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St. Nicholas Chinese Orchestra (SNCO) started off in 1992 with a few individuals interested in certain instruments. Initially, there were only dizi and pipa classes. Gradually, the interest spread to many and a few enthusiastic girls sent a proposal to the principal Mrs Hwang-Lee Poh See to start allow a chinese orchestra to be set up as a co-curriculum activity, backing their plan up with the reason that St Nicholas was a chinese school. From the small handful of 30 odd students, our orchestra has expanded to its current 100 odd members.
Some of the orchestra’s key objectives are to promote the awareness and appreciation of Chinese music, as well as to promote and exchange of ideas and experience among musically-oriented institutions and individuals. We also felt that there was a need to take an active interest in the civic, cultural and general welfare of the Chinese and wider community.
SNCO has been invited to perform in several functions and occasions. Recently, we performed in “Promenade” and “Fluid Fusion”, 2 productions of our school. We also went out of the country to take part in a competition and clinched a gold. Combinations with Raffles Institution Chinese Orchestra and Kebun Bahru Chinese Orchestra have also allowed us to show our talents.
Under the guidance of our teachers, instructors and the baton of Mr Liu Bin, a renowned composer and conductor, the orchestra has been steadily improving. SNCO is also continually working to develop the group's repertoire and technical capabilities, to foster new audiences, as well as recruit and train new members.
our beloved 指挥:刘斌老师. teachers-in-charge. who are we. birthday babies
OUR BELOVED 指挥:刘斌老师
作曲家刘斌老师(47岁),原籍上海. 他毕业自上海音乐学院,留学法国巴黎市音乐学院,考取音乐分析学硕士学位,至今已落户新加坡近17年,十二年前成为公民。他在新加坡的第一份工作是在Naxos唱片公司出任艺术总监,两年后到南洋艺术学院任教一年,并设立刘斌文化艺术中心(Liu Bin Cultural Arts),担任许多中小学的乐团指挥。
Mr Liu Bin studied composing and conducting under Professors He Zhan Hao and Xia Fei Yun at the Shanghai Consevatory of Music, graduating with top honours in 1984. In 1992, he obtained his Masters degree in Music Analytics from the Paris Conservatory of Music and settled in Singapore, working as the Artistic Director for NAXOS Singapore and composing works for Chinese orchestras and events in the region. He has lectured at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts and continues to be a music educator. In 1998, he established his company -Liu Bin Cultural Arts- and was awarded the Artistic Excellence Award by the Composers and Authors Society of Singapore in 2001. He is currently the President of the National Theatre Club of Sinapore and a member of the Association of Composers (Singapore).
Teachers-in-charge
- Mdm Goh Siew Ngoh
- Mdm Suah Jun
- Ms Cheong Yunling Cheryl
- Mr Nah Soon Heng Paul
WHO ARE WE
ADMINISTRATIVE COMM
President - Poh Yu Ting
Vice President - Luo Xue Shi
Welfare Head - Pearlyn Tan Zi Ying
Assistant Welfare Head - Rachel Lim
Discipline Head - Chong Wei En
Secretary - Shirlene Goh
Assistant Secretary - Melissa Ho
Quarter Mistress - Yong Si Xuan
Assistant Quarter Mistress - Joanne Liew
Scores Director - Lew Kai Sing
Assistant Scores Director - Bryna Tan
MUSIC COMM
Student Conductor - Loren Shaw Yoke Kheng
Da Ji SL - Lin Qian Pin
Chui Guan SL(suona/sheng section) - Chua Li Ying
Chui Guan SL(dizi) - Moo Lee Yin
Tan Bo SL - Wong Xin Ling
Di Yin SL - Or Shi Min
La Xian SL - Loren Shaw Yoke Kheng
it's has been a long long LONG time since i blogged here!!!! ok not vry long. bt still quite long!
eh juniors! are u all missing ur seniors anot?? ESP UR DEAR DARLING DARK BLUE BADGES! must not forget us ok! cos we ROCK too much!! :p
ok too much zi kua-ing! jiayous to everyone next yr! dun slack! and green badges all the way! ur turn to face Os!! YOU CAN DO IT!! JIAYOUS!!! <3
XinRu (:
Tuesday, December 22, 2009/ 8:08 PM
hey co! :D
regarding the braddell heights cc CO concert, i have 3 free tickets! for those who want to go, please sms yuting (9759 6770) by this saturday (26 dec)! concert is on sunday. 8pm, singapore concert hall! :D
Saturday, December 12, 2009/ 1:16 AM
hello CO :D
Braddell Heights CC Chinese Orchestra will be holding a concert on 27th December (Sunday) at 8pm, Singapore Concert Hall :D tickets are sold at 12 bucks (: and there will be dizi and erhu solos :D for those who are interested, please contact yuting by 22 dec :D
Thursday, December 3, 2009/ 12:18 PM
HELLO!
Thanks to those who made the effort to attend farewell ;D here's another event coming up!
ALUMNI GATHERING Date: 28th Dec, Mon EDIT/ Time: 4pm Location: East Coast Park
Dinner will be BBQ. Seniors will attend too! Everyone's invited. Please inform your SLs asap if you guys are interested. You are STRONGLY encouraged to go. People who are going will need to pay around $10.
Thanks!
Thursday, November 26, 2009/ 3:18 PM
HELLO CO!
Here are the details for farewell!
Time: 4.30pm to 8pm (subject to change)
Date: 30th Nov, Monday
Location: Castle Green Condominium, Blk 483 Yio Chu Kang Road
Theme: Harry Potter
So far the SLs should have passed down messages asking who are going for farewell ;D so if you want to go but didn't receive any news about it. please tell your Sls ;D
thanks.
have a good holiday!
CONCERT TICKETS(22nd nov LPT CONCERT)
Friday, November 20, 2009/ 4:28 PM
HI CO!
For those who ordered tickets to go for the LPT Concert on 22nd Nov, Pearlyn and Rachel will pass the tickets to those who are going for the interaction on saturday. For the sec ones, we will pass your tickets to Kai Sing and you can collect your tickets from her at 3.30pm outside the concert hall.
For those who have not paid co fund, please pay to Pearlyn and Rachel by the next dazu practice. Thanks:D
That's all. Refer to the previous posts to download the indemnity form for the HCJC CO interaction tomorrow. Print out the indemnity form and the hard copy of the email that was sent to the teachers. Sign both the indemnity form and the hard copy of the email. The interaction is from 8 am to 6pm ok? Meet at 7.45 am at the 1st bus-stop.
That's all.
<3 COmm
Hello CO!
One final reminder and some changes.
Bring the hardcopy of the email sent and the indemnity form both signed. Meet at the first bus stop (the JC one) at 7.45am. The event starts at 8am and ends at 6pm. Bring along a new set of clothes with slippers for the wet games.
That's all.
Thanks.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009/ 7:13 PM
HI CO!
We've submitted the names in already. There are 24 people going for the interaction in total. If you guys have told us that you're interested to go but your name is not here, please get to xueshi asap.
1
Cheng Xue Jun
Sec 4
2
Jolene Goh Wan Ting
Sec 4
3
See Yu Qi
Sec 4
4
Wong Sock Yie
Sec 4
5
Chong Wei En
Sec 3
6
Chua Li Ying
Sec 3
7
Chua Si Min
Sec 3
8
Lin Qian Pin
Sec 3
9
Lee Huai Tian
Sec 3
10
Lew Kai Sing
Sec 3
11
Luo Xue Shi
Sec 3
12
Moo Lee Yin
Sec 3
13
Or Shi Min
Sec 3
14
Poh Yu Ting
Sec 3
15
Shirlene Goh Li Teng
Sec 3
16
Tan Zi Ying Pearlyn
Sec 3
17
Verbena Ong Geok Bing
Sec 3
18
Wong Xin Ling
Sec 3
19
Ho Wei Yen Melissa
Sec 2
20
Joanne Liew Hui Ping
Sec 2
21
Lau Yan Shan *
Sec 2
22
Lim Li Yi Rachel
Sec 2
23
Toh Yi Shan
Sec 2
24
Zhang Ying
Sec 2
A reminder to print the indemnity form and the hard copy of the email sent [:
Thanks!
HI CO!
For those who wanna go for The Joy of Music-Making concert on 22nd November at 4pm held at The Lee Foundation Theatre, NAFA, please tell Pearlyn or Rachel asap. Deadline is tomorrow, November 18 at 2pm.
For more details related to the HCJC CO interaction, please refer to the previous posts.Thanks.
Enjoy your holiday!
<3comm
HELLO CO!
Please remember to send in your emails for the interaction by 5pm today! Remember to include any special diets you guys have.
/EDIT
Details are as following:
Time: 8.30am to 6pm
Date: 21st november, saturday Location: Hwa Chong Others: -Participants are recommended to bring an extra set of clothes and a pair of slippers/sandals -Meals will be provided
IMPORTANT: Please download the indemnity form and print it and have it signed. Bring it to the interaction and pass to xueshi/yuting on the day.
Please wear the CO tee, pe shorts with pinafore on to hwachong. The pinafore should only be removed when reached.
Just a reminder, on the day itself you have to bring two sets of documents, the hard copy of the email sent and the indemnity form. both have to be signed. Please meet at the FIRST bus stop at 8.15am. [:
Thanks!
HCJC CO INTERACTION! :D
Sunday, November 15, 2009/ 2:13 PM
hi guys! :D
there will be the annual hcjc co interaction held this saturday, 21 november at hcjc :D sec 2s and 3s are allowed to go :D as there will be no consent forms given out, everyone is required to do this:
1. 1 parent has to type an email to certify that they allow you to go for this interaction.
2. Send this email to mdm suah jun, wu lao shi, yuting and xueshi :D
3. Print out this email and get your parents to sign on it. Bring it along on saturday and pass to yuting/xueshi :D
4. Please follow the standardized format for the email (:
Under "Subject" in email: Full name, class and HCJC CO Interaction.
your SLs will contact y'all (only sec2s and 3s allowed to go). but if y'all dont get informed, you can contact your SLs and tell them you wanna go :D and do the above (:
we will post details like time and what to bring asap :D check for blog frequently for these details as we will be posting the details here! :D
/EDIT:
it is a MUST to send the emails of parental consents to the presidents and teachers. please do print the hard copy and have your parents signed them. it will act as "entry proof" on saturday itself and if you forgot to bring there is a high chance that you guys wont be allowed to participate in this event.
please send in the emails by TUESDAY, 17/11. Emails wont be accepted after 5pm.
thanks.
take care.
Friday, November 13, 2009/ 7:36 PM
HELLO CO!
Although this has nothing to do with chinese orchestra music but since SN has a lot of wonderful girls who play the piano. This concert is for you!
La Petite Touche Ensemble presents
The Joy of Music-Making
Date/Time: Sunday 22 November 2009, 4pm
Venue: The Lee Foundation Theatre, NAFA
Address: 151 Bencoolen Street Singapore 189656
They have 400FREE tickets to give away and since its on first-come-first-serve basis. Please tell Pearlyn and Rachelasap so that they can order and such!
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
Next year's CCA will be on Thursday and Friday instead of Tuesday from January 2010.
For those who have not paid CO fund, please pay to Pearlyn or Rachel by the next dazu practice. If there are practices during the holiday, we will inform all of you soon. If not, please pay up by the first dazu prac next year k? thanks.
THANKS.
ENJOY YOUR HOLIDAYS.
Hello CO!
Friday, November 6, 2009/ 1:40 AM
Hello!
Here are a few announcements:
Firstly, for those Sec 3s who have not paid CO fund ($5) Please pay Pearlyn by next friday! For those Sec 1s and 2s who have not paid, please pay by the first dazu we have next year as CCA has officially ended. You can also pass the money to your SLs as they will help you pass it to Pearlyn :)
Secondly, those who want to go to The Three Suona Virtuosos concert, please inform either Pearlynor Rachelby 13 Nov, next Friday.
Lastly, CCA has ended! For those who are bringing back intrus, please take extra care of them! Sec 1s and 2s who have not brought the allocated intrus home please bring them back by holiday practice. We may or may not be having holiday prac due to PRIME and moving and all but we will keep you posted! :D
Take care!
♥ Love, COmm :)
Concerts for you!
Wednesday, November 4, 2009/ 12:22 AM
Melodies of Zheng & Ruan
Date: 5 Nov (Thu) Time: 7.30pm Location: Esplanade Recital Studio Price: $31/$21*, $31/$16*
SCO musicians Seetoh Poh Lam and Xu Hui pit their skills in this one-of-a-kind recital concert featuring plucked-strings instruments ruan and guzheng. Ruan, known for its soothing sound and recognised more as an accompaniment in the orchestra, pairs with guzheng, a highly-popular and captivating instrument often played in solo pieces. Repertoire includes A Tribute to Yueqin, a lovely ruan piece, as well as Jackdaws Frolicking in Water, a classical and representative guzheng work with strong Teochew flavour .
Uniquely Fascinating - Young People’s Concert
Date: 6 Nov (Fri) Time: 11am Location: Singapore Chinese Orchestra Concert Hall Price: $12
Another concert customized for the young. Be fascinated by the musical compositions from different eras and cultures, and learn all about their unique styles.
The Three Suona Virtuosos
Date: 20 Nov (Fri), 21 Nov (Sat) Time: 8pm Location: Singapore Chinese Orchestra Concert Hall Price: $58, $48, $38/$20*, $28/$15*
This is an opportunity to experience an entire spectrum of suona music in one night. Listen to three virtuoso musicians from China, Hong Kong and Singapore as they perform solo pieces or concertos with the orchestra. Highlights include: Qin Shi Yi in the Taiwanese folk song Ti Or Or (The Dark Sky), arranged to include pop elements, suona and ka qiang to bring out its exquisite lyrics and amusing tune; Zhou Dong Chao in Love to the Yellow Land, an inspirational piece that he composed; and Guo Ya Zhi in The Call for the Phoenix, a suona concerto that premiered in 2007, featuring Guo and the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra.
As you can see, the first 2 concerts are very rush so if you want the tickets please inform Pearlyn or Rachelasap! We'll try to get the tickets to you guys :)
REMINDER! Please pay CO fund! $5. Deadline on this Thursday, 5th November ok! Remind each other :)
And also, many people have been asking and there are many speculations too, but as Xue Shi said (on the Tagboard). There will be NO CO CAMP due to PRIME. It is also not possible to have the camp at the new site as it is not safe and we are not familiar with the area. There will, however, still be a farewell for the Dark Blues :) Just not in school. We can guarantee that it would still be MAJOR fun! :D
That's all! Jiayou sec 4s! Only a few more weeks!
<3 LOVE, COmm
Friday, October 30, 2009/ 10:10 PM
HI CO!
Please remember to bring $5 for co fund by next Thursday ok? Pearlyn and Rachel will be going to the different sections during break time next Tuesday to start collecting the money.
For those who have brought the school instruments home, please tell Si Xuan or Joanne the instrument number as soon as possible so that it will be easier for them to collate the instruments list. Since we have to clear the music room and Debussy room by the following week, everyone is required to at least help to bring one school instrument home after CCA next Thursday. More details will be given soon.
There is CCA next week.CCA is from 3.15 pm to 6.30 pm as usual, on Tuesday, go to the respective venues for practice and on Thursday, go to the music room.
That's all. Enjoy your weekend!
<3comm
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Daji
DAJI
SEC ONES
Ching Wensie
Kee Lek Ee
Lum Xin Hui Jolene
Ng Si Han
Yang Tong
SEC ONES
Heng Li Ting Jaslyn
Chua Li Ying Ilene
Huang Xin Yi
Peh Kai Wen
Wang Tingfang
Chua Pei Pei
Tan Hui Shi
Neo Sze Min
Goh En Qi
Goh Xin Yi
Goh Xue Lin Coco
Toh Jia Jing Abigail
SEC TWOS
Pearl Tan
Connie Soon
Kam Ting
Amelia Ng
Ma Yu Qing
Florence Wong
Venetia Kok
Syn Yin
Joyce Zheng
Lim Yun Zhi
SEC THREES
Wong Xin Ling
Poh Yu Ting
Eunice
Boon Yen
Si Xuan Hui Juan
Zhang Rong Yu
SEC FOURS
Sek Mun Foong
Tan Yixin Magdalene Loh
Clarisse Tan
Jacqueline Ng
Lim Hui Qi
Wong Sock Yie
JC ONES
Pua Ming Xiu
Oh Rui Juan
Chang Hong Wei
Marilyn Lye
Lee Teng Ping
SEC ONES
Tan Zi Xin
Vera Sng Jia Qi Tan Si Hui
Han Jing Yu Jolyn
Ng Jia Min Jasmine
Chen Ying Yu
SEC TWOS
Kia Yuen
Yi Shan
Jillian Heng
Isabel Tan
Chee Wai Mun
Bryna Tan
Gelivia Chong
Gladys Chai
Jan Koh
Serene Tan
Xiao Yaoqiuzi
Rachael Nai
SEC THREES Huai Tian
Amanda
Hui Ni
Loren Alicia
Xue Shi Denise
Verbena
Liu GanTian
Yang Xiaoyu
SEC FOURS Joanne Lai
Sanchia Tan
Bernice Ng
Pang Xin Hui
Annabel Lim
Hu Jin Ng Li Yan
Gu Kai Ying
Ng Jia Lin
JC ONES Emily Tan Joelle Wang
Tan Cheng Calida Chua
Thong Wei Qi
Tan Song Ya
Wan Jane Hui
Tan Mei Qin
Ng Shin Jung
Lim Hui Yi
JC TWOS Tan Liyi
Loh Qing Yao Yu Si En
Zhao Lin
Gloria Wong
Amanda Aw
Chui Guan
SEC ONES
Chia Rui Qi Cherie
Ng Shuen Yew
Lim Li Ping
Denise Yeo Jia Ying
Lee Yan Yi
Tan Zhi Jie
Bianca Liew Jung Ee
hey!(: i am kee lek ee from 1 unity,register 11 and i am in daji:Di love pink.i love doraemon.i love my class.i love my frens in CO( especially those in DAJI:D:D:D)and i hate BOFD:i enjoy de hrs spent in CO with my frens and i hv learnt alot since i joined CO;D i am weird, mad, nuts, and insane.and i am erm... proud 2 b in CO?