SISAKET: St Joseph’s Family of Schools Concert Band has once again brought cheer to the school, state and nation by winning the Thailand World Music Championships (TWMC) 2022 – Virtual Category.
The prize-giving ceremony took place in Sisaket, Thailand on Dec 16 and the school was represented by band and music director Wilson Tan.
TWMC 2022 was organised by The Marching Band Association of Thailand in partnership with the World Marching Band Organisation (WMBO) and Asian Marching Band Confederation (AMBC).
The virtual championship this year featured eight bands from Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia and were judged by judges from Thailand and the United States of America.
In a statement here on Monday (Dec 19), Tan said: “I am extremely proud of the students.
“Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the band had stopped rehearsing and performing for more than two years until we came back to in-person rehearsals in June this year.”
“And what impressed me more is the attitude and discipline the students showed throughout the process in their pursuit of excellence,” he added.
Student development coordinator Benedict Lo said the band had achieved another milestone in its young history.
“We could not have done this without the support of the school management and parents.
“Thank you to them for their constant support and belief in the music and performing arts programme in our school.”
The band, with almost half aged 13 years old and below, performed The Colonel Bogey March (by Kenneth J. Alford), Romanesque (by James Swearingen) and The Marines’ Hymn (arranged by Jerry Brubaker).
