Dear members of Manjusri Symphonic Winds
Some major changes to take note:
1st practice for 2008 is on 19 JAN 2008, Saturday, 0900 Hours.
Practice on the 12th has been cancelled, it has been pushed back a week.
Do inform the others in case they don't visit here.
See you on the 19th!
Best regards,
Christine
Sunday, 6 January 2008
Monday, 31 December 2007
Manjusri Symphonic Winds
Meeting 02 (
Members Present : Jie Yuan, Cheng Fu, Vincent, Wendy, Christine, Min Min, Jenny, Yuet Yong, Lynette.
| Section | Section Leader | Members |
| Flute | | Mei Ling, Hui Xian |
| Clarinet | Jenny / Wendy | Wendy, Crystal, Lynette, Jenny |
| Saxophone | | Cheh Yong, Jonathan* |
| French Horn | | Min Min |
| Trumpet | | Darren Chua, Edward, Christine |
| Trombone | Christine | Jie Yuan, Cheng Fu |
| Euphonium | | Ivan, Wei Song |
| Tuba | | Cheng Hsiang |
| Percussion | Yuet Yong | Yuet Yong |
*guest players
- Additional members will be updated. Note that if the membership fluctuates, ie most of the practices with low attendance rate, we will have to revert back to our discussed methods of increasing membership(which is to get members from MJR band student body or to combine with GESS alumni).
- Guest players can be included but must be of standard, so that their addition will help us.
- Please note that current strength of membership is somewhat sufficient, less flutes and balancing of instrumentation.
- Currently ex members of MJR Concert Band who are in JC are busy with their school work but they show keen interest in joining MJRSW. We will contact them after their JC education.
2) Projected Manjusri Concert Band Plans 2008:
April: Montage
May: Overseas for Student Band
December: m|brosia II
*subjected to changes
- Do note that we will be helping the concert band with their concert and pieces. Not be involved with them as Mr Foo would not want them to be over reliant on us.
- There is a piece which Mr Foo would like us to practice on. A piece called “Vesuvius” (its quite a difficult piece)
- However, in order to have a chance to perform, we can source for venues and occasions to perform.
- Friday practices to be held during the evenings (subjected to school’s approval)
Pros:
- more time for practice and to handle administration matters
- band outing can be organised after the practice
- additional time for the band can be used by main band to prolong their practices if needed.
Cons:
- there may be people who would find excuses to skip the practice
4) Helping MJR Concert Band:
Members from MJRSW who are free and voluntarily helping with the various section of MJR Concert Band:
- Wendy
- Min Min
*if you are able to come and help MJR Concert Band, do let us know and feel free to do so!
Vice President/Secretary: Cheh Yong
Advisor (Negotiator): Jie Yuan
Librarian: Lynette
Publicity Officer: Cheng Fu
6) Next Meeting/Practice:
Next Practice:
Date:
Time: 930am ( be seated by
Venue: MJR Band Room
Sunday, 16 December 2007
Meeting Minutes (15 December 2007)
Members present: Jie Yuan, Cheng Hsiang, Darren Chua, Cheh Yong, Jenny Toh, Wendy Soh, Crystal Chia and Lynette Teo
Contents:
(1) Direction of the band and how will our membership problems will be resolved.
(2) Projected list of members for MJR alumni band.
(3) Next meeting and practice.
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1) Direction in which band can move and the membership problem.
2 ways in which the band can move forward right now.
How? Give audition to current MJR and then choose who will show potential to the alumni band.
a) PROs:
- MJR students being a band member would be more committed and we can select people that are of standard.
b) CONs:
- Students may encounter have their own sets of problems and if chosen, this problem may tax their commitment in band.
- Not convenient and very difficult to meet up.
- Goals of two bands may differ and in the end it may be the reason that will cause the band to disband.
- It is also possible that GESS alumni may want to take over the band. In the end, instead of MJR alumni, it will become GESS alumni.
a) PROs:
- GESS have a strong woodwind section where MJR alumni have got very few members for woodwind.
b) CONs:
- As state above, they may want to take over the band and call it their own. And may want to take the band as their own glory (qiang feng tou).
Current Solution:
Consist the band primarily of just MJR alumni band. If not enough, we can include MJR current band members(through audition) and then if really not enough, we can consider GESS alumni as guest. And make it a point that GESS alumni are welcomed but as guest and must be able to come for practice regularly.
For outsiders who want to join MJR alumni, they must be committed to practice, must be Simon’s student, close to MJR band and cannot miss a practice.
Having said that, rules for MJR alumni members must be such that there will be no double standard.
2) Name List of Projected Members:
Oboe:
Jackson*
Flute:
Imm Peng*
Mei Chee*
Yan Hua*
Hui Xian*
Clarinet:
Joceyln Ng*
Siah Mong*
Jenny Toh
Crystal Chia
Lynette Teo
Wendy Soh
Wei Lynn*
Shervonne Chan*
Xiao Qing*
Saxophone:
Valerie Chong*
Cheh Yong
French Horn:
Min Min*
Xiang Rong *
Clifford Teo
Leonard Lam
Euphonium:
Ivan Ching*
Jasmine Tan*
Trumpet:
Darren Chua
Edward Tan*
Wei Zhen
Chun Seng*
Trombone:
Jie Yuan
Cheng Fu
Tuba:
Cheng Hsiang
Percussion:
Yuet Yong*^
Note:
* People who did not perform in last concert and may or may not need persuading to join our band.
^ Only for Yuet Yong. Yuet Yong will settle the percussion section.
Please also note that there are many “*” around and we need more hard work to get our membership up and running.
3) Next Meeting and Practice:
Next Meeting:
Date: 29 December 2007
Time: 10am to 11.30am.
Venue: Tentatively will be MJR School(Jie Yuan will ask for permission to let us use that venue.) IF NOT, we will be meeting up at SingPost, @ Paya Lebar.
Next Practice:
Date: 12 January 2008
Time: 8am to 12pm
Venue: MJR Band Room
Contents:
(1) Direction of the band and how will our membership problems will be resolved.
(2) Projected list of members for MJR alumni band.
(3) Next meeting and practice.
--------------------
1) Direction in which band can move and the membership problem.
2 ways in which the band can move forward right now.
- Recruit MJR band current members.
How? Give audition to current MJR and then choose who will show potential to the alumni band.
a) PROs:
- MJR students being a band member would be more committed and we can select people that are of standard.
b) CONs:
- Students may encounter have their own sets of problems and if chosen, this problem may tax their commitment in band.
- Join with Gan Eng Seng Secondary (GESS) Alumni Band.
- Not convenient and very difficult to meet up.
- Goals of two bands may differ and in the end it may be the reason that will cause the band to disband.
- It is also possible that GESS alumni may want to take over the band. In the end, instead of MJR alumni, it will become GESS alumni.
a) PROs:
- GESS have a strong woodwind section where MJR alumni have got very few members for woodwind.
b) CONs:
- As state above, they may want to take over the band and call it their own. And may want to take the band as their own glory (qiang feng tou).
Current Solution:
Consist the band primarily of just MJR alumni band. If not enough, we can include MJR current band members(through audition) and then if really not enough, we can consider GESS alumni as guest. And make it a point that GESS alumni are welcomed but as guest and must be able to come for practice regularly.
For outsiders who want to join MJR alumni, they must be committed to practice, must be Simon’s student, close to MJR band and cannot miss a practice.
Having said that, rules for MJR alumni members must be such that there will be no double standard.
2) Name List of Projected Members:
Oboe:
Jackson*
Flute:
Imm Peng*
Mei Chee*
Yan Hua*
Hui Xian*
Clarinet:
Joceyln Ng*
Siah Mong*
Jenny Toh
Crystal Chia
Lynette Teo
Wendy Soh
Wei Lynn*
Shervonne Chan*
Xiao Qing*
Saxophone:
Valerie Chong*
Cheh Yong
French Horn:
Min Min*
Xiang Rong *
Clifford Teo
Leonard Lam
Euphonium:
Ivan Ching*
Jasmine Tan*
Trumpet:
Darren Chua
Edward Tan*
Wei Zhen
Chun Seng*
Trombone:
Jie Yuan
Cheng Fu
Tuba:
Cheng Hsiang
Percussion:
Yuet Yong*^
Note:
* People who did not perform in last concert and may or may not need persuading to join our band.
^ Only for Yuet Yong. Yuet Yong will settle the percussion section.
Please also note that there are many “*” around and we need more hard work to get our membership up and running.
3) Next Meeting and Practice:
Next Meeting:
Date: 29 December 2007
Time: 10am to 11.30am.
Venue: Tentatively will be MJR School(Jie Yuan will ask for permission to let us use that venue.) IF NOT, we will be meeting up at SingPost, @ Paya Lebar.
Next Practice:
Date: 12 January 2008
Time: 8am to 12pm
Venue: MJR Band Room
Wednesday, 12 December 2007
Dear members,
Schedule for tomorrow, 13 December 2007 (Thursday)
1245: Bus will leave MJR
1345: MJR arrive @ SCH
1400-1430: Unloading & Set Up
1430-1530: MJR & GESS 1st half
1530-1630: Honour Band 2nd half
1630-1730: Rest and get ready
1730-1830: Dinner
1830 onwards: Self-tuning and seated on stage
Do rest well and sleep early tonight. All the best for tomorrow!
Yeo Cheng Fu
Schedule for tomorrow, 13 December 2007 (Thursday)
1245: Bus will leave MJR
1345: MJR arrive @ SCH
1400-1430: Unloading & Set Up
1430-1530: MJR & GESS 1st half
1530-1630: Honour Band 2nd half
1630-1730: Rest and get ready
1730-1830: Dinner
1830 onwards: Self-tuning and seated on stage
Do rest well and sleep early tonight. All the best for tomorrow!
Yeo Cheng Fu
Tuesday, 11 December 2007
Manjusri Concert Band proudly presents "m|brosia"
(Click to enlarge)
Date: 13 December 2007 (Thursday)
Time: 7pm
Venue: Singapore Conference Hall
Tickets: $10 (Free Seating)
Resident Conductor: Mr Simon Foo
Guest Conductor: Mr Ng Kay Lim
Guest Band: Gan Eng Seng School Military Band
Concert Programme:
Manjusri Concert Band
Aventura
James Swearingen
Tales of the Bay
James L. Hosay
Dimension of Seven
James Curnow
American Riversongs
Pierre La Plante
Gan Eng Seng Military Band
The Merry Widow
Franz Lehar, arr. Eiji Suzuki
Song of the Prairie
Rex Mitchell
---INTERVAL---
Honour Band
Folklore for Band
Jim Andy Caudill
Simple Gifts (Four Shaker Songs)
Frank Ticheli
Percussion Ensemble
Selections from Superman Returns
John Williams and John Ottman, arr. Victor Lopez
Selections from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Patrick Doyle and John Williams, arr. Michael Story
Animation Songs Medley
Jo Hisaishi, arr. Kazuhiro Morita
A Christmas Festival
arr. Leroy Anderson, set. Robert W. Smith
Monday, 10 December 2007
Dear members,
Tomorrow, 11 December 2007 (Tuesday), 9am-1pm will be our LAST combined rehearsal with both Manjusri Concert Band and Gan Eng Seng Military Band before the concert. Therefore, attendance for tomorrow's rehearsal is very CRUCIAL! Kindly try your very best to attend the rehearsal tomorrow. As your know, there's always lots of last minute changes make by either Mr Foo or the band just before the concert. So it will be best if your can attend the rehearsal tomorrow just in case any last minute changes.
Yeo Cheng Fu
Tomorrow, 11 December 2007 (Tuesday), 9am-1pm will be our LAST combined rehearsal with both Manjusri Concert Band and Gan Eng Seng Military Band before the concert. Therefore, attendance for tomorrow's rehearsal is very CRUCIAL! Kindly try your very best to attend the rehearsal tomorrow. As your know, there's always lots of last minute changes make by either Mr Foo or the band just before the concert. So it will be best if your can attend the rehearsal tomorrow just in case any last minute changes.
Yeo Cheng Fu
Tuesday, 4 December 2007
Dear members,
Last Few Practices:
5 December 2007 (Wednesday), 10am-5pm @ MJR
7 December 2007 (Friday), 9am-5pm @ MJR
12 December 2007 (Wednesday), 2pm-5pm @ MJR
Last Few Full Dress Rehearsals:
8 December 2007 (Saturday), 9am-1pm @ MJR
11 December 2007 (Tuesday), 9am-1pm @ MJR
As far as possible, kindly make yourself available on the dates stated above to attend all practices and rehearsals as we are 9 days away from the concert. Sacrifices is needed in order to make the concert a successful one. On a side note, please try to sell the concert tickets too. I don't think any of the above would like to play in a "bigger band room" on the actual day. Let's all work hard together towards musical and ticket sales wise to make the concert a successful one! Nothing is impossible!
Yeo Cheng Fu
Last Few Practices:
5 December 2007 (Wednesday), 10am-5pm @ MJR
7 December 2007 (Friday), 9am-5pm @ MJR
12 December 2007 (Wednesday), 2pm-5pm @ MJR
Last Few Full Dress Rehearsals:
8 December 2007 (Saturday), 9am-1pm @ MJR
11 December 2007 (Tuesday), 9am-1pm @ MJR
As far as possible, kindly make yourself available on the dates stated above to attend all practices and rehearsals as we are 9 days away from the concert. Sacrifices is needed in order to make the concert a successful one. On a side note, please try to sell the concert tickets too. I don't think any of the above would like to play in a "bigger band room" on the actual day. Let's all work hard together towards musical and ticket sales wise to make the concert a successful one! Nothing is impossible!
Yeo Cheng Fu
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