Ritornello: Alma Mater Karus

The AMKSS Alumni Wind Orchestra (AAWO) will be having their inaugural concert, Ritornello I.

Led by Mr Brando Tan, AMKSS Symphonic Band’s conductor from 2000 to 2017, Ritornello I is the first of its concert series which AAWO intends to hold.

Ritornello, an Italian music term meaning “a little return”, beautifully captures the spirit of AAWO. Like the musical term it is named after – where a musical motif returns throughout a composition in various shapes and form – this concert brings together the alumni of AMKSS Symphonic Band (AMKSSSB) spanning generations for a night of experience and nostalgia. While time may have marched on and each member would have embarked on their respective life’s journey, the music made during their time in AMKSSB is something dear to each of their hearts which we hope to reproduce to the audience in attendance.

This concert celebrates AMKSSSB’s past achievements through signature works performed under the baton of Mr Brando Tan, while also looking ahead to the future. Tradition is woven with renewal in a symbolic passing of the torch, as the graduating members of AMKSSB join AAWO on stage in the second half in a shared musical moment.

Programme includes:

• Seventh Night of July by Itaru Sakai
• With Heart and Voice by David R. Gillingham
• Highlights from Spirited Away arr. Endo Yukio
• The Boy and Dragon Symphonic Suite: Finale “Into the Sky” by Shinotsuka Yusuke (Singapore Premiere)