Hello everyone :D

(1) Here are the few upcoming rehearsals/events..please take note and pass the message around.

1 Feb, Fri--Viola, Bass sectionals (3.30-6.30pm)
4 Feb, Mon-- Violin 1, violin 2, cello sectionals (3-5pm) and combined, LT1 (5-6pm) [PS yes violas please do stay back..we won't be having sectionals cos some ppl have lessons till quite late, but we'll still need to stay for combined]
6 Feb, Wed--CNY, NO REHEARSAL
8 Feb, Fri--CNY, NO REHEARSAL
11 Feb, Mon--River Hongbao gig (see below for more information)
13 Feb, Wed--CROSS COUNTRY, NO REHEARSAL
15 Feb, Fri--Viola, Bass sectionals (3.30-6.30pm)
18 Feb, Mon-- ORIENTATION (3-6pm)
20 Feb, Wed-- COMBINED, LT3 (3-6pm)
22 Feb, Fri-- Viola, Bass sectionals (3.30-6.30pm)
25 Feb, Mon-- Violin 1, violin 2, cello sectionals (3-6pm)
27 Feb, Wed--COMBINED, LT1 (3-6pm)
29 Feb, Fri-- Viola, Bass sectionals (3.30-6.30pm)
3 Mar, Mon--Violin 1, violin 2, cello sectionals
5 Mar, Wed--COMBINED, LT 3 (3-6pm)
7 Mar, Fri-- Viola, Bass sectionals (3.30-6.30pm)


(2) River Hongbao Gig
Date: 11 Feb (Monday; 5th day of CNY)
Venue: Esplanade Park (near City Hall area)

3.00pm Bus leaves (you'll be excused from lessons)
4.15-5.00pm Rehearsal
7.00-7.30pm Performance

Attire: Red/orange/yellow shirt with jeans

Dinner will be provided. CIP hours will also be awarded.

Repertoire: Sight-readable Chinese-related gig pieces (in the midst of arranging them..we'll be looking through these next Monday. But they're quite easy so don't worry)

Yupp. If there's anyone who cannot make it please inform me or Zhi Wei asap :) Feel free to contact any of us if you've any queries too.

Yay. Nice colourful post! :D

Regards, Tian Yi

P.S. C1s, if you've gotten the form regarding your personal particulars, please submit them to your section leaders/any of the seniors during pracs ASAP. If you haven't gotten it, pls inform us and we'll pass it to you. Thanks!

Hey ppl!!!! =D

please go and write the belated birthday/early birthday/super early valentine's day notes in the strings room! =) then we'll have a massive celebration some day ok!

ok?

ok! =)

long time since we ate a cake yeah?
or you guys want something else? hmm?

and where did all the origami paper go ARH.
like got dunno how many hundreds....all... O.0 dehdeh.

ok. everybody happy piahing for physics test.
i just finished the stupid csc lun wen proposal and it suxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.
byebye!

*BOOM shake shake shake the room*

-wf-

Hi everyone,

A couple of announcements:

1) Suk Violin 1 Sectionals
Violin 1 sectionals have been rescheduled to Monday due to H3 absentees on Friday. Violin 1 juniors, please take note: the next practice is on 28th Jan 2008 from 3 – 6pm.

2) Seating for Suk and Golijov
Refer to the list below.

Please note that while the section assigned to you is confirmed, seating within the section is subject to rotation before it is finalised at a later date. For Suk, all names are listed in alphabetical order (excluding front desk).

Your section leader will inform you of the specified seating arrangement at the start of every rehearsal. Also, if you have not collected your personal scores for Suk/ Golijov, please let your section leader know.

A hard copy of the seating list will be available for your reference on the strings room notice board.


Sarah (on behalf of the Music Comm)
____________________________

SUK

Violin I
Sarah *
Zhi Xiang **
Carrie
Farrica
Gek Khim
Gloria
Hui-Fen
Nicholas
Shou Kee
Ying Peng
Zara

Violin II
Zhi Wei *
Man Lok **
Brittany
Chen Kai
Chia Kai
Diyou
Kuan Hua
Pinyan
Shi Hou
Valencia
Wan Fang

Viola
Tian Yi *
Albert **
Bjorn
Guan Hui
Jun Hong
Marissa
Rachel
Zheng Wei

Cello
Kenneth *
Eunice **
Audrey
Jane
Min Jun
Ting Zhen

Double Bass
Dennis *
Brian
____________________

GOLIJOV

Group 1 Violin I
Sarah *
Man Lok **
Chia Kai
Wan Fang
Gek Khim
Ying Peng

Group 1 Violin II
Nicholas *
Shou Kee **
Farrica
Kuan Hua
Carrie

Group 1 Viola
Albert *
Marissa **
Zheng Wei
Jun Hong

Group 1 Cello
Eunice *
Jane **
Ting Zhen

Group 2 Violin I
Zhi Wei *
Zhi Xiang **
Gloria
Brittany
Shi Hou
Valencia

Group 2 Violin II
Zara *
Pinyan **
Hui-Fen
Chen Kai
Diyou

Group 2 Viola
Tian Yi *
Guan Hui **
Rachel
Bjorn

Group 2 Cello
Kenneth *
Audrey **
Min Jun

Double Bass
Dennis *
Brian

* = SL
** = ASL

Two short notes:


1) To J2s: Spring cleaning of strings room on Monday 14 Jan. Arrive at any time between 2 and 4. I'll be there at 3. Participation not compulsory but if you're free do try to come as I'll need a bit of help. Tasks: clear all the junk that's lying around, clean furniture, mop floor. Mop will (probably) be obtained from the school, if not I'll kop one from somewhere else.


2)Cello sectionals on Friday are starting at 3pm. (unless someone decides to hold combined rehearsal.) I'm not sure whether original timing was 3-6 or 4-7 but I'm setting it at 3 so we can finish earlier. J1s welcome to crash.


3)Random fact: Ever notice that Rameshon is an anagram of Horseman? Certainly says something about his speed...


That's all. Thanks for reading!

-K

For considerable periods the four oboe players had nothing to do. The number should be reduced and the work spread more evenly over the whole concert, thus eliminating peaks and valleys of activity.

All the 12 violins were playing identical notes; this seems unnecessary duplication. The staff of this section should be drastically cut. If a larger volume of sound is required, it could be obtained by means of electronic apparatus.

Much effort was absorbed in the playing of demi-semi-quavers; this seems to be an unnecessary refinement. It is recommended that all notes be rounded up to the nearest semi-quaver. If this were done, it would be possible to use trainees and lower-grade operatives more extensively.

There seems to be too much repetition of some musical passages. Scores should be drastically pruned. No useful purpose is served by repeating on the horns something which has already been handled by the strings. It is estimated that if all redundant passages were eliminated, the whole concert time of two hours could be reduced to 20 minutes, and there would be no need for an intermission.

In many cases the operators were using one hand for holding the instrument, whereas the introduction of a fixture would have rendered the idle hand available for other work. Also, it was noted that excessive effort was being used occasionally by the players of wind instruments, whereas one compressor could supply adequate air for all instruments under more accurately controlled conditions.

Finally, obsolescence of equipment is another matter into which it is suggested further investigation could be made, as it was reported in the program that the leading violinist's instrument was already several hundred years old. If normal depreciation schedules had been applied, the value of this instrument would have been reduced to zero and purchase of more modern equipment could then have been considered.


Enjoy! =)
<3 Sarah