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PHIL BRASS IN CONCERT
Miniatures
19 AUGUST 2017, SATURDAY VICTORIA CONCERT HALL
Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming Traditional Arr. Ong Jiin Joo For Brass Ensemble
London Miniatures Gordon Langford For 10-piece Brass Ensemble 1. London Calls 2. Soho 3. Green Park 4. Trafalgar Square 5. The Cenotaph 6. Horse Guards Parade
Fanfare for the Common Cold P.D.Q. Bach (1807 - 1742) Exhumed by Professor Peter Schickele For Brass Quintet
Rose Garden Shin’ya Takahashi For Brass Quintet and Percussion 1. White Rose - Purity 2. Pink Rose - Dance of a Cute Girl 3. Red Rose - Passion
Gershwin in Brass! George Gershwin Arr. Keiichi Kurokawa For Brass Octet and Percussion
INTERMISSION
PROGRAMM
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El Gato Montes - The Wild Cat Manuel Penélla Arr. Jay Litchmann For Brass Quintet and Percussion From NAC’s Arts Education Programme
Carnival of the Animals
Arr. Lewis Poh, Ong Jiin Joo For Brass Quintet and Narrator 1. The Barn Overture 2. The Chicken, The Horse and The Cow 3. Here Comes The Lion 4. The Elephant Protects the Barn 5. Victory and Celebration
Black Orpheus - Manha de Carnaval Luiz Bonfa Arr. Pisit Piriyaporn For Trombone Quartet and Percussion From the Canadian Brass classic
Tuba Tiger Rag
by Harry DeCosta with music by the Original Dixieland Band Arr. Luther Henderson For Brass Quintet and Percussion Featuring Ben Pei on the Tuba
It’s a Small World Sherman Brothers Arr. Mikio Guoma, Ong Jiin Joo For Brass Ensemble and Percussion
Tico-Tico Zequinha Abreu Arr. Jean-François Taillard, Ong Jiin Joo For Brass Ensemble and Percussion
PROGRAMME
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PHIL BRASS
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PhilBrass, short for The Philharmonic Brass, is a brass quintet comprising like-minded brass musicians from The Philharmonic Winds. Officially formed in 2011, PhilBrass is equally committed to the promotion of brass chamber music, as we endeavour to bring the finest brass playing to the Singaporean audience, as well as celebrate our love for music and our decades of musical friendship. PhilBrass is most often heard rendering music ranging from Classical to Pop to Jazz, with a mission to create inclusive live performances that mesmerizes the old and the young. We educate school going children at school assemblies, engage heartland senior citizens during community center events, entertain shoppers along shopping malls during festivities, and, we introduce new brass music at concert halls through recitals such as this one. In these 7 years, we have given 5 recitals (Quintet, Jive For Five, From Stage To Screen, Chillin with PhilBrass, Miniatures) and numerous shows in Singapore (approx. 50 schools, 20 shopping malls, 5 community centers, several corporate events and unique festival at venues like Gardens By The Bay). You can follow us on Facebook www.facebook.com/philbrassquintet/
Trumpet Lee Jin Jun Owen Choy * Tay Guan Heng William Oo Horn Christopher Shen * Lee Yan Liang Trombone Edward Chan Li Guanlin Ong Jiin Joo * Pisit Piriyaporn Tuba Aaron Yong Ben Pei * Daniel Kiang Percussion Daniel Ho * Malcolm Low
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Section Leader
MUSICIANS
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THE PHILHARMONIC WINDS
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The word “Philharmonic” translates to a fondness or devotion to music, and The Philharmonic Winds truly embraces that. The members of the wind orchestra came together because of a common love for music, and ever since have endeavoured to present the finest music for wind orchestra to the Singaporean audience. Formed in 2000, The Philharmonic Winds has grown to more than 80 dedicated members. A congregation of skilled musicians from all walks of life – tertiary students to working professionals, music students to wind band instructors – The Philharmonic Winds is proud to be home to a thriving musical community. Amongst a myriad of notable performances, The Philharmonic Winds has performed a collection of landmark works from the wind band repertoire, ranging from the symphonies of Paul Hindemith and James Barnes to well-known favourites of Alfred Reed and Adam Gorb. The wind orchestra is also well-versed in a variety of musical styles, having explored the lush and humorous music of Percy Grainger, the genius of Mozart and Varèse, and jazz standards.
The Philharmonic Winds is privileged to have collaborated with renowned musicians and soloists from all over the world, and performed under the baton of distinguished conductors such as Principal Guest Conductor Timothy Reynish (GBR), Felix Hauswirth (SWE), Douglas Bostock (GBR), Johan de Meij (NL), Luis Serrano Alarcón (ESP), Yasuhide Ito (JPN), Surapol Thanyawibool (THA), John Boyd (USA), Zechariah Goh Toh Chai (SG), Luk Hoi Yui (SG), founding Artistic Director Robert Casteels (BEL/SG) and Music Director Leonard Tan. As one of Singapore’s premier arts flag-bearers, The Philharmonic Winds is proud to have received much recognition on the world stage, from being the first wind orchestra from Singapore to be awarded a Gold medal with Distinction in the First Division (Harmony Band) in the World Music Contest in Kerkrade, the Netherlands in July 2005, to invitations to perform at the prestigious Japan Band Clinic (2009) and World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles (WASBE) Conference in Chiayi, Taiwan (2011). More recently, The Philharmonic Winds clinched Second Prize at the 127th Certamen
THE PHILHARMONIC WINDS
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THE PHILHARMONIC WINDS
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Internacional de Bandas de Musica – Ciudad de Valencia (the International Wind Band Contest “City of Valencia”) in 2013, and performed at the closing gala concert of the Hong Kong International Band Fair in 2014. An avid supporter of local music, The Philharmonic Winds has staged four concerts dedicated to works by Singaporean and Singapore-based composers. The Philharmonic Winds has collaborated with many local talents from other musical and arts genres, such as stage actors Sebastian Tan and Gani Karim, singers Benjamin Kheng, Charlie Lim, Nathan Hartono, Tay Kewei, Tay Kexin, George Chan and Lindy Chia. The wind orchestra has also collaborated with Dingyi Music Company, Ministry of Bellz, Vocal Associates, sand artist Lawrence Koh, young soprano Corey Koh, storyteller Kamini Ramachandran and narrator/actor William Ledbetter. Besides its regular concert seasons at the Esplanade Concert Hall and overseas performances, The Philharmonic Winds also regularly participates in arts outreach performances and presents free community outreach concerts in the heartlands including Tampines and Ang Mo Kio, as well as in malls, to reach out to the masses, build new audiences and bring music to more Singaporeans. As The Philharmonic Winds develops into a mature music institution, it believes in playing a part to better society in more ways other than bringing music and the arts into the lives of Singaporeans. In December 2014, The Philharmonic Winds held a concert entitled “Circle of Life – A Night of Musicals” and helped to raise $35,000 for children cared for by the six member charities under The Children’s Charities Association of Singapore. In 2015, The Philharmonic Winds performed at the Yellow Ribbon Prison Run which raised more than $85,000 for the Yellow Ribbon Fund. At the Run, The Philharmonic Winds performed with two inmates, including a special arrangement of a song written by one of them. The Philharmonic Winds is constantly striving to present fresh and exciting quality music to its audiences and aspires to achieve professionalism in all aspects of musicmaking, with the aim of becoming one of the finest wind orchestras in the region.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
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Phil Brass would like to express our deepest gratitude to the following, without whom this concert would not have been possible: The Philharmonic Winds Singapore, for its support towards this chamber concert, and for being the family where we grew up musically together. The Philharmonic Winds’ Board of Directors, for their unstinting support towards our artistic endeavours. Mr Lionel Lye, for engaging with you, our audience, in tonight’s concert. Ms Annie Pek, Ms Jodie Chiang, Ms Sheng Jiamin and Ms Tan Jiaxin, for their assistance in the front-ofhouse and backstage operations for tonight’s concert. Mr Cheong Mun Hoe, for his valuable time and assistance in documenting tonight’s concert through his photography lens. All individuals and organisations who have, in one way or another, contributed to the development of the Phil Brass. Our families, friends and loved ones, for their support and understanding. And you, our audience, for your presence here with us tonight.
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The Philharmonic Winds is a recipient of the National Arts Council’s Major Company Scheme.
The Philharmonic Winds Singapore 2017/18 Season The Philharmonic Winds Chamber Series:
Russian Rarities by Philharmonic Chamber Winds 9 September 2017, Saturday 7.30pm Victoria Concert Hall
Philharmonic Youth Winds Presents:
Songs Our Parents Love III 24 September 2017, Sunday 7.30pm Esplanade Concert Hall
The Philharmonic Winds Chamber Series:
Toki Otozuru - A Concert of Japanese Chamber Music 1 October 2017, Sunday 7.30pm Victoria Concert Hall
Philharmonic Youth Winds Presents:
Classiques! X 28 January 2018, Sunday 7.30pm Esplanade Concert Hall
UPCOMING CONCERTS
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