Sectional update (28 Feb 2008)

Hi,

There will be sectional at this thurs (28 Feb), at PR3. As usual, 6-7pm for non performer while 7-9pm for performers. Since there was a technical problem last week, the guest players will join us from 7-9pm for this particular sectional. Sorry for the members who came on 6pm last week, and the guest players who came last week and have to come again since Mr.Lee went back.

Concert Reminder : Less than one month to concert day, plz come for combine practices if you don't have special events during the practice time.

This saturday's menu:

1 March 2008

2.30 – 5pm
天山盛会、满江红、山西风情、独唱曲（敢问路在何方、美丽的传说）with Professor Koh #

5 – 6pm
Zheng 两首伴奏（凉山春、春到湘江）

Besides I've some notes here:
1. It is ok that you cannot come for certain practice, it can be understand that we have many other events out there and there will just simply clash with out practices. It is also ok if that particular practice is important (e.g. Mr.Lee wanna meet performers), but you got some reason you cannot come. The thing you have to do, just send me an sms n let me noe, particularly those important events that I've sms to notify, n I can just explain to whoever need to noe the reasons. Thank you very much for those considerate and responsible members who replied when they cannot make it. Hope that those who didn't do so can do me this favour in the future.

2. Since I've tutorial on 6pm-7pm every thurs, I wouldn't be able to handle any problems pop up during the period. In case of any problem, please let me noe b4 6pm (if is possible), if something really happens during 6pm-7pm when there's sectional, please seek assistant from the exco,

For keys and Instrument matters ----> property manager Zhiqun and Bing Yang,

If they are not reacheable or something else happens---->seek for president Kaixian, or vice president Geraldine for help as last resort.

These contacts could be found on Cello/Bass yahoo group and Nusco yahoo group, or you contact me to get their contacts.

Thats it.. C ya in future practices :)

Appologies for technical error on 21Feb2008 sectional

Hi,

I'm very sorry for those who came on 6pm, and wait until 7pm on 21st Feb2008 sectional, while the door is still not open. The problem couldn't be solved on time as I was having tutorial on 6-7pm every Thursday ( I didn't choose this particular timing, but the class i registered was cancelled, so was forced to take another class), and today I was having a quiz. Sorry for not ensuring the door is open, and not able to solve the problem on time.

Cause of today's problem : 1.Property manager opened the doors at 4pm, as he also has exam around 6pm. However somebody else from the other group locked the door, assuming nobody using the rooms. 2. I didn't has the key,as only the property manager can draw the key,moreover I was having tutorial.

Effect: Those who came on 6pm left, including Mr.Lee, and some guest players came on 7pm, but Mr.Lee has left, so they have to come for one more sectionals.

Conclusion: Disastrous

Solution: 1. I'll feedback to the commitee member, and hope that today's case will not happen anymore.
2. I'll try to check whether the room is open b4 6pm in future practices.

Yours sincerely,
Yi Siang

Updates for week 5 (11 Feb - 15 Feb)

Hi,



Just a slight change on the 14th Feb practice. Mr.Lee said will cancel the 14th Feb's practice since is valentines day, anyway the room will be open n instrument will be available, those who has no date, hmm , may come down for self practice. For the combine practice on 16Feb, the female tailor will be coming down, male tailor still pending, not sure. Those who haven take measurement for ur uniform plz come on this sat's practice..



Next is that on 21Feb's sectional, our guest players will join us for the sectional, Mr.Lee will be coming down, and hope that every performer can make it for this particular sectional. 6-7pm for new players , while 7-9pm for performers.



Lastly I've attached the updated combine practise schedule..



C ya on practices!!!haha..

Happy Chinese New Year!!

Hihihi,

Happy Chinese New Year!!! Good news here, haha, no sectional practice on 7Feb2008(Thurs) and no combine practice on 9Feb 2008(Sat), sectional resume on 14 Feb ( Valentines day), haha, those who are not attached must come ya!!!

Sectiona Update for (31 Jan, Thursday)

Hihi,

There will be cello bass sectional tomorow, 6pm for non-performers, and after 7pm is for performers. Mr.Lee coming.

p/s : I'll be late a bit as got a tutorial pop up at 6-7 thursday, as the original class is cancelled, so will only be able to come for sectional at 7.15pm like tat.sorry for tat..

C u at tmr's sectional..

Sectional Update for (24 JAN 08)

Hihi,

There will be sectional at this thursday (24/1/08), 6pm at PR3, Mr.Lee coming. 6-7pm for new players while after 7pm is for performers.Performers can come earlier by 6 n self-practise at the store, but provided got enough cellos/basses. C ya!!

Cello Concert on Yong Siew Toh Music School

Hihi,

Thi ha has told me about a cello concert at Yong Siew Toh Music School, by the conservatory head of cello studies Qin Li-Wei, anyone interested to watch together?The information are as below, more details can be found on the link to Yong Siew Toh at the top right.


B the First
22 January 2008, Tuesday, 7:30 PM Conservatory Concert Hall
Qin Li-Wei, Head of Cello Studies at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory, Silver Medallist at the Tchaikovsky International Competition and winner of the Naumburg Competition, performs the first major cello works by Bach, Beethoven and Britten. Also on the programme, Bolling’s Suite for Cello and Jazz Piano Trio, performed with pianist Albert Tiu, bassist Tony Makarome and percussionist Jonathan Fox.
PROGRAMME
Qin Li-Wei, cello
Albert Tiu, piano

Free admission

I'll be watching the show, and hope to c u there!!!

Combine Practise Schedule: Updated till 23rd Dec2007

HiHi,

Something important, in case u have not noticed, below are the combine practices schedule, Plz hav a look:

(p/s : Click on the image to have a clearer view/ or save image to ur comp 1st)

* Only for those involved in Zheng Performance. On 5 january, those not involved in Zheng Performance can leave after Orchestra practice

# These are the proposed dates that Professor Koh will be coming for practices with us, we will confirm closer to the dates if he will indeed be practising with us. Even if he cannot make it for practice on the days, practices will still be held.

p/s : the schedule original file is in NUSCO yahoo group in case u wan a copy

Sectional Update for (17Jan2008, Thursday)

HiHi,

Happy school start!!Haha, school start means sectional resume, so this Thursday (17 Jan 2008) we'll be having a sectional, starts on 6pm. Mr.Lee will not be able to come for this sectional practice, so we'll have a self-practice sectional on this Thursday. For performers who missed the music camp on last December plz come down to update ur scores, 90% of the fingerings n expressions are marked, so do update ur scores.

Another thing is that this sem no cellos will be loan out to members, as the concert is coming, the number of performers > no. of cellos we have, to ensure that we have enough cellos during Sat combine practices. So u'll hav to go to CFA to practice if u dun have cello (p.s. , on Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday, the timing mentinoned in the earlier post.

Besides for performers plz come down for combine practises, as concert is coming soon (22nd Mar).

Lastly, who still not in NUSCO yahoo group, plz let me noe so that u'll be updated bout NUSCO activities..

C ya on Thursday!!

Genesis Camp update

Hi,

I've forwarded the post in NUSCO yahoo group about music camp update below. The music camp schedule are out!!haha..,Check it out ya!!

Genesis (music) camp 2007 update!!
Posted by: "geraldine"
Fri Dec 7, 2007 7:08 am (PST)

Hello all!I hope those of us unfortunate enough to have exams have survived themunscathed! At any rate, for good or bad, semester1 has passed, and itstime to take a much needed breather and recharge for the comingsemester. -phew-And to catch up with your fellow nusco members, of course, after weeksof no practices! And if you still have no clue who your fellow membersare, then -ahem-, this IS the chance for you to get to know everyone:Genesis camp 2007. (aka music camp)Below is the much awaited camp schedule:

Wednesday (19th Dec)
9-12pm : Briefing and games
12-1.30pm: Lunch
1.30-4pm: Sectionals
4-7pm: Freetime/ Washup/Dinner
7-10pm: Combined

Thursday (20th Dec)
8-9a.m: Breakfast
9-12pm: Sectionals
12-1.30pm: Lunch
1.30-4pm: Games
4-7pm: Free time/Washup/ dinner
7-10pm: Combined

Friday (21st Dec)
8-9am: Breakfast
9-12pm: Sectionals
12-1.30pm: Lunch
1.30-4pm: games
4-7pm: wash up/ free time/dinner
7-10pm: Combined/CFA night

Saturday (22nd Dec)
8-9am: Breakfast
9.30-12pm: solo audi
12 onwards: anniversary lunch

Some of you might be wondering what CFA night is: well, it is essentially an opportunity for the various groups under cfa tointeract, so each group is expected to present 2 simple shortperformances - 1 representative performance of us, and another from acollaboration with another group. As of now, this is all theinformation we have from cfa, so stay tuned!Also, "solo audi" is a time for our members (that is, you reading thismail) to showcase your talents!

Members are expected to put up a smallperformance during this time - but don't let the name intimidate you,Performances in groups are most definately welcomed too. The aim ofthis little event is for the performing experience, as well as tolearn from each other. So don't worry too much about this, just enjoy =)As its name suggests, anniversary lunch is just that - anniversarylunch! Its a yearly affair, and there will be good food!

In addition, CFA has organised the following workshops this year,interested parties do take note:
1. Make-up workshop for music groups10 Dec/Mon , 3-5pm, Dance TheatreWe have invited Ms Norma Darus, a free-lance MediaCorp professionalmakeup artist with 20 years of experience to conduct a workshop forall our music groups! She will be teaching the basic techniques ofstage makeup for musicians as well as some tips for you to look neatand nice under the spot light! It will be a demonstration + hands on!So, bring your make-up kit !
2. Literary Workshop for ALL 18 Dec /Tues, 5-6pm, AuditoriumMr Yong Shu Hoong, CFA Associate and a respected Singapore writer,will share with us regarding literary arts. He will talk about basichistory of literary arts in Singapore and how it has evolved over theyears. You will also be enlightened by the possibilities of combiningliterary with drama, music and even dance to create a fusion art formthat leaves an impact on your audience.That's about it I guess.

Oh yes, participants who have requestedaccommodation are requested to fill in the indemnity form which hasbeen uploaded under yahoo files, file name: IC-Indemnity Form (sample) (3) OLS CAA 100507.doc. Please print out and fill in the relevant form (above or below 21) andbring it on the 1st day of the camp.(For the time being) That's All Folks! -cue music-Cheers!Geraldine (who sounds insanely happy in this post)

Music Camp update

Hi,

As I've noticed many of you are not being update about the coming music camp on 19-22 Dec2007, as some are not in NUSCO yahoo group, maybe the invitation being categorized as spam or they miss out ur name. I couldn't add you guys in the NUSCO yahoo group, but I'll email the secretary to ask her try to send the invitation again. Below are some postings related to the coming music camp:

3 Nov :

Hi,As mentioned just now, the dates for this year's camp are 19 - 22 DEC 2007. Itis COMPULSORY for ALL undergraduates. If you are unable to attend either on allof the days or on some of the days, you have to submit a leave form. Pleasesubmit the leave form to Mengtian either at bearablelightness@gmail.com or u0604421@....For those who can attend, please also let us know if you will be staying oncampus. Email Mengtian regarding that as well. We will confirm the amount thatyou will have to pay, but rest assured that it would not exceed $50 per person.Also, you will have to put up performances, either as solos or mini ensembles,on the last day of camp. It will be funThanksCheers,Kaixian

Hi,Please let us know if you are attending and if you need us to arrange foraccommodation by 11 November 2007. If you will be staying in halls and do notneed us to arrange for any accommodation, please let us know too.Also, pls bring along the red NUSCO t-shirts for the camp because traditionally,everyone will be wearing that during the anniversary lunch, which will be heldon the last day of the music camp. If you do not have one yet, please approachyour ICs.Please revert asap. ThanksKaixian

Besides, you are very very welcome to the camp, even though you have not registered for the camp. The camp will basically have practices (quite long), games (usually evening) and then combine practise (usually at night), based on past year experiences. The comm are still sorting out the detail schedule, and will get you update once the schedule is out.

p/s : I'll be going back home soon, so please contact me through email if you have any doubts, my email can be found in Cello/bass yahoo group (link on the right) under File/Contacts

All the best for those who are still having exam, and happy holiday for those who finished the exam!!!haha..

Regards,
Yi Siang

Outing

Hi,

I guess many of u have finish ur exam..mines will end on 4th Dec. Between Yan Jun suggested to have a outing on either 5th or 6th Dec2007, there's some games around Plaza Singapura..Anyone wanna go for the outing???Please let me know, or contact Yan Jun(contact list can be found in cello/bass yahoo group) by 4th Dec..Hope to c ya soon..hehe..

Regards,
Yi Siang

Sectional Update

Hi,

There will be sectional on this Thursday, 6pm at PR3. This will be the LAST sectional for this semester, hope that we'll have full attendance for this week's practice. Between those who have borrow anything from NUSCO, e.g. Cello or score books, please return to the respective person. (Cello return to Property manager Bing Yang or Ziqun, cello books return to me. There will be no practise till exam, and also after exam, as around Decemeber there will be various music camps held by different CFA groups.

The next practise will be on music camp, around December ( to be announced ). Try to join the camp if you're around Singapore, both experienced player and inexperienced player. It is a very good opportunity to improve ur skills, and get to know each other during the camp.

The next practise after music camp will be on the starting week of next semester.

Combine practise update:
This saturday (3rd Nov 2007) will be the last practise for this semester. Next practise after this will be on music camp, no practise in between. For those involved in the Zheng's performance might have practise, depends on the committee's decision.

Thats all. C ya, happy studying n all the best for ur exam!!!

Sectional Update

Hi,

There will be sectional on this thursday (25Oct2007), venue at PR3.
Inexperienced members come at 6pm
Experienced members come at 7pm
Btw this will most probably be the 2nd last sectional for this semester, there will be two more combined practise on Saturday as well for this semester.

P.S. : Please passed me ur membership fees if u haven passed it to me. New member $30, existing member $20.

Btw there a series of concerts at Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, below are some related concerts, or seems interesting concerts date:

1.Conservatory Concerto Competition: Piano Finals
25 October 2007, Thursday, 7:30 PM Conservatory Concert Hall

2.Conservatory Music Festival: Revolutionary Times
27 October 2007, Saturday, Conservatory Building
- A series of concerts from 2pm to 7.30 pm (details on their website)

3.SoundBites
31 October 2007, Wednesday, 12:15 PM Orchestra Hall

4.Conservatory Concerto Competition: String Finals
1 November 2007, Thursday, 7:30 PM Conservatory Concert Hall

5.Strings: Cellissimo
2 November 2007, Friday, 7:30 PM Conservatory Concert Hall

If interested do check on their website for more information. ( Just click on the link)


Thats all, c ya on Thursday!!

Sectional Update

Hi,

1st of all is the money matters, for those who haven pay the anual membership fees please pass me the membership fees during this sectional ( $20 for existing member, $30 for new member)

there will be cello/bass sectional on this thursday, 18Oct2007, 6pm, at PR 3.Please bring along ur combine scores and ur cello book..C ya!!