I AM DOING MY PART TO UPDATE FLUBOESHUGAHUGA :D

5 MORE DAYS ,

JIAYOU SECTION,

ALL THE WAYYY! :DD

WE CAN DO THIS TOGETHER!


serene!

APPASSIONATA XII was awesomeeee last night! :D

I just wanted to thank everyone for EVERYTHING from concert preparation to the day of concert itself! (:
i'll remember how every single person in fluboess worked very hard for appa, and last night, i'm glad our concert turned out very well, and i enjoyed myself very much!
rushing out letters and bananas(?) before concert, chicken rice together in canteen and confusing the aunties with our order of 11 plates of chicken rice then 10 plates then 9 plates then 8 plates HAHA. Camwhoring, DANCING TO PIECES BY JAZZ BAND AND ALUMNI BAND'S FIRST SUITE BACKSTAGE, laughing like we were crazy and freezing together inside the warehouse(!) HAHA. i think i'll always remember how all of us sat together in a row and played music togethaaaa, and eating together as a section(all 13 of us!) and realising how slowly rachel eats, oops!
hehe, and understanding the goodness of bananas, thanks to anne's fact sheet(i've not eaten the bananas yet! xD)! (:

rachel's solo was AWESOMEE, and the kids who went up to give flowers were sooo cutee haha! :D

Loads of Love,
Serene boohoooo! (:

p.s. I got into cheerleading for sabbats HAHA. and anne too! i cant imagine myself holding onto some hot pink pompom and doing somersaults in mini skirt HOHO. :D

Reviving the fluboes blog;

BZZZZZZZZZZZZZAP!
is the blog alive yet?
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LALALALALALALA
I still cant play the oboe~
not very nicely anyway.
So most likely I wont be able to play in the concert thingy.
Oh well~
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Nth left to say lerhh.
byeeeeees
-Jaimelynne

another add-on to the upcoming concerts.

National Youth Winds in Concert

Date: 20th June 2009
Time: 7.30pm (Door open 7pm)
Venue: Singapore Conference Hall

Conductor: Mr Jan Van der Roost

Ticket price: S$20
Concession for Students, NSF & Senior Citizens: S$15


Repertoire

Olympica
Jan Van der Roost

Second Suite in F
G. Holst

Spartacus
Jan Van der Roost

Gaillarde
Pierre Attaignant / arr. M. Mellaerts

Rubicon
Bert Appermont

Domus
Jan Van der Roost

Danse Diabolique
Joseph Hellmesberger/transcr. Tohru Takahashi

Algona Overture
Jan Van der Roost

JINGYI, VALERIE, LORRAINE PERFORMING!

hey! this is Hua Xian:D

hahas:D

due to the courtesy of meiqi, i've decided to blog!!! sighs. so sorry, have been away for awhile! will be coming for band next thurs:D i know i knw. you guys were expecting me only from 23rd onwards right? hahas. but there were family matters i had to attend to so we rushed back on the 6th. then i had smth on the tues so i couldn't come. and next thing i know there is band break from wed to wed!!! sighs... hope i didn't miss out too much. i have to buck up on the songs. The Power of Dreams didn't seem too difficult. but the tempo might be super fast and Hymn. my sukiest playing in the whole wide world. hahas. kkaes thats all:D see you guys on thurs!!

p.s. i'm so FURIOUS that i missed the rgps exchange. How were my juniors Meiqi??? Zehui say she likes you and meri very much. and chloe ask me why Serene always so emo one and ANNE!! you are such a disappointment!!! they say you didn't talk much and is very quiet!!! aiyo. but they said that they enjoyed the exchange very much:D good job rachel!!!

hahas, loveys!!!
Hua Xian:DDD

concert promotions

hey section,
here's the list of upcoming concerts.
reminder: 5 concert reflections will be collected and read (:

those who want to order tickets, email tabby (email her the names collectively if you want to sit together, in case not free-seating)

**section: we go for Band presentation tgt okay? :D sms me if you want/can go by tmr night!
if you want to go for other concerts tgt as a section, can suggest to us also okay!

Upcoming Concerts

1) "Singapore Youth Festival 2009 Concert Band Presentation"
8 July 2009, Wed,
7:30pm
Esplanade Concert Hall
$4 (Excludes $1 SISTIC Booking Fee)

Performing Bands:
Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)
Tanjong Katong Girls’ School
Xinmin Secondary School
Anderson Junior College
National Junior College

Combined Band:
Two Overtures for Wind Band, composed by Dr Kelly Tang

2) ACSI
15 Aug, sat.
$10
@ acsi

3) AudioImage Wind Orchestra
Bonbons@ siglap: new sound in brass collections
14th JUNE 2009, sunday
Siglap South Community Club Auditorium, 3.00pm

FREE ADMISSION

CONDUCTORS
Mr Clarence Tan

PROGRAMME
African Symphony
Imagine
Japanese Graffiti VI
Mozart Pop Symphony
I Need To Be In Love
Sing
American Graffiti XIX
West Side Story

4) HCI Band and Kasetsart University Wind symphony concert
4 July, Saturday
7pm, $5
HCJC Audi

5) Victoria school concert band
MUSICAL WORLD XXIII
12th JUNE 2009 – FRIDAY
Victoria Concert Hall, 7.30pm
Standard: $10 (Stalls), $12 (Circle)

CONDUCTORS
Mr Tan Beng Wee

PROGRAMME
Symphonic Movement (Vaclav Nelhybel)
The Merry Widow Selections
The Inn of Sixth Happiness

6) ACJC Concert band
MUSE- A night to remember20th June, Saturday7.30pmVictoria Concert HallTickets are priced at $12, $15 Highlights include 'Spaceship Yamato' by Hiroshi Miyagawa, 'Ghost Train' by Eric Whitacre and various ensemble performances by members of the Band.The Anglo-Chinese School Wind Orchestra, the Alumni wing of the Band, will be the guest performers for the evening!

7) Mus’art Wind Orchestra
19th July 2009 Sunday5:00pm
Esplanade Concert Hall
Tickets: $15 (Concessions for all Students, NSFs & Senior Citizens @ $12).

Conductors: Mdm Tan Soh Hwa, Mr. Wilson Ong Chok Yen
Tickets available at all SISTIC authorised agents.Schools will be able to use Tote Board Arts Grant to subsidise 60% (excluding GST) of the ticket price.

REPERTOIRE
IRELAND: OF LEGEND & LORE
Robert W. Smith

OCEAN DEEP & MEMORIES
Arrange by Maj. Tonni Wei
Performer: Miss Lisa Fong

TITANIC MEDLEY
James HornerArranged by Takashi Hoshide

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE MUSICAL: PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Arranged by Johan De Meij

"GR" SELECTIONS FOR CONCERT BAND
Masamicz Amano

ATMOSHPERES
John Golland

THE BUTTERFLY LOVERS: FOR ERHU & WIND BAND
Hardy Merten
Erhu Soloist: Miss Khoo Hui Ling

8) Singapore Wind Symphony
SAX IN THE CITY featuring :

Guest Performers from Germany - Tubinger Saxophone Ensemble
Singapore Wind Symphony Big Band - City Swing
Singapore Wind Symphony

Singapore Conference Hall
27 June 2009 , 7.30pm

The night repertoire will be include a mix of Swing, Symphony and Classics.

Ticket Prices : $25, $35 and $100
Partial proceeds will be donated to the following Charities:Lions Home for the EldersSingapore/ Association of the Visually Handicapped

9) Raffles Junior College Symphonic Band
15 JUL 2009, WED, 7.30pm
Esplanade Concert Hall
Tickets: $20
Concessions for students, NSF and senior citizens: $15

Programme
The Third Man Theme - Anton Karas, arr. Toshio Mashima
Polovtsian Dances - Aleksandr Portir'evich Borodin, arr. Masamicz Amano
March Willing and Able - Satoshi Yagisawa
Disco Party - arr. Toru Kanayama
Poppo Poppo - arr. Kunihiro Sugiura
Shichi-Go-San - Itaru Sakai
Suite from Hymn of the Highlands - Philip Sparke
Daphnis et Chloe 2eme Suite - Maurice Ravel, arr. Masato Sato
Monterosi - Jacob de Haan

10) Limelight - Commonwealth Secondary Military Band
An Evening of your Favourite Broadway Musical and Movie Theme Songs

20 Jul 2009
Mon, 07:30PM
Esplanade Concert Hall
TICKET PRICE (Exclude Booking Fee)
Standard - S$20

Please add to above price $3 Booking Fee per ticket for tickets above $20 and $1 Booking Fee per ticket for tickets $20 and below. Charges include GST where applicable.

11) Heartbeat charity concert (dance)
12/ 13 June
7.30pm, $8
HC Audi

12) swsy in concert IV
27 June, Saturday
3pm
$4.80
Highlights include: spirited away, les miserables, AHMA PERFORMING;)

13) snyo concert
13 July
7.30pm, Eplanade Concert Hall
$5
Highlights include: summer rhapsody, brahms symphony no. 4, violin concerto, RACHEL PERFORMING ;)

HELLO!
like what i said on the tagboard, my reputation is *CRIESSSSS* after seeing all the photos HAHA but it's okay we only do it ONCE AWHILE ahem ahem x)

anyways i'm here today to promote CONCERTS! :DD

SINGAPORE YOUTH FESTIVAL 2009 CONCERT BAND PRESENTATION
8 JULY 2009, Wednesday.
7.30pm @ Esplanade Concert Hall.
Duration: 2 hrs (20mins interval)
ticket price: $4
The Singapore Youth Festival (SYF) 2009 Concert Band Presentation will showcase five local school bands who had achieved excellent results at the SYF 2009 Central Judging of Concert Bands in April and May. The bands performing are from: Anglo-Chinese School (Independent), Tanjong Katong Girls’ School, Xinmin Secondary School, Anderson Junior College and National Junior College. The concert will present a repertoire of familiar classics including Verdi’s La Forza Del Destino, Strauss II’s Die Fledemaus, Puccini’s Turandot, and Gillingham’s With Heart and Voice. There will also be a combined band presenting the SYF 2009 set pieces, Two Overtures for Wind Band, composed by Dr Kelly Tang.

Singapore Youth Festival SNYO Concert
13 July 2009, Monday
7.30pm @ Esplanade concert hall
ticket price: $5
Will be playing Summer Rhapsody, composed by local composer, Phoon Yew Tien, Violin Concerto by SNYO concert master, Davin Ang. Lastly, Brahms Symphony No.4.
THIS CONCERT WON"T BE BORING COS YOUR BELOVED SENIOR AHEM AHEM WILL BE PERFORMING HAHAHA.

Okay that's about all i want to say HAHA actually there are more concerts but not sure if tickets have been sold out already heh.

Cya tmr for band! (:
RACHEL!

haha, it took me ages to upload the pics but its worth it(:
here are only some featuring the classic unglam-ness(: n fun(:(:



ok lets start the story(:

the story starts in 1, 2, 3, 4, 5(:(:




on a fine day rachel ho decided to show off her beauty...

sadly it attracted some crocodiles -.-


and it tried to eat meiqi 0.o


Apparently rachel got very very very very scared and started scream(: :O


FLUTES being a VERY brave section decided to chase the crocodile away by performing so weird superhero actions:

rachel used her super-vision

and serene tried being batman while anne just flaps away, hoping she can get away from all these insanes.
the rest attempted to be the spiderman(:

after a LOOOONG while, they decided to push the blame to meiqi, because she is the SL (muhaha)

but being kind-hearted we changed the criminal to rachel
and anne kindly volunteered to kill her(:(:


after much killing, everyone got so tired that they just went back to sleeping ZZzzzz














the end(:
-qiuluann-

section picnic

hey section!
i just want to comment that our section picnic was of such success and fun today :D It was almost full attendance except for liwei :/ (nvm there'll always be another one alright!)

HA i felt like a mummy bringing the kids out. ( I feel old XD)
Not to forget qiuluan our babysitter! Taking care of the juniors while some of us went hunting for drinks (and couldnt resist phototaking on the way, opps!) HAHA I'm laughing at the image of qiuluan pumping air into the football for the juniors to play!
And when we returned...
"wah why all of you so sweaty?"
"cause play with meri ma!"
HAHAHA. I see how committed you're to your job! XD

Aww it was such a family picnic! Now we know who are the potential models and babysitters, domestic housemakers and scandalous women, sportchicks and dainty girls... HA.

PLEASE UPLOAD THE PHOTOS ASAP! *ahem*

have a good rest this weekend!

And of course...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RACHEL!
you're 15! :D

With lots of love,
your SL (:

hey section!

look at this for details on the flute festival:


opps, why is it so blur D: ehh you can go www.flute.com.sg to find out more!

ANYWAY HERE'S SECTION OUTING UPDATES:
9th may sat
Picnic @ botanic + bowling? :D

everyone contribute a little for the picnic okay! time to show off your culinary skills! hoho.

if there's any more ideas, please suggest!

FLUBOES! our pretty section photo (:

HAPPY 13th BIRTHDAY HUAXIAN!

see! yours isnt belated. :D

-lien

HAPPY belated 14th BIRTHDAY SERENE!

HAPPY belated 13th BIRTHDAY XINYU!

-lien!

HAPPY BELATED 14TH BIRTHDAY ANNE! (6 April)

HAPPY BELATED SWEET 16TH MEIQI! (13 April!)

section loves you!

lien:D

Just for laughs

The first photo is very nice, everyone else is blur ^^
LOL.

I have some others in he SCH itself, but I haven't uploaded them yet :/

AND:





Muahaha I found these :D
UNGLAM LAH!

bandfusion.sg

Wow!! Gd job to the schs tat took part in syf todae! Somehow i still cant believe nan yang got silver? Shock

I'm kinda shocked too. But well. Anything can happen during SYF. Drama rmb?

I'm really shocked. nanyang girls? What happened? ):

I'm shocked too... Wow. What happened huh? Yeah and I didn't hear them play so I don't really know. But yup, I'm sure those are their best performances that they have put up!

Yeah, I always thought they would get at least a gold. Hmm, lets wait and hear what they say ._.
Yea. Anything can happen. Look at AMK. Look at RGS.
That's life, unpredictable as always...

our school had an exchange with nanyang and they were fantastic! But they should have done their best, and if the judges gave them a silver, so be it. After all, the colour of the medal does not mark the quality of the band.

Does anyone know how did nanyang girls and dunman high get silver???Both bands are of high standards and i expected at least a gold from them if not a gold with honours..

i watched the entire afternoon session...

I'm really shocked that nygh didn't even manage to get a gold. i was really expecting at the very least, a gold. their choice piece was excellent, and the solos (especially the two flute solos - excellent!) were really good. im really surprised that they only got silver. its a you-have-to-be-there moment - the hall was really quiet and filled with nothing but disbelief when it was announced that they got silver instead. a pity, really. perhaps they were a little too loud at certain portions of the choice piece and the set piece? that was the comment i overheard from people sitting ard me. i do agree they were a little too loud and intense at certain portions, but imho, they managed to handle the dynamics of the two songs pretty well. maybe the loudness was a bit over the top, but there was evident volume control. the quieter parts were done nicely, and the "sfpp---sffz" at the end of hymn to the infinite sky was really well-executed.

WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED!!??!

and.. i thought cedar girls' played rather well too. hmm.. but i dun really get zhonghua's choice piece - i would have thought that they would have chose something that showcases the band somewhat. the whole song felt a little flat to me. but the fundamentals of the band are clearly there - the articulation and the likes.

yeah. erm. pls dun flame me. just my humble opinion. =)

NYGH deserves better! but nonetheless, i respect the judges' decision(s).

i was shocked wif cedar gals n nyg..my frens n i HUH-ED vv loudly.i expect a gold n gwh respectively.

haha. awesome! thanks for all the great comments. but i still think that NY should have gotten so much more than a silver. they are good. really good.

I think Nanyang Girls was really good. I don't know why they got silver.

but seriously shoudlnt nygh and dunman high get more than a silver???

Mhm! The fact that people feel some bands deserve more, it's sort of like, they've won the people over already and that's something they should proud of!

hahas you all were awesome! (i'm from kranji lol) just a bit too overwhelming at the climax parts..hahas

i went. and im very shocked with the results!
i enjoyed nygh alot. good job guys!
dun be disheartened with the results as long as you did your best!

I'm surprised that Nanyang did not get gold. :/

i was there for the entire day.
i thought that nygh did really good, maybe too loud at times, but they could at least manage a gold (with honours).
other schools, some did pretty well. i thought some sounded better den those from the morning session, so im actually quite curious as to why they didnt get gold.

To NYGHS : you gals played really well ... i was personally touched by your v. musical playing (got goosebumps while listening) ... perharps SCH is too small to contain your band's nice big warm tone but if you gals play the same piece in Esplanade, it'll be perfect ... so stay positive ! i personally think you gals sounded better than some honours band .... WAY to GO !

yeah. i was in the centre block, and i think the drums were too loud, even though i think the impact was really good.
i agree that if nygh had played that in esplanade or sth, it'll be perfect.
i tihnk your band's sound is a little too loud for what the hall can take.
anyway, i really enjoyed your band alot!
(and i still haven figured out why your band got a silver. sobs)

syf rec 2009

HEY SECTION!

here's our SYF 2009 rec - Overture No.2 and Hymn to the Infinite Sky. it's of good quality (:

Go to this website to download:
http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=e8fc65ca12519f64111096d429abd3608347ad8cea1327535be6ba49b5870170

LiEn and I teared while hearing, even overture...
I'm proud of our section too!

Go hear okay! :D

<3 NYCBFLUBOES

HELLO SECTION!!!!
So long since I've posted here.

When I woke up this morning, I was still thinking about nycb and syf.
I seriosly don't understand
I dont think many people do

Whatever the judges' decisions were.
I was touched by the music you guys made.
I've never cried so much when listening to music.
All the seniors were really moved by your performance.
And I honestly felt that it has been quite some time since i heard such a nice sound from a band.
We all thought your playing was BEAUTIFUL:)

Come to think about it, I think NYCB improved a lot
I dont think the band has reached this realm before.
maybe without this syf, you guys wouldn't have improved much
so this is an achievement that is meant to be celebrated:)

So dont be too disheartened
(seeing you guys so sad make us feel very sad tooD: )
(all the seniors and)I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE YOU ALL VERY VERY MUCH!!!!
SO PROUD OF ALL OF YOU!!! <3
*do the hugahuga cheer*

Spending time with you guys is really really fun!
MISS YOU ALL D:

truckloads of love,
peisan

congrats to everybody who did their best for syf. (:
at least we got PLATINUM right? :D

oh, and seriously somebody should teach me how to sing the fluboes cheer! :DD

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ANNE IN ADVANCE. (:

Yes, I agree with the previous post, which i assume was written by meiqi, was it?

Even though we were given a silver, we KNOW we are worthy of more than that. People may now think we are a silver band, the judges may not have liked what we presented to them, so be it. We played well on stage, and MANY MANY PPL were touched by our music. The passion we have in band was evident in our playing. I could really feel the bonds within the band, keeping us together.

On 030409, we played our very best. It was the most beautiful hymn to the infinite sky ever. We played, we soared to the sky, and we clinched...no not a gwh, but MUCH MUCH MORE. A PLATINUM. yes that's what we are, a platinum band! or even more. We cannot be defined by any colour, by a gold, silver, bronze whatever. We are MUCH MUCH MORE than any medal and award a band can achieve. We are a band with passion, with love, with spirit.

and for that, we are all proud to be part of NYCB, right?

Let us treasure this experience, and move onwards!

(:

<3 fluboes.
<3 NYCB.
<3 seniors! for all the support and love.

syf

syf 030409
nanyang concert band - silver.

I guess many of us were stunned when the result was announced. We thought we could have achieved better.

But whatever it is section, I just want to say I'm really proud of all of you (: We've given our best on that stage. We've played with our hearts, our passion. We've enjoyed that every moment of performing.

To others, it may just seem as a silver, but to us, it means more than that of a medal, for our music has touched our own hearts, our conductor's heart, and the audience's hearts. The tears, from us, Ms Chong, our seniors, at the end of our performance truly shows that - tears of pride.

Perhaps we've gained more than what we've lost. We've become more bonded than before. We've grown even more passion than before. And I believe, it is this passion and unity in us that will soar us even higher. Our passion lives on... So be strong. NYCB - nothing you can beat.