Avant Garde Promotions team of qualified musicians have been rendering their talents and services in the area of musical arrangements, original compositions, musical productions, guitar concerts and Singapore Youth Festivals. These are some schools that have engaged our talents and services in these areas:
Notable Musical Arrangements for SYF - Primary Schools
-Xin Min Primary School - SYF 2004 choice pieces” attained the first ever Gold awarded for primary schools guitar category
-Griffiths Primary School - “SYF 2006 choice pieces” - Silver
-Xin Min Primary School - “SYF 2006 choice pieces” – Silver
-North Spring Primary School - “SYF 2006 choice pieces” – Gold
-Griffiths Primary School - “SYF 2008 choice pieces” - Silver
-Anderson Primary School - “SYF 2008 choice pieces” – Silver
-North Spring Primary School - “SYF 2008 choice pieces” – Gold
-North Spring Primary School - “SYF 2010 choice pieces – Gold
-Griffiths Primary School - “SYF 2010 choice pieces – Silver
-Anderson Primary School - “SYF 2010 Choice pieces – Gold with Honours attained the first ever Gold with Honours awarded for primary schools guitar category’
Special mention: Endeavor Primary School – Distinction for SYF Arts Presentation 2014. Performed an original composition “Danza Valerio by Michael Gaspar and Dick Lee’s Bunga Sayang specially arranged for 4 part guitar ensemble
Musical Arrangements and Ensemble Conducting -Secondary Schools and Junior Colleges
Arranged and transcribed musical scores for and conducted the various Gold award guitar ensembles since 1997 for their participation in the Singapore Youth Festival and their respective Guitar Ensemble Concerts. These scores are available for purchase and can be made available upon request.
Original Compositions
-St. Joseph’s Convent “Women of Integrity” school vision song (1998)
-“Child’s Jazzology” – 4 part guitar ensemble score performed by various guitar ensembles
-“The Singapore Pledge in Song” premiered at St. Anthony’s Canossian Secondary School National Day celebrations 2000
Musical Productions
St. Anthony’s Canossian Secondary School – Directed the musical “The I In Me”, composed the Theme Song, arranged music and conducted the combined instrumental ensemble from the various music CCAs. (2002)
Full Scale Guitar Ensemble Concerts
Involved in the organizing, directing, ensemble conducting, musical arranging and instructor’s performance of the following concerts:
-Soiree De Guitare by Raffles JC (annually since 2004)
-RAGE by Raffles Institution, (annually since 1997)
-Perfect V by Victoria JC (annually since 1987)
-Guitarra Serenata by Anglo Chinese School (Independent) (annually since 2004)
-Joie de Guitare by Nanyang Polytechnic(annually since 1994)
-Labor Amoris by CJC & SJI (Debut concert in 2006)
Annual Combine CCA concerts and prize giving day performances for Primary Schools
Involved in instructing, ensemble conducting and musical arranging for the following schools in 2014