SBC Band Tainan Tour 15-18 August 2012

4C Ma Man Ho plays in Brian Chan's Students Recital

Date: 5 August 2012 (Sun)
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: Shatin Town Hall Lecture Room
Programme: Concertino pour Flute, Op. 107 Cecile CHAMINADE
                     Sonata in D, Op. 94 Sergei Prokofiev

SBC summer day camp 2012

Date: 31 July 2012 - 4 August 2012 / Concert on 4 August 2012 (Sat)
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: SBC School Hall

2012 SBC Graduation Ceremony

Date: 25 May 2012 (Friday)
Time: 7:00pm
Venue: SBC Hall
Piece: Enchanted
Conductor: Mr. Lee Shu Sing




Bona School Band Trombone Section attended Brandt Attema Trombone Master Class

Date: 22 May 2012
Time: 7:30pm ~ 10:00pm
Venue: Pok Oi Hospital 80th Anniversary Tang Ying Hei College

~ Presented by Hong Kong Trombone Association ~

***** PROGRAM *****

7:00pm Registration & Warm Up
7:30pm Trombone Fundamentals, Warm Up & Playing Trombone as a Group
8:30pm Dvorak: Adagio, from New World Symphony (for 8-part trombones, everybody welcome!)
9:00pm Jones: Soul Bossanova (for 8-part trombones)
9:30pm Ewazen: Posaunenstadt! (for 12-part trombones)
10:00pm Goodbye

Bass trombonist Brandt Attema has been a member of the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra since 1999. He is also a member of the Nederlands Blazers Ensemble and the New Trombone Collective. As a substitute he has played with, amongst others, the Asko

Schoenberg ensemble and many great orchestras such as the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra.

In September 1999 Brandt Attema won the international competition for bass trombone in Guebwiller – France. Since then he has been a soloist and clinician at numerous festivals throughout the world.

Brandt Attema has been professor of bass trombone at the Royal Conservatory in the Hague since September 2007.

In July 2008 Brandt played the debut concert of his duo with harpist Astrid Haring at the World Harp Congress in Amsterdam. Since then they have inspired many composers to write for this unique combination. They have performed concerts all over the world together, for example in Brazil, Singapore, Denmark, Sweden and Germany.

Brandt Attema studied with Ben van Dijk at the conservatory of Rotterdam where he finished his studies with the highest honours. He also studied with such great trombonists and teachers as George Wiegel, Bart van Lier, Michel Becquet, Joe Alessi, Charley Vernon, Michael Mulcahy and Blair Bollinger.

Bona School Band performed in HKAPA

Date: 1 May 2012
Time: 8:00pm
Venue: Concert Hall, The Hong Kong Academy For Performing Arts

Bona School Band won the 2nd runner-up in the 64th Hong Kong Schools Music Festival (School Band Secondary Intermediate Class)

Holding on a to solid training and hard work as the key to success, the Bona School Band devoted their best united effort and was rewarded the 2nd runner-up in the 64th Hong Kong Schools Music Festival. Such encouraging result brought great joy to staff and students alike, as we all benefited from the learning process. SBC expresses our sincere gratitude to conductors, teachers, parents, old boys and girls and friends for their instincting love and support.

Date: 26 March 2012 (Monday)
Time: 8:00pm
Venue: Tuen Mun Town Hall Auditourium
Piece:Turkey In the Straw -- Michael Markowski
Conductor: Mr. Fung Ka Hing

5B Yip Yuk Chuen won the 1st runner-up in the 64th Hong Kong Schools Music Festival (Trumpet Junior Class)

Date: 22 March 2012 (Thursday)

Time: 9:30am

Class: Trumpet Junior

Piece: Humoresque - Dvorak

Venue: Sheung Wan Civic Centre - Lecture Hall

4C Tam Yuk Wa won the champion in the 64th Hong Kong Schools Music Festival (Saxophone Junior Class)

Date: 17 March 2012 (Sat)

Time: 2:15pm

Class: Saxophone Junior Class

Piece: Interactive - Sarah Rodgers

5B Ng Man Hin won the 1st runner-up in the 64th Hong Kong School Music Festival (Saxophone Senior Class)

Date: 9th March 2012
Time: 9:15am
Class: Saxophone Senior Class

SBC Speech Day

Date: 2nd March 2012 (Friday)
Time: 7pm
Venue: SBC School Hall
Congratulations to our conductor Mr. Lee Shu Sing for receiving the 20-year long service award in SBC.

3D Chung Tsz Pong won the champion in the 64th Hong Kong Schools Music Festival (Clarinet Junior Class)

Date: 7th March 2012
Time: 3:15pm
Class: Clarinet Junior Class

SBC Band performed in Guangzhao Teachers' Visit to SBC

Date: 7th March 2012 (Wed)
Time: 2:30pm - 3:15pm
Venue: School Hall

4E Li Shuk Ting won the 2nd-runner up in the 64th Hong Kong Schools Music Festival

Congratulations to Li Shuk Ting!
SBC Band Hurray!
Date: 1/3/2012
Time:9:15am
Class: Trombone Junior

SBC Alumni Day

Date: 15 January 2012 (Sunday)

Time: 2:30pm - 5:00pm

Venue: School Hall

SBC Sports Day

Date: 13-14 December 2011

Venue: Sham Shui Po Stadium

Warmest Congratulations to School Band on Winning the Gold Award at the Winter Band Festival 2011

Under the baton of Mr. Fung Ka-hing, our school band performed the Disney greatest hits "The Colors of the Wind" from Pocahontas and "Persis" by de James L. Hosay. Our band members presented the to pieces with outstanding skills and musicality, gained the second highest score 92.00 among the 20 competitors from China, Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong and awarded the gold medal in the competition. This is the recognition of our unfailing efforts and dedication to excellence in music. Congratulations to all the band members!

More information about the Winter Band Festival 2011:
http://www.ravegroup.sg/winterbandfest/festival_info.php

School Band gave performance in HKUST Congregation 2011

HKUST's 2011 Congregation was held over three days from 16 to 18 November 2011
at the Hong Kong Jockey Club Atrium on the campus. Our school band is honored to
give performance during the ceremony and builds its reputation by giving high
quality music.

School Band Plays at the opening ceremony in HKU Information Day 2011

Date: 29 October 2011 (Saturday)
Venue: Sun Yat-sen Place, HKU

The University of Hong Kong (HKU) held an Information Day for Undergraduate Admissions on October 29 and 30. A record high of over 80,000 visitors were received during the two event days.

At the opening ceremony on Saturday (October 29), HKU Vice-Chancellor Professor Lap-Chee Tsui announced the premiere of "A Hundred Years of Home Stories", a theatre performance created by a group of HKU current students and alumni to re-tell the history of HKU and the Hong Kong society. Professor Tsui acknowledged the devotion and hardwork of the performers, the production crew and the Director, Ms Krissy Lam, over the past few months and invited the audience to feel and appreciate the intellectual encounter at the theatre.

http://www.hku.hk/press/news_detail_6640.html

6E Chiu Hon Kuen Jimmy Plays Trombone in the Master Class

Dr. Don LUCAS Trombone Master Class

(Jointly presented by Hong Kong Trombone Association and HKAPA)

Date: 15 October 2011 (Sat)

Time: 7:30pm

Venue: Concert Hall, HKAPA

Jimmy plays Concertino for Trombone and Piano, Op. 45, 1st movement by Lars-Erik Larsson.