TO: ALL COMMITTEE MEMBERS & SECTION LEADERS FROM: FIAN DATE: 5 MAR 2009 PLANNING OF GAMES DAY 2009 Please do be informed that there will be a meeting this Saturday, 7 Mar 2009 1200 hours outside CEMTA. As requested by our welfare committee, there will be a meeting this saturday to discuss about the games. It will be planned with full details. If there's time, there will be a discussion on the April intake performance too. So, Ex-cos and SLs please attend this meeting unless you have a good reason on why you're not able too. Oh, and please do not be late. I have enough with late comers, even for practices! Thank you! ps, please pass this msg around to those who need it if you see this:) -Fian (president)
ITE Concert Band was formed in the year of 2005, comprising of students with diverse musical backgrounds from the 3 ITE Colleges.
Mr Eric James Watson was appointed the Music Director of the ITE Concert Band ever since its inception.
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In 2008, ITE Concert Band participated in the Open Category for the 2nd National Band Competition (NBC) 2008
& managed to clinched the Silver Award with the total score of 79.17%
In 2009, ITE Concert Band participated in International Band Competition at Genting and they clinched the GOLD Award.
With the total score of 82% , they were named 2nd Top band for the competition.
In 2010, ITE Concert Band participated in 3rd Singapore MUSE Festival in April and managed to clinch the Silver award.
In July, ITE Concert Band participated in the Open Category for the 3rd National Band Competition (NBC) 2010 and managed to clinched the Gold with Honours award with the total score of 85.33%.
ITE Concert Band hope to strives ourselves for the local music band scene
or the international band scene in the near future.
The Music Director
Mr Eric James Watson
Born in the UK & received musical training at Trinity College of Music in London,
his principal studies being piano, violin, composition and conducting, for which he was awarded the Ricordi prize.
After graduating, he established a career as a composer and musical director.
Now domiciled in Singapore he has twice been the composer for the Singapore National Day Parade.
In 2006 he won the first prize for Chinese Orchestral Composition.
The 2010 Event
- 10 July 2010 National Band Competition
- Musica Fantasia 5