Raffles Winds.. the alumni band of RI, RGS and RJC. It's been a short, but enjoyable time so far preparing for CODA II, the end-of-year concert. I'm quite worried that I might not be able to handle some pieces, including Danse Diabolique. However, most of the pieces are fun, especially Gulliver's Travels and Selections from Les Miserables. Though I don't know my section mates well, let alone the rest of the band, they seem a nice bunch and I generally look forward to performing on the 28th of December.
Next of course will be RJCSB. Wish I could say much about it, but I have no idea what's in store, other than Play 07, SYF, A Tempo and NBC. Even more fun, I suppose.
The thing that worries me the most is my former true love... The RIMB. I have to say that it's facing some... problems, to say the least. We were fighting to maintain the standard of the band right from the start, and now, things seem to be sliding. Perhaps it's our batch's fault, or not. I don't know. People, especially the Sec 1s, somehow seem to not care about the band's future. I wish I knew why. Even though I am no longer in the RI band, I think I'll be as disappointed as, if not more disappointed, than any band member if they don't get a gold for the SYF. And I have to say, that seems quite likely now.
Ah well, once a bandsman, always a bandsman, I suppose. Nothing much more to say, except to wish all band members from all bands the best in any concerts or competitions they might be playing in.
