haha cassandra you can scratch the last part about being disciplined.. cause i'm not so sure. ))):

Hello Stringers,
please give your level cos the consent form and $2 for the CIP trip next Tuesday! If not someone will come and hamtam you for the form, and that's for sure. I'm sure you know who hahahaha (: (Not Voldemort, Mary-Anne.) Make things easier for everybody yes.

And continue to practice for the trip to the home okay! We shall play very well and leave a superb impression on the people so that they will know that we are a very good and disciplined orchestra. Work hard! We can do it (:

<3 Cassandra

Hello Stringalings! I'm back again. Yes, yes after a very long time. Basically, I'm here just to let my presence, or rather, the red badges presence felt. Although we have graduated from SNSO, we'll ALWAYS ALWAYS be a part of SNSO (just like how the greys have been there for us uh huh!)

Anywaaaaaays, I heard that you all picked up new pieces! I'm going to swing by one day and I'm confident that SNSO's going to sound gr-grrrrr-grrrrrrrreat :)

Oh wells, I was browsing through some stuff a few days ago and saw a few quotes that (yes, I know rather cheesy) make a lot of sense! In no random order, they are....:

"Your entry can decide how you exit"

"You exit will be remembered longer than your entry"

"You will never have significant success with anything until it becomes an obsession with you"

Well, so basically, I hope the red badges have proven that and carved the way for all of you! (And hahaha, I hope our exit has been very memorable) So well, set your goals & priorites and you know what SNSO? We have the potential to do well IF WE WANT TO. We also have the potential to sound like a horrible orchestra IF WE WANT TO. So Stringalings, what do you want? :)

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Hello Stringers, here are the photos from Open House, sorry this is so, uhm. Delayed :/

Stringers,

I hope the photos are to your satisfaction (: These are the haha least unglam ones I could find. Do feel free to send me any photos you want to be uploaded and I'll upload for you okayy!

<3
Clauds

SYF INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLES PRESENTATION
(3 Jul, 7.30 pm)

The concert showcases some of the best Western and Ethnic Instrumental groups, from 8 schools: Nanhua High School, Yuhua Secondary School, Nan Chiau High School, Siglap Secondary School, Evergreen Secondary School, Xinmin Secondary School, Paya Lebar Methodist Girls’ School and Tampines Junior College.

Concord'07 by Hwa Chong Institution String Orchestra with the Melbourne Boys Choir
11th July 2007
Victoria Concert Hall
Tickets @ $12 (please note the change)
Contact your very trustworthy Communications Manager Claudice Wee to order tickets

Please support HCISO!

(HCISO SAYS, if SNSO buys more than 30 tickets from them, you'll get the tickets at $11.50! It's a very, very special Friends of HCISO deal ONLY for SNSO!)

Hello Stringers! I'm so happy you all are starting on the Dvorak Serenade for Strings :) although it's an extremely tough piece, it's a beautiful one - and very challenging too! Just take it as a study for the entire orchestra. This piece does not only need YOUR individual effort (by practicing all the notes, phrasings, intonation, etc..), it also requires A LOT of orchestra effort (in terms of phrasings, syncopation, tricky rhythms, overall texture of the piece)

So, we seniors hope that all of you will practice hard! And maybe soon, every single on of you will be able to play all 5 movements! I'll be waiting for that day okay! Oh man, I feel so old. Anyway, the Reds have graduated from string but that won't stop us from supporting every single one of you ALL THE WAY. So if anyone of you have any problems, please FEEL VERY FREE to contact any of us!

I'm trying to load all 5 movements in to the string gmail, but somehow gmail is conked up, so just check it regularly and the recordings may pop up!

STRINGOS YOU CAN DO IT! :DD

Oh yes! Japan trip is CONFIRMED ok (though not the date, but it'll be somewhere around November 27 to December 1) It's a pure REWARD and FUN trip for us so NO INSTRUMENTS WILL BE REQUIRED!

Love,
Jana