Media Release: VENTUS invites secondary school bands to share the stage and shape the programme at Sinfonica II ahead of SYF 2027
Singapore, 13 October 2026 – VENTUS will present Sinfonica II on 24 January 2027 at SOTA Concert Hall, featuring seven pieces selected through a public poll of secondary school bands participating in the Singapore Youth Festival (SYF) 2027 Arts Presentation, together with three premieres written by Singapore composers. This concert combines opportunities for musical learning, preparation for the SYF 2027, and a showcase for new local compositions.
Launched in October 2026, the poll invited students and band directors to share the choice pieces they are preparing for in the upcoming SYF 2027. The seven pieces receiving the most entries will form part of the concert programme as the most popular pieces selected by school bands.
Band directors from those schools will be invited to nominate two to three students, who will then rehearse and perform alongside VENTUS musicians. This offers valuable opportunities for the students to learn by observing how experienced players listen, respond and blend together, while gaining concert hall performance experience to help build confidence ahead of SYF.
“It’s a chance for students to stand alongside musicians outside their own school band, and to see what a career or a lifelong hobby in wind music can actually look like,” said Keith Kok, President of VENTUS.
The educational programme also extends to the participating schools’ band directors. Adrian Chiang, Music Director of VENTUS, will lead separate professional development sessions covering conducting techniques and rehearsal approaches for school bands, with podium time for the various band directors to lead VENTUS in a live rehearsal setting.
Other highlights of the concert include the premiere of three local compositions: a commissioned work by Germaine Goh, a new wind band arrangement of Syafiqah Adha’s Geylang Serai, and an updated edition of Zaidi Ramli’s Munnaeru Vaalibaa. These works are specially written to be playable by secondary school bands, taking into account the instrument and technical abilities typically found at that level. The aim is to introduce repertoire that band directors can bring into their own school programmes in the years ahead.
Together, Sinfonica II brings new Singapore wind band repertoire onto the same stage as young musicians who may become its next generation of performers and advocates.
Tickets for Sinfonica II are on sale now at https://bookmyshow.sg/en/events/SINFONIC. For more information, visit ventus.sg.
Concert Details
Title: Sinfonica II
Date: 24 January 2027 Time: 4pm
Venue: SOTA Concert Hall
Ticket Pricing
Tickets are on sale now at https://bookmyshow.sg/en/events/SINFONIC.
- First 150 public tickets: $25 each
- Standard: $30 each
- Buy 5 Get 1 Free Bundle (public): $150
- Participating schools’ bundle (invite-only): $24 per ticket for 1 to 9 tickets,
$21 per ticket for 10 or more
About VENTUS
Established in 2022, VENTUS is a wind ensemble comprising educators, music professionals, and passionate hobbyists. Its name is the Latin word for wind, reflecting the shared passion for the genre of wind band music that brings its members together.
Music Director Adrian Chiang has been leading VENTUS in pursuing creative frontiers and broadening audiences’ experience of wind band repertoire. Its commitment to championing artistic excellence earned the ensemble the Gold with Honours award and clinched First Place at the Singapore International Band Festival (SIBF) Concert Division in 2024.
Through performance and mentorship, VENTUS seeks to build and nurture a community of wind musicians, harnessing the joy and wonder of wind music to move, uplift and inspire. Aspiring to be a guiding light for the next generation of wind musicians in Singapore, it regularly collaborates with young students at Band Academy Singapore (BAS) and has also participated as a demonstration band at a Junior College SYF Band Exchange in 2025.
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For media enquiries, please contact: Keith Kok
VENTUS President
ventusmusic.band@gmail.com
Cover Photo: VENTUS at its inaugural Sinfonica: Voce, presented in collaboration with Schola Cantorum Singapore in December 2025. Image courtesy of VENTUS.