Josephians Celebrate National Day!
Friday, August 8, 200812:05 PM
Happy National Day to Singapore!!!
Today probably every school in Singapore celebrates Singapore's 43rd National Day. Usually during such events, SJIMB have to play at the side of the hall. For this year, we played 76 Trombones, National Anthem, School Rally and Alma Mater.
We were in the bandroom at about 7.15am and we started the rehearsal... 76 Trombones sounded quite acceptable and for the other songs, i have got nothing to say coz we have been playing those songs for years years and years....
We brought all our chairs and stand down to the hall at 8.30am. ADM gave the band 8 mins to bring everything down but the band took 15 mins...
15 MINUTES! Bandsmen was taking their own SWEET time to move everything down.... disappointing.....Anyway, after that, we wore our band ties and had a final rehearsal at the hall. ACM conducted us and well, it was ok...
Now for the real thing.... not really nervous coz theres nothing to be afraid off.... there's only Students, Teachers and Senior citizens from Kwong Wai Shu Hospital....
We played 76 Trombones when the crowd starts to enter the hall. Everyone settled down and the ceremony began. We played school rally as a way to welcome the people from Kwong Wai Shu Hospital. ACM conducted in a faster tempo and everyone was like rapping the song.... lolz
Then it was the time for the new Flag Bearers to enter the hall. Goh Wei Jia from the Euphonium Section was our new Flag Bearer. We then played the National Anthem and the school sang to our tune. ACM somewhat conducted that a little too fast and probably he was too tense and this was his first time conducting in front of the school.
We sang 3 national day songs.( i apparently forgot the names but i know these songs are freaking old). The Chinese, Indian and Malay language society performed a number of items for the school. I thought it was Racial Harmony Day =p
After a youngest student in our school and the oldest senior citizen present at this ceremony cut the national day cake, it signals the ending of the ceremony. We played Alma Mater as the school cheer it out. Mr Chan asked the school to do the kallang wave, or should i say, the SJI wave.
Finally the finale.... we played 76 Trombones again as everyone slowly left the hall. ADM again ordered the band to bring eveything up in 8 minutes and yet again they took
MORE THAN 15 Minutes!!!What the!!!!!!! After that, ABS decided to do something about it and i would not go on futher into the details.....40......
Before dismissal, we sang a birthday song for Thaddaeus Tan. It was his birthday....maybe not today, i think is either during the weekends or whatever.... ATops gave presents to him (i gave him an unopened mineral water bottle).
That was what happen today! Pictures will be place soon..... sry for the inconvenience...
Labels: Concert
Josephians Celebrate National Day!
Friday, August 8, 2008 12:05 PM
Happy National Day to Singapore!!!
Today probably every school in Singapore celebrates Singapore's 43rd National Day. Usually during such events, SJIMB have to play at the side of the hall. For this year, we played 76 Trombones, National Anthem, School Rally and Alma Mater.
We were in the bandroom at about 7.15am and we started the rehearsal... 76 Trombones sounded quite acceptable and for the other songs, i have got nothing to say coz we have been playing those songs for years years and years....
We brought all our chairs and stand down to the hall at 8.30am. ADM gave the band 8 mins to bring everything down but the band took 15 mins...
15 MINUTES! Bandsmen was taking their own SWEET time to move everything down.... disappointing.....Anyway, after that, we wore our band ties and had a final rehearsal at the hall. ACM conducted us and well, it was ok...
Now for the real thing.... not really nervous coz theres nothing to be afraid off.... there's only Students, Teachers and Senior citizens from Kwong Wai Shu Hospital....
We played 76 Trombones when the crowd starts to enter the hall. Everyone settled down and the ceremony began. We played school rally as a way to welcome the people from Kwong Wai Shu Hospital. ACM conducted in a faster tempo and everyone was like rapping the song.... lolz
Then it was the time for the new Flag Bearers to enter the hall. Goh Wei Jia from the Euphonium Section was our new Flag Bearer. We then played the National Anthem and the school sang to our tune. ACM somewhat conducted that a little too fast and probably he was too tense and this was his first time conducting in front of the school.
We sang 3 national day songs.( i apparently forgot the names but i know these songs are freaking old). The Chinese, Indian and Malay language society performed a number of items for the school. I thought it was Racial Harmony Day =p
After a youngest student in our school and the oldest senior citizen present at this ceremony cut the national day cake, it signals the ending of the ceremony. We played Alma Mater as the school cheer it out. Mr Chan asked the school to do the kallang wave, or should i say, the SJI wave.
Finally the finale.... we played 76 Trombones again as everyone slowly left the hall. ADM again ordered the band to bring eveything up in 8 minutes and yet again they took
MORE THAN 15 Minutes!!!What the!!!!!!! After that, ABS decided to do something about it and i would not go on futher into the details.....40......
Before dismissal, we sang a birthday song for Thaddaeus Tan. It was his birthday....maybe not today, i think is either during the weekends or whatever.... ATops gave presents to him (i gave him an unopened mineral water bottle).
That was what happen today! Pictures will be place soon..... sry for the inconvenience...
Labels: Concert
