Under the baton of our resident conductor Mr Lin Ah Leck,
the Temasek Junior College Symphonic Band (TJCSB), established in 1977, has dedicated itself for the past 32 years to achieving musical excellence. The band has consistently attained prestigious awards at various local and regional band competitions. Coming in 1st runner-up in the 5th Asian Band Competition held in Bangkok, achieving 11 consecutive Gold awards at the Singapore Youth Festival Central Judging, including the elusive Gold with Honours in 2005.
The band was also involved in an overseas exchange trip to Osaka, Japan in 2008 and also had a very successful concert on the 23rd of May.
For enquiries, please email tjcsband[@]gmail.com.
DSA auditions are here again! For secondary 4/5s who are interested to join our tj band family, do drop by our dsa auditions! Details are as follows:
Dates and times:
23 May (Wed): 4pm - 630pm
26 May (Sat): 9am -1pm
29 May (Tue): 440pm - 7pm (tentative)
Venue:
TJC band room
Details:
Please drop us an email with your name, school and instrument to: tjcsband@gmail.com
to make an appointment for an audition. During the audition, you will be
tested on sight-reading and scales. Please also come prepared to play a short
piece of music of your choice (1-2 minutes long). Please also bring along
your report book and any testimonials you may already have. Students who DO
NOT make an appointment will have to wait until there is a free slot
available.
If you have any queries about the DSA, please do not hesitate to email us at tjcsband@gmail.com.
We hope to see you at the auditions, and all the best!
6:52 PM
prelude 32
Saturday, April 07, 2012
TJCSB proudly presents, PRELUDE 32! We warmly invite you to join us for a night of music that is sure to take your breath away!
Details
Date: 19 May 2012, Saturday
Time: 7 PM
Venue: Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music Hall (at National University of Singapore)
Conductor: Mr Alex Lin Ah Leck
Tickets: $15 (Stall) / $17 (Circle)
Tickets are available from any tjcsb member!
Repertoire/Highlights
New Century Dawn
Impressions of Japan
GR Selections
And Then The Ocean Glows
Percussion ensemble
Stage Band
...And more!
We hope to see you there!! :)
5:45 PM
appeal auditions 2011
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Hi to all Olevel graduates!
The details on appeal auditions for 2012 intake are as follows.
Date: 17 Jan (Tuesday) and 19 Jan (Thursday) 2012 Time: 430-630 PM Venue: TJC Band room
Please prepare a short excerpt (1-2 minutes) from either a piece you have played with the band before, or a solo piece. You will also be tested on sight-reading and be asked to play some scales.
Please also bring along: 1. You O Level Results slip 2. Your Report Book (with Sec 1-4 results)
For any further enquiries, feel free to contact Longbing at 98369799.
Good luck, and we hope to see you there to join the Tj Band family!
Tjcsb's annual fiesta concert is here again! This year, our theme is Kaleidoscope, as we promise to offer you a wide variety of songs, including To A New Dawn, Bohemian Rhapsody, Highlights From 'Spirited Away' and many more!
Date: 17 December 2011, Saturday Time: 7pm Venue: TJC Auditorium
Tickets are at a very attractive $6 only! Feel free to approach any tjcsb member to purchase your tickets!
We hope to see you there for a night of great music and entertainment!! :)
DSA auditions are here again! For secondary 4/5s who have been inspired by our very successful prelude 31 concert staged last saturday, or have already set their hearts on tj band, you'll get the chance to prove your chops during our auditions! Details are as follows:
DSA auditions 2011 Date: 4 & 7 June 2011 (saturday and tuesday resepectively) Time: 9am-1pm Venue: TJC band room
Prepare a piece to perform the audition. Be expected to be tested on scales and sight-reading.
Good luck and we hope to see you there!
6:44 PM
PRELUDE 31
Monday, May 09, 2011
HELLO, PRELUDE 31 IS ALREADY HERE!
Details:
PRELUDE 31
Temasek Junior College Symphonic Band
21st May 2011 (Sat)
7pm
Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music Hall (at National University of Singapore)
Conductor: Mr Alex Lin Ah Leck
Tickets: $15 (Circle), $12 (Stall) Tickets available from any TJCSB member
Repertoire
Colours Of Tali- Thomas Doss Terra Vulcania- Otto M Schwarz Invictus ("The Unconquered")- Philip Sparke Spartacus- Jan Van der Roost (TJC alumni band)
HELLO TO THE O LEVEL GRADUATES of 2010!short updates for all of you interested in Temasek Junior College and in joining our band:
1. TJCarnival 2011 (Temasek Junior College Open House) 2pm-6pm 11 January 2011 (tuesday)
Come down and take a look at our school and get to know more about the PDPs (personal development programme aka ccas) and programmes that we offer. It'll be really a blast with good music and fun!
These dates and timeslots are for students who would like to join our Temasek family by appealing through band. Interested students please come to the band room for our auditions, so that if you're accepted you get to be in TJC AND BE IN BAND!
p.s: we really really really need tubists and trumpeters,so ya if you're one of the potentially good players who wants to come to TJ,please come okay!:D
the annual tune-in for graduating O level students is back!
(I know its kinda late, but oh well its never too late to sign up for it!)
Repetoire list for this year's tune-in:
Othello by Alfred Reed
Invictus by Phillip Sparke
Mononoke Hime Medley
Dancin' Megahits
American Graffiti X
(will be updated later when confirmed)
Interested to join in the fun,create awesome music and make new music-loving friends?Then email benjamin at ben.apple@hotmail.com to sign up and for any further inquiries!:D
Email the following information for registration:
Name
school
instrument played
contact no.
email
preferred mode of update (sms/call/email)
All the best for the remaining papers, and hope to see you guys there!
