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

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

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
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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

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/

Strings Side please take note of this. From the start of holidays onwards, all freshies in Intermediate Beginner/Advanced Class MUST join the Main Ensemble practices on Thursday 7.30pm to 9.30pm and Saturday 12.30pm to 4pm. So, ALL INTERMEDIATE CLASSES WILL CEASE AT THE START OF MARCH. Because march is holiday time, so it will be a better time for all of you to adapt to a newer timing that will be fixed from Year 2 onwards. I hope that all of you will try your best to make it for both practices as they are compulsory.

*Please pass this message on to everyone you know. Thanks
*For people in Shar's class. Practice will start at 7.30pm instead of 6.30pm.

EDIT: 2nd week of Feb no guitar practise (12th & 13th Feb)

Study hard folks =)

This is an update for all guitar practice days.

Practice dates for February: 5th, 6th, 12th, 13th

As all of you are now part of the main ensemble, Tuesday classes will stop and everyone is to come for Thursdays and Fridays. Mr Alex class on Friday is COMPULSORY!

Practices will resume on the first week of March after the exams. However, Tuesday class might resume if you all want it or if we feel that the progress is not up to standard. I understand you all will be busy for this month and all but I expect everyone to be in tip-top condition for the holidays once the exams are over so there is no need to come back trice a week.

All the best for your projects and exams!
~Zhijie \m/

To all current members of NP strings!

Do take note everyone!

ALL practices will stop next week (9th feb- 15th feb) and would resume on the first week of march.

Therefore, practices this week on Thursday and Saturday still proceed as usual!

Play with heart and glee!

Cheers,
Katerine