Eligibility

Band students in grades 7, and 8 are eligible to attend this festival. Members are chosen by audition. In exceptional circumstances 6th graders may apply.  See the audition instructions for full details.

Alternates as well as full members will be chosen for each instrumental group. Alternates would be expected to practice the music and would then be ready for a full band  place should one of the participants be unable to participate.

Audition Instructions:

Band members are chosen by competitive audition. All auditions must be received no later than October 25, 2011. Please see the complete audition instructions and audition materials linked from this page.

Students are responsible for the complete learning of all repertoire and should not be submitted as candidates unless they are able to meet the demands of performing challenging literature with other outstanding students. They must be capable of concentrating during long rehearsals each day. Students must be well prepared so as to insure a positive experience. It is the responsibility of each teacher to be sure the students are prepared.

It is important that you are at the school by the end of school on Wednesday. It will be difficult for many families to meet guests other than at this time. Please keep this in mind when making your reservations. If you arrive before Wednesday you will need to organize hotel accommodation for yourself and your students until Wednesday. The housing with families will be Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights.

Please avoid really late arrivals and early departures on Sunday. If you have no other choice, you will probably need to keep your students in a hotel on Saturday night, since we cannot ask host families to be up very early on Sunday morning.

Membership Clarification:

Students from schools that are AMIS members as of November 1, 2010 pay "member" fees. Students from schools other than those that are AMIS members as of November 1, 2010 pay "non-member" fees. Teachers from AMIS member schools (as of November 1) pay "member" rates. Teachers who are individual members of AMIS also pay "member" rates. All others pay "non-member" rates.Note: Only students from AMIS member schools are eligible to apply for financial aid.

Fees for AMSHB Festival

You can view all the fees, quoted in both Euros and Sterling, for all AMIS events by clicking on the link on this revised fees page. Schools must choose to be invoiced in either Euros or Sterling. It is possible to pay fees by cheque, transfer or by school credit card. Please contact Georgia Bassett at AMIS headquarters for details of credit card payment. You must be billed in sterling in order to use this facility.
Please note that registration and music fees for AMIS festivals are never refundable.

Adult fees are payable for any participating teacher and official chaperones. These fees cover lunches, snacks, the directors' dinner, a dinner on the concert day, and transport during the actual festival, as well as all administrative fees.

Student registration fees cover lunches, snacks, dinner on the concert day and transport during the actual festival, as well as all administrative fees.

A music fee is charged for each student participant. Music will be purchased by AMIS and copies of each part will be posted on box.net for which participating teachers will receive a download invitation, to facilitate learning of the parts prior to the festival.

Contact Information for AMSHB

Singapore American School
40 Woodlands Street 41
Singapore 738547
Phone: +65 6363 3405
Fax: +65 6363 3442
Host organizer: Brian White
E-mail: BWhite@sas.edu.sg

Housing & Hotel Information

Students will be housed with families from Singapore American School. Teachers and official chaperones will be housed in the festival hotel. All teachers will need to book directly with Helen Gouw rsm9@yorkhotel.com.sg A total of 20 rooms have been blocked for use by festival participants. Rates are quoted in Singapore dollars

The York Hotel Singapore
21 Mount Elizabeth
Singapore 228516
Phone: (65) 6830-1202
Mobile for Helen Gouw): 97515464
Fax: (65) 6738-5810
Email: rsm9@yorkhotel.com.sg
Website: www.yorkhotel.com.sg

Name of guest - TO BE ADVISED
Arrival date - 08 February 2012
Departure date - 12 February 2012
Room type - 20 Single Superior

Room rates (Room charges only)
Single Occupancy - S$200++ per room per night
Twin Occupancy - S$220++ per room per night

Breakfast charge - S$20++ Adult, per person per day, S$13++ (Child under 12yrs). Child under 3yrs - complimentary. Chargeable upon confirmation on acceptance on breakfast requirements, otherwise, guest will be charged at Coffee House rate of S$28++ per person per day, and no rate revision will be allowed after consumption.

Internet charge - S$5++ per 24hrs usage, non-accumulative, chargeable upon confirmation of reservations.

Mode of payment - Guests' account – to provide credit card details Rates are subjected to 10% service charge and 7% goods and services tax. If cancellation on confirmed reservation is received less than 72 hours from actual date of arrival, cancellation charge will be imposed on credit card provided.

Visa Information for AMSHB

If you discover that one of your students requires a visa, you should apply earlier rather than later for the visa. If you require a letter of invitation, the host organizer can arrange this for you.

Who requires a visa? Foreigners holding travel documents issued by the following countries will require a visa to enter Singapore:

Afghanistan, Algeria, Bangladesh (Except Diplomatic/Official passport holders), Armenia*, Azerbaijan*, Belarus*, Georgia, India, Kazakhstan*, Kyrgyzstan*, Moldova*, Nigeria, Russia*, Tajikistan*, Turkmenistan*, Ukraine*, Uzbekistan*, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan (Except Diplomatic/Official passport holders), Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Myanmar (Except Diplomatic/Official passport holders), People's Republic of China (Except Diplomatic/Service/Public Affairs passport holders for a stay of up to 30 days), Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia (Except Diplomatic/Official passport holders), Yemen.

Visitors holding these travel documents also require a visa to enter Singapore:

- Hong Kong Document of Identity - Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR) Travel Permit - Palestinian Authority Passport - Refugee Travel Document issued by the Middle-East countries - Temporary Passport issued by United Arab Emirates

Members of the Asian Middle School Honor Band

Members of the Asian Middle School Honor Band - posted 1 November, 2011

Repertoire

Repertoire for AMSHB 2012 in Singapore

Algorhythms, Gary Fagan
Table Rock Festival, John Prescott
Fireflies (Owl City), arr. John Wasson
Coyote Falls, scored by Jack Bullock
The Blessing, arr. Sean O'Loughlin
Lullabye, Randall D. Standridge
Suite from World of Warcraft, arr. Douglas E. Wagner
Ratatouille Highlights, arr. John Moss
Carmina Burana, Carl Orff/arr. Bocook
Roosters Lay Eggs In Kansas, Mayhew L. Lake/ed. Foster

Our commissioned work written by Rob Grice especially for the festival
In the Age of Empires

-posted 25 October, 2011

Concert Information

 

Change in concert start time for AMSHB in Singapore:

The starting time for the concert on Saturday evening is now 5:30 p.m. (17:30)on Saturday, February 11 in the Riady Performing Arts Center at the Singapore American School. No tickets are necessary. There is no admission charge. This is a change from the previous starting time!- updated 25 January, 2012