1st Bintulu Music Camp

1. Organizers: Prelude Academy of Music (Bintulu)
Prelude Music (Kota Kinabalu)
2. Objective:
a. To upgrade orchestral performance
b. To training more young musicians
c. To provide a platform for experience sharing
d. To gather music learners to learn, share, practice, play and perform
e. To launch of Bintulu Symphony Orchestra and Choir
f. To enhance the musical tie among music learners and music lovers
3. Camp Date: 14-17 March 2007 (Wednesday to Saturday)
4. Camp Venue: Eng Kwang Methodist Church (Subject to approval)
5. Camp fee:
Category Fee
Category A - Students of Prelude Academy of Music & Prelude Music (submission before 28 Feb 2007) RM 100.00
Category B – Members of Btu 1st BB Co (submission before 28 Feb 2007) RM 100.00
Category C – Public (submission before 28 Feb 2007) RM 110.00
Category D – All submission after 25 Feb 2007 RM 150.00
a. Fee include three lunches (from 15 to 17 March 2007), four dinner (14 to 17 March 2007), training sessions, training materials, mineral water supply, name tag and certificate of participation, insurance coverage, ticket for camp concert.
b. All campers (except piano and vocal) will be required to perform during camp concert.
c. Only selected campers (for piano and vocal) will be selected for performance during camp concert.
6. Instruments
a. Bowed String (Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass)
b. Brass (Trumpet, Trombone, Horn, Tuba)
c. Woodwind (Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon)
d. Vocal (each campers will have to prepare two repertoires for Masterclass)
e. Piano (each campers will have to prepare two repertoires for Masterclass)
7. Course selection:
a. Campers are required to select one from Category A and one from Category B
i. Workshop A
1. String
2. Brass
3. Woodwind
4. Piano
ii. Workshop B
1. String
2. Brass
3. Woodwind
4. Piano
5. Vocal
8. Panel of tutors
a. Yap Ling – Orchestra, Violin, Viola
b. Joseph Hii – Violin, Viola
c. Nadia Sim – Cello, Double Bass
d. See Ching – Brass Band
e. David Tiong – Woodwind Ensemble
f. Sook Peng – Vocal, Choir
g. Grace Lee – Piano
9. Camp Program:
a. Day 1 (14 March 2007, Wednesday)
Time Program
1400 - 1530 Registration
1530 – 1600 Announcement
1600 - 1730 Opening Ceremony, Ice Breaking
1730 – 1900 Dinner + Free Time
1900 – 2100 Chamber Music Night (FOC)
(A performance night by campers, experience sharing)
b. Day 2 (15 March 2007, Thursday)
Time Program
0800 – 0830 Announcement + Photo taking session
0830 – 0945 Workshop A (Technique):
• String: Basic Technique + Scales
• Brass: Basic Technique + Scales
• Woodwind: Basic Technique + Scales
• Piano: How to master scales
1000 – 1015 Break
1015 – 1200 Section practice (String, Woodwind, Brass)
Masterclass (Piano)
1200 – 1230 Announcement
1230 – 1330 Lunch
1330 – 1500 Workshop A (Technique):
• String: Improve your sight reading
• Brass: Improve your sight reading
• Woodwind: Improve your sight reading
• Piano: Improve your sight-reading
1500 – 1530 Break
1530 – 1715 Section practice (String, Woodwind, Brass)
Masterclass (Piano)
1715 – 1815 Dinner
1815 - 2000 Instrument Combine practice (Yap Ling)
c. Day 3 (16 March 2007, Friday)
Time Program
0800 – 0815 Announcement
0815 – 0945 Section practice (String, Woodwind, Brass)
Masterclass (Piano)
1000 – 1015 Break
1015 – 1215 Workshop A
• String: Position technique
• Brass: Tonguing
• Woodwind: Tonguing
• Piano: How to be a good accompanist
1215 – 1315 Lunch
1315 – 1500 Workshop B
• String: Position technique
• Brass: Tonguing
• Woodwind: Tonguing
• Piano: How to master scales
• Vocal: Basic technique
1500 – 1515 Break
1515 – 1715 Section practice (String, Woodwind, Brass)
Masterclass (Piano)
Workshop (Vocal)
1715 – 1815 Dinner
1815 – 2000 Combine Practice
Vocal – Chorale Technique (Open to public, admission by tickets RM5 per participant) (Campers are free)
d. Day 4 (17 March 2007, Saturday)
Time Program
0800 – 0815 Announcement
0830 – 0945 Workshop B
• String: Position technique
• Brass: Tonguing
• Woodwind: Tonguing
• Piano: How to master scales
• Vocal:
1000 – 1015 Break
1015 – 1215 Orchestra Rehearsal
Vocal workshop
1215 – 1315 Lunch
1315 – 1500 Orchestra Rehearsal
Vocal workshop
1500 – 1515 Break
1515 – 1700 Full-dress Rehearsal
1700 – 1900 Dinner + Rest
1900 – 2100 Fund raising concert
Camp concert cum launching of Bintulu Symphony Orchestra and Choir (BSOC)
• Orchestra
• Brass band
• Woodwind ensemble
• String ensemble
• Choir
• Trio
• Quartet
• Solo (Instrument & Vocal)
Admission by tickets


Working Committee:
o Artistic Director – Yap Ling
o Conductors – Yap Ling
o Organizing Chairman – Thomas Hii
o Program Coordinators – Thomas Hii
o Secretary – Viola Wong
o Treasurer - Tiong Su Fung
o Registration – Viola, Su Fung
o Officer-in-charge of Food – Lau Nguk Ing
o Officer-in-charge of Transportation – Shirley Lau
o Stage Manager – Joseph Hii
o Sound & Light guy – Andrew Hii
o Chief Usher – Mdm Wong
o Stage Crew – BB GB
o Tutors – Yap Ling, Grace Lee, Joseph Hii, See Ching, Sook Peng, David
o MC for camp concert– Boaz Teng
o Ticketing – TH - in charge of distribution and collection of tickets
o Publicity Officer – TH - arrange and write for press releases, posters