The Philharmonic Winds

The Philharmonic Winds

The Philharmonic Winds (Philwinds) is a wind orchestra in Singapore. Formed in 2000 with an ensemble of 40-plus amateurs, the group won a Gold with Distinction in the First Division (Harmony Bands) category at the 15th World Music Contest in Kerkrade, the Netherlands in 2005. The orchestra has also presented works by Grainger and Varèse, wind serenades by Mozart, Dvořák and Strauss, as well as symphonies by Hindemith and Barnes. In addition, The Philharmonic Winds has participated in opera productions of Puccini's Madama Butterfly and Weill's Street Scenes.

On 3 June 2006, the Philharmonic Winds made its debut at the Singapore Arts Festival, performing at the Esplanade Concert Hall.

External links

* [http://www.philharmonicwinds.org/ The Philharmonic Winds] - official website.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • The Swimmer (poem) — The Swimmer is a poem by the Australian poet Adam Lindsay Gordon.The poem was set to music by Sir Edward Elgar as the fifth song in his song cycle Sea Pictures .LyricsSquare brackets [ ] indicate text omitted in the song. Italics indicate text… …   Wikipedia

  • The Starlight Express — is a children s play by Violet Pearn, [Dramatist Violet Pearn, born at Plymouth in 1890, was the author of many plays, and adapted several of Algernon Blackwood s tales.] based on the imaginative novel A Prisoner in Fairyland by Algernon… …   Wikipedia

  • The Neon Philharmonic (album) — The Neon Philharmonic , subtitled Dedicated to the Baroness d A , is the eponymous second album by The Neon Philharmonic, again consisting of songs written by Tupper Saussy and sung by Don Gant. You Lied and No One Is Going To Hurt You were… …   Wikipedia

  • Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra — The Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra(서울 시립 교향악단), founded in 1945, is one of the oldest and most famous orchestra in South Korea. Its first foreign tour came on a 1965 trip to Japan, followed by performances in Southeast Asia in 1977, the United… …   Wikipedia

  • The Ill-Conceived P. D. Q. Bach Anthology — Infobox Album Name = The Ill Conceived P. D. Q. Bach Anthology Type = compilation Artist = P. D. Q. Bach Released = 1998 Recorded = Genre = Classical Comedy Length = 63:15 Label = Telarc Producer = Reviews = Last album = The Dreaded P. D. Q. Bach …   Wikipedia

  • The Kylie Show — infobox television show name = The Kylie Show caption = format = Music Variety Show runtime = 44 mins (approx.) starring = Kylie Minogue Dannii Minogue Jason Donovan Simon Cowell Joan Collins Blair McDonough Jonathon Dutton Crazy Horse Girls Luke …   Wikipedia

  • Out of the Wilderness (album) — Out of the Wilderness Studio album by Robert Bradley s Blackwater Surprise Released 21 Ap …   Wikipedia

  • Los Angeles Philharmonic discography — This is a complete list of recordings by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, shown alphabetically by conductor, and then by recording label. [cite web|url=http://www.laphil.com/press/press kits/wdch pk 2008/wdch 0809 discography.pdf|title=Discography… …   Wikipedia

  • Cultural Center of the Philippines — Sentrong Pangkultura ng Pilipinas The logo, derived from the Baybayin character Ka and styled based on a Katipunan design, represents Katotohanan, Kagandahan at Kabutihan (Truth, Beauty and Goodness). Type Government o …   Wikipedia

  • Netherlands, The — officially Kingdom of The Netherlands byname Holland Country, northwestern Europe. Area: 16,033 sq mi (41,526 sq km). Population (2002 est.): 16,142,000. Capital: Amsterdam; Seat of Government: The Hague. Most of the people are Dutch. Languages:… …   Universalium

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”