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Teachers-in-chargeMs Tan Bao Jun, Mrs Ng-Goh Shwu Jun, Mr Somasundaram, Ms Goy Yap Ching, Mdm Susan Ang Conductor Mr Adrian Chiang Assistant Conductor Mr Marcus Wong Executive Committee 10-11 Band Majorette - Irina Teo Drum Major - Clarence Lee Secretary - Grace Thian Treasurer - Gan Seng Jun Quarter Masters - Vigi Koh, Wendy Tay, Zhang Zhuhui Librarians - Nicole Ooi, Tan Lin Hua Personnel Officers - Andrea Mensono, Shermin Luke, Chanel Ng Sectional Leaders 10-11 Clarinet - Izzah Flute - Sheryl Chia Oboe - Ler Rou Shyuan Saxophone - Zhang Zhu Hui Trumpet- Selina Ro French Horn - Wendy Tay Trombone - Nicole Ooi Euphonium - Xiao Yu Xuan Tuba - Sean Kek Percussion - Gan Seng Jun Our Activities >>Overseas Educational cum Exchange Trip to Hong Kong (19 – 23 Nov 2008) >Performance at Singapore International School >Band Exchanges with QESOSA Tong Kwok Wah Secondary School and Stewards Pooi Kei College >Band clinic sessions with Hong Kong tutors and conductors >Public Performance at Hong Kong Disneyland >>Participation in Tampines Junior College Band Festival 2008 (12 - 18 Dec 2008) >>Attained Silver Award @ Singapore Youth Festival Central Judging of Band (April 2009) >>AYG Torch Relay Performance (29 June 2009) >>Band Camp 8th-11th dec (stay out) >> Merit Award for 2010 SYF Marching Band Assessment >> Metier VIII & Speech Day 2010 Tagboard
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SYF 2007: Panel of Adjudicators For those who are wondering who these adjudicators are.... Major Philip Tng Senior Director of Music, SAF Bands Having started his musical education at the age of ten, Major Philip Tng has since spiraled through tremendous musical boundaries to reach his current position. As a saxophone player with the Singapore Armed Forces Music and Drama Company, he was awarded a scholarship to the Royal Military School of Music, Kneller Hall in London. Upon graduation from the Bandmaster course with several accolades in 1993, Major Tng went on to become the Director of Music of the SAF Central Band. He held this position for 5 years, after which he assumed the post of Senior Director of Music of the SAF Bands in August 2000. Major Tng is active in many local musical activities, including conducting community bands and adjudication of local band competitions. Gene Aitken Dr. Gene Aitken, who retired in October 2006 as Director of the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, National University of Singapore, now resides in Singapore, Thailand, and the United States of America. He continues to be active in Southeast Asia, China, and the United States working with students, teachers, ensembles, and administrators in both the classical and jazz areas.In April 2007, Dr. Aitken will conduct the UNC/Greeley Jazz All Stars, sharing the evening stage with the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra. Then in May 2007, he will conduct China's top military band, the Military Band of the Peoples' Liberation Army of China in Beijing, China, for the grand opening of their new concert hall. It is the Central Government of China's own military band.Prior to his appointment at YSTCM, he was Advisor to the Director of the College of Music at Mahidol University in Bangkok, Thailand. At Mahidol University he established the Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, and Choral programs as well as helping to design curriculum for the Recording Engineering and Jazz Studies Programs and assisted in the building design of the new Multimedia Center, Music Museum, and 300-seat auditorium at the University.In January 2003, Gene co-founded one of the most exciting projects in Southeast Asia, the Southeast Asian Youth Orchestra and Wind Ensemble Project (SAYOWE). This concept not only furthered positive relations between the Southeast Asian countries, but also identified outstanding musicians in Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand. From over 500 students who auditioned in their home countries, 146 were selected and brought together in Thailand where they rehearsed and performed with a final concert at the Thailand Cultural Center in Bangkok.From 1976 to 2002, Dr. Aitken was Director of Jazz Studies at the University of Northern Colorado, one of the most well known jazz programs in the world. Under his direction, the UNC Jazz Studies Program received more Down Beat magazine awards and more National Endowment for the Arts grants than any institution of higher education in the United States. Also, UNC is the only institution of higher education in the United States to ever receive a Grammy Nomination in the Vocal Jazz area. During his tenure, Gene produced 36 record albums and compact discs under a contract with Los Angeles-based, United Jazz Artists Records. Four of the Hot vocal jazz recordings, Hot II, Hot III, Hot IV, and Hot V have just been re-released on CD by United Jazz Artists.He has authored over 30 articles for national and international journals on jazz education and computer technology, and has had several musical compositions published through Kendor Music. In June 1997, the National Education Association published a chapter in their book, "Music in the Twenty-first Century" by Dr. Aitken on the future of music education in the United States. He has presented seminars and workshops at the Mid-West Band and Orchestra Clinic, the National Association of the Schools of Music, the Society for Applied Learning Technology, the National Education Association, the American Choral Directors’ Association and the International Association of Jazz Educators’ Association. In addition to conducting many clinics, workshops and performances in the instrumental and vocal jazz area, he presents seminars and workshops promoting multimedia and music technology.As a wind ensemble conductor, clinician and adjudicator, Dr. Aitken is in demand worldwide. In March 2005, he conducted the International Association of Southeast Asia Schools Honor Wind Ensemble in Jakarta, Indonesia. In November 2002, he directed the All Asian Honor Wind Ensemble in Hong Kong and served a 10-day residency as the Charles W. Kell Scholar in the Hong Kong International Schools. In 2000, 2001, and 2002, he was invited to Bangkok, Thailand to serve on the international adjudication team for the Asian Symphonic Band Festival. In 1999, he was selected as the Conductor of the International Association of Southeast Asia Schools Honor Wind Ensemble, which performed in March 1999 in Taipei, Taiwan.During the 1998-99 season, Dr. Aitken was Conductor and Musical Director of the Washington Wind Symphony, one of the premiere professional wind ensembles in the United States. In addition to being the Director of the Washington Army National Guard Wind Ensemble for 20 years, and Staff Bands Officer for the U.S. Sixth Army in Presidio, California, his wind ensembles have performed at the College Band Directors’ National Association Conference, the Oregon Music Educators’ Conference, the Washington Music Educators’ Conference, and many others. He has studied conducting under John Paynter, Dr. Howard Hanson, James Nielson, Robert Vagner, Dr. Stanley Chapple, William D. Cole, and Dr. George Kirchner.In the magazine, U.S. News and World Reports, March 10, 1997 and February 23, 1998 issues, the University of Northern Colorado’s Jazz Studies Program was selected as one of the top five Jazz Studies Programs in the United States and Canada. In February 1997, Dr. Aitken was presented the State of Colorado's highest arts award, the Governor’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts, presented for his national and international contributions to music and music education. In January 1995, Gene Aitken was the 32nd individual inducted into the International Association of Jazz Educators’ Hall of Fame along with Doc Severinson and Ella Fitzgerald, joining others such as Count Basie, Woody Herman, Louis Armstrong, and Duke Ellington. In February 1985, he was awarded a prestigious Grammy Nomination from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. And in March 1983, the Colorado State Legislature awarded Dr. Aitken the $50,000 Excellence in Teaching Award, the only such honor ever presented to a Colorado music teacher by the Legislature.In the area of grantsmanship, Gene Aitken has served on the Colorado Council for the Arts Review Panel in 1997-1998 and again in 1999-2000. He has been on several successful grant-writing teams including the multimillion-dollar award from the Colorado Commission on Higher Education, as well as being on the team receiving one of the highest-dollar grant awards from the National Endowment for the Arts. In addition, he has received several separate grants from the Colorado Commission on Higher Education, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Colorado Council on the Arts, the Oregon Arts Council, and the Schram Foundation.From 2000 to 2004, Gene Aitken served as the UNC Extended Studies staff representative to Jazz at Lincoln Center, the five-day Ellington Band Directors’ Academy held in Aspen, Colorado and other cities during the month of June. In June 1999 and 2000, he taught for the Teacher Training Institute in Los Angeles sponsored by the International Association of Jazz Educators. Prior to that time from 1988-1998, he was in charge of the Summer Jazz Workshop program at the Britt Educational Institute held in Medford, Oregon.In addition to his contributions to the field of jazz education and music technology, Dr. Aitken was very active in the Los Angeles area for many years writing and conducting several movie scores with full orchestra as well as serving as co-director of the Los Angles Jazz Workshop. Also, he has completed advanced studies in multimedia development at the American Film Institute and film scoring at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). Dr. Tony Mazzaferro Dr. Anthony Mazzaferro was born and raised in San Francisco. He received his Bachelor of Music degree from San Francisco State University. During his undergraduate years, he served as the Principal Tubist in the Symphonic Band and Symphony Orchestra. In addition to this he was the Assistant Conductor for both the Symphonic and Concert Bands. After graduating with honors in 1978, Dr. Mazzaferro attended Northwestern University. He pursued a Master of Music degree in Instrumental Conducting where he studied with John P. Paynter. In 1986 he received his Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Arizona State University. As a Graduate Assistant Dr. Mazzaferro worked with the Band and Music Education departments While at Arizona State, Dr. Mazzaferro studied with Richard Strange, Robert Fleming, Daniel Perantoni, Ronald LoPresti and Barrie Wells.Previous to his appointment at Fullerton College, Dr. Mazzaferro taught for the Mount Diablo and Palo Alto Unified School Districts. His assignments included both elementary and secondary instrumental ensembles. His guest conducting and adjudication assignments have included Honor Bands and Orchestras throughout the Western United States, Canada, and New Zealand. In 1994 and 2001 Dr. Mazzaferro was selected to conduct the California All-State Honor Band. In 2000 Dr Mazzaferro was selected to conduct the Alberta, Canada All-Provincial Honor Band. In 2007 Dr. Mazzaferro will conduct the California All-State Junior High Symphonic Band and the Northern California High School Honor Band. As a clinician, Dr. Mazzaferro has worked with Concert Bands and Orchestras from The United States, Japan, Singapore, New Zealand, Canada, and China.On his principal instrument, tuba, Dr. Mazzaferro has performed with numerous bands and orchestras throughout California. This includes the Diablo Symphony Peninsula Symphony, Symphony of the Mountain, Berkeley Symphony, Santa Cruz Symphony, Santa Ana Symphony, and the Crystal Cathedral "Hour of Power" Orchestra.Dr. Mazzaferro is active in several other musical affiliations outside of Fullerton College. His most recent activities include serving on the Board Of Directors for the Cazadero Performing Arts Camp in Northern California. Dr. Mazzaferro is a member of, CBDA, CBDNA, MENC SCSBOA, TUBA and WASBE.Dr. Mazzaferro is currently the Director of Bands at Fullerton College. In addition to his academic assignments, Dr. Mazzaferro conducts the Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Community Band, and instructs Applied Euphonium and Tuba. He is also completing his eleventh year as Principal Conductor of the Claremont Symphonic Winds. Dr. Rob McWilliams Dr. Rob McWilliams, an internationally accomplished musician, conductor, and educator, was born and raised in Melbourne, Australia. A United States resident since 1991, Dr. McWilliams holds a Ph. D. in Music Education from the University of Minnesota, a Master's degree in Instrumental Conducting from Florida State University, and a Bachelor's degree in Music Education from the University of Melbourne.Dr. McWilliams began his career as a music educator at Eltham College, an independent K-12 school in Melbourne. During his seven-year tenure at this school he initiated a new instrumental program and directed its development into an accomplished and award winning program recognized throughout the country. For the next five years, Dr. McWilliams served on the faculty of the University of Melbourne Institute of Education where he taught and coordinated courses in brass, jazz, and instrumental music pedagogy and conducted the Wind Symphony, Brass Choir, and Jazz Big Band. He has also served as an adjudicator, clinician, and guest conductor in most states of Australia, and as an examiner for the Victorian Board of Education and Victorian College of the Arts.The Australian Wind Orchestra has regularly retained Dr. McWilliams' conducting services since its inception in 1990. Under his direction as one of the regular conductors, the orchestra has toured and performed at major international music conferences in the United Kingdom, Europe, Japan, and Hong Kong. In July 1995, Dr. McWilliams conducted the Australian Wind Orchestra at the prestigious World Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles Conference in Hamamatsu, Japan.Dr. McWilliams also has extensive experience as a performer on trumpet and keyboard and has performed with a number of domestic and international symphonic ensembles and jazz groups. Being an experienced and popular guest conductor and clinician has provided Dr. McWilliams with the opportunity to travel extensively and work with professional and amateur school and adult musicians. In the U.S. he has served as guest conductor and clinician in Alabama, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Florida, Georgia, and Ohio working with high school and university musicians and honor bands at the state and regional levels. While resident in Minnesota Dr. McWilliams served as Musical Director for the Roseville Community Band and Associate Conductor of the Grand Symphonic Winds, two civic adult performance groups based in the Minneapolis/Saint Paul area.Dr. McWilliams is currently Director of Bands and Instrumental Music Education at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh where he conducts the Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band and teaches courses in instrumental music education. Grant K. Okamura Professor, Director of Bands, Trumpet, Conducting Mr. Okamura's Symphonic Wind Ensemble at the University of Hawaii performance at the 1996 College Band Directors National Association Western/Northwestern Division Convention and the 1994 American Bandmasters Association elicited many letters regarding their outstanding performances. In 1993, his Wind Ensemble was selected to perform at the World Association of School Band Ensembles in Valencia and the Coups de Vents band festival in France. Mr. Okamura has served as Assistant Conductor of the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra. He has also formed and conducted the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra's Symphonic Wind Ensemble, an ensemble comprised of musicians of the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra and students at the University of Hawaii. He served as the Musical Director of the Hawaii Youth Symphony between 1979 and 1985. He has served as guest conductor at the Oregon State University, the Illinois State University, the University of Saskatchewan Wind Orchestra and most recently the Florida State Wind Ensemble. He is a member of the prestigious American Bandmasters Association. In 1994, he hosted a joint convention of the American Bandmasters Association and Japan Band Directors Association in Hawaii. He is an active member of the Oahu Band Directors Association (President 1996-97), Hawaii Music Educators Association (President 1988-90), College Band Directors National Association, Hawaii Band Directors Association and the Music Educators National Conference. Kiyoshi Hayakawa- no information - Robert Eklund- no information - |
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