VJC
i like their starting note,
can feel that it was all blend in.
articulation was superb and crystal clear with entries. also with a very big band size
however they were able to execute clarity too which is quite hard because of the band size
however, personally i guess although impressionist piece showcases their techniques and all
not many can truly appreciate it this level, especially with their nice tone i felt that they should perhaps choose a piece with more melodious lines?
I am not a position to tell people who is better or so on,
but, I can tell which performance was my choice of 2days.
defenetry, RJC's Daphnis et Chloe, they played very well orchestra sound
and well interpreted of French Impressionism.
That was the really greatest performance to me.
VJC and TJC are my choice too.
i thought all 3 bands (vj, sa and hc) performed superbly well today.
hc has a nice and warm tone and great musicality. the singing part was super hair-raising!
nice oboe solo in el camino real!
very soloistic, daring and musical solos in vj's choice piece (especially the oboe solos! woo!)
Firstly, congrats to AJC for getting today's one and only GWH.
Actually personally I thought (using AJ as a benchmark) many more schools today, namely VJC, SAJC and NYJC would have gotten GWH but oh well... sometimes we just dunno what the judges are looking out for.
Anyway, I heard AJC today and I felt that their Overture 1 and With Heart and Voice were pretty normal, in fact their version of With Heart and Voice was not as good as other schools who had played With Heart and Voice for SYF before... then again, perhaps there are some areas which are pretty impressive that could only be heard by the judges...
On the other hand, i thought SA's El Camino was very clean and nice and VJ's version of Overture 2 was impressive, much more obvious choice for the GWH...
and stop the skirts issue... please give respect to the girls in the band....
honestly i thought vj and sa did a fantastic job and they were obviously the best bands of todae.. brilliant display of musicianship.. heck tt medal.. gold is the new honours...
when vjc, sajc and hc's results were announced
i decided not to judge singapore's jc bands by their awards anymore
We all know how we feel about this season's syf. What is most important is that some of these bands know that they did perform well and have the recognition of the majority. Any amount of medals will never be enough to put some of these bands' effort to justice. So lets just put aside the entire award system and give a round of applause to those who had left a positive impression to others. Good job Cjc, Vjc, Sajc, HCI and Nyjc. Vjc's trumpet section was really good. Precision was impressive. Definitely something i would never forget. Not forgetting Sajc's excellent blend, harmony and artistic expression which had me sitting half of my seat unknowingly as well as HCI's choice piece which made many had goosebumps.
I was in the audience today and I thought that sa and vj both deserved a gwh.
today's MY choice was VJC and only one band.
overture was well controled with natural and reasonable interpretation.
choice piece was most avangard music of the whole SYF i guess and they managed to play really well.
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