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Monday, May 01, 2006

Hi guys,

hopes u guys enjoying are your Labour Day Holiday...

those who qualified for the 'Progress Package', have fun spending or saving it~!

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Congratulations to 9 friends upon reaching their next rank of 2SG in SAF Bands, after qualifying by optaining at least a pass in their ippt, grade 5 Theory, and grade 6 Practical.

1)Muhd Hafis - Clarinet

2)Jax Ang Soon Beng- Trumpet

3)Lin Wenjing - Trumpet

4)Marcus Ng Zhongqing - French Horn LTCL

5)Clive Choo Jun - French Horn

6)Ronnie Quek Boon Kiang- Trombone LGSMD

7)Leon Eng - Euphonium

8)Chiu Boon Hwee - Euphonium

9)Alvin Khoo Yongsoon - Percussion

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CONCERT UPDATES~!

IN HARMONY 21 - JAMES KEENE

Date: 24 May 2006, Wednesday
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: Victoria Concert Hall
Ticketing: Complimentary tickets are available by phone reservation only. Tickets are limited to 2 per reservation.

The Singapore Armed Forces Central Band presents a concert with Professor James Keene (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign). With him are several music professors from various US universities, who will also perform and conduct the band.

Dr. Michael E. Ewald (Professor of Trumpet, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
Dr. Thomas V. Fraschillo (Professor of Music, University of Southern Mississippi)
Lynn Klock (Professor of Saxophone, University of Massachusetts Amherst)

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Friends who's interested to book the tickets, can contact me to help them to book,
you got either one of my numbers, just sms me....

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PROGRAMME FOR THE EVENING

Scott Boerma Cityscape

Percy Grainger Lincolnshire Posy

Catherine McMichael Woodland Serenade
Lynn Klock, saxophone

Luigi Zaninelli The Golden Horn
Dr. Michael Ewald, trumpet
Dr. Thomas Fraschillo, guest conductor

Norman Dello Joio Scenes from "The Louvre"

Trad, arr. Himes Amazing Grace

Paul Hindemith Symphony in B-flat

John Philip Sousa The Invincible Eagle

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BIOGRAPHY

James F. Keene

George W. Brownfield Professor of Music and
Chair of the University Bands Division, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

B.M. and M.M., University of Michigan

James F. Keene is Director of Bands/Professor of Music at the University of Illinois. Appointed in 1985, he is only the fourth person to hold that position since 1905.

During his 21-year tenure at Illinois, the Symphonic Band and Wind Symphony, under his direction, have been selected to perform for every major music conference in the U.S., have toured throughout the country, as well as Great Britain, and have performed in several of the America’s prestigious concert halls. In addition to producing an extensive recording series for Mark Recordings, the Symphonic Band was featured on the Masterpiece Series distributed by EMI-Toshiba of Japan. These recordings have been broadcast on National Public Radio in the U. S., as well as radio programs in Asia, Australia, and several European countries.

Mr. Keene is a Past-President of the prestigious American Bandmasters Association and recently completed a term as chairman of the Board of Directors. He is also a Past-President of the National Band Association, and The Big Ten Band Directors Association. For several years he served as chairman of the ABA/Ostwald Composition Contest, and is currently a member of the Editorial Board of The Journal of Band Research.

In addition to membership in several professional and honorary societies, Mr. Keene is an Evans Scholar, a Past-President of the Champaign Rotary Club, and a Paul Harris Fellow of the Rotary International Foundation. In 1993 Professor Keene was named as an honorary member of the Board of Directors of the International Percy Grainger Society in recognition of his devotion to the music of Grainger; he also serves on the Board of Directors of the John Philip Sousa Foundation and the historic Goldman Memorial Band of New York City. Recently, Professor Keene was named Honorary Life Member of the Texas Bandmasters Association, becoming only the sixth person to be so honored in the 55-year history of that organization. He has served as clinician, conductor, and adjudicator throughout the United States and around the world, with appearances most recently in Australia, Singapore, Japan and Europe.

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still rehearsing for SAF Day's display performance almost every alternate days for the last 2 weeks...

then the other days are full band for the 'In Harmony' concert, or dining-in performance on 5th may.

somehow still managed to find time to take the 2 trombone trainees after my charge...
even helped ronnie to check one of his....

been thinking of changing the tenor trombone tt i own....

anyone wanna buy a 2nd hand old edition Getzen 3047AF?

lol~
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Best Regards,

Keith Koe LTCL

Blasted by a Bass Trombonist @ 11:54:00 AM

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