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THE WIND, BRASS, PERCUSSION & HARP DEPARTMENT
As the intake in each cohort is deliberately very small and highly selective, every student benefits from intensive personal attention from their teachers, who are internationally respected musicians as well as principals of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra and the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra. All wind, brass, percussion and harp majors have opportunities to perform in concerts, masterclasses and outreach activities that take place throughout the academic year, both on campus and in the community. In the fourth year, students work towards a full length senior recital which is performed in the Conservatory Concert Hall. Large Ensembles During their time in the Conservatory, all wind, brass and percussion players perform regularly with at least one of two large ensembles - the Conservatory Orchestra (Assoc Prof Jason Lai, Principal Conductor) and the Conservatory New Music Ensemble. Both ensembles provide training and performance opportunities, exposing students to the music of the 18th through 21st centuries. Additionally, each area organises sectional rehearsals which enhance students' exposure to core orchestral repertoire. Small Ensembles Every semester, there are dedicated chamber concerts featuring wind and brass chamber groups performing repertoire from Baroque to the contemporary, while the Conservatory Percussion Ensemble concerts have featured an eclectic spectrum of music ranging from classical transcriptions to the rock/pop idiom.
Our alumni have been admitted to graduate programmes in prestigious conservatories in Europe and the United States, including: Carnegie Mellon University School of Music (USA) Hochschule der Künste Bern (Switzerland) Hochschule für Musik Sar (Germany) Manhattan School of Music (USA) New England Conservatory of Music (USA) Peabody Institute (USA) Student Successes Brayan Lee Kit Meng harp 3rd Prize, 1st Singapore-Malaysia Harp Competition (HarpFest III), 2010 Dun Pengfei bass trombone 1st Prize, (Bass Trombone Category) The Eighth Brass Competition for the Soloist (China), 2010 Wang Haiyu tuba 1st Prize, (Tuba Category) The Eighth Brass Competition for the Soloist (China), 2010 Hou Chuan-An trumpet 2nd Prize, The International Trumpet Guild Solo Competition 2009 (USA), 2009 Sun Yi percussion 1st Prize (Marimba Section), 6th edition of the International Festival "Days of Percussion" (Giornatte della Percussione) (Italy), 2008 Gao Quan bassoon 3rd Prize, 1st Fox International Bassoon Competition (China), 2005 Yao Jing, Zhang Nianchao, Dai Le, Xie Yelin & Pei Fei wind quintet 2nd Prize (Chamber Category), 9th Asian Symphonic Band Competition (Thailand), 2007 Huang Yichong, Liu Liang, Liu Zhiguo, Shi Jieliang & Chakrit Songtorsrisakun horn quintet 3rd Prize (Chamber Category), 9th Asian Symphonic Band Competition (Thailand), 2007 Full-time Orchestral Appointments Li Xin (assoc principal) clarinet, Singapore Symphony Orchestra Dai Le clarinet, China Philharmonic Orchestra Li Dongjian clarinet, Hangzhou Symphony Orchestra Cheng Hao clarinet, Central Opera House, China Xie Wen flute, Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra Zhang Zejing flute, China Philharmonic Orchestra Liu Zhiguo horn, Macau Symphony Orchestra Terence Tan horn, Shanghai Symphony Orchestra Huang Yichong horn, Shanghai Symphony Orchestra Shi Jieliang horn, Shanghai Symphony Orchestra Xie Yelin horn, Shanghai Symphony Orchestra Wang Wei bass trombone, China National Center for the Performing Arts Liu He tuba, Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra Visiting Artists
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