ST JOSEPH ’ S INSTITUTION • JOSEPHIAN ANNUAL 2014 CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES • AESTHETICS
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GUITAR ENSEMBLE
Teacher in Charge : Ms Wong Wah Lee
Assistant Teachers in Charge : Mr Ng Yew Hong
Ms Ong Mei Fen
Instructors : Mr Michael Gasper Mr Daniel Lim Mr Ang Dun Hao
Exco :
Ong Kang Wei ( President )
Matthew Alexander Mok Kah Hou ( Vice President )
Kristoforus Bryant ( Exco member )
Too Min Jay ( Exco member )
Section Leaders : Matthew Alexander Mok Kah Hou ( Alto 1 )
Wilbert ( Alto 2 )
Nguyen Hoang Thai ( Prime 1 )
Tran Hong Tri ( Prime 2 )
Theodore Hadiyanto ( Bass )
Nirmal Parthasarathy ( Contrabass )
Assistant Section Leaders : Huang Zhihan ( Alto 1 )
Kristoforus Bryant ( Alto 2 )
Yeo Huai Zhe ( Bass )
( from left to right ) Row 1 : Too Min Jay , Matthew Alexander Mok Kah Hou , Mr Steve Alexander , Mr Ang Dun Hao , Ms Ong Mei Fen , Ms Wong Wah Lee , Mr Michael Gaspar , Mr Daniel Lim , Ong Kang Wei , Kristoforus Bryant . Row 2 : Chan Qin Liang , James Cheong Koi Soon , Kee Guan Cheng Elson , Elton Lim Si Yuan , Lim Yu Xiang Theron , Yeo Huai Zhe , Kwok Jing Yang , Tyrone Santiago , Adriel Ng Jing Da , Nirmal Parthasarathy , Lim Chris , Ryan Chan Jia Shen , Preston Thamrin Lim , Clement Phua Yong Jin , Ethan Isaac Sim Ek Chia . Row 3 : Cheah Zheng Wei Jeremy , Jerome Raphael Teo Hsu Chen , Koh Kai Feng Edwin , Varun Vivekananthan , Tan Ler Han , Ethan Chan Wei , Ong Jun Xun , Sanjevi Ravi , Alan Tao Bai Lun , Ng Zhan Hui , Lee Si Hao , Law Bing Feng Keith , Ryan Ashraf B Jefree , Maximillian Lim Sheng Lee , Chow Yan Kai Ernest . Row 4 : Benedict Tan Chun Gie , Cao Minh Huy , Oh Won Jun , Theodore Vito , Koh Le An Leonard , Theodore Hadiyanto , Glenn Luo Yushun , Tran Hong Tri , Wilbert , Raphael Chua Wei Ming , Huang Zhihan , Sheares Toh Xue Wen , Mok Ngai Yiu , Wilbert Aristo Guntoro . Not In Picture : Mr Ng Yew Hong , Nguyen Hoang Thai , Kristo Oktaviano , Jerome Tan , Darren Leow Yee Kiat , John Quek Swee Keang , Marcus James Phua Zhen Rong .
2014 was a rewarding year for the SJI Guitar Ensemble , with numerous friendships forged between members and a host of accomplishments we can be proud of .
Guitar Bonding Day The Guitar Bonding Day is an annual activity held during the March holidays that has , over the years , become a tradition to our ensemble . The activities are organized with the intent to both welcome the new Secondary One guitarists and to establish camaraderie and friendship between guitar members . The day was dominated by fun-filled games , the playing of the guitar and interaction with one another .
8th Guitar Ensemble Festival
The SJI Guitar Ensemble participated in the 8th Guitar Ensemble Festival on 5th April 2014 held at the Republic Polytechnic . This festival provided various schools , from secondary schools to junior colleges , with an opportunity to benchmark their musical standard and to also seek methods to refine their guitar playing skills . The SJI Guitar Ensemble ’ s repertoire of “ Hey Duke ! Glenn ’ s Here ” and “ Mountains In Autumn ” scored a very commendable 85 %, which is comparable to a Distinction Award in the SYF grading system .
This year also saw a slight twist to the festival ’ s proceedings . For the very first time , members were encouraged to team up and form mini performance groups to showcase their hidden talents . Our very own
Small group performance at the 8th Guitar Ensemble Festival ( Kristo Oktaviano , Wilbert Aristo Guntoro , Danny Dwi Rendrahadi , Matthew Mok , Kristoforus Bryant , Theodore Vito )
The Senior Ensemble with our instructor , Mr . Michael Gaspar at the Raffles Hotel , Jubilee Hall .