Concert Date and Venue
Sunday, December 21, 2008
5:00pm
Esplanade Concert Hall
Ticket Prices
$13, $16 from all SISTIC outlets and www.sistic.com.sg
Repertoire
Signature - Jan van Der Roost
An Original Suite - Gordon Jacob
La Mezquita de Cordoba - Julie Giroux
Rolling Thunder March - Henry Fillmore (ed. Frederick Fennell)
Blessed Are They from "German Requiem" - Johannes Brahms
The Wizard of Oz - James Barnes
Hands Across the Sea - John Philip Sousa (ed. Frederick Fennel)
O Magnum Mysterium - Morten Lauridsen (arr. Robert Reynolds)
Merry Widow Selections - Franz Lehar (arr. Eiji Suzuki)
March Blue Sky - Tohko Takagi
Participating Schools
Anglo-Chinese JC
Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)
Innova JC
National JC
Nanyang Polytechnic
Ngee Ann Polytechnic
Pioneer JC
Raffles JC
Republic Polytechnic
Serangoon JC
Singapore Polytechnic
Victoria JC
Yishun JC
If you're interested, u may tag on Rani's blog to get the tix (his link is on the tagboard as 'dmbalumni') coz SISTIC usually charge extra if u book through them. Also be reminded that this is on the same day as Mr Zhong's concert so pls choose one only. Hope you guys will watch!
~Jasper
Dunearn Military Band has a long history dating back to 1966 when it was one of the first twenty school bands set up in
Singapore.
The band started with only twelve pioneer members and has grown to a membership of 120 and is one of the oldest of all the uniformed groups in Dunearn Secondary School.
The band attained a Silver Award at the 11th Australian Music Festival in June 2000.
The band also participated in competitions like the National Band Competition in 2006, which it obtained a silver award and the Singapore Youth Festival (SYF), in which it obtained three consecutive gold wards in years 2001,2003 and 2005 and obtained a silver award in year 2007.
In December 2007, the band travelled to Genting Highlands and participated in the 21st Century International Music Fesival and attained a silver award. In July 2008, the band participated in the 1st Singapore International Band Festival and attained a bronze.
Also, the band had an opportunity to perform overseas at Hong Kong in December 2008, with the Tom Lee HK Youth NeoWinds Orchestra.
In the SYF central judging 2009,the band clinched a Silver award.
The band participated in the Singapore International Band Festival 2010 and they achieved a Silver award in return for their hard work.
In the recent SYF Central Judging, 2011, the band attained a Bronze award.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Drum Major: Isaac Hong An Jie
Band Major: Lua Shi Hwee
Quarter Masters/Mistresses: Tok Xie Ying [Woodwind] | Tan Yu Yi [Brass] | Nurul Afiqah bte Rashid [Percussion]
Librarians: Aslin Haziqah Anuar | Crystal Chan Xin Hui
Uniform Managers: Anthea Tan Ee Qin | Augustine Wong Chew Yuan
Function Mistresses [Events Manager & Treasurers]: Hazel Lai Kai Yun | Gracelin Chan En Hui
SECTION LEADERS
Flute/Oboe SL: Tey Xue Yue
Clarinet SL: Vera Low Yun
Saxophone SL: Lua Shi Hwee
French Horn SL: Gladys Tay Ching Hui
Euphonium/Tuba SL: Isaac Hong An Jie
Trombone SL: Desi Marina Muhammad
Trumpet SL: Tan Zhi Xin
Percussion SL: Aaron Seah
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