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


Friday, March 20, 2009

Hi NPS Members,

Thank you to all members who turned up for the discussion and also to your suggested solutions and valuable advise.


Regards,
Rebacca
Virtuoso Committee

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Hi NPS,


There will a Compulsory Urgent Meeting by Virtuoso Committee on this Thursday, 19th of March at 5.00 p.m in Music Room regarding an important annoucement to be updated relating to all NPS members. It would last at a maximum of 30 mins.

Please do turn up, as it might contain discussions of surfaced issues, details of the layout of concert, practices and any other if brought up.


Cheers,
Rebacca
Virtuoso Committee

Sunday, March 15, 2009

Yo guitar people,
This is an update for all practise time/days over the holidays with effect from 15th March 09 as scheduled by the Chief Instructor.

Tuesday - Section Practice (15 minutes)/Ensemble Practice
(1 hour): 1 hr 15 mins - 7.30 to 8.45pm
Thursday - Section Practice (15 minutes)/Ensemble Practice
(1 hour): 1 hr 15 mins - 7.30 to 8.45pm
Friday 2hrs - Mr. Alex Class: 7.30 to 9.30pm

Both Meliendo Cafe and Por Una Cabeza will be practised for all 3 days. A new song will be distributed this coming week.

Kindly pass on the update to your friends and everyone, please remember to check the blog regularly. (:

Zhijie \m/

intensive camp/additional practice

Hi all,
there will be a strings intensive training camp from the
2nd - 4th April 2009 (thursday - saturday).
This camp is COMPULSORY and is planned because the Repieno Concert is coming up and we need alot more practices to get you guys to improve more.
We hope that in this camp, you guys not only improve but also bond together. =)
Of course, there will also be games too! =)

*kindly inform me whether you guys are able to make it for the camp by 19th March 2009 (thursday).


Lastly, there will be an additional sectional practice on tuesdays starting 17th March 2009 from 1800hrs - 2000hrs.

This practice will be different from the rest of the practices. This sectional practice would prepare you for the ensemble practices on thursday so that you would be clear on what is going on.

However, attendance have been seriously LOW on all practice days. If you guys are not interested in strings anymore or would not like to play for Repieno, kindly tell me. If not, i would like to see all of you during practices.

*If for any reasons that you are unable to make it for practices for any reasons, kindly sms me together with your name and reason.


Gwen
96221762

Monday, March 02, 2009

FREE concert!

SIN CHOW (hello in vietnam) LOVELIES!

Had a good holiday so far? For those who have some time, YOU are
highly encouraged to attend a FREE upcoming concert on:

Sat, 21 Mar 09
6.30pm
Open space in front of Toa Payoh Community Library


Darrell Ang conductor
Seah Huan Yuh violin


BIZET - Carmen: Excerpts from Suite No. 1 & 2
Ia. Aragonaise (from Suite No.1)
II. Intermezzo (from Suite No.1)
III. Habanera (from Suite No.2)
V. Les Toréadors (from Suite No.1)
BRAHMS arr. JOACHIM - Hungarian Dances No. 2 & 5 (for solo violin & orchestra)
CARLOS GARDEL arr. JOHN WILLIAMS - Por Una Cabeza (Tango) (for solo violin & orchestra)
MAO YUAN & LIU TIE SHAN - Dance of the Yao People
MUSSORGSKY arr. RIMSKY-KORSAKOV - Night on a Bald Mountain
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 ‘Eroica’
IV. Finale


Join Young Associate Conductor Darrell Ang and the Singapore Symphony Orchestra as they once again bring classical music to life at Toa Payoh Central. Make a date with us and gather your friends and family to enjoy an unforgettable evening together.

Pre-Concert Session: Discover Musical Instruments
• 5.30pm-6pm at Toa Payoh Central Community Club
• Suitable for children aged 4 to 9 years
• Sign up free with People’s Association at www.one.pa.gov.sg
(Type “SSO” in the searchbox)

Pre-Concert Session: Discover Musical Instruments
• 5.30pm-6pm at Toa Payoh Central Community Club
• Suitable for children aged 4 to 9 years
• Sign up free with People’s Association at www.one.pa.gov.sg (Type “SSO” in the searchbox)

To see the pictures of the handsome conductors, visit: http://www.sso.org.sg/events.php?id=3705

So come and bring out your friends, family, pets, hot dates and other extraterrestrial pals to this concert and be dazzled!

Credits to Shawn for the information, so if you want to organize an mob appearance, you know who to call!

Chow (bye in vietnam),
Katerine :3

Sunday, March 01, 2009

Sup people! Hope yall have had a great weekend following the END OF EXAMS!!!!
This is a reminder for the guitar side that practices will resume this Thursday (05/03/09).

EVERYONE is now a part of the main ensemble so all are to be present for both Thursday and ESPECIALLY FRIDAY as Mr Alex will be coming to teach and attendance will be marked. There will be no more Tuesday classes.

There will be new songs to learn over this period for the upcoming concert in June and I hope yall will practise hard for it and make it a success!

Happy Holidays (:
Zhijie \m/