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


Tuesday, February 02, 2010


NUS Guitar Ensemble (GENUS) is proud to present GENUS 2010: Asian Folktales and Legends, a part of Asia Alive, NUS Arts Festival 2010.

This year, GENUS and collaborating artists, NUS Choir and NUS Wind Symphony, go on a journey to explore the different facets of Asia with a potpourri of songs representing Asia’s musical diversity and cultural fusion.

This is an exciting opportunity for you to rediscover familiar Asian songs as we promise a whole new concert experience, for all guitar aficionados and amateur players alike, involving everything from new arrangements of familiar traditional folksongs to catchy tunes from Asia’s popular culture.

Details of the concert are as follows:
GENUS 2010: Asian Folktales and Legends
7 March 2010
University Cultural Centre Concert Hall, NUS
Time: 8pm

There will be a pre show talk by our music director and conductor, Dr Robert Casteels, at 7pm. We have enclosed a copy of the poster for your reference.

Tickets are priced at $12 each (excluding $1 SISTIC Fee) and is now available at all SISTIC counters. 20% discount is extended for every 20 tickets purchased. For lesser ticket order, i.e. 10 tickets, 1 complimentary ticket will be given.

Do send in your orders to cca_strings@connect.np.edu.sg to help us hit the quota of 10 tickets or 20 tickets!

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