Venue: Shaw Foundation Symphony Stage, Singapore Botanic Garden Organised by: Shell Companies in Singapore and the Ministry of Education Admission: Free
19th July:
Tampines Secondary School Band Conductor: Mr Abdul Samad Rais Selections from Saturday Night Fever | Johnnie Vinson Doraemon | Syunsuke Kikuchi Smoke on the Water | Paul Murtha Do Re Mi | Takashi Hoshide El Cumbanchero | Rafael Hermamdez
Meridian Junior College Symphonic Band Conductor: Ms Sia Swee Suan Sunshine Breeze March | Satoshi Yagisawa Big Band Showcase | Naohiro Iwai American Grafitti | Naohiro Iwai Saturday Night | Naohiro Iwai
Zhenghua Secondary School Band Conductor: Mr Er Wee San American Graffiti | Naohiro Iwai Disco 70's | Kunitoshi Yamashita Saturday Night | Philip Michael Coulter/ Bill Martin
Yuhua Secondary School Band Conductor: Ms Chan Peck Suan March- April- May | Masao Yabe Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea | Hideaki Miura Takarajima | Toshio Mashima American Grafitti XVIII | Naohiro Iwai
Tanjong Katong Secondary School Band Conductor: Mr Jovan Neo Selections from Mamma Mia | Michael Brown Ponyo | Joe Hisashi Deep Purple Medley | Toshihiko Sahash
26th July
St. Margaret's Secondary School Band Conductor: Ms Samantha Chong Go West | Ron Sebregts Disco Lives! | Johnnie Vinson Big Fun In the Sun | David Marshall
Chung Cheng High (Yishun) Symphonic Band Conductor: Mr Toh Yang Yang March Blue Sky | Tohko Takagi Aijin | Kunihiro Sugiura Obladi Oblada | Jan Van Kraeydonci Deep Purple Medley | Toshihiko Sahashi
St. Joseph Institution Band Conductor: Mr Tan Thiam Hee 76 Trombones | Naohiro Iwai Thank you for the Music | Dennis Armitage The Lion King | John Higgins Spanish Fever | Jay Chattaway
Raffles Junior College Symphonic Band Conductor: Mr Takehiro Oura March Able and Willing | Satoshi Yagisawa The Third Man Theme | Anton Karas The Gershwin | Warren Barker
Yuying Secondary School Concert Band Conductor: Mr Mohd Faizal March “Blue Sky” | Takagi Tohko Japtoonz You Raise Me Up | Rolf Lovland Christina Aguilera
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