Programme-At-A-Glance
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Official Opening Ceremony
Spectacular performances to be held on 10 July 2005.
Concerts
2 concerts per day, held over a period of 7 days, performed by a total of 14 bands.
Venue : Esplanade Concert Hall
| Date | Afternoon Concerts | Evening Concerts |
| 10th July 2005 | Opening Ceremony & Performance by Singapore Youth Wind Orchestra and Singapore Chinese Orchestra 3.30pm to 5.30pm |
Republic of Korea Navy Symphonic Band Republic of Korea 7.30pm to 9.30pm |
| 11th July 2005 | Hong Kong Wind Philharmonia Hong Kong, SAR 3.30pm to 5.30pm |
University of Florida Wind Symphony USA 7.30pm to 9.30pm |
| 12th July 2005 | West Winds Singapore 3.30pm to 5.30pm |
Landes - Jugend Blasorchester Nordrhein - Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia Youth Band Germany 7.30pm to 9.30pm |
| 13th July 2005 | Stadtharmonie Zurich Oerlikon-Seebach Switzerland 3.30pm to 5.30pm |
Senzoku Gakuen College of Music Wind
Ensemble Japan 7.30pm to 9.30pm |
| 14th July 2005 | Chinese Youth Corps Wind Orchestra Taiwan 3.30pm to 5.30pm |
Frysk Fanfare Orchestra The Netherlands & Boston BrassUSA 7.30pm to 9.30pm |
| 15th July 2005 | Pacific Symphonic Wind Ensemble Canada 3.30pm to 5.30pm |
Singapore Armed Forces Central Band Singapore 7.30pm to 9.30pm |
| 16th July 2005 | International Youth Wind Orchestra 1pm to 3pm |
Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra Japan 5.30pm to 7.30pm |
Conference
6 days of insightful lectures, plenary sessions, workshops and master classes.
Venue : Suntec Convention & Exhibition Centre
| Date | Repertoire Sessions | Plenary Sessions / Master Classes | Brown Bag Sessions (Concurrent) 12:30 to 1:30pm |
| 11th July 2005 | History of Asian Wind Band Movement with Demonstration of old Asian instruments 10:45am to 12:15pm |
The Band in Singapore: Presence & Practice Dr Eugene Dairianathan |
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| Building Resonance & Sonority William V. Johnson 1:30pm to 3:00pm |
Asian Influences In Canadian Wind BAnd Music Keith Kinder |
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| 12th July 2005 | Repertoire Session I: New Wind Band Works From North and South America 9:00 to 10:30am |
Insights From Composers Ito Yasuhide, Adam Gorb & Eric Ewazen 10:45am to 12:15pm |
"On Martin's Todestanz" Bastiaan Blomhert |
| A Conductor's Approach To Interpreting Transcriptions for Band Virginia Allen 1:30pm to 3:00pm |
The Conductor's Problems from the Composer's Perspective Ralph Hultgren |
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| 13th July 2005 | Repertoire Session II: School & Community Band Repertoire 9:00 to 10:30am |
Wind Chamber Music from Around The World Rodney Winther 10:45am to 12:15pm |
Nuance In Music, What is it, and How Much Is Too Much ? Richard Strange |
| 'Okaoka! Aue!: Sounds from the South Pacific' Christopher Marshall 1:30pm to 3:00pm |
Prokofiev's Ode To The End Of The War For Winds: Gensis, Analysis and Performance Evan Feldman |
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| 14th July 2005 | Repertoire Session III: Asia, Australia & New Zealand Repertoire 9:00 to 10:30am |
Open Rehearsal - International Youth Wind Orchestra Felix Hauswirth &
Ito Yasuhide 10:45am to 12:15pm |
A Discussion of Albert Roussel's "A Glorius Day, Op.48" Mark Fonder |
| MasterClass - Performance Practices and Techniques Boston Brass 1:30pm to 3:00pm |
The Wind Band Concert - Marketing Imagination Cynthia Johnston Turner |
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| 15th July 2005 | Repertoire Session IV: Music From Europe 9:00 to 10:30am |
The Development of Asian Wind Bands Toshio Akiyama 10:45am to 12:15pm |
Major New Repertoire : 2003-2005 Tim Reynish |
| A Meeting of Composers and Conductors- The Beginning of a Composition: Different Points of View Adam Gorb, Ito Yasuhide, Eric Ewazen & Others 1:30pm to 3:00pm |
What They See Is What You Get Paula Holcomb |
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| 16th July 2005 | South American Repertoire: Variety in Structure, Colours and Accents Dario Sotelo 9:00 to 10:15am |
Selected Repertoire from the American Wind Symphony Orchestra Project Dr Donald DeRoche 10:45am to 12:15pm |
Exhibition
4-day exhibition featuring instrument suppliers and distributors, music distributors, industry-related exhibits, autograph sessions with composers and promotion of new recordings.
Exhibition hours: 11:00 am to 7:00pm (except 16 July 2005: 11:00 am to 8:00 pm)

