Saturday, January 30, 2010

Schedule for CCA Fair

Hi guys,

The CCA Fair for J1s will be held on 3rd February (the coming wednesday). Lessons will be as usual for J2s on that day, so we will end at 2pm.

Meeting time: 2.30pm as usual at A300
What to bring: Your guitar, a pair of jeans, and guitar tee.

The performances start at 3pm, and we are the 5th performance. Below is the order of the performances.

1. Concert Band
2. Malay Dance
3. Harmonica
4. Chinese Dance
5. Guitar Ensemble
6. MAD – Hiphop
7. Taekwondo
8. MAD – Modern Dance
9. Wushu

For the selected people (Duong, jean, ivan, serene, peiying, juliana), you guys have to be at the CCA booth by 2.30pm, so pls meet earlier at 2.10pm at A300. You will still be performing, so remember to bring your jeans and guitar tee (:

-Zheng Rui.

Saturday, January 23, 2010

Asian Folktales and Legends Concert organised by the NUS Guitar Ensemble

Hi guys, below is the details regarding the NUS guitar ensemble's latest concert on 7th March sunday. Tickets are priced at $12 each (excluding $1 SISTIC fee). Please sms me if you are interested in going for the concert. Ill convey this again during the next practice.

Asian Folktales and Legends Concert organised by the NUS Guitar Ensemble

NUS Guitar Ensemble (GENUS) is proud to present GENUS 2010: Asian Folktales and Legends, a part of Asia Alive, NUS Arts Festival 2010.

This year, GENUS and collaborating artists, NUS Choir and NUS Wind Symphony, go on a journey to explore the different facets of Asia with a potpourri of songs representing Asia’s musical diversity and cultural fusion.
We are excited to invite Hwa Chong Guitar Club to join us in this unprecedented collaboration of unique sounds from the Japanese Niibori guitars and western instruments with the vocals of NUS Choir. This is an exciting opportunity for you and your students to rediscover familiar Asian songs as we promise a whole new concert experience, for all guitar aficionados and amateur players alike, involving everything from new arrangements of familiar traditional folksongs to catchy tunes from Asia’s popular culture.

Details of the concert are as follows:
GENUS 2010: Asian Folktales and Legends
7 March 2010
University Cultural Centre Concert Hall, NUS
Time: 8pm
Ticket price: $12 each (excluding $1 SISTIC Fee)

There will be a pre show talk by our music director and conductor, Dr Robert Casteels, at 7pm. For more information on Asian Folktales and Legends and GENUS, visit our website, www.guitar-ensemble-nus.com.


Cheers,
Zheng Rui.

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Final Seating Arrangements

hello!
This is the final one...

So..
Second Row:
Ernest ZhiQing NianTee Joanne Charis Clara Stefanie PeiYing WanEr LiuKun Jocelyn HanYong Jasmine WeiJie Randy

First Row:
Shena Serene LiQin YingLing Jean Juliana ZR Ivan Duong LuJun

Jiayou
Goulain
Shena

Sunday, January 17, 2010

Edited Seating Arrangements


Hello! these are the edited seating arrangements, please take note!

Second Row:
Ernest ZhiQing NianTee Joanne Charis Clara Stephanie WanEr LiuKun HanYong Jasmine WeiJie Randy

First Row:
Shena Serene LiQin YingLing Jean Juliana ZR Ivan Duong LuJun

Remember to practise!
and don't forget to do your tutorials too! :P
JiaYou!
Shena


Saturday, January 16, 2010

Timeline for 25th January

Hi guys, here's the schedule for our performance on 25th January (Monday):


3.30pm: Assemble at A300, change into performance attire, practice. Some members to buy food and bring it onto the bus later.
4.30PM: Boarding of chartered bus at tennis court area to marina mandarin hotel
5.10PM: Reach holding area of marina mandarin hotel, members to eat the packed dinner together
5.40PM - 6.40PM: Practice time, buffer time
6.45PM - 7PM: Setting up of chairs/mikes in vander ballroom
7PM-7.50PM: Final rehearsal at holding room
8PM - 8.40PM: Performance, followed by debrief
8.40PM: Dismissal from marina mandarin hotel.



- Zheng Rui

Sunday, January 10, 2010

Hi guys,

Schedule for this year:

Wednesdays 3pm to 6pm
Fridays 3.15pm to 6pm

This will be the practice schedule for this year, Ms Wong will come down on fridays. Nearing our concert date (30th April), we may have to increase the number of practices.


Openhouse:

The openhouse fair will be on 13th january which is the coming wednesday. We will have a 1-hr preparation time from 9am - 10am, afterwhich the openhouse will be from 10am to 4pm. Please assemble at A300 (tentative) at 9am.

Remember to bring your guitars and scores and stuff, because we may be able to use some time to practice. After openhouse, we will continue to have normal practice until 6pm (our performance is in 2 weeks!)

And don't forget that black file (:

Cheers,
Zheng Rui

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Seating Arrangements for 25th January Performance

Win already lah, liqin, why you make me look like the evil one? while people happily preparing for chalet, i am the one who come along and remind you all of work..*sigh*
but ANYWAY, aren't you excited? haha.
Here are the seating arrangements.

2nd Row:
 Ernest ZhiQing Niantee Joanne Charis Clara Stephanie PeiYing WanEr HanYong Jasmine Edwin

1st Row
Shena Serene LiQin YingLing Jean Juliana ZhengRui Ivan Duong LuJun WeiJie Randy

Please take note of who is on your left and who is on your right.  :)
If  you are unsure, you can ask me again BEFORE we enter the function room on Saturday.

Ok Jiayou k! i'll see you all tomorrow :)