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ifty-three students from the MYP Instrumental music program were on stage on December 18th. This concert was the second one this school year, following November’s Chamber Music concert for charity. Despite the difficulties they had to face due to the Covid-19 situation, students worked hard and pulled through, and proved a colossal success. Congratulations to all the performers and their parents!

- Ensemble Director, Ms. Hyesun Chung

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verything has been hard throughout the pandemic; from sports events to music competitions, a lot of things have been cancelled.

However, the one thing that wasn’t cancelled, luckily, is something I have looked forward to every year: the Winter Concert. Being part of the Winter Concert every year has helped me realise something. Although playing solo is fun, being part of something bigger is satisfying in a different way. It felt amazing to be part of a team that was able to convey a single unified message through a piece of music. Maybe we had to put in hundreds of hours of practice; maybe we had to reorganise our schedules to make it to the rehearsals; but, in my opinion, it was all worth it. If I had the chance to, I would keep being a part of this wonderful journey every year. - Khao Jao (G10)

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have participated in the winter concert for 3 years now, and each year has something exciting. For the winter concert in December there were lots of new pieces that I came to know of. It was a little tiring to have to play almost all of the pieces, but it was also very fun in terms of playing the instruments at the same time. Playing in an orchestra is very fun too as we get to communicate with each other through both musically and verbally. The winter concert is something that I have looked forward to every year and I have always enjoyed participating in it. - Jinnie (G8)

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n December our middle school’s instrumental music students presented a ‘Winter Concert’ for the Concordian Community; I was one of them.

I am certain we all did our best to wow the audience with our performance. To me, personally, I feel like that concert meant a lot because we instrumental students have put in a lot of effort and time. Furthermore, we practiced for weeks to make sure the outcome came out astonishingly beautiful. Daily practice was extremely important as it would enhance the performance. Although I sometimes felt unmotivated to practice, I still pushed myself to do so. It was worth it after all. I am definitely looking forward to the upcoming concert in May 2021. - Kaem (G7)

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t was really exciting performing in the winter concert in December, especially as I was one of the few Grade 6 students playing at the event.

I think it went perfectly, and the sound of the whole band playing together was amazing.

I feel like I would like more opportunities to perform with other people in an ensemble. However, I think next time I need to be better prepared as I fumbled with my music sheet and nearly dropped it. I immensely enjoyed the other songs that were played as well. It was an amazing experience playing in the school band and I hope to be able to do it again! – Imboon (G6)