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Saturday, 21 February 2009

Hi Alumni band

Thanks once again to those who came down for alumni band today. The turn out was much much better, but still not as good.
I hope everyone else will be down for next week's practice. Please do make prior arrangements for your saturday mornings if you have committed to the practices for these few weeks.

A couple of thinngs to take note of:

1. please do vote on the poll of your choice- whether we should make an alumni t shirt on the blog. It will be there till end of next week.

2. We are still short of confirmed players for some sections. this is currently the number for each section.

Flutes- 5
Oboe- 2
Clarinet- 9
Saxophone-5
Lowerwinds-1
Trombone-2
Trumpet-3
Euphonium-1
Tuba-4
Horn-0
Percussion-2
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As you can see, there are some sections which needs a little bit more help in manpower. To have a good balance in the band, the alumni band requires an addtional minimum of :

Bass Clarinet/Bassoon(lowerwinds) -min 1 more
Trombone - min 2 more
Trumpet - min 2 more
Euphonium - min 1 more
Horn - at least 3/4
Percussion - min 3 more
and of coz other sections which are well filled should have more additions

Please do help out if you can. We are left with 4 saturday practices till the Carnival. do get your friends from Alumni band to help if they can commit. We need manpower in some of the sections. Do let ManNing (97879591) or Jonathan (94789401) know if u want to play. Please do come, even if your section is full.

Next practice is next saturday 28t Feb. 9am-12.30 Please do come down. Seeya

-- Hai Sing Alumni BandAdminstrative Group

Music, where the inspiration comes from
16:07

Thursday, 19 February 2009

Hey Alumni

Alumni practice is on this saturday 9am-12pm. those who are suppose to come for prac, pls do come down as attendance last week was not as good as it should be. Please do come down punctually k. Alumni who have not reponded to whether they want to play for the carnival can still let us know. You are definitely welcome to join us. do get your other fellow alumni bandmates to join too!

I have put up samples of the pieces we are going to play at the side of the blog ( www.hscaband.blogspot.com ). Do listen to them if you want to know how they sound like. Not all recordings are the ones we are playing.

Thanks for those who have polled for the Alumni Band t shirt. Those who have not, the poll is still up at the the side of the blog too...

in need of clarification or queries, do contact ManNing (97879591) or Jonathan (94789401).

Seeya all this saturday!

-- Hai Sing Alumni Band Adminstrative Group

Music, where the inspiration comes from
12:26

Saturday, 14 February 2009

Hi Alumni Band

Thank you to those who made time to come down today for our first alumni band practice. For those who didn't, its ok. Please do come for all subsequent practices ok?
We have finalised the repetiore for the carnival.

Pieces:(not in any order)
1.Enka Medley 1
2.Y.M.C.A
3.Spirited Away
4.Highlights from Shrek 2
5.Hey Baby
6.Heal the World
7.Eine Kleine- Mozart
8.The Masters take Hollywood

We will not be photocopying scores for this performance and will use the originals, so please do come down during the practices to read through and familiarize yourself to the music.

Also, we are thinking of officially making an Alumni Band T shirt. This is of cause open to all alumnis. We want to find out how many of you are up for the idea of having one. Please do put in ur poll vote on the side of the alumni blog (http://www.hscaband.blogspot.com/) . we will tabulate it in a couple of weeks.

Next practice is next saturday 21st Feb. 9am-12pm. Please do come down if you are free k. Seeya

Happy Valentines Day!

-- Hai Sing Alumni BandAdminstrative Group

Music, where the inspiration comes from
22:52

Tuesday, 10 February 2009

Hi Alumni band

Thank you all for your prompt replies for the Carnival performance. We have thus managed to confirm the alumni band to perform for the carnival on the 28th of March.

Our band practice will offically start this sat, 14th Feb. and carry on every subsequent saturdays.

Schedule:

sat, 14th Feb : 8.45am-12pm
sat, 21st Feb : 8.45am-12pm
sat, 28th Feb : 8.45am-12pm
sat, 7th Mar : 8.45am-12pmsat, 14th Mar : 8.45am-12pm
sat, 21st Mar : 8.45am-12pm
sat, 28th Mar : Pending information on performance time(s)

Please do start coming down for practices this sat. For those who did not reply/or pending about ur playing, u are most welcome to join us too!

Yup, do be punctual too, so we can settle some administrative matters eg.allocating instruments and scores(since the alumni has not been back for a while)

Thank you all once again, and see you on sat!
(ps. pls get more alumni to join too! =])
-- Hai Sing Alumni BandAdminstrative Group

Music, where the inspiration comes from
22:17

Thursday, 5 February 2009

Hey HSC Alumni Band

This is an urgent request/appeal from Mdm Zaibon to us.

Hai Sing is celebrating her 50th anniversary this year. As part of the celebration's events, they are having a Carnival in the school on the 28th March (SAT). Being a school event, all CCAs including performing arts;(band) is required to be involved. However this year being a SYF year for Concert Bands, the Carnival is mid-smack during the competition period. Mdm Zaibon has has personally appealed if we could help the current main band out in this favour by playing for the carnival. She does not wish to distract them in this important time.
The band is asked to play approx. 30-45mins worth of performance pieces(fun, light hearted music).

In addition, she also wishes to see more of our Alumni come back to give support to the band like before; being an active alumni band in Hai Sing. Also, hoping that this event will also showcase the alumni band to the school.

We would hope you all could come back to help out in this event. Please let us know if you can come to play for the Carnival.
Band practices will be every Saturday (about 6 satrday practices) morning 9am-12pm in the bandroom. mimum to commitment is 50% which is 3 practices; best in the 3 practice sessions in March.

Please let ManNing (hp:97879591) or Jonathan (hp:94789401) know by THIS WEEKEND if u can make so that we can offically arrange for our first band practice. I'm sorry for the rush as it will take some time to arrange with the school management in arranging for the practice sessions. Do spread this info around to your batch-mates and alumni bandsmen.

Thank you all!

HAPPY LUNAR NEW YEAR!

Music, where the inspiration comes from
22:16

Profile::

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

Please do feedback us if there are names missing or spelling errors

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.