Before the holiday begins, my music committee consisting Chen Xi and Ruo Chen have numerous things to settle.

1. Timing of pieces.
For scholars returning to China, deadline for submitting the duration is Saturday, 30th May.
For those not going overseas, deadline is Sunday, 31st May.

2. Release of Audition Results
Regardless of whether you were auditioned in May/June, all the results for classical pieces will be released on the 2nd week of the June Hol.

3. Special Pieces
There are only 2 audition dates- 11th June or 18th June.
Chen Xi and Ruo Chen will be arranging with you and by the end of the 3rd week you will know if your special pieces has been confirmed.

4. Programme NotesAll pieces who have passed the audition will be contacted by Una and her committee for programme notes.
This includes special pieces and competition pieces.Competition pieces may begin writing their programme notes NOW. Una's comm will give you the relevant deadlines.

5. Music and Lyrics people
Please send the mp3 and storyline to all of us (concerned in this project) by Saturday.
Ruo Chen has also contacted the singer and narrator for you people.
I trust you should already know by now, so please begin arranging for practice with them.

6. The timetable for usage of the piano room will be up on Monday, 1st June 2009. You can continue to book the piano room for individual practice.

Reply at thevjcpianopeople@gmail.com or sms us if you have any doubts.

- Alicea

about 88! very important updates

1. Give the MDs your holiday schedules (overseas, busy, etc) including date and times, so that they can allocate coaching and auditions. Send sms to Ruochen 85335633 or Chenxi 92264658 or send email to ruochen415@yahoo.com.cn

2. Audition date:

May 25th, 26th – by all MDs

May 28th, 29th – by Mr. Ku ( Those people who are going overseas in June holiday, or if your partner is going overseas)

June 4th, 5th – by Mr. Ku 

3. Rehearsal dates:

July 3rd, Friday—9am~9pm (JC performers)

 3pm~9pm (IP performers) Simultaneous coaching & dry rehearsal & costume check & Full rehearsal without formal dress

July 6th, Monday – 2pm~9pm (to be confirmed) Second dry rehearsal & Simultaneous coaching & First full dress rehearsal

July 8th, Wednesday – 3pm~9pm Final full dress rehearsal

4. U! 

we have 5 sections for members to join:

props, video, poster, external booth, internal booth.. 

the booths are compulsory, everyone will participate in manning the booth in the canteen, but come down to the booth starting on monday as often as possible yeah? 

and everyone must go down to external schools/organisations at least once to promote our concert. external sales week 10 (3-5.30pm) sms wan mei 91502848 for the day that you want to go down.

between props, video, poster, everyone must join one committe! let's plan this concert as a cca yeah? contact jiaen 92283581 for props, rio 82883637 for video or poster. 

5. emcees

We also need members to nominate suitable emcees (anything but lame), and they should have chemistry(on talking terms), one guy and one girl preferably.

LASTLY, SELL CONCERT TICKETS!! EVERYONE HAS TO FINISH THEIR BOOKLET! ask your family, relatives, secondary school friends, music teachers, and everyone you can find! if you havent gotten your tickets yet, get it ASAP from una 83996333. 

PRACTICE YOUR PIECES WELL! Do us proud and lets jiayou together to make a fantastic concert! rmb to use the metronome and practice what mr ku said during coaching and come to coaching PREPARED! 

PIANO ENSEMBLE, WE CAN DO IT!!

hi!

Samuel designed this for us! we've sent it for approval from Mr Yong and Mr sim has alr approved it. what do you think? tag!

we have chosen the 6 people who we hope to be in the next EXCO. they are:

Jiaen

Wan Mei

Rio

Una

Ruochen (MD)

Chenxi (MD)

They will be organising 88 with us and they will not know their positions (except the MD) till after the concert. They are still on probation, which means that there could be possible changes to the 6 people, depending on what happens from now till 88. 

88 is on 10July, 2008, 7.30 in the VJC Performance Theatre. Una will be giving out tickets for you guy to sell for 88, quota for members is 10 and quota for exco (senior and junior) is 20. We need manpower to help out in preparation for 88 concert! please please please help out if anyone approaches u ok!

Reminder: We're going to Joanna MacGregor's concert on Wednesday June 10, 2009, 7.30pm. Its at Esplanade!