Size of each section

In case some of you may be wondering how our conductor wants the players to be distributed, this is how it would be done:

For Salut d'amour, all the parts except for Guitarron must be almost equal in strength because each part takes turns playing the melody. Guitar 1 part can be a bit stronger. It doesn't mean that each group must have equal number of players. A strong player may be better than 3 weak players combined.

For La Chanson, the 1st and 2nd parts should be equal in strength. For the chords, as long as there are 4 or 5 steady chord players it should be enough.

While the number of prime players limit the size of the whole ensemble, it would not be appropriate to omit players who have both attended most practices and practiced the scores conscientiously over the 2-3 weeks of break (refer to Jia Jun's post below for details). Consequently, there would be a standard for audition; instead of limiting to 20 players which was decided previously.

Lastly, in the words of our conductor Ms Wong, "The audition criteria is quite obvious. Must can play the music, can memorize and attend most if not all practices. "

Personally, i do not think its possible to memorize the scores by late January, but dynamics is a must. All the best!


-Jon