It only takes 2 steps to sing with the

MGS CHOIR

Step 1. Attend the Choir briefing

20^th or 27^th Jan 2010

2:30-5:30pm @ LT1 (*note change in venue– was previously conference room)

You will be given a “tour” of the mg choir which will give you a better idea of what is expected of you if you decide to join us. You will also get to attend part of a choir rehearsal and you may clarify your doubts during a question and answer session.

This briefing is compulsory if you want to be part of the choir. You can sign up for the audition after the briefing.

Step 2. Audition

22^nd or 29^th Jan 2010

You will be assigned the time slots and venue when you sign up after the briefing.

Please prepare a short song (no pop songs) to sing during the audition.

Audition results will be released through email and will be put up on the choir board by 1 Feb.

Please refer to the Choir notice board outside the MEP rooms (near auditorium) or the choir blog http://mgchoir-.blogspot.com/ for more details.

“Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving; make melody to our God on the lyre!”

Psalm 147:7

hey ppl!
rmb to go thru ur scores! (kodomo and londali) try to just see thru the new scores!
don't forget! newcomers are walking in to see the choir! so be in ur best behaviour k?
and lastly, pls pay $120 and ur info to ur SLs ASAP!
-lee khim!

GOSH. I love the last post. It's awesome!! I shall treat whoever did that for lunch on Wednesday. =D Yes, you get the point, choir, we have awesome conductors and teachers and a awesomely fantastic choir with such fun-loving, hyper, enthusiastic, angelic (i hope!!) members (that's you, by the way, so you BETTER agree...), so GET PEOPLE TO JOIN!!!!

For those wannabe-mgchoir-members, it's definitely worth it joining choir. As a sec 4 (LOL. scary stuff, mann...), I can honestly tell you that I'm counting down the days, VERY regretfully, to the day I have to cry. At farewell...which better be good!! cuz I really want to cry...hinthint, Yann Ting...heheh...

Yeah, choir has held memories for all of us which are never to be forgotten...I'm gonna tell you a story. NO, DON'T START SCROLLING DOWN. it's not that loooonnnggg.....right?? Ok, you know, I joined my church choir for the advent season this year, cuz I figured it may be the last year I get to do it, plus it's kindda cute being the youngest member of the choir...I was talking to the church organist cum choir director (not conductor...).Suddenly, she started talking to me about her days as a secondary school choir member...I knew she was an old mg gal, so I was like, "yeah, I know, mg choir, right??" and she started jumping with her hands over her mouth. and she's probably 50/60+ years old. and she was in church. and she was JUMPING. You see, that's the effect choir has on you, k?

Basically, in choir, we learn about awesome stuff like solfege and music history and other stuff...it's awesome, cause you can go talk about it to some other musicians, and some of them have never ever heard of it before, and then,,,,you can make them look dumb =D=D=D=D=D
Also, unlike other performing arts groups, you don't have to have any prior qualifications. All you need to be able to do is sing....and considering that you're reading this, you probably do it every day in the shower anyways...so...yeah.

In the gist of it all, choir is awesome. Your best memories in MGS will be your time spent in choir. I'm not joking. I'm waiting for me to be 20 to actually realise that, but I can tell you in advance. For those of you in choir, treasure your years left in choir. For sec 4s, treasure your days/months/hours/minutes/seconds left in choir. For those not in choir yet, join choir so you get to hear me nagging at you about all this XO.

EVERY SMART PERSON WILL TELL YOU THAT YOU SHOULD JOIN CHOIR OR REGRET FOR LIFE. BE THE SMART ONE =D

Love,
your awesome best friend,
eli. sayampanathan.

About the Choir

The MGS choir strives not just to bless the people around us with the joy of music, but also bless each and every one of our members by inculcating several essential skills.

In(ter)dependence, diligence and a sense of shared responsibility are instilled into each chorister as music is learnt and made. Our conductors and teachers reinforce the important of making music as a group, taking great carae to establish self-discipline in every member because "a choir is only as strong as its weaker member".

By mastering vocal skill and techniques taught by our conductors and by growing as a choir, the MGS choir hopes to be of service to the school, the community and our Heavenly Father with the voices he has blessed us with.

Practices are twice a week, Wednesday and Friday, 2.30 - 5.30pm.

Our Conductors

Jennifer Tham

Jennifer is best known as the conductor of the Singapore Youth Choir (now the SYC Ensemble Singers) an ensemble she has led since 1986. A composer by training, she believes that the student chorister is the future of choral music in Singapore, and enjoys infecting young students with her own enthusiasm for music and the expressive medium of voice.

In addition to her work in schools, Jennifer has served on several artistic committees for the International Federation of Choral Music and serves on the Board, chairing a working group for the development of the Asia Pacific choral network. She also represents Singapore in the Choir Olympic Council and has been on the jury at the World Choir Games and at competitions in China, Germany, Indonesia, Japan and Korea. She has taught choir conducting at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts and has given workshops and courses to conductors in Indonesia and Japan.

Jennifer is a recipient of the inaugural Young Artist (Music) Award given by the National Arts Council and is a member of their arts resource panel.

Albert Tay

Albert believes strongly in cultivating high levels of disciplined musicianship, musical in(ter)dependence while having fun making music. Alberts choirs have won distinctions locally and internationally. He also believes in creating an appreciation by music written by living composers. Albert serves the SYC Ensemble Singers as Conducting Assistant.

Albert was selected to be an active participant in the conductors' masterclass organized by the International Federation for Choral Music, representing the Asia South Pacific region in the 7th World Symposium for Choral Music held in Kyoto, Japan. Apart from Theodora Pavlovitch (Bulgaria), he has also worked with established conducting teachers such as Karl Turunen (Finland), Alberto Grau (Venezuela) and Gary Graden (Sweden).

Albert majored in voice and studied vocal conducting with Jennifer Tham and orchestral conducting with Dr Robert Casteels at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, graduating with a Diploma in Music with Distinctions and BA (Hons) from the University of Wales (UK). Albert is a recipient of the Georgette Chen Scholarship and Arts Bursary, both awarded by the National Arts Council (Singapore) and the NAFA Scholarship for his diploma and degree studies.

Teachers-In-Charge

Tham Pei Wen

tham_pei_wen@moe.edu.sg

Angela Ng

angela_ng_suat_theng@moe.edu.sg

Cherie Heng

ong_su_ling_cherie@moe.edu.sg

welcome back to school, choir!!!
hope y'all have fun in your new classes and such.
anyway, as you may have noticed in the practice today, we need to speed up the learning of the pieces. soon enough, the competition scores will come in one big load, and we'll need to learn all of them by may (cause of the pre-tour concert).

please please please please please make an effort to go on this russia trip. from seniors, I heard that these trips are really worth going for, and that they really learn a lot. after all, how often do you sing in these international competitions, with top choirs from all over the world (maybe) ? xDD so please try to come for the trip. plus the more we sell the fundraising stuff, the more the subsidy will be, so we'll pay less if we sell more stuff.

few reminders:
- people go and get the name of your mortal from eli
- hand up your forms for the russia trip with the cheque
- revise scores!

oh and to those curious sec1s who read the blog (not sure if they do)
join choir!!!!!

xDDD
-christie-

HEY Choir!!! =D

Okays. Yes, as Christie said, come and get the name of your mortal from me. Before choir ends next Wednesday....and don't complain if you don't get one of your close friends, cause the whole point of the angel-mortal thing is to help you make friends with other people in choir who you may not know as well...and make sure you pamper your mortal, and send her LOADS of letters, k? If you find you're not receiving anything from your angel, come tell me, and I'll go and find your angel, k?

Also remember to practice all your scores...make full use of the rest of your holidays!!! Ms Tham and Mr Tay said that next year will be a realllllyyyy packed year, so if you want to have time to do anything other than choir stuff, you should learn your music ASAP. Remember, we have 18 pieces to go...plus all the other music we're gonna have to learn. Don't worry...we'll try and make choir as pleasant an experience as possible...

Remember to go and sell your fundraising stuff, k? If you have people still willing to buy more, you can go buy some off other choir members, or go see the teachers or something. Also publicise that we may have more cards printed shortly...yes, we're gonna have to sell those.

kk.
love you all!!
see you next wed!
eli sayampanathan

KODOMO!!!

hey guys!! this is my 1st time posting something here!
because of ellissa, i have to scan this out for u guys!! (i have only 1 monitor, and the scanner attached to the CPU is the one that has some problems with starting up the com...)
hope u ppl read it!!
(i think u can click on it to enlarge..)

[:leekhim:]

*have a gd yr ahead!!! (:

hi choir!

so y'all know that next year will be a very busy year, and hence I think we have to step it up. we got a longggg way to go. so we gotta concentrate!!! esp with new people coming in next year. must set good example okay.

ok just some reminders:
1. first practice of the year!!! 6 jan, wednesday, after school (obviously. xD)
2. go and get the name of your mortal from eli
3. practise your scores

LOL i'm quite high now.
yeah so anyway,
the list of people in which section will be posted soon, i think.
I think that's it for now.

lotsa craziness,
christie

HEY CHOIR!!

kk....Partae's over, people...hope you all enjoyed yourselves! =D Things were not as organised as I would have prefered them to be, but people were scolding me for trying to get things too organised, so....yeah...I hope that none of you were dying to go home or anything, cuz that's not the point of a party, is it??

Yeah, don't forget that the year's events are not over, k? We still have practice on the 30th Dec, so make sure you turn up for that. Go through all your scores and stuff like that, cause it won't be very nice for the conductors if we have to start from scratch all over again, right? Yeah, let's do them proud!! =D

kk. tatafornow!
eli sayampanathan

HI CHOIR!
I'm here to post something utterly random but totally cool.
Like, I'm sure you've all heard Jason Derulo's "Whatcha Say" right!
SOOOOOOOOOO
Like some people say he ripped off Imogen Heap's "Hide And Seek" but whatever.
Anyway!
I found this awesome singing group/choir/whatever who sang it!
AND IT'S LIKE AMAZING.
SO WATCH IT!
Cool or WHAT!
Did you hear the dude singing the high note? And we can all learn something from this totally-not-frivolous-post/video. Note their dynamics! And blending! And they all watch the conductor etc.
And yes, they're all dudes.
Let's not be too blown away by that awesomeawesomeawesome performance and remember Ellissa's equally long post.
Love,
Marian

Awesome times...

HEY CHOIR!!!!

Hope everyone is looking forward to the X'mas party! =D YOU BETTER BE. Just to ask, can anyone bake? Cuz we need volunteers to bring food and stuff....We'll let you know how we're gonna get the food FOOD done, but we need people to volunteer to bring cake, cookies, cake, cookies and more cake. Yeah, I know it's bad for our voices, but WHO CARES? We all deserve a bit of fun for 1 night. (yeah...and let's all keep it to the night of the 11th of dec, k?)

Awesome things are being planned, so please keep an Eye on your Email (you see? There's gotta be a reason for this awesome coincidence, right?), cause we'll be updating you =D

SO, please drop me or Rachael an email if you can bring cake. or cookies. or anything else. OH! And if you're waiting for us to ask you personally if you can sponsor anything, please don't...cause I don't read minds....Just drop me an(other) email to tell me what you want to sponsor, so we don't have to keep a budget in mind for that.

Yupz. Are you'all practicing your scores? YOU BETTER BE. hehe...naw....just make sure you're prepared for choir next year, k? Don't keep practicing until you get bored of choir, or the comm will have to work extra hard to get you all alive again next year....

OH! And please remember to drink lots of water, k? I'm guilty...I just recovered from a sore throat....so, learn...It may be rainy season, but the rain doesn't just seep into your body by magic. yeah...

Oh, and I know how much we're all missing choir (right, Right, RIGHT???) So, here's a thought for you...

"I dwell in the high and holy place, and also with him who is of a contrite and lowly spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly, and to revive the heart of the contrite."

-Isaiah 57:15 (2)

Please remember to tell me if you can't make it for the party on the 11th, and OH! If you still havn't gone for 3 concerts this year, there are LOADS of concerts to go and watch during the holidays, so email me, and I'll tell you some good ones to go see, k? Or you can pick up the Esplanade diary (which you can get at the Esplanade, by the way...) and see what good concerts there are. Yes, you can go even if you've already done 3 concerts for the year. More is good.

ok.
love you, dears!
eli sayampanathan

yo choir!!!

ok this is kind of a sum-up of what's been going on, for those who missed practices recently.

-we finished ting tan qin
-attempted yagi xDDD
-got new scores (mary's song, children etc.)
-learnt first few pages of "children" (the japanese song)

hmm hope that holidays have been so far enjoyable, so to speak.

oh ya I found this video on youtube. it's our performance from the Sounds Of Hope concert.
"You Raise Me Up" Mgchoir+String Ensemble
dunno who posted it. haha it doesnt have picture, but then again, you dont need pictures to hear a choir right?



here's the link if needed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3nD0LLuofc
there's also the other performances of the concert.

lotsa awesome randomness,
-christie-

HEY!

Firstly, can we make it COMPULSORY for everyone to sign off when you finish a blog post? Cause it can get kindda confusing...

anyways...HOW'S LIFE KEEPIN' YOU, CHOIR? =D good, i hope! okay. happy holidays. happy times...and now, we're gonna have even more happy moments!

The date for our post-carolling cum Christmas party is out. 11th December. It's gonna be loads of fun, so you really don't want to miss it. We've got a great line-up planned, so please make sure you're free on the 11th. We're not sure about the venue and time and all of that yet, but we'll let you know, so please keep an eye on your emails.

Make sure you don't slack during the hols, k? Go run a few kilometers (at least) a few (at least) times a week, or you're really dead when you get back to school next year, cause we're gonna be whipped cream. SWWWeet. XD

Go and practice your scores, k? SLs/ Octet leaders, if you want to hold practices, please go ahead and do so, cause we don't want to be completely lost in January next year. OH! And don't go and eat too many sweets and chocolates and junk food, cause it will just spoil your voice, and that's bad...

okays.
thanks!
bye!
eli sayampanathan

Duuuuuuudies,
can we look for a nice blogskin with navigations?
Or can someone design one! That'll be awesome.
Then we can revive the blog and put photos up and do "Reflections" on like our performances!
Like Ms Tham wants us to.
So any suggestions for blogskins, PUT IT IN THE TAGBOARD.
Thanks!

Hey!
This is an email I sent to the MGS-SASS choir today...just incase you didn't receive it, here it is....I think I'm just too lazy to write another looooong story...=D ENJOY! And no excuses for not reading the whole thing...it's not THAT long....

____________________________________________________________________

HEY Choir!!!

AHH. Carolling is over. Sweet release. I hope you all enjoyed yourselves over the past few months, during all our practices, whether good or bad, happy or sad, and the carolling days itself. The past two days will definitely hold memories that we will cherish as a choir for a looong time. I know that ALL the sec3s from MG choir still love the carolling days we had in 2007. So, please do reflect on everything we've learnt and done the past few days and make sure you continue to apply them, or Mr Tay will KILL US.

Just a thank you to JP (SASS President), Rachael (carolling co-i/c), Ruth and Yann Ting (MG vice-Presidents) and the carolling comm from MG: Lee Khim, Marian, Maria and Siying. Thanks for all the help you've given to me during the process of planning for carolling and during the actual carolling itself. (the bracketed stuff are for all you people who are still living in your own nutshell...)

Another thank you to go out to all the GLs : ME!, Lee Khim, Marian, Maria and Siying, and their respective AGLs : Joel, Barnabas, Darien, Evan and Jeremy (who we should all congratulate for pulling through O'levels and carolling all at the same time =D...CONGRATS!!) Thanks you all for helping co-ordinate your groups and keep them under a tight rope when we had problems organising the choir...by the way, you should know that there were about 70 people carolling in total, so that's why it was always so noisy...rings a bell? Thanks also for taking charge of the music when we had to break into our small groups! It all turned out well in the end.

Yet another thank you for all the conductors: Evan, Lee Khim, Joel, Christie, Stephen and Rachel. Thanks for being so courageous and taking the stand, and trying your very best to immitate Mr Tay and Ms Tham....

To Lee Khim: You are becoming ever more confident gal!! And your conducting is getting more and more hillarious, by the way....in a good way...cause it makes us smile =D MG gals, we're so lucky to have her around, so BE THANKFUL.

To Evan: LOL. Your conducting will forever be remembered...a testimony to all. I think I've told you before, but please don't change the way you conduct, cause it's entertaining (hehe...) and makes people smile, which in turn makes their singing better, so everything is better in the long run. X)

To Joel : Hi dude. Thanks for being the booming bass in our group. The bassists couldn't have survived without you. (AHEMAHEMRYANCLINTANDSEAN!!) And you're too serious when you try to cue us in for Gaudete, but it works anyways...

To Christie: Two words: You're Natural. No, not the gummies...You are tiny, but you're awesome. Seriously... you should make Sop 2s work so hard that we become the awesomest section ever...wait... we are the awesomest section ever! =D GO SOPPY 2s!!!

To Stephen: You conduct Wassail amazingly. Is your name pronounced Stephen or Steven? As in Stephen Leek or ..... nevermind...why do people have such wierd names? (talk for myself eh? ellissaeasitasayampanathan.)

To Rachel: HEY! You did great conducting us during practices. Sorry you didn't get a chance to conduct during carolling, though...the biggest pitty...nevermind. SOON. :)

Yupz. If anyone has any photos, please send them to me, so that we can compile nice ones and send them out to everyone...OH! And please don't tell me to go look on facebook, cause I kindda deleted my account, and it wasn't an accident. I PROMISE!! I'm not that absent minded.............okay, maybe I am, but I'm very sure I didn't delete my account by accident.

JP, can you please forward this to your whole choir? Thanks!

THANKOOO EVERYBODY!!
ellissaeasitasayampanathan
aka.
eli

ps. now you know why the comm says I'm very LOOOONG winded.....in my emails....i think i'm a bit better in real life....=D

ps no.2. this thing is gonna be posted on the mg choir blog : mgchoir-.blogspot.com, which I believe is linked to the SASS choir blog, so go see...

___________________________________________________________________

Yeah....please share your views...comment or something....we'll do a debrief soon...i think....

thanks!
eli

Hello Choir!
How have you been? Hopefully practicing Hodie like, a lot.
Anyway, does anyone have suggestions for a new blog skin?
Something with navigations please.
If you do have some, which I sincerely hope you will go and scout for, please link it in the tag box.
Thanks hons!

LOL. and that's to the video on ellissa!

and now for some reminders xPPP:
-carolling scores (the 6 that we learnt during the workshop) to be memorised by wednesday
-NCCS concert scores (you raise me up, hope is the anchor) also to be memorised by wednesday.
-new carolling scores (canzone, go tell it, carol of the bells) to be learnt by wednesday, memorised by 23 october
-bring $80 for NCCS tickets
-bring $11.50 for t-shirts

btw: those people who want to teach/learn basic theory, please give your names to Ellissa.
those people who cannot make it to carolling, or any practices WITH A VALID REASON, please tell Ms ThamPW first before telling SLs.

Take note: wednesday, 7am, at the bamboo courtyard, to revise carols. as you know, the SASS choir will be at mgs after school for choir practice. we must show them that we girls can do ownage!!! xDDD

AND PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL.
REGULARLY.
those who dont check their inboxes, please start checking them regularly, especially since it's the holidays.

-christie-

p.s. please do watch the ellissa video and comment!! xDDD

Hallos.

I promise you, the video is a total mess. Seriously. And the hair, well that was Marian's work of art, so don't laugh about it, cause that is not me. Honestly, why is bullying me so easy??? Let me explain the video in detail.

Once in a while, some of us crazy choir girls go to Pizza Hut for lunch on days we have choir in the morning and the afternoon. AND, without fail, every single time we go there, the same guy serves us. And I think he's really pissed now, cause....well, imagine if this same group of people keep coming, and they always tell you "table for 16 please!"

So happened, on Friday, a comm. meeting was called for and so, we decided to go to Pizza Hut. Now, you've got to understand the tabasco and pepsi story to fully understand what's happening here. Yann Ting, Rachael and Siying, can you please post something about the tabasco and pepsi story? Anyways, for those people out there who are clueless, the Tabasco and Pepsi story is about the wonder of bullying me.

So, like any other normal Pizza Hut day, Tabasco, by some miraculous means, ended up in my pepsi. Obviously, since I hadn't even started eating as yet, I decided to change my drink. After I'd gotten it changed, Tabasco (naturally) got added again. Awesome. In short, everyone got into the swing of bullying me. AGAIN.

No matter the odds, I treated those of the comm. who were there at Pizza Hut to the chocolate cake with ice-cream add-on thingy. You know, the ones which come with cherries on the top. CHERRIES ON THE TOP. Oh!!! and I eventually ate everyone's cherries...cause no one else likes them...=(

Siying, being the mentally (maybe physically) sickening person she is, passes a comment that if you can tie a knot with the cherry's stem, you're a good kisser. BTW, this comment was passed at our previous visit to Pizza Hut too. (AHEMAHEMAHEM!!!!!). So, Siying and Yann Ting each stuck a cherry stem in their mouths and tried to tie a knot. For the record, Siying managed to tie the knot...which means what??.........H A!

Eventually, they managed to persuade me into trying (it's the whole bullying ellissa thing again) it as well. So, the video is basically showing me trying to tie the cherry stem with the knot. Now, post story.

Later on, we dropped by at cold storage (another popular hangout). And guess what. They decided to search for cherries to buy for me for my birthday. HELLO?!? My birthday is wayyy over. Then, they tried for Christmas. They are crazy. CRAZY.

Please guys, I don't want cherries for a present, or I'll have to look at Mrs Cherie Heng's name like it was alien.

Love,
Eli

cherries...

heyo <3

here's a video of ellissa attempting to tie a knot on the cherry stem with her mouth...to see how good a kisser she is...ENJOY...<3<3<3

you're welcome :)

siying <3

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Heys Choir~
How were EOYs? Let's hope they weren't too bad that you can't come for choir on Friday, normal time. Hehes. Okies. Anyways, before Friday's rehearsal, you have to try make time to learn the caroling scores, Hope Is The Anchor and You Raise Me Up (according to Ellissa's email). And, if you've lost any of the scores, ask Daphne to see if she has any extra copies. Okies. I'm done here :). Have fun!
Smiles,
Michelle

Hey Choir!!

AHHHHH!!! EOYs are coming, and I'm sure that all of you are really really really mugging now...yeah. Go mug. =D Don't forget we still have choir this week, but remember to keep studying ah! Do your best for these exams, and then we can continue working hard for the choir. Carolling is gonna be really fun, but not if we all have to catch up with all our work from this year, right? So, the moral of the story is to do your best now. Make sure you keep God in your prayers too ah! Do your best, and leave the rest to God!=D

thanks!
ellissasayampanathan

yeah. You say, goodbye pretty ladies, and I say that too.

Hallo. =D

I just read the posts from Liz and Yann Ting about the farewell, and I've just been inspired to write something...it's that irritating inner sense that just keeps bugging me to DO MY JOB. So. This is to the dear comm of 0809

LIZ. I know I've got HUGE feet to fill, but I seriously dunno about the big feet thing...my feet look pretty small to me...=D but anyways, thanks for everything you've done, and thanks for all the encouragement...yes, I do have faith...lots of it...now's the time to put the faith into action! So, choir, let's get all those vocal chords movin'!! =}BTW, did I do a good job summarising stuff at the farewell? hehehe...yeah...no substantial information came out in the end, right? soryy...You were great in the good times and the bad, and somehow, you knew how to handle EVERY single situation...man...you're awesome. =)

Gabby. You're a great person. You know, this might be quite ironic (read the next statement over and over a few times and you'll get it...) I look up to the way you can lead so well by being humble. I look up to your 'humbleness'. LOL. seriously...you're always full of hope and faith for the choir, and it's been FABULOUS having you as a role model. THANK YOU SO MUCH!

Nicole. Ahh...once again, you've been amazing...I think it's really funny when you look so stressed when there are problems with scores...your face reads: "HELLO?!? can you please be, like, wayyyy more responsible?" =D so cute...Thanks for being so concerned about details...it was like as if you were a thin thread that strung the small bits in the choir together. THANKKOOO

Violette. You are so talented. Really. I guess you already know that, so lets get on with things...OMG. The farewell song thing was so hilarious. CAUSE IT WAS SO WELL COMPOSED!!! =D We just realised how difficult it is to compose something tailor-made, straight-from-your-heart, and with a different lyricist and composer. Yeah, that's why we had to sing you the ready-made stuff...WHICH TURNED OUT AWESOME. In short, you're beyond words, and though it's hard to let you go, it's part of life I know. LOL. Thanks. For everything.

Christine. Your speech was THE most inspiring thing I've ever heard. More inspiring than Tiff's Fried Food speech. I was dumbstruck when I saw so many people crying. And, we could tell that you spoke from your heart. I'm devastated you (and all the other sec 4s) have to leave choir...AND, you woke me up to start REALLY SAVOURING the time I have left in the choir, cause now I'm scared that I will have the same reaction to leaving choir as you...I wonder...anyway, thanks!!!

Rebekah You are the sweetest person I’ve ever met. Seriously. You may not talk so much, and you may not be a people person, but you somehow manage to catch my attention with your quiet ways...it’s amazing...The way you worked with the Alto2s was suttle, and yet, effective...you’ve given Wey-Lynn and Sarah good grounds to work on...And I can see that you adore choir...Thank you for all the moments we’ve spent together, and...just...Thank you. =)

Ally You may be scary, but not scary enough for me :) You still give me the creeps, though...hehe...I’m glad I got to know you (eventhough it may not have been enough...) , and I enjoyed the times we had together, talking about how dumb our brothers will look doing the crazy concert....blahblahblah...yeah....THANKSMUCH!

I think that’s about it. I figured, since I had to summarise everything up during the farewell, I should write a ‘longer summary’ here. It’s still a summary, though...Hey, Yann Ting & Maria, still keep the 1 hour slot for me to talk at next year’s farewell, ah!! LOLZ.

To the up-and-maybe-too-happening comm. of 0910, I HAVE TONS OF HOPE FOR US :)...so, lets go get movin’ k? Haha...just kidding...cause we’re already moving, right? Haha...kidding again!!...LOL. I can imagine Siying telling me after she reads this...”Ellissa, you’re the most retarded person on Earth, and I think you know that. Who can make such lame jokes?” Of course, in this situation, she would have to be reminded of Liz and Gabby...=D

So, Thank you to everyone who has impacted the choir, and I hope that the next year is truly A song (legacy) that never ends

Lots of Love,
ellissasayampanathan

goodbye, pretty ladies.

HELLO CHOIR.

i know i didnt have a(nother) chance to give a lovely speech to you girls just now, but i really want to thank you all for one of the most amazing nights of my life. from every moment of your planning to every second of the night, i knew that so much had been poured into organising this for us. and we really want to tell you that we appreciate it so very much.

thank you for the wonderful scrapbooks and the hugs and the smiles and the songs and the pictures. it's been four years of memories jampacked into one emotional night (though i didnt really cry) and it will be for each and every one of you girls too, soon.

i've had a great time with the committee leading the mgchoir, and there's so much to learn from each other. the most sincere and heartfelt thanks to the mgchoir committee 0809 for being awesome (of course) and giving your best to the choir.

ellissa, you're extremely long-winded but that's what makes you who you are. you think you have big shoes to fill, but actually you have pretty big feet too (: have faith in yourself, have faith in your committee, have faith in the choir because that's what/who you're going to be leading.

ruth, i know the heart of yours isnt done with the choir yet, and i know you will continue doing everything you can for everyone you meet. support ellissa and support every girl in the choir, and remember to turn off the lights and aircon in the chapel and yell at the choir for not arranging the pews properly. i know you'll enjoy it (:

yannting, you remind me of myself, i've told you this before. you're going to lead the choir to even greater heights with ellissa and ruth and the rest of the committee, i know it. and remember, keep the passion, because it's rare (:

daphne + rachael, congratulations, you two have gotten the hardest job of all (in my opinion), but i know you two will handle it well. (: support each other and work together, and remember not to lose any money or scores (tsk tsk tsk).

rachel fits + lee khim, you two may think that it's impossible to take over violette+christine, and of course you girls wont be able to. you'll take on their roles and continue growing in it, so that the choir will bloom under your guidance.

christina, marian, christie, michelle, siying, maria, weylynn, sarah, just because i grouped you all together doesnt mean youre too insignificant to be listed individually. it's because i just want all of you to know that, by working together, you all are going to be the ones who impact the choir the most, by impacting each individual girl who enters and leaves. i have faith in you girls. (:

it's going to be a rollercoaster ride of emotions, but it's at the end of the ride, that you'll really wish you could go on it again.

i know,
because i do.

all my love, and all of God's blessings.
liz.

Hello my dear choir(:

So, I just got back from the farewell literally minutes ago. Like, my eyes are still all red and puffy and swollen. The whole thing was incredible really, even considering the frenzy we were in while we prepared. And even though I wish I could've stayed for the entire thing, it was still an incredible night. I think I cried more than I did when I was watching Marley&Me and Up and Bridge to Terabithia and Spiderman2 combined. Can't believe it.

But yeah, I just wanted to tell you guys how amazing tonight was. I don't even know how to describe how much I'm going to miss all you sec 4s. You're all wonderful and perfect in your own ways and the choir will never be the same without you, ever. The choir would be nothing without your caring hearts, strong vision and unrelenting determination and I believe that I speak on behalf of the whole choir when I say that we love you so much.

There's this quote that I really like:

"There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are messengers of overwhelming grief and unspeakable love."
- Washington Irving

I think it speaks for itself. So, seeing how many tears were shed tonight, anyone will be able to tell how much all of you seniors really mean to us. You've touched our lives, even if it's just in small ways.

As part of the new comm, I can only hope what small impact I have on the choir will be just as wonderful as the tremendous ones you have left on us. And I'll say it again, we love you so much:D

To the rest of the choir, I'm sure the sec4s mean a lot to all of you and they've truly done so so much for us. So, now it's up to us to continue the legacy they've left behind and bring the choir to even greater and greater heights. I know all of you want to make them proud and not let them down. It's the least we owe to them isn't it? (:

I'm not usually a person of many words so, I shall end of with another quote. From High School Musical 3, haha however cheesy it may be. But it just popped into my head and I think it's pretty appropriate so. "It was a night to last forever, and we'll never ever never ever never ever never ever forget"

Much much much loove,
yannting♥

Hey choir!

nice job for the CCMC performance. We shall now strive to the next performance, and the next, and the next etc. We can put in more voice volume though.

a reminder:
PLEASE HAND UP YOUR POSTCARD AND BADGE DESIGN TO LEE KHIM ASAP.
PLEASE COLOUR THEM TOO.
this is already wayyyy over, and not many people have put up their designs. you'd want the best designs right? so contribute!

there's choir on wednesday, btw.

xDDDD
Christie

As you know, CCMC performance is in two days time!
just a reminder:
- be in school @ 7.10am on sunday at concourse
- wear school uniform, make sure it's all neat, hair included
- we're singing two services, so we finish at 12.40 (according to ellissa, must add 10mins)

Please take care of the voice/vocal chords. it's not nice to get sore throat, esp. before performance. Look over the scores, and prepare! Sleep early!

ohoh. and must check the blog for updates! yay.

xDDD
Christie

yaay, the blogskin is up :D

if there are any problems with it or any constructive criticism please feel free to post it on the tagboard over there <<<

enjoy!

loooves,
yannting♥

HEYYYY!!!

Just a reminder choir, CCMC performance is on the 23 Aug, and next Wednesday is tentatively going to be our last practice before the performance!! So, GO AND REVISE YOUR SCORES NOW!!!

All the best for your remaining common tests!

ellissasayampanathan

Hi choir!

Common tests are coming up! :O Study hard horh. Okay, wait. That's not the point. Anyways, there is a concert by ACSI coming up so if you want to go, please tell Daphne by tomorrow... It's on the 14th of August-this coming Friday. It's at ACS (Independant) Centre for Performing Arts 1-CPA 1. It's from 7.30pm to 9.30pm and the tickets are $10 each. Next, SYF photo orders/money. Please order through your ASL by the 19th of August and give her the money. If you don't want the photo, you'll have to give her a valid reason. Oh! Remember that there's no choir this week and it resumes next week, so remember to bring your scores for CCMC next week! (CCMC is next Sunday, if I'm not wrong... So practice your scores and try to memorise them!) Of course, studies come first. So, study hard!!! Good luck everyone!

btw, are we gonna link other choirs? I can link them if you want...

smiles,
michelle

helloooo choir!

so, had some free time and came up with this: CLICK HERE!

yupp, tell us what you think and if everything is okay it should be up after common tests :D

lovee,
yannting♥

whoooooyeahhhh YAY. this blog is REVIVED. AND WE SHALL KEEP IT ALIVE

HI CHOIR!!!!!!

so anyways... a few reminders...

1. Performing arts night tickets and ticket stubs to be handed in to Ms ThamPW ASAP.

2. SYF photos. confirm and hand up money $12
reminder: only maximum 3 people per section can opt not to buy the photo

3. Leong Yoon Pin concert-- Choral Oddessy(sp?) 25th August, Esplanade. Tickets will be $20 and $30, but as we have a subsidy, they will only be $8 and $12. Inform your SL whether you're going, and pass the money to them by 13 August.

~*~

oh and people, TAG.

yayness from me!,
christie

Hi CHOIR!
This is like officially becoming my personal playground!
let me think of notices:
Rehearse Author of Life Divine, Gloria, Irish Blessing
Ticket orders for that concert thing are being taken now so tell your SLs/ASLs

OKAY NOW WATCH THIS!

IT IS AWESOME OKAY! It shows the beauty of harmony! And how awesome this song is and how we should strive to sound like that although we're not guys/tenors and listen to how high they can sing!

And this is what we should have sounded like? See how even if they aren't singing in their like mother tongue, they still sound kind of like it! We must be like them, and earn lots of money from singing to fund our tour next year!

Okay Hi.
I was told to "liven" up the Choir blog.
So I took the liberty of updating the Alumni list, D: and the upcoming events thing.
So yeah, I don't know, I guess we'll be posting notices and concert details here?
Here's a nice little pick-me-up! IT'S SUCH AN AWESOME SONG. & it's something like what the lady said about HOW FAR WE'VE COME.

Love, Marian

P.S., click on the CAPITALIZED WORDS. Thanks!

Hey guys!

I just saw this blog after really really long...so sorry...I promise, I'll make sure it gets updated!!
Great job on Founders Day choir! I know that we didn't have a lot of time to practice cause of the H1N1 thing, but we managed to pull it off...the mike system, though...anyways, let's try and make Prefects Installation a blast, k? Let's just thing of it as dedicating our efforts to our dear Christine....and yes, TO THE MG CHOIR ALUMNI 2009, WE REALLY MISS YOU!!! ok. I'll go get something done about this blog now...

BYE!
ellissasayampanathan

Esplanade Presents...
Limelight - Celebrating Life, with Song
by the Methodist Girls' School Choir
7th April 2009, Tuesday
7.30pm
Esplanade Concert Hall
Ticket Price: $20 (concession for Students, NSF and Senior Citizens: $15)
Tickets can be bought from Esplanade Box Office and SISTIC's authorised agents

Songs are found in every culture and woven into daily life. While there are those that are from our childhood or tell of stories long ago, there are some which are part of rituals, and others which sing of the dance in our heart and feet .

From the sacred poetry Hildegarde von Bingen and the kulning calls of Swedish folk-hymn to the island dances of Japan and the sassy skirt-twirling dances of Latin America, The Methodist Girls’ School Choir celebrates life in every aspect, through song in this special choral performance.


About the Methodist Girls' School Choir
The Methodist Girls’ School Choir has been sharing the joy of music and singing through performances and competitions since their formation. One of 30 school choirs on Singapore’s Ministry of Education’s Choral Excellence Programme, the choir received the Gold award for the 4th Ambassador of the Arts Awards (2004) and has consistently achieved Gold awards in the biennial Singapore Youth Festival Central Judging Choir Competition. Representing Singapore in international festival-competitions, the Choir has toured San Francisco (1999), Athens (2004), Bratislava (2007) and Prague (2007) and returned with excellent results.

Coached by Ms Jennifer Tham since 1998 and Albert Tay since 2005, the choir’s wide-ranging repertoire embraces the work of living composers, contemporary sacred and art music as well as spiritual and gospel.

CANTABILE 2008

oh no! this is the part where you remove our names from the list of current mg choristers and tuck us away under the heading 'alumni 08'.
anyway, i'm here to say, on behalf of all the sec fours, that you guys delivered an absolutely delightful performance tonight and we are so extremely and incredibly proud of you all. we, your lovely seniors, had a wonderful time cheering you on, and you simply cannot imagine how much we wished we were up there on stage with you. but that aside, tonight was your night. and you totally owned it!

i'll tell you this: God loves the mg choir.

i miss you guys!

all my love,
claire

friday night, and the lights are low

to the mgchoir 2008:
i am so very very proud of you. you have no idea how many other people are too. i want to thank each and every one of you for putting in absolutely EVERYTHING you had to make this concert such a huge success. never heard such loud applause and cheers before, AND NEVER SEEN SO MANY FLASHING LIGHTS! ahahha. we're SUPERSTARS, yo! the teachers are crazily proud of us, the conductors (including ms j tham, i'm sure she'd be EXTREMELY proud), our lovely seniors, the audience, and most important of all,

yourselves.

we have worked so hard for this, and what we saw today was just awesome. AWEsome. AWEMUCH. hahahaha. see! isnt this much better than disappointing ourselves, hahaha. :Di will forever cherish every memory made, every note sung, every scream uh screamed, every heart that made today such a success.we didnt just make everyone around us proud,we impressed them and blew their socks off. or shoes. whichever.

to the mgchoir comm 2007-2008:
we made it.
and now, it's time for us to hand over and take the lead (yet again) to bring the choir to greater heights.

to the awesomest president i've ever seen: RACHEL CHIU BOBO.
i'll never forget everything you've done for me. i'll never forget the really difficult times we had when we first started working together. it wasnt easy; IT WAS DIFFICULT, but we did it. we did it! we're the best pair of boboheads ANYONE has ever seen. I LOVE YOU, THANKS FOR EVERYTHING! :D:D

to the most incredibly patient secretary: NICOLE CHEE.
i seriously hate your job, HAHAHAHA. i'm sorry i just have to say this. but oh well, you rock at it so who's complaining but you? hahahahaha. LOVE YOU SO MUCH, THANKS FOR EVERYTHING THESE PAST FEW/MANY YEARS. :D:D continue singing for the glory of God, yes! :D

to the craziest student conductress: VIOLETTE TRUONG.
I LOVE YOU LOVE YOU LOVE YOU LOVE YOU. SERIOUSLY. thanks for that awesome solo tonight, it had me grinning from EAR TO EAR again. i'll never forget all the stupid things we've done in choir, in europe, even today, in the toilet. HAHAHA.

to the group of insane sectional leaders: CHRISTINE LEE, GABRIELLE ONG, CLAIRE CHONG AND CHIAM QINGLING.i have you all to thank for teaching the choir the music, and for adding so much fun to practices. i'll never forget our sectionals (BEAR! :D) and how fruitFUL they always were. hahaha right! :D

we did it.
but now,

to the mgchoir comm 2008-2009:
well, it's only just started, you know. although i'm sure all of us are worn out already, it's only just the beginning (technically speaking.). you have no idea how proud i am of all of you (and we've only just begun working together!) yay i really hope the year ahead will be nothing short of amazing, and truly miraculous.

to the awesome powerpuff girls: MS THAM PEI WEN, MS ANGELA NG, MRS CHERIE HENG.
i'll never forget everything you've done for us. never ever. imagine us without you! ah hahaha. your guidance, love, support, encouragement and care is GREATLY APPRECIATED.

to the two loveliest conductors: MS JENNIFER THAM AND MR ALBERT TAY.
thank you both SO MUCH for everything you've given to us, the music, the passion, the life. without you two, we (literally) wouldnt have been up on stage. except for chispa and las amarillas, of course.

i'll never forget tonight.
and the smiles, they were blinding.
for once.

I LOVE YOU ALL.
XOXO.

oh sorry,
this is elizabeth. hahahaha.

AWESOME JOB LAST NIGHT, HAHA.

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

mg choir concert was a blast.

i think the choir really just... went on to stage and just... enjoyed what they were singing
although most songs were rushed or out of tune, i think we really put in everything that we have learnt from all the past practices and rehearsals.
abba was fabulous. we really just enjoyed it and sang out. the audience was wonderful.
and to see all our old friends again was amazing. grace, feli, qing, enqi, rachel, patty, nicole, etc seeing all of them again was just... so awesome. and anna, jan, michelle chan, abi, roxanne, suat, all those from 3t and 3g. you guys were such an awesome audience and such good friends. i will never forget you guys for coming to support us. you guys are just great.
tjc was great too. i loved their dance moves. they did it with so much energy. i wish i could dance as well as them. HAHA.

we couldn't start dancing queen properly!!! HAHAHAHAHA and the encore was worse. HAHAHAA. but it was fun, cos we just sang and didn't care. HAHAHA.

after that when we went backstage, my ears were practically bleeding from all the screaming. it was like
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
non-stop.
so fun, i haven't screamed like that in such a long time. just couldn't stop screaming. HAHA.
and all our old friends came back to give us flowers. it was so sweet. i can never thank them enough. my gratitude towards them can't be put in words.

good job mg choir.

i can't believe this is my last day as an sl.
i love you guys sop ones. you guys are a great bunch and are lovely people to be with. and you ALL have amazing voices, unique voices. and it's really an honor be your leader. i know you guys have always been putting in your all and i thank you guys for that. i will never forget this experience of being an sl of you guys. i hope you guys continue to grow to be better singers and better performers. i will always be supporting all of you. and i'll be there if you need me.

i really can't believe it's my last day as an sl.
i hope i did well. i hope you guys continue to grow and love not only the choir, but music more each day. you guys have such great voices and it's been an honor.
:)
i will never forget all my experiences with all of you as an sl.

hope you won't too.



but i know that all this isn't about us. it just goes to show how faithful God is. He truly is miraculous in helping and guiding us through everything.
Give thanks with a grateful heart
Give thanks unto the Holy One
Give thanks because He's given Jesus Christ, His Son
Give thanks with a grateful heart
Give thanks unto the Holy One
Give thanks because He's given Jesus Christ, His Son

And now let the weak say, "I am strong"
Let the poor say, "I am rich
Because of what the Lord has done for us"
And now let the weak say, "I am strong"
Let the poor say, "I am rich
Because of what the Lord has done for us"

God is amazing. and all this goes back to Him.

In Christ alone my hope is found,
He is my light, my strength, my song;
this Cornerstone, this solid Ground,
firm through the fiercest drought and storm.
What heights of love, what depths of peace,
when fears are stilled, when strivings cease!
My Comforter, my All in All,
here in the love of Christ I stand

it's overwhelming. gosh, this really is my favourite song...

tonight has been so wonderful. everything passed so fast.. but they will remain in my heart and my mind forever.

CHOIR!

Hello,

so Founder's Day has passed. done better than i had expected it, what with the microphone system and dry acoustics in the hall etc. dont be discouraged, though, those of you who had hoped to have performed better. i'm sure our concert will be a BLAST. everything is working out pretty well now! besides choreo, but thats a whole different thing.

anyway,

28 JULY 2008 MONDAY (which is tomorrow)

CHINESE CHAPEL (haha however strange it sounds)

please remember your black files and to MEET OUTSIDE THE HALL (like usual) AT 6.45 AM SHARP. late comers will be fined with jumping jacks. :D

i've drawn up so new logos for the choir, so i'll just put them on here.

hahaha sorry my handwriting is kind of standard. anyone who has new ideas/designs please FEEL FREE to share them with the comm and the choir. the old logo is a little bit outdated, haha. here's what the old logo looks like, btw:

perform well tomorrow! but remember, it's for the glory of God's name.

till then, Elizabeth.

upcomings

HELLO CHOIR!

Important, please note that we will be rehearsing with the String Ensemble for the Founder's Day item. Here are the details (so make sure you've all gotten your music right by then!)
16 July (Wednesday)
3-3.30pm
Secondary School Hall

Also, practices are now extended by half an hour (i.e. ends at 6pm instead of 5.30pm). Please make any necessary arrangements.

Reminder that ALL THREE South American pieces are to be memorised by this week (9/7, 11/7 pracs). Yassa Bushi (and Yagi Bushi) is also to be memorised by the 18/7. To put things into better perspective, we have 11 practices until our concert and only 7 of them are conductor-led. I really hope you feel the urgency of things now.

I know we can put up a really great performance this year! :D it's just a bridge between potential and performance, so make sure you give everything your all. We're not just singers, by the way, we're performers, and we dont want half-hearted performers on stage. Alright, i shall stop nagging (:

thanks!
Elizabeth

PS some of you would have been invited to the MGS Choir group on facebook. those on facebook who havent been invited please request for an invite. :D

HELLO CHOIR

here are the details of the get-together that Rachel is organising

Friday, 6 June 2008
6-9pm+
57 Hume Avenue Park Palais at the barbecue pit
RVSP asap to Rachel. Ask her for directions if needed.

Please try to make it! It will be tons of fun :D

Elizabeth

HELLO CHOIR!

on behalf of the entire committee, as well as all the sec 4s,
a very big thank you to all of you
for making the sec 4 farewell party such a success.

thank you for putting in the effort to ensure that the little notes and letters were sincere and came from your heart. i can tell you that the sec 4s really appreciate it.

thank you all for being so lovely and discreet. without your discretion we would NEVER have pulled it off (until rachel chiu went to open the video herself. but nevermind).

if you all have any pictures from the sec 4 farewell, please send them to me at chanmqe@gmail.com . PLEASE AND THANK YOU.

and if any of you still have things to say to the sec 4s, don't worry, because they're not going to be gone so soon.

and the last thing i have to say is, enjoy your time in the mgchoir. because it'll be ending really soon, right sec 3s? ):

(hints intended)

STUDY HARD FOR THE MIDYEARS AND DO YOURSELF PROUD! :D
love,
Elizabeth.

Las Amarillas

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHeKSV65BDA

compared with...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fHer5znjIQ

great notes and all, but no passion at all.

Elizabeth

Pictures courtesy of Mr Tay :D

Reflections

One more day of carolling
Three more days till we sing on stage
Five more days till we fly off

Do you think feel we're ready?

I feel we ARE ready; we just need the confidence and independance, as well as, inter-dependance. I'm so excited at the thought that we'll be performing in a totally foreign (to me) country, and knowing that we'll come out of it stronger than before. But then again, predicting the future is bad bad bad--that is, without evidence.

Carolling today: 291107

Felt that uncommercialised homes were more sincere. the first home (Singapore Christian Home for the Aged) really touched me, and I'm sure the occupants did to most of us. I really enjoyed singing for them; even though we weren't exactly at our best what with the conditions and difficulties, we still managed to bring joy to them. :D

St. Luke's Hospital was fine, although I felt we didn't have much time to interact with the old people (but I'm sure Gabby did AHAHAHA). Our octet (OCTET 3 <3) did EXTREMELY well, right? we brought tears to one of the "Less Responsive" guys on the fourth level when we sang Little Lambs.

Bright Vision. i kinda figured out why they didnt want us to carol carol. they were in fact a buddhist home. whoops. haha. nevertheless, we still managed to bring JOY to them. many quirky and cute characters there hahaaa. i'm sure you all know what i'm talking about:D

this is elizabeth, btw, in case you haven't figured it out yet!

i still feel a few of us have to work on the issue of complaining at any and every chance you get, although i know it's difficult to adjust so quickly. try, at least, if you cant be thankful for the difficulties, be thankful in them. you'll find this familiar overseas (And also if you read this post).

We can do it!
YES WE CAN.

much love,
elizabeth♥

Yagi Bushi

Hello! i think this is the translation of Yagi Bushi :)

The famous Kunisada Chuji was born in renowned Kunisada Village, Sawagori District, Joshu Province. His father's name was Chubei; Chuji was their second son. Born with a chivalrous spirit, he would willingly fight to help others.

He became a great gambling boss, envied by all. In 1846, mid-autumn, he built a gambling palace. There he passed each day in gaming battles - today, tomorrow, everyday.

Well, I'd like to continue this tale further: a long and skilful performance would be wonderful. But a long and untalented one would upset the gathering, so as voices cry out "Stop! Stop!", I'll halt my tale right here.

from: http://www.komuso.com/albums/Min'yo_-_Folk_Song_from_Japan_-_Takahashi_Yujiro_and_friends.html

<3 Rebekah

Yagi-Bushi by Ensamble Pleiade, conducted by Ko Matsushita. :D Enjoy!

Hey guys!

this is my 1st time writing on our blog...
this blog is really nice.
Thks lizzy for managing it and
thks to anyone else who has put in their effort to make this a wonderful blog!
Anyway.. jus popping by to say, although there were a few mistakes today..
all of you did a good job!
i saw that everyone was looking at me
and most of you showed your beautiful teeth!
so.. continue working hard, k? so we can be the choir we Want to be :)


luv,
violette

In case you can't really read the captions, this is what it says: "Violinist Rachel Chua accompanying the Methodist Girls' School Choir, which was under the direction of Mr Albert Tay."

hello choir! :D
here are some photos that were taken a long time ago, so i thought i'd like to post them! :D



LOL. This picture is the FUNNIEST.

Elizabeth

hi!! (: *codes edited??

hey this is rebekah here!! (hope you know who i am)
i've edited the codes so when you click on the music notes they should work from now on :D
they work on my com so hope they work on yours!
anyways hope you all enjoy choir.
work hard so that we can go for the end of year trip!!

PS: if you can go PLEASE go!! the more the merrier (:

<33 Rebekah

feli finally posts again. lol.

hey there everyone. haven't been here in a long time..
ah well. hope you guys are doing great.
was a pleasant surprise to see some of you in between my papers today. haha.
I COMPLETELY FORGOT IT WAS FRIDAY!!
see how absent-minded i've become :/
sighs. well alright. take care people (:

<3 feli

The qualities!
Front
Back

YES. Told you we could do it! hahaha. but not Gold with Honours.

Oh well.

There's always the next one. :D

The 2006 seniors are really proud of us! :D

Yes yes. but we must not be so complacent and slack. ahahhaa.

we can do it! :D

GOLD GOLD GOLD GOLD

congrats everyone. great job (:

Well, this is it! One more day to SYF. Well, actually, half a day more till SYF. :S

All the other performing arts so far have clinched Golds. whoa. let's be among them, but with HONOURS!

;D

It might seem impossible, but really, it's not. :D Just do our best, and let God do the rest! :D

<3elizabeth

Happy Belated 15th Birthday to Claire Chong!

Here's a picture for easy referencing. (hahaha. i hope you don't mind Claire)

This blog is deaddddd.

Ah well.

How did you all find the quartet/octet group singing today? I bet all of us were nervous, that's for sure. That wasn't how we are and will not be singing for SYF, or any other practice, RIGHT?

I sure hope not.

Let's pull up our socks and get a GOLD with Honours alright? :D

I'm very very sure we can do it!

It's the first time we're doing SYF (For Sec 1s and 2s), so, yeah, I think we would appreciate it if it was good. Oh oh, for the Sec4s too! This is their last SYF they'll be participating in... so let's let them leave with a BANG, shall we?

Is it too much to ask? :D

<3elizabeth

hey my dear choir dudettes! gabby here. liz is like the only one who is enthu abt this blog..haha. poor liz dear :( haha. anyways, i'm doing so much by blogging here. haha. this is the first time i'm EVER blogging. i think it's totally lame. so the fact that i'm acutally bothering to blog now is seriously very surprising. even to myself. haha. choir camp is over and all. i liked it man. i think the comm did a great job with everything. round of applause for them please *claps enthusiastiacally* haha. and also, i'm very super duper proud of us for singing so well during the 2nd session of choir during choir camp! seriously. abt time! our choir CAN in fact always sing like that. BUT, dunno why, we rarely do. sad. GOOD JOB GUYS!! keep it up! (esp with syf round the corner) but. yeah. go us! :b
signing off,
gabrielle
aka gaby
aka aunty mouse

hey!
just wanted to clarify:
there is no need for anyone to vote anymore, since we know which one we are using.
(black one is for the pullover--members of the choir in 2006 will get it. white one is this year's tee! :D)
suggestions, feedback, comments are welcome. email alyssa if you have any requests on the tee. it's not really finalised yet, so you'd better hurry if you want/don't want any part of it. email her at alyssachenxy@hotmail.com
oh yes. as i have mentioned, please think of ideas for fund-raising. contact any sec3 Rachel, Qingling, Enqi or Claire if you have any.
thanks.
<3elizabeth
P.S. is there any marker provided for the whiteboard on the choir board? i can get one.

HELLO (:

haha, i was forced to post by lizzy.
o well mg choir starts again on monday (:
yay, cya guys soon.
i hope loads of people audition.
o ya, everyone please link urself...
<3 nadine
GO SOP 1s!!!

merry christmas everyone!!!

heyhey all... feli here. this blog has not been updated in ages. whew. ok. so i'm here now... just gonna wish everybody a very BLESSED CHRISTMAS and happy new year. or as my cousin put it 'HAPPY CHRISTMAS AND MERRY NEW YEAR'. heehee. okok i'm being long-winded again. hope you guys are having fun, and i can't wait to see you in choir again!! smiles =))