History Of The Club

Ngee Ann Polytechnic Strings and Guitar ensemble (NPS) was established in 1992 by Mr.Gan See Wee, with the goal of promoting classical music amongst students. The club started out with a meagre 10 members and has since developed progressively to lots of members currently.

Ngee Ann Polytechnic Strings has performed at many outdoor events and functions. The main annual events are Virtuoso and Family concert. Other than performances, Ngee Ann Polytechnic Strings also organises various activities like the annual Music camp and Tea party to facilitate more bonding and a sense of unity between the club's members.

And to facilitate our new members, we also organise Guitar/Strings Fairs where we bring guitar/strings products and accessories to our club from vendors like Synwin, Maestro Guitars etc. This is to give them an opportunity to try and test the instruments with ease and also buy them at more affordable prices.

In the year 2006, Niibori Guitar was introduced to our club and has also played the instrument for the first time during our Virtuoso 13th Concert.

The club also aims to further inspire the club members to strive to bring the club to greater heights and to further enhance the reputation of Ngee Ann Strings by constantly performing at various functions outside school, which would bring greater glory to Ngee Ann Polytechnic.

19th Managment Committee

President: Wave Ong Yu Hong
VicePresident: Tan Yong Zu
Secretary: Cheah Zhen An
Treasurer: Juliana Goh Chin Fang
GuitarCoordinator: Gabriel Ong Yong Ming
StringsCoordinator: Tan Hui Jun
GuitarQuarterMaster: Wang Poh Peng
StringsQuarterMaster: Kelvin Poh Keng Yee
GuitarLibrarian: Roslyn Chin Wan Xin
StringsLibrarian: Seow Jia Jia
GuitarChiefInstructor: Alvin Chua Jing Xian
StringsChiefInstructor: Tee Kai Ren
StaffAdvisor: Mr. Ian Wong


Monday, September 01, 2008

HELLO :)

It's been a great night yesterday. CHEERS TO NPSTRINGS! I would like to thank many of the people who has helped npstrings along the way through Virtuoso.

Virtuoso XV has come a long long way. The planning and everything comes at the start of the year. It seems like just yesterday that i've submitted the proposal of having Virtuoso, and that the fact is Virtuoso is over yesterday already!

Thanks to all performers who've performed! What is a performance with organizing committee but no performers? You all have done a great job! and that everyone of you is the pride of Npstrings and I am proud of you! :)

Thanks to the vice president of virtuoso comm and the club president, Annabel. She's been really busy with her attachment but she is still able to commit to the club and the concert. :)

To the Instructors, the CIs for their hard work. The coordinators for a hard job coordinating movement and attendance. The librarians for all the wonderful pieces. The Backstage for all the logistics and behind the scenes. The backstage crew who has really been lovely and helpful throughout the concert. The Ushers for the frontline crew for having such good disposition. The welfare, ticketing and publicity officers for making the Virtuoso into such great concert. The Band and guest players for their help. The alumni players performing with us. The alumni watching us. The members for pushing the ticket sales and that we achieved more than 70% of the audience. To every single one of us who has helped in making this concert an enjoyable one.

And finally thankyou to Shirley who has written thanks to all these people.

I know that its been quite an emotional ride with Virtuoso harping. I might not be that experienced or wonderful as an organizer, but all of you are certainly great performers with a big personality. thankyou all for cooperating with me or at some times tolerating me and some of my craps all these while. There might not be a long time i've spent with you all but it's certainly fantastic.

All in all, thankyou for making Virtuoso XV a HUGE SUCCESSSSSSS.

Till Virtuoso XVI.

for the last time,
Shirley
Virtuoso XV President :)

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