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DATE
24 JUL 2012, TUE
TIME
7.30pm
VENUE
Concert Hall
PRICE
$20
Concessions for students, NSFs and senior citizens: $10
Concessions for students, NSFs and senior citizens: $10
SYNOPSIS
Crescent Girls’ School Symphonic Band (CGSSB) celebrates their 45th Anniversary this year with popular themes spanning from the 1970s to the present.
The CGSSB performs a selection of military and jazz music, and Japanese pop melodies featuring E. E. Bagley’s National Emblem March, AKB48’s Janken Senbatsu, Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away theme, as well as tribute medleys to Louis Armstrong and popular songwriter Miki Takashi.
Since it was established in 1967, the band has expanded its range of instrumentation and has undergone transformations from military school band to the full symphonic band it is today. It maintains a regular annual membership of 100 under faithful guidance of its founder, Mr Lee Seck Chiang and his protégés, Mdm Tan Soh Hwa and Mr Chua Tiong Hong.
The CGSSB performs a selection of military and jazz music, and Japanese pop melodies featuring E. E. Bagley’s National Emblem March, AKB48’s Janken Senbatsu, Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away theme, as well as tribute medleys to Louis Armstrong and popular songwriter Miki Takashi.
Since it was established in 1967, the band has expanded its range of instrumentation and has undergone transformations from military school band to the full symphonic band it is today. It maintains a regular annual membership of 100 under faithful guidance of its founder, Mr Lee Seck Chiang and his protégés, Mdm Tan Soh Hwa and Mr Chua Tiong Hong.
The CGSSB has also won numerous awards at both indoor and outdoor secondary school band competitions. The more recent accolades include Gold awards at National Band Competition 2012 and Singapore Youth Festival 2011 as well as being the 2nd Division Champions of the Singapore International Band Festival 2010.
As part of their cultural music exchange programme with outstanding school bands overseas, they have travelled to Osaka and Tokyo in previous years and will go to the UK this November. In keeping with the tradition of sharing music, the band also holds regular concerts at various venues including the Singapore Botanical Gardens, the Istana, and the Esplanade Concert Hall.
As part of their cultural music exchange programme with outstanding school bands overseas, they have travelled to Osaka and Tokyo in previous years and will go to the UK this November. In keeping with the tradition of sharing music, the band also holds regular concerts at various venues including the Singapore Botanical Gardens, the Istana, and the Esplanade Concert Hall.
