WBAS YOUTH BAND FESTIVAL

MAKE MUSIC
MAKE FRIENDS
13- 19 DEC 2018
CREATE
MEMORIES How to fully
enjoy the
band fest?

CONTENT
03 Message
04 About Organiser
05 Faculty
08 Chaperone
10 Music
12 Etiquette 
13 Programme
16 Venue
17 Musicians 
20 Participating Schools
21 Acknowledgement 

“Do your best, and be a

little better than you are.”
― Gordon B. Hinckley

Words from past participants:

Renee Ng, Clarinetist (2017)  Evlyn Ee, Oboist  (2017) 
I have learnt a lot of knowledge that can be applied I learnt new skills and techniques to make my
to not just for musical purposes, but also in my daily playing better.  through the band fest, i have a
life. Therefore , I am very grateful that this greater passion for the instrument I'm playing.
experience have been very fruitful and meaningful
as well, though it may be tiring at times. 

Develop ownership to
culture of excellence!
WHY “always giving my best”
make excellence your habit! 
Cooperation creates victory!
Share best practices and
ideas, develop trust and
HOW friendship among musicians.
Everyone wins when we
help each other to become a
better version of ourselves.
Exciting music & learning!
Instrumental class, ensemble
class, full band rehearsals,
WHAT seminars, teambuilding,
work together to give an
enriching experience for
musicians to discover own
strengths!  
MESSAGE
FROM 
ARTISTIC IN-
CHARGE
SEOW YIBIN
On behalf of the Wind Bands Association of
Singapore, I would like to warmly welcome you
to the WBAS Youth Band Festival 2018! We
have an exciting lineup of events awaiting you.
With the team of professional conductors and
music educators, we are committed to provide
you with quality musical experience through
various rehearsals and sectionals. 
Our workshops ranging from courses such as conducting,
composing, instrument maintenance, etc. and our
introduction to various musical groups such as jazz band
and symphony orchestra, will certainly provide glimpses
to the diverse industry of music-making and add colours
to your learning experience.
As iron sharpens iron, we trust that the outstanding
musicians and university student chaperones in the
festival will support and challenge you simultaneously.
Through exchanges of ideas and ideals, these new friends
may change your worldview and open your eyes to new
ways of thinking and learning.  
I wish you an enjoyable and fruitful time of learning and
performing ahead. We look forward to seeing you!
 ORGANISER

ABOUT WIND BANDS

ASSOCIATION
OF SINGAPORE
Wind Bands Association of Singapore ( formerly WASBE Singapore chapter) is a non-profit
organization started in 2001 to promote wind band activities and raise the standard of band
education and performance through various initiatives such as concerts, workshops and band
festivals. WBAS has organised international programme such as the 2005 WASBE Conference,
concerts and workshops by the Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra, World Music Contest (The
Netherlands) Conducting Course, Singapore International Band Festival and local events such as
Windstars Ensemble concerts, Junior College- Polytechnic Band Festival, Beginners Band
Workshop, Band Student Leaders Workshop, WBAS Youth Band Festival, among many others.

Executive Committee
President Ho Hwee Long
Vice President Takehiro Oura, Philip Tng Liat Peng
Immediate Past President Lee Tian Tee
Secretary Sing Moh Li
Treasurer Kenneth Lun
Committee Members Lawrence Siao, Mohd Faizal Othman, Steven Phua,
Tay Kai Tze, Francis Tan, Seow Yibin, Ignatius Wang

REGULAR PROGRAMME

WBAS Youth Band Festival Youth Arts Leaders Conference Singapore International Band Festival
 FACULTY
FACULTY

CONDUCTORS
Oboist, conductor
An oboist, and educator,
conductor Kai TzeKai
and educator, studied
Tze Oboe at the
studied Sydney
Oboe Conservatorium
at the Sydney
(Australia) and the Rotterdam Conservatory (The Netherlands) and undertook
Conservatorium (Australia) and the Rotterdam Conservatory (The Netherlands) and
conducting masterclasses with Douglas Bostock, Rodney Winther, Christopher
undertook conducting masterclasses with Douglas Bostock, Rodney Winther,
Hughes and Wang Ya Hui.
Christopher Hughesbusiest
As one of Singapore’s and Wang Ya Hui.
free-lance He was
Oboist, awarded
he performs the Estlaman
regularly Layman
as Principal
Martin
Oboe withHarrison Scholarship
the Metropolitan at Sydney
Festival andthe
Orchestra, a National
Re:SoundArts Council
Chamber Overseas
Orchestra,
the Singapore
Bursary. Lyricperforms
Kai Tze Opera Orchestra,
regularly theas
Philharmonic Winds,
Principal Oboe the professional
with Ensemble de laorchestras
Belle Musique and the Orchestra of the Music Makers. Equally passionate
such as the Metropolitan Festival Orchestra, Re:Sound Chamber Orchestra, about
Education, Kai Tze works with students from primary school to University and sits on
Singapore Lyric Opera Orchestra, and Philharmonic Winds. Kai Tze works with
the faculty of the Singapore Youth Chamber Winds and the WBAS Youth Band
students from
Festival. He primary
currently school
conducts toHai
the University andand
Sing Catholic sitsthe
onBedok
the faculty
South of the Singapore
Secondary
Youth Chamber
School Bands Winds
and has and
guest the WBAS
conducted Youth Band Winds.
the Philharmonic Festival. He currently conducts
the Hai Sing Catholic and the Bedok South Secondary School Bands and has guest
conducted the Philharmonic Winds.
Tay Kai Tze
Junior Band Conductor

A recipient of the National Arts Council and National University of Singapore (NUS)
scholarship, Adrian attained his Master of Music degree at the Yong Siew Toh
Conservatory of Music (YSTCM) with a major in conducting. He is currently a part
time faculty at YSTCM (NUS) where he teaches conducting. Adrian shares his
passion for music through his deep involvement in many community and professional
orchestras and ensembles. His involvement includes being the President of the Band
Directors’ Association (Singapore), General Manager of Resound Collective,
Conductor of the Philharmonic Winds, Asian Cultural Symphony Orchestra and
Resident conductor of the Philharmonic Youth Winds.
Adrian participated in the International Conducting Competition (2016) Augsburg,
Germany, where he emerged as one of the top 6 participants out of 43 participants
from 22 countries. 
Adrian Chiang
Symphonic Band Conductor

Masanori Fukuda was born in Hiroshima, Japan in 1962. He graduated with honors
majoring in euphonium and a postgraduate diploma in performing arts from the
Tamagawa University and Senzoku Gakuen College of Music specializing in conducting.
He also studied with Prof. Toru Miura, Prof. Kazuyoshi Akiyama, Prof. Yoshitomo
Kawachi, Prof. Yasuhiko Shiozawa, Mr. Douglas Bostock and Maestro Frederick
Fennell. He won the best conductor prize in the All Japan Band Contest in 2010 and
2012 and was also awarded the Excellent Director Award from Ibaraki Prefecture Band
Federation in 2010 and 2000. In 2013, he was awarded a special commendation from
the Japan Band Directors’ Association. He is currently serving as a director with the
Japan Euphonium-Tuba Association and Japan Brass Band Directors’ Association,
music director of the Senzoku Gakuen College of Music British Brass Band, Sony Wind
Orchestra, Tokyo Brass Society and Brass Band Spirits Nagano.
Masanori Fukuda
Wind Orchestra Conductor
Faculty
FACULTY
ENSEMBLE TUTORS
Tarun Jayaram
Ensemble Tutor
Tarun is currently a Band
Director of the Clementi Town
Secondary Band and the Saint
Andrew’s School Military Band.
Along his teaching work, Tarun
actively performs in several local
bands including the Anglo-
Chinese Schools Wind Ensemble
and Orchestra Collective.
Ignatius Wang
Ensemble Tutor
Ignatius is the Director of
Music/Chief Instructor of the
Singapore Armed Forces (SAF)
Band and Music Director of the
Lion City Brass Band.
Ignatius has worked with several
prominent groups such as the
Singapore Wind Symphony,
Philharmonic Winds, The Young
Musicians’ Foundation Orchestra
and Sinfonisches
Verbandsblasorchester
Markgräflerland.
Seow Yibin
Ensemble Tutor
Yibin is currently the Associate
Conductor of Orchestra of the
Music Makers and conducts the
concert bands of National Junior
College (Junior High), and
Raffles Girls' School (Secondary).
Yibin also guest conducts
prominent musical groups such
as the The Philharmonic Winds,
Orchestra Collective and the
Windstars Ensemble.
 FACULTY

INSTRUMENT TUTOR &

WORKSHOP CLINICIANS

Shirley Jeremy Miao Sean Jefferson Emerald

Tong Wong Kaiwen Lim Yap Chee
Flute Tutor Oboe Tutor Clarinet Tutor Clarinet Tutor Saxophone Bassoon Tutor
Tutor

Teng
Kenneth Ruth Lin Kang Chun Damien Don Siang Hong
Lun Horn Tutor Meng Kee Kow Tuba Tutor
Trumpet Tutor Euphonium Double Bass Trombone Tutor
Tutor Tutor

Derrick Marvin
Lim Seah Lee
Percussion Percussion
Chok Jinjun
Tutor Tutor
Kerong Composition
Jazz Clinician
Clinician

Ngoh
Kheng Seng
Aaron Yong Sean Tan
instrument
instrument maintenance instrument
maintenance clinician maintenance
clinician clinician
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HERE
Low Chang Han Kenneth Koh
NSF NUSWS  Librarian

Sing Moh Li
Secretary, WBAS

Logs

Isaac Ng
NUSWS  QM
Jennifer Yao
NUSWS  Student Conductor
Grace Cai Kubo Shunsuke
NUSWS  President NUSWS  SL

Head Chaperone

Junior
Band

Wee Xin Lin Han Rui Ting Jamie Ng Lee Zuxuan

NUS Undergrad SUTDWE Vice-Pres  NAFA Undergrad NUS Undergrad

BEHIND THE SCENES

CHAPERONES
 Ethan Toh Phoebe Heng
NUSWS Publicity NUS Undergrad

Azriel Tan
UNSW Undergrad

Symphonic
Band

Head Chaperone

Michelle Wiradinata Perry Lee Kevin Koh

NAFA Undergrad SIM Undergrad NUSWS SL

Truman Teo Ng Hua Yu

NUS Undergrad NUSWS Vice-President
Yeo Xinhao
NUSWS Past President

Wind
Orchestra
Head Chaperone

Neo Yuan Khai Joseph Lim

NUS Undergrad NUS Undergrad

CHAPERONES
Lee Qing Ping
NUSWS Vice- President
BANDS

CONCERT PROGRAMME 
SYMPHONIC
BAND Conductor: Adrian Chiang

Hanover Festival Philip Sparke

Lied Ohne Worte Rolf Rudin

Japanese Graffiti XII Arr. Takahi Hoshide

JUNIOR
BAND Conductor: Tay Kai Tze

March Sergei Prokofiev

Intrepid Journey Robert Sheldon

Dinosaur Daniel Bukvich

Latin Gold Arr. Paul Lavender

FACULTY
ENSEMBLE

Serenade No 1 for Ten Vincent Persichetti

Wind Instrument

Conductor: Masanori Fukuda WIND

ORCHESTRA
Crown Imperial March William Walton

Peterloo Overture Malcom Arnold

Music for a Festival Philip Sparke

 MUSIC & COMPOSERS
A lied is a German poem, usually lyric and strophic. It can also be a song, which has
such a poem for its text. It has traditionally been performed as a song for solo voice
and piano accompaniment in German-speaking countries during the Classical and
Romantic periods.  Lied Ohne Worte (means Song Without Words in German) by
Rolf Rudin It is written in the style of the Romantic lieder, although that was not the
composer’s sole intent. Lied ohne Worte is also modeled after the piano nocturnes
of Mendelssohn. 

Hanover Festival by Philip Sparke is commissioned by Peter Boor, conductor of the

Hanover Wind Symphony, New Jersey, USA to celebrate its 15th anniversary in
Rolf Rudin (b.1961)
1999.  

More well-known as a composer who writes for piano and symphony orchestra,
Prokofiev wrote March in Bb for band during 1943-44, in honour of May Day
(International Workers’ Day).  Prokofiev recycled his march in several sections of
his final opera, ‘Story of a Real Man’, op. 117 (1947-48), the most direct being the
opening number.

Intrepid Journey by Robert Sheldon (b. 1954)  is a musical tribute to the exploration
of the west by Lewis and Clark, depicting the bravery and incredible fortitude of
the explorers, the westward passage across the state, the dangers they
Sergei Prokofiev  encountered, and ultimately their successful return home.  
(1891-1953)

Peterloo is the derisive name given to an incident that happened on August 16th,
1819 in St Peter’s Fields Manchester, when an orderly crowd met to hear a speech
on political reform. On the orders of the magistrates they were interrupted by the
yeomanry attempting to seize the banners they carried, and to arrest their speaker,
Henry Hunt. Cavalry were sent in, and 11  people were killed and 400 injured in the
ensuing panic. Malcom Arnold wrote Peterloo Overture  to portray the happenings
musically, it ends in triumph, in the firm belief that all those who have suffered and
died in the cause of unity amongst mankind, will not have died so in vain.   

Crown Imperial March was originally written for the crowning of King Edward VIII
Malcom Arnold (1921- in 1937. However, Edward had since abdicated before the crowning and Walton
2006) revised the music for the accession of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. 

Vincent Persichetti was a piano and organ prodigy who was supporting himself with
his musical talents by age 11. As a composer, he had used many different styles in his
music. He would use aspects of atonaly, modality, polytonality and tonality in his
works. He composed the Serenade No. 1 for Ten Wind Instruments at the very young
age of fourteen. 

Written in 1929. Serenade No. 1 for Ten Wind Instruments was one of the
contraband pieces of the period, written away from the conservatory, but under the
unofficial eye of his composition teacher, Russell King Miller. 

Vincent Persichetti The five movements of this Serenade are: Prelude, Episode, Song, Interlude & Dance
(1915 – 1987)
 FESTIVAL ETIQUETTE

ENVIRONMENT
FOR LEARNING

To facilitate the learning for all, we request that all participants play an active role in creating the best
environment for everyone by observing the following practices: 
Always practise self-discipline, be friendly, responsible and helpful 
No handphones during rehearsals or activities. You may only use your handphone during meals
and break time.
Take part in all activities enthusiastically 
Always be attentive in all rehearsal sessions 
Always be punctual or even better, be early   
Never leave the rehearsal grounds (NUS or Esplanade) without permission  

What to Wear What to Bring

Rehearsals (13, 14, 17 Dec) Instrument & accessories (reeds, mutes, valve
oil etc). 
Games & Teambuilding session: PE attire  
Foldable music stand (if available)
Rehearsal: Half uniform with band or school
Be sure to tag your instrument with your name
based T-shirts and school pants/ skirts/ jeans
All percussionists are to each person bring
strongly advised to bring a jacket 
their own mallet stick and drum stick,
No singlets, tank tops, shorts, slippers
accessories and auxiliary percussion
No clothing or accessories with offensive
instruments. 
designs. 
Percussionists are advised to refer to their
Rehearsal Photo Day (18 Dec) part scores and bring along handheld
Band Festival T-shirt (to be given on 13 Dec) instruments if possible. 
with school pants/ skirts/ jeans Notebook and pencils, pen 
Do NOT Bring:
Concert Day (19 Dec) Too much cash, valuables such as jewellery or
Full School Band uniform or  unnecessary electronic equipment (etc ipad/
Black long sleeves shirt with black long pants/ laptop)
ankle length skirts. Opaque black stockings if
skirts are not long enough 
Black covered shoes 
 WORKSHOPS & RECITAL

EXPLORE, EXPERIMENT, EXPERIENCE

FACULTY Hear tutors perform & learn

14 Dec RECITAL about chamber music!

Learn what's special about

your instrument and how to
maintain it! 

17 Dec Learn how to build

teams through
music and games!

Learn all about jazz WORKSHOPS

and improv!

Learn Conducting,
Composing  &
Transcribing pop music! 
18 Dec

Learn Singapore's band history

Learn about Symphony Orchestras
SCHEDULE
SCHEDULE
 REHEARSAL VENUE

NUS U-TOWN
Designed for the entire NUS community, University Town®, or UTown® for short, is strategically integrated
with the Kent Ridge Campus via a vehicle and pedestrian bridge. An educational hub complete with residential
spaces, teaching facilities and study clusters, UTown has created a lively intellectual, social and cultural
environment that distinguishes the University through excellence in learning and student engagement. 

REHEARSAL VENUE
VENUE SUPPORTER

NUS CENTRE FOR THE ARTS

NUS Centre For the Arts (CFA) comprises the NUS Museum and NUS Baba House; the University Cultural
Centre, a world class performing arts centre; and a Talent Development and Programming unit that
oversees 22 student arts excellence groups in music, dance, theatre and film. On campus and beyond, we
take pride in providing opportunities for the appreciation of the arts and seek to champion creative
possibilities and inspire strong communities through programming, exhibitions, workshops and outreach
such as the university’s flagship arts event, the NUS Arts Festival and Singapore’s longest running arts
outreach programme, the ExxonMobil Campus Concerts.

Vision
A vibrant space to experience the arts and to nurture creative minds and inquiring spirits

Mission
To integrate the arts into university life, offering opportunities for discoveries, exchange and action
MUSICIANS

JUNIOR BAND
 MUSICIANS

SYMPHONIC BAND
MUSICIANS

WIND ORCHESTRA
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS
CONCERT

LOGISTICS

Thank you for taking

the time to teach us ! It’s
really memorable and I
really enjoy my time
being in band Fest

REPORTING TIME
1pm Symphonic Band report @ Esplanade Concourse
1.30pm Junior Band report @ Esplanade Concourse
2pm Wind Orchestra report @ Esplanade Concourse

Come partially dressed in concert attire, including neat hair-dos 

Jacket, Shoes can be changed in dressing rooms. We will be take close-up photos during
soundcheck. 
All instruments (except percussion, double bass, tuba, bari sax) must be brought home on 18
Dec and brought to Esplanade by your own arrangements. 
After each band's performance, they will enter the hall to watch other bands perform 
All musicians will be dismissed at 9.30pm at Esplanade
All instruments must be brought home (or back to school) after the concert 
Do NOT bring valuables to Esplanade
THANK YOU
TO OUR SUPPORTERS
Without you
we couldn't
make this
happen:

Supported by Venue Supporter

Faculty Members of WBAS Youth Band Festival 2018

Conductors, Tutors and Members of
NUS Jazz Band
NUS Symphony Orchestra
NUS Wind Symphony

Principal, Teachers in-charge and Band Directors of all participating schools

Parents of all participants

All volunteers of WBAS Youth Band Festival 2018