Again, we managed to maintain Gold for the biannual Singapore International Band Festival 2010. This time round, we competed in a tougher division (Open Division) with bands of high standards. We even competed with professionals from Hong Kong. Only difference is that this time round, we didn't sweep the top prize of $10,000 and the champion trophy for Open Division.

It was really a tough fight.

1st (Champion) - Hong Kong Festival Wind Orchestra: 91.83%
2nd - Maris Alumni Wind Ensemble: 90.83%
3rd - Philharmonic Youth Winds: 90. 67%

Nevertheless, receiving the gold award was really satisfying even though many of us had a tinge of disappointment. But at the end of the day, like how I've been telling my juniors back in my former secondary school, it's the experience, journey and lessons that we've picked along the way that makes us even better. Building up a community band is never easy. And I am glad and always honoured to be a member of the Philharmonic Youth Winds. We've come so far, and to think of it, I can't wait for the end-year concert in December. Making music with Phil Youth was never boring.

After reading the e-mail, typed by our resident conductor, positive feelings erupted in me as I read the second paragraph *winks*.

Last but not least, a huge thank you to Mr Chiang, Mr Cheong, Mr Leonard Tan, guest players, Phil Winds' musicians, supporters of Phil Youth, and of course, musicians of Phil Youth.

To more music making.
Go Philharmonics!

Come and savour an afternoon of G.A.M.E (Games, Anime, Movies and Encore!) music brought to you by the Philharmonic Youth Winds. Hear this vibrant young wind ensemble perform music from popular Japanese anime 'Princess Mononoke', familiar soundtracks from movies such as the 'Harry Potter' series, as well as music from the hottest video games. Some members of the Philharmonic Youth Winds will also take centrestage as they perform solo accompanied by the ensemble conducted by Resident Conductor Adrian Chiang.

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See you there!

Join the Philharmonic Youth Winds in their annual concert as they present a programme that is both extremely challenging and emotionally stirring.

Led by Resident Conductor Adrian Chiang, the 80-piece wind orchestra will kickstart the concert with Tchaikovsky’s Marche Slave, Op. 31.

Local clarinettists, Desmond Chow and Liang Jiayi, both from The Philharmonic Winds, will take centrestage as they are accompanied by the Youths in Mendelssohn’s Concert Piece No. 2, Op. 114, transcribed for Two Clarinets and Wind Orchestra.

Johan De Meij’s Extreme Make-over will dazzle with its series of musical metamorphoses based on a theme from Tchaikovsky’s well-known Andante Cantabile from the second movement of his String Quartet No. 1 in D, Op. 11.

To end off the concert, the Philharmonic Youth Winds will perform James Barnes' emotionally stirring Third Symphony “The Tragic”, which was written during the period between the death of his infant child Natalie and the birth of his son Billy, a journey from darkness to light.


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Cheers!

- Khai