As a recipient of the National Arts Council (NAC)‘s major grant, the Singapore Wind Symphony (SWS) embarked on another prestigious project featuring newlyweds Steven Mead and Misa Mead in a Christmas concert. Following the previous successes of… Read More »Christmas with the Meads
A probable reason why some schools have alumni bands are that these people see a special meaning to come together for a purpose, not just because they once graduated from their alma mater, but also that they… Read More »Reminiscing the Memories of A Lifetime
Musical Pathfinder Camp & Concert 2014, is a 4 day 3 night programme held in Taiping, Perak from 12 to 15 December. The event saw a total of 350 participants from 8 school bands from Perak (SMJK… Read More »Finding Your Musical Path in Taiping
Spread over 4 days, the Wind Bands Association of Singapore (WBAS) held their Youth Band Festival between from 13 to 17 December at NUS U-Town in Stephen Riady Centre. Ending off the event was a combined… Read More »The Youth Band Festival You Wouldn’t Want to Miss
The Band World, an household name that has been serving wind instrumentalists in Singapore for the past two decades has opened their store at the Esplanade on 20 November this year. Celebrating a 25 year… Read More »The Band World Opens at Esplanade Mall
Providing good entertainment has always been one of Sin’s aims, who continued to be very involved in ensembles after his tenure from his professional career with the Singapore Armed Forces Central Band in 2010. Sin… Read More »Feeling Good With “Sin”
Tuba players are generally a forgotten lot, located next furthest from the conductor to the percussion and visually impaired from him by our prized tool of music making. It is no wonder that the conductor… Read More »Learning Tuba Is As Easy As “Flubbling”
Yamaha Corporation’s SILENT Brass™ won a Design for Asia Awards 2014 ― Grand Award hosted by the Hong Kong Design Centre on 21th November. Previously, a total of three Yamaha products had received a Gold… Read More »The SILENT Brass™ Wins Design for Asia Awards 2014
Through the eyes of Brett Patrick Cote, this is a 4-minute story about a trumpet player, Petty Officer Ist Class Brandon Almagro, with the U.S. Navy Concert Band. The story tries to highlight the two… Read More »4 Minutes with U.S. Concert Band Trumpeter
Anita Collins wants you to know that when you listen to music, multiple areas of your brain become engaged and active. But when you actually play an instrument, that activity becomes more like a full-body… Read More »Be A Musician to Work Out Your Brain
