the practice.

Let us explain the situation.

On our part we happily take it for granted that Mdm Zaibon will remember to inform the School about the alumni for 2008. However, we suddenly realized we haven’t been confirming with Mdm Zaibon for the month( we have the habit of re-confirming the practices date for the month at the start of that particular month). Hence, we’re afraid that she might not have informed the school. We could have carried on with the practice, but what if we arrived at the school and found out that we have no access to the band room (OMG~). Yalor, so, we decided that the practice be cancelled than be stopped by the Dear security David (ops!).

Really very sorry! (To Hwee Lee, she was actually on her way down when she received the message. And also Jonathan Wing Yi Marilyn who also were already there SORRY! We really feel very bad)

Oh yes. The next thing is, Mrs Chua picked some new songs for us to play! So, the next practice we’ll be doing them! Yay! We promise it’s no more Hello Dolly kind of genre. Heh.

New Songs:
· Glasnost
· Amazing Grace
· Disney Songs (it’s a compilation. Don’t worry not Disney spectacular kind, haha!)

As the concert date will be pushed back, we’ll have a bit more time to learn these songs!
About the concert date which all of us are very concern, actually Mrs Chua has yet to confirm as she is current unable to go back to Hai Sing (some admin-cum-a-lot-of-paper-work-kind of problem la). Well, then everything is cleared and she returns back, everything will be settled.

Yup, so meanwhile we just carry on practicing!

Yep, once again sorry for the late notice.
There won’t be a second time! Or else we treat the entire band =x!

So the next practice:

Date: 12 Jan 2008

Time: 9.00am
Venue: Band Room

Below is the schedule for January. (remember, we confirm with the school monthly, so yup)

12 Jan 2008- 9.00am
19 Jan 2008- 9.00am
26 Jan 2008- 9.00am

PS. Must come next week hor. Or else we really feel super bad *CRY* Come okokokok? love ya!

Music, where the inspiration comes from
08:55

Wednesday, 2 January 2008

Hi everyone!

Pls take note of the following dates and practice times. They will be practising the set piece for the primary school band competition from tomorrow onwards.
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3 Jan (Thu)
12.45pm -- Settle down + Warm-up and prepare for orientation
1.45pm -- Performance (Sec 1 orientation)
2.15pm -- Lunch
3.00pm -- Practice
5.00pm -- End of practice

6 Jan (Mon)
3.30pm -- Practice
5.30pm -- End of Practice

7 Jan (Tue)
3.30pm -- Practice
6.30pm -- End of Practice

10 Jan (Thu)
(Details to be confirmed)
Rehearsal with composer

11 Jan (Fri)
Demo band performance

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Do come down and help your juniors if you can, because the demo band project is a very important one for Hai Sing Band. Pls pass this message to all your fellow section mates!

Music, where the inspiration comes from
20:05

Hi guys!

There is some problem such that Mr and Mrs Chua cannot go down to Hai Sing for practice, so Mrs Chua hope that the alumni can go down and help the juniors with sectionals. Practices should be from around 4pm-6pm. I am not sure about the sec 1 orientation yet, so I'll ask Mdm Zaibon and update everyone again.

2 Jan (Wed) -- Practice (prepare for Sec 1 Orientation on Thu)
3 Jan (Thu) -- Sec 1 Orientation + Practice after orientation

There will be a primary school band competition this year, and as usual there will be a set piece. Hai Sing is selected to be the demo band. The composer will be going down on 10 Jan (Thu). Mrs Chua will collect the set piece on Thursday and pass it to Hai Sing so that they can practise. Mrs Chua also want us to record the band so that she can hear the band, and make suggestions for improvements.

7 Jan (Mon) -- Practice (Set piece)
8 Jan (Tue) -- Practice (Set piece)
10 Jan (Thu) -- Composer coming down to rehearse
11 Jan (Fri) -- Demo band

So Alumni, pls come down and help out with sectionals if you are free! Mrs Chua hopes that the alumni can help the juniors musically and monitor the sectionals. The demo band project for Hai Sing is a very important one, so do come down and help if you can. We really hope that at least one senior from every section can go down and help the juniors.

Pls reply asap if you can go, and pls help to pass this msg to your fellow section mates. Will continue to update everyone. Hope to see you guys!

Music, where the inspiration comes from
00:16

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Hai Sing Catholic Alumni Band Musicians

Flute
Cheng Tze Xiong
Cheng Xin Hui
Muhammad Riesal
Lynette
Burt Thyng
Tan Li Hong
Lin Huizhen
Ng Man Ning
Sim HuiQin
Hilary Su-lin Tip
Seng Wei Jun
Candice Tan
Jermain Cho Koi Hong
Amanda Aw

Oboe
Maisarah Maidin
Seng Wei Jie
Tan Chiew Leng Christine
Choon YenLi
Rachel Goh

Clarinet
Ang Lin Lin
Poh Lee Pin Sheila
Sim Hwee Lee
Amanda Tan
Wong Phui Yi Jasmine
Syimir Sadan
Timothy Tay
Collette Ng
Eunice
Sarah Chan
Chelsea Ng
Ng Han Wei
Vicky Neo
Tay Siew Peng
Celia Lim
Leo Jian Hui
Fong Jun Siang
Chi YiYing
Cheng Jian Jun
Lee Wan Ting
Chua Ruishi Rachel
Michel Ang
Liew Chai Sia
Shim Kai Ling
Lim Wan Xuan
Shim Kai Ling
Elaine Young

Saxophone
Lim Pei Juan Tracy
Foo Siew Yee
Marilyn Tan
Wong Yu Lan
Liang JieYing
Adelene Teo
Felicia Chua
Siew Ee Hern
Isabel Salim
Tan Han Yang
Masturah Maidin

Bassoon
Merlin Caesar G. Mundo
Jonathan Oh
Angus See shao Rong

Bass Clarinet
Chia Lee Yen
Ng Ya Wen
Magdalene Tan
Gan LiTing

Trumpet
Ang Pei Chin Amy
Lee Yu Ting Carol
Lee Jia Ling
Lin Pei Rong
Perlyn Loh
Chung Wingyi
XiHua
Wang Shi Min
Foo RuiShan
Tee Hui Mian
Crystal Patricia Nerva
Zatty
Yin Yi
Nurul Ain
Cheryl koh Yanlin
Eka Syafiqah

Trombone
Lee Wee Liang Cedric
Siew Jun Wen
How Yi Xin
Ng Jie Ying
Daphne Khoo
Esther Goh
Woo Sock Leng
Kwek YingTing
Hafeez M. Shah
Casslynn Tan Wee ling
Siti Nurfadilah bte Abdul H
Muhammad Azam
Nur Hakeem

French Horn
Suriati
Goh XueLi
Lim Simin Deanna
Toh Lee Hoon
Ong Jing Yu
Jane Lee
Sarah Lim
Chiang Xue Ying
Goh MeiTing
Charlynne Nerva
Jessica Ng

Euphonium
Lim Zhikai Ronald
Teo Ling Xi Nancy
Melva Lim
Abigail Ang
Sabrina Tong
Chua Er Hao

Tuba
Kang Hai Wee Daniel
Siew Ee Yan
Erina Lim
Chen Huiting
Yeung Tsz Shan
Ong Wei Xiong
Bernadette Low
Kwek Chaiw Hong

Percussion
Filzah Binte Misran
Melina Xu
Teong Kai Ling
Dennis Ng
Derek Low
Yeung Tsz Yan
Ong Zhuang Shu
Wysen Kwek
Razanah Roslee
Isaac Quek Jia Sheng
Woo Mei Juan
Jasmine Shen
Teo Xiang Lin

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Hai Sing Catholic Alumni Band
Welcome to the HSCAlumni Band webpage.

The Hai Sing Alumni Band has been actively involved in Hai Sing Catholic School. Since the formation of an extra-curricular activity(ECA) as a brass band in 1990 and then a wind band in 1995, the co-curricular activity has raised up many talented individuals who have made music their passion and carried on with it even as an alumni.

Alumni members of the HSC Band have always put in great support of her Alma Mater and the school’s Concert Band.

The HSC Alumni Band first took an active role since the school Concert Band’s first concert ‘A Christmas Story’ in 1999; the alumni and current students performing together. Thereafter, the Alumni Band was invited to play in a segment of future concerts such as the ‘Viva Musica' series (I, II, III, IV, and V).

The Alumni Band was invited to perform in the recent Hai Sing Carnival in March ’09. The 45min performance was a great success and brought a great experience to the school, alumni band and audience.

The Hai Sing Alumni Band will continue to be a support group to the school and school’s Concert Band. Under the umbrella of the Hai Sing Catholic Alumni and partnership of the HSC Concert Band, we hope to participate in many future school projects and even those hosted by the Concert Band and Alumni Band.