Performances in 2003

~ Sojourn 2003 ~
~ ExxonMobil Campus Lunch Time Concert ~
~ Music from the Hearts 2003 ~

25th January 2003
Sojourn 2003

NTU Symphonic Band and her Alumni, the Nanyang Symphonic Winds held her 10th annual concert, Sojourn 2003 on the 25th of January 2003 at the Victoria Concert Hall. We are much honored to have Mr. Hawazi Daipi, Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Education as our Guest-of-Honor.

Sojourn 2003 saw the band attempting several major pieces, such James Barnes’ Third Symphony opus 89 and Berstein’s Overture to Candide under our Resident Conductor, Mr. Luk Hoi Yui. The concert highlighted, among others, our very own talented soloists Miss Tan Hui Si (trumpet) and Mr. Guo Zhiwei (trombone).

The concert was very well received and the band is very proud to have standing ovation from our Guest-of-Honor and distinguished guests.

Repertoire for the evening
• Overture to Candide - Leonard Berstein arr. Clare Grundman
• The Seventh Night of July - Itaru Sakai
• Concerto for Trombone and Band – Rimsky Korsakov
i. Allegro Vivace
ii. Andante Cantabile
iii. Allegretto
Soloist: Guo Zhiwei
• Trumpet Concerto in Eb Major (Finale) - Johann Nepomuk Hummel arr. Frank Erickson
Soloist: Tan Hui Si
• Canarios Fantasia - Douglas Akey
• The Magnificent Seven - Elmar Bernstein arr. Mangred Schneider
• Third Symphony - James Barnes

5th February 2003
ExxonMobil Campus Lunch Time Concert

To promote awareness of music and the arts within the NTU population, the NTU Symphonic Band has been featured as one of the items for the semester-long lunch time concert series sponsored by ExxonMobil Asia Pacific.

The one-hour concert put up by the band consisted of several solos, duets, trios and ensemble playing:
• Clarinet and Piano duet (Ang Xiaoen and Sally Chew)
• Flute and Piano duet (Sheng Jiamin and Khoo Hongyi)
• Piano, Flute and Clarinet trio (Khoo Hongyi, Sheng Jiamin and Ang Xiaoen)
• French Horn and Piano duet (Han Jinguang and Klarinda Gunadi)
• Trumpet duet (Goh Kangjun and Roland Teo)
• Brass Ensemble (Selina Poon, Lim Peilan, Heng Jinsong, Alvin Tan, Jesica Lee, Guo Zhiwei, Tan Kai Shiuan)

12th July 2003
Music from the Hearts 2003

“Music from the Hearts 2003” is the special project oragnised by NTU Symphonic Band this year. This is a joint charity concert to raise funds for the Community Chest. This is the 4th charity concert NTUSB has organized.

On the 12th July 2003, “Music from the Hearts 2003” was held at The Esplanade Concert Hall. The band was very proud to have Her Excellency, Mrs S R Nathan to grace the concert as the Guest-of-Honor.

This concert has marked another significant milestone in the history of NTUSB. The Band and her Alumni have attempted the choice pieces of their award-winning participation in the 13th and 14th World Music Competition (WMC) in 1997 and 2001, namely Russian Christmas Music, by Alfred Reed, and Fantasy Variations on a theme by Niccolo Paganini, by James Barnes.

This concert also features two guest bands – VJC Symphonic Band and NYP Symphonic Band. All 3 bands are under the guidance of Lao Shi. A total of more than 200 participants were involved in this charity concert.

After seven months of hard practices, the members’ efforts finally paid off as the concert was well received by the audience. The band has also managed to raise more than $10,000 for the Community Chest through ticket sales, advertisements and donations.