In 2014, it was announced that the Singapore Wind Symphony (SWS) would join the list of recipients for the National Arts Council Major Grant, which supports the professional and artistic development of arts organizations to… Read More »A Major Step for Singapore Wind Symphony
Do Singaporean wind bands have a repertoire they can call their own? Do we have our own “classics”? Indeed we do, but we seem to be reluctant to celebrate these works as well as their… Read More »Classics of Our Own: A Personal List – Part One
Nothing’s perfect and so are musical instruments – as much as manufacturers wish them to be perfect but it’s the otherwise that create the unique sound of the instruments. Now, fret not if your band director has… Read More »Comparing Compensating Euphoniums
At University of Connecticut, Robert Howe, a medical director of Maple Street Medical Group in East Longmeadow, Mass.and a current Ph.D. candidate in UConn’s School of Fine Arts. He shared his ideas with his doctoral advisor,… Read More »3D Printing Technology Making Instruments of Past and Present
Established in 1967, The Order of Canada recognizes “outstanding achievement, dedication to community and service to the nation.” On December 26th, 2014, his Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, announced that… Read More »Canadian Brass Co-Founder Appointed Order of Canada
It’s 2015, and another great year for our young local composers as Jinjun Lee‘s original work, ‘What Does the Future Hold?’, was selected as the winning composition of the 2014 World Projects Composition Contest. “I… Read More »What Does Your Future Hold?
Audition has opened for the WASBE Youth Wind Orchestra happening from 12 – 18 July in San Jose, California. Selected 50 finest young musicians from all over the world will come together for a week… Read More »WASBE Youth Wind Orchestra Wants You!
Brandon Olander, age 16, the youngest snare drummer who successfully auditioned to be part of the world’s multiple drum corp champion, the Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps. Started at age 10 by using his uncle’s drum… Read More »Living His Dreams with DCI World Champion 2014, The Blue Devils!
A brass instrument will usually outlast a woodwind instrument; they are basically a piece of sturdy piece of metal engineering. So when the band is given funding to replace old beat up horns, tuba players… Read More »Four Tuba Mouthpieces That Your Students Should Start With
The Philharmonic Winds presented Circle of Life: A Night of Musicals at the Esplanade Concert Hall on Sunday, featuring a tribute to the late Iskandar Ismail, performing some of his finest music arrangements for popular… Read More »Circle of Life – A Tribute to Iskandar Ismail
