Announcement from the Chairman regarding the 2023 Championships

Video Performance 2022

The video performance 2022 page on Facebook is ready:

Video Performance 2022 | Facebook

Submissions must be received by Wednesday 31 August 2022

Please upload the video with the band name and only one video per band.

Should you need to re-submit the video, please let us know via email in advance.

Good luck, everyone!

Announcement from the Chairman regarding the 2022 Competitions

 Hi All,

On-going restrictions, in Singapore, have made it impossible for us to schedule a face to face contest again this year. As well; many bands are struggling to “restart” after two years of hibernation.

And so, we have decided to make this year’s event a performance only (un-judged) video event, in order to assist bands to get back into the groove. There will be no winners or places announced and all submissions will be viewable on our website. School bands will be provided with a certificate of participation for admin purposes.

Details of the video regulations/submissions are attached and the youtube videos should be uploaded to the PBAS website by 31 August 2022.

Membership – The bands who joined the Association this year have been refunded the membership fee, as we are unable to provide a championship contest. However their membership status is recorded, so the joining fee will not apply to them next year.

In 2023, a Joining fee (for non members) will be required upon application for membership and upon approval a membership fee will apply.

Automatic Membership 2022 – By submitting a video for Da Capo 2022, the Association will grant automatic membership (with no fees required), which will avoid a Joining fee and application for membership in 2023.

I hope this new initiative will assist all bands with a worthwhile objective.

Regards,                                                                                                                                                                        Alan Wallace, President PBAS

Commencement of Registration for the 2022 Competitions

Hello, everyone!

Registration for the 2022 Competitions has commenced. If you are interested in competing and have not received the information, please let us know.

15th SSEA Pipe Band Championships scheduled

Hello, everyone! Finally bright news from our President.

Hi All,

With some reservation, I anticipate the easing of restrictions in Singapore and indeed across Asia, will allow us to hold a gathering again in June 2022. Singapore has travel lanes open, with many countries, already and more will soon be accepted.

The Pipe Band scene, in all of Asia, has been decimated by the lockdowns and for most of us there has been nowhere for us to blow our pipes, or tap our drums for the past 22 months. The schools have been restricted to zoom lessons on practice instruments only.

So, it is back to the beginning again; hence the title of our intended contest on 11/12 June 2022.

Please find a preliminary document, with regulations, for a MINI Band contest, which has slightly altered conditions, intended to assist the struggling bands get back onto the field. It should be noted that we will only accept entries from bands registered with a recognised PBA and to this end, we will send out applications for membership of PBAS in the next couple of weeks. Obviously, for bands already registered (with Aus, NZ, Scottish etc PBAs) this will be irrelevant.

Regards

Alan Wallace, President PBAS

Announcement from the Chairman

Dear All,

I wish you all a Happy New Year.

The Executive Committee and Music Board Members have spent many hours, hatching a plan, for revival in 2021. This is very difficult, given that regulations and restrictions can change overnight and travel is still looking very bleak for June.
Our foremost objective is to assist the Juvenile Bands, during their reconstruction. In Singapore, some year groups have missed an entire year’s lessons and all bands will be suffering from a lack of senior players (and disproportionate sections) during the next year or so.

We have decided to conduct an “online” championship this year – only accessible to regional bands. This, of course, means Aus bands will not be participating, however, they would not if it were a face to face contest, due to travel restrictions.
In order to accomplish a “rebuild”, we will vary the rules to facilitate bands who may be short of numbers etc, but adjudication will follow normal protocol and will be spread across the entire Music Board members. A full set of rules for ( 2021 ONLY) will be published, along with the entry form, in early January. Rules for solo contest will not alter. Martin (Registrar) will be sending out membership renewals in the next few weeks

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As soon after the contest, as is practicable, we will hold a seminar, where bands can discuss their performances with the Music Board.
Proposed format:

To assist bands with numerical limitations and in case the 8 person gathering is still in effect.

JUVENILE Minimum sectional numbers, with no maximum – 4 Pipers, 2 Snare, 1 Bass (plus tenors optional)
8 parts March (any time Signature) 3 minute Medley (which can include non traditional components; eg drum fanfare)

GRADE 4 Minimum sectional numbers, with no maximum – 4 Pipers, 2 Snare, 1 Bass (plus tenors optional)
MSR 4x2x2 Medley 3-5 minutes (which can include non traditional components; eg drum fanfare)

GRADE 3 Minimum sectional numbers, with no maximum – 6 Pipers, 3 Snare, 1 Bass, 1 Tenor
MSR 4x4x4 Medley 4-6 minutes (traditional contest medley)

Until the full entry form is published;
Regards, Alan W

the 2020 SSEA Pipe Band Championships to be cancelled

From the President:

It is now obvious that, despite our best hopes, the Championships need to be cancelled.

 

Directions (in all our region) are that gatherings must cease and school bands cannot hold rehearsals.

 

So, we will cancel the proposed video contest and look towards doing something different, later in the year.

 

Thanks to everyone for your co-operation.

Regards

Alan W

13th Singapore Southeast Asia Pipe Band Championships will go digital

2020 Singapore St. Patrick's Day Parade

St. Patrick's Day Parade is scheduled for Sunday 15th March (TBC)

Here are the tunes for the Parade:

From the Association President

the 13th SSEA Pipe Band Championships scheduled

Solos on Saturday 6th June 

Bands on Sunday 7th June

For more information

Announcement: NEW MEMMBER OF MUSIC BOARD

We are pleased to announce that Harold Gillespie has joined our Music Board.

Harold has vast experience, at all levels of pipe band competition and was Leading Stroke of the World Champion Victoria Police Pipe Band, then moving to Haileybury College as Band Master and Tutor. He is a long standing Australian and RSPBA Adjudicator in Drumming and Ensemble.

2019 Music Board Report and Report from the President

MUSIC BOARD and ADJUDICATOR REGISTRATION

  MUSIC BOARD and ADJUDICATOR REGISTRATION    

as at May 2019

Name	Discipline	Year of Induction	Status
Nathaniel Russell GC OAM	Piping/Ensemble	May 2008	Active
William Russell	Drumming/Ensemble	May 2008	Retired 2018
Alan Wallace	Drumming/Ensemble	May 2008	Active
James Laughlin	Drumming	May 2014	Active
Andrew Womersley	Drumming/Ensemble	May 2016	Active
Ian Lyons	Piping/Ensemble	May 2017	Active
Scott Nicholson	Piping/Ensemble	May 2018	Active
Samuel Young	Piping/Ensemble	May 2019	Active

The above memberships were ratified at the Music Board meeting held on 1 May 2019. All are certified by one or more associations in their discipline and are active adjudicators and examiners.

Bill Russell has retired from the Board, after 12 years of valuable service. He was one of three, who initiated the policies of the Board, in it’s early years. We thank him for his service.

The Music Board sets policies, regulations and oversees certification for all musical activities conducted by the Pipe Band Association, Singapore. The primary focus of the Board is to develop and maintain a standard of music and certification, in line with other major associations, notably, that of the RSPBA.

Alan Wallace                                                                                                              
Music Board Convenor  PBAS                                                                                                                                 1 May 2019

2019 SSEA Pipe Band Championships Results

Huge congratulations go to this year's Champion Band, Lion City Pipe Band!

GRADE 3
1 Lion City Pipe Band

GRADE 4
1 Oriental Pipe Band
2 Northland 1
3 St. John's Pipe Band

JUVENILE
1 Raffles Institution
2 Vajiravudh Pipeband
3 St. Joseph's Institution

Solo Competitions results (Top 3 placings only)

Piping

C Grade
1 Hein Wen Kai – Sri Dash
2 Lai Lok Man – Lion City
3 Thomas Wong - Oriental

D Grade
1 Jared Ong – Lion City
2 Alvin Vishant – Lion City
3 Danaidh Cheng - Oriental

Novice A
1 Kingston Tan – Lion City
2 Htut Myat Min – Raf Ins
3 Daniel Chee – Raf Ins

Novice
1 Ong Y Chang - Merlion
2 Zachary Paik – Raf Ins
3 Chef - Vajiravudh

Snare:
A Grade
1 Wee Chun Kit - Northland

D Grade
1 Chan Tsz Hong - Oriental
2 Chung Hei Wun - Oriental
3 Gursager Singh – Sri D

Novice A
1 Kenneth Foo - Northland
2 Edmund Tan - Northland
3 Lin Yi – Raf Girls

Novice
1 Ang Jia Jun – Northland
2 Selvin Karthik – BB 12th
3 Chloe Ong – Raf Girls

Tenor:

Novice A
1 Chai Jing Ting – Raf Girls
2 Carol Lam - Oriental
3 Rasjeevan Kaur – Sri D

Novice
1 Foo Shihhan – SJI
2 Li Zhuoxi - Northland

Bass:

Novice A
1 Joshua Kong - SJI

Novice
1 Nabil - Northland
2 Deborah Chai – Raf Girls

For photos and videos of the Events

SSEA Championships 2019 Programme

2019 SSEA Pipe Band Championships - Change of Venue

The Venue for SSEA has been changed to St. Josephs Institution 

Entry cut-off is 30th April 2019

2019 SSEA Championships update

Please contact us via email  or Facebook group page for more information and/or registration forms

Dates for the 2019 SSEA Championships

We are pleased to announce that the dates for the 2019 SSEA Championships have been confirmed:
Solo Events on Saturday 1st June
Band Championships on Sunday 2nd June
They will be held at Furen International School

More information will be updated shortly. 

The 2018 SSEA Pipe Band Championships photos and videos have been uploaded

SSEA Pipe Band Associations Facebook Group Page