Principal’s Foreword

It gives me great pleasure to pen this message for the Dunman High
School Guitar Ensemble (DHSGE) Concert 2018. The DHSGE has come a
long way since their inception in 2007 and in these 11 years, the
successes and challenges that they have faced together have bound
them as a family united in their journey to music excellence.

To the members of DHSGE, as we celebrate your 11th anniversary this

evening, I hope that you will remember the past 10 years of togetherness,
120 months of music making, 522 weeks of practices, 87,672 hours of
fun and laughter, and more than 300 million seconds of growing your
passion and building your character that enable you to get here this
evening. As long as you continue working hard, staying focused and
doing your best to pursue a common goal, you will continue to be the
standard bearer for your consistent high standard and excellence in
performance.

The DHSGE has chosen the theme Otra Vez, Spanish for ‘once again’ for
this evening’s concert. Otra Vez tells the story of how two different
individuals cross paths once, become friends, separate, then reunite once
again in the future. In the same way, the DHSGE family come together to
give and learn from each other with each one of them having different
personalities and different working styles.

It is this unquestioning commitment to one another that best shows

DHSGE has come of age and grown into a true family. May you continue
to work together in the many years to come.

Mr Low Teck Eng Tony

Principal of Dunman High School

7 April 2018
 Introduction of Our Conductor

Mr Kevin Yeo has been with DHSGE since its founding back in in 2007.
Being the resident conductor, Mr Yeo has led DHSGE to attain admirable
achievements over the years, such as clinching the highest accolade for
Singapore Youth Festival (SYF) competitions participated in.

With more than 20 years of experience and a Diploma in Guitar Principles

of Instrumental Teaching from the Associated Board of the Royal Schools
of Music, Mr Yeo has guided the ensemble to relentlessly enhance itself
while cultivating the students’ passion for the instrument.

Mr Yeo takes on innovative approaches to expose the ensemble to

different styles and genres of music, introducing and teaching new
playing techniques through songs. Giving students the opportunity to
share their opinions and provide feedback, he has fostered strong bonds
and created a fun and positive learning environment for the ensemble.
This has further encouraged DHSGE to strive for excellence in practising
and ultimately, performing on stage.

Mr Yeo has worked alongside the student committee in preparations for

the concert, facilitating practice sessions and having discussions to
constantly seek improvements in the ensemble. Under his guidance, the
ensemble has managed to come a long way to present itself with utmost
pride and honour today.

DHSGE would like to express our sincere gratitude and appreciation for
the continuous support by Mr Yeo throughout the journey and hopes to
carry on pushing boundaries to scale even greater heights in the future!
 Brief History of DHSGE

Formerly known as the “Guitar Club”, Dunman High School Guitar

Ensemble (DHSGE) was founded in 2007 as a humble
establishment, consisting of just 19 students from the pioneer
batch of the Integrated Programme. DHSGE shocked the local
Guitar Ensemble scene during its debut in the Singapore Youth
Festival (SYF) by being the only Guitar Ensemble conferred with the
award of Gold with Honours that year, establishing itself as one of
the leading guitar ensembles in Singapore.

The ensemble, known for both its expression and diversity in

music, has consistently carried on achieving exceptional results,
clinching Gold with Honours yet again in the SYF of 2011, and
subsequently being awarded two Certificates of Distinction in 2013
and 2015, following the change in the grading system.

DHSGE strives to provide a fun yet enriching platform for a fun yet
enriching platform for amateur guitarists to develop their musical
potential. Priding itself on the versatility of the guitar, DHSGE
performs a wide range of pieces, from self-arranged modern pop
songs to movie themes to classical pieces at various events,
including its Timepiece concert series, overseas exchanges to
countries like South Korea and Taiwan, as well as at various niche
performances for charity. With its past achievements, members of
DHSGE are committed to continue to preserve the legacy of the
ensemble as we step into our 11th running year.
Programme Outline

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full ensemble

以后别做朋友
full ensemble

C P
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full ensemble

你，好不好
full ensemble

S L /
L M G
Chan Si Hon, Tan Hong Liang, Jerome Leow & Jodie Tan
 S S M
Year 5 batch

T G S M
Year 6 batch

S fM H
full ensemble

A M
full ensemble
 Synopsis

Full Ensemble Piece:

March (Ayu)
Composer: Hanataka Yudai
Composed by renowned Japanese composer, Hatanaka
Yudai, ‘March (Ayu)’ or, ‘March of the Sweetfish (Ayu)’, is
a bright song with an adorable and quirky tune which
seems to tell the life story of the sweetfish, Ayu. They are
hatched in rivers and carried downstream into the ocean
where they grow, before returning to the rivers to
produce their offspring, beginning yet another cycle of
the march.

Full Ensemble Piece:

《以后别做朋友》 — Let’s Not Just Be Friends
Arranged by: Dorothy Tan

This is a sad and wistful song composed by emerging

Taiwanese singer-songwriter, Eric Chou (周兴哲). The
song writes about a person’s fear, regret and hope from
experiencing unrequited love. It sings of the desire to be
more than friends with the person they are in love with,
and speaks of the inner turmoil within the person to
confess and risk completely losing the friendship that
they share.
Full Ensemble Piece:
Charlie Puth Medley (We Don’t Talk Anymore/
Attention/ How Long )
Arranged by: Tan Hong Liang
A medley filled with groovy tracks, infectious harmonies
and hand claps, making the singer Charlie Puth one of the
most swoon-worthy American pop singer on the charts.
The first song, We Don’t Talk Anymore, a love duet
featuring Selena Gomez, bemoans the regrets after a
breakup while the second song, Attention, covers the
resignation and defeat of knowing that a relationship was
never going to work out. The final song, How Long, sees
an apology from the guy for being unfaithful.

Full Ensemble Piece:

《你, 好不好 》— How Have You Been
Arranged by: Dorothy Tan

Another hit song by Mandopop singer Eric Chou,《你, 好

不好?》 , How Have You Been, is the ending theme song
of popular Taiwanese drama, 遗憾拼图 (Life List). The
lyrics look back on the inner turmoil of the protagonist
as he recalls their past, and deeply regrets his actions,
yet, has not had the courage to know the eventual
outcome but to hold on to the hope that they may
eventually return to the way they were.
 Mini Item:
Scared to be Lonely/Let Me Go
Performed by: Chan SI Hon, Jodie Tan Shu Qi, Leow
Yong Han Jerome, Tan Hong Liang

Sung in the perspective of a deteriorating relationship,

Martin Garrix and Dua Lipa's ballad ‘Scared To Be Lonely’
deals with one's fear of the future and acceptance of the
relationship's inevitable end. While ‘Let Me Go' by Alesso
and Hailee Steinfeld is an introspective and wistful ballad
with a sombre message but an upbeat tone, about the
realisation of one's flaws and hope for their lover to find
someone better.

Y5 Batch Piece:
Sam Smith Medley (Too Good at Goodbyes/Stay
With Me/ La La La)
Arranged by:
Chan Si Hon, Ng Zi Yan Priscila, Tan Hong Liang
The heartbreaking ballad, Too Good At Goodbyes finds
the singer, Sam Smith, pulling away from a volatile
relationship in which he has gotten used to the pain of his
lover leaving time and again. While Stay With Me, talks
about loneliness and the wish of having someone by
your side. La La La, which is the theme song for the film
The Internship, features a light and lively tune which is
contrasted with a deep and complex story behind the
lyrics.
Y6 Batch Piece:
The Greatest Showman Medley
(A Million Dreams/Rewrite the Stars/This Is Me)
Arranged by: Shen Li Qin, Valora Lee Jia Xuan

The music for The Greatest Showman is written and

composed by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, who have
experienced recent success with the music for the
Oscar-winning film La La Land as well as the hit
Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen.
The first song, A Million Dreams, is a song of hope and
imagination. It is filled with optimism and shows a
positive outlook on life where dreams will be able to
come true as long as we work for it. The second song
Rewrite the Stars, is a duet performed by Zac Efron and
Zendaya. It depicts the story of a pair of lovers who are
unable to be together due to their varying class status in
society. It then shows how the male convinces the female
to rewrite the stars and change their destiny. Finally, This
is Me, is an anthem for the marginalized, disenfranchised,
the bullied and the outcast.
Full Ensemble Piece:
Shape of My Heart
Composed by: Max Martin, Rami and Lisa Miskovsky

Shape of my heart is a song by American boy band

Backstreet Boys. This music video broke Backstreet
Boys' own record for longest running number-one song.
It depicts the story of a guy asking a girl for forgiveness
as he has kept something from her in the past. However,
he hopes that he could still reveal his true identity, heart
and feelings to her.

Full Ensemble Piece:

Always With Me (いつも何度でも)
Composed by: Youmi Kimura and Wakako Kaku

Always with me performed by Yumi Kimura, is the

closing song of the popular Japanese animation film,
Spirited Away, a coming of age story of a girl who finds
her inner strength. Always with me speaks of the
discovery of inner peace and having knowledge and
understanding to keep oneself strong in the face of
discord or stress.
 Stage Layout
(Full Ensemble)
 Sections

Alto 1
Top row:
(L) Chua Yu Xin, Natalie
Sim Jiale, Low Jing Hwee
Grace, Tan Xin Yi (R)
Bottom row:
(L) Tan Siow Huan, Fannie
Koh Xiang Yi, Ho Shu Han
(R)

Absent: Rachel Tan Hui

Hong

Alto 2
Top row:
(L) Wong Chun Ying
Sheryl, Valora Lee Jia
Xuan, Shen Li Qin (R)
Bottom row:
(L) Huang Qingyi,
Ng Hui Wen,
Tammy Chang (R)
 pRIME
Top row:
(L) Toh Jia-Shann Janus,
Ma Yuxin, Xing Hui Xin,
Ng Cui Ting Christine,
Poh Wan Lin (R)
Bottom row:
(L) Tay Zee Kit Jeremiah,
Ning Zhi Yan, Huang Xu,
Yee Jia Shuen, Jodie Tan
Shu Qi( R)

Absent: Samantha Lee Hui

Yi

Alto
Cembalo
(L) Ng Zi Yan Priscila,
Chen Xin Yi,
Tiu Jo-Anne (R)
 bass
Top row:
(L) Tan Hong Liang, Tay
Kai Yi,
Wee Jing Ying,
Lin Min Chen (R)
Bottom row:
(L) Ren Yuheng,
Koh Velda,
Yeo Jia Ying (R)

Contrabass +
guitarron

(L) Chan Jia Le Kevin,

Jerome Leow Yong Han,
Chan Si Hon,
Luar Shui Yan,
Tai Chee Hian (R)
 List of members

Chairperson: Tay Kai Yi Vice-Chairperson: Christine Ng Cui Ting

Secretary: Valora Lee Jia Xuan
Quarter-mistresses: Shen Li Qin, Chen Xin Yi

Alto 1 Prime Bass

Section Leader Section Leaders Section Leader
Natalie Sim Jiale Jodie Tan Shu Qi Tan Hong Liang
Yee Jia Shuen
Chua Yu Xin Lin Min Chen
Low Jing Hwee Huang Xu Tay Kai Yi
Grace Ma Yuxin Wee Jing Ying
Rachel Tan Hui Hong Ng Cui Ting Christine Yeo Jia Ying
Tan Xin Yi Poh Wan Lin Ren Yuheng
Ho Shu Han Samantha Lee Hui Yi Koh Velda
Fannie Koh Xiang Yi Ning Zhi Yan
Tan Siow Huan Xing Hui Xin
Toh Jia-Shann Janus Contrabass
Alto 2 Tay Zee Kit Jeremiah Section Leader
Section Leader Chan Si Hon
Valora Lee Jia Xuan
Alto Cembalo Luar Shui Yan
Shen Li Qin Section Leader
Wong Chun Ying Ng Zi Yan Priscila Guitarron
Sheryl Section Leader
Tammy Chang Chen Xin Yi Chan Si Hon
Ng Hui Wen Tiu Jo-Anne
Huang Qingyi Jerome Leow Yong
Han
Tai Chee Hian
Chan Jia Le Kevin
 Special Thanks To:

Our Principal Mr Tony Low Teck Eng and our Vice-Principals, Mrs
Chan-Tey Kah Hwee, Ms See Pei Loo and Mr Tan Kok Hong Keith for
their unwavering support;

Our beloved conductor, Mr Kevin Yeo, for guiding the ensemble

through its maiden years;

Our dearest teachers, Ms Ng Bei Ling Vina, Ms Chin Shuang Ning, Ms

Gamar Annisa Bte Mohd Abdul Alim for their patience and tireless
support;

Our Alumni, for their contributions to the ensemble and supporting this
concert;

Our emcees, Liew Shi Ping and Lisa Shannon Goh for being wonderful
emcees and allowing this concert to run smoothly;

Our designers, Chua Yu Xin and Ng Cui Ting Christine for their efforts
in designing our tickets, posters and booklet;

Mr Jimmy Yeo and his team for providing logistical and venue support;

Techies, Tu Fang Yu and Poh Jie Ru Shermin for their audio-visual

support for our concert

Photographers, Jin Zi Long and Toh Si Ying Melaney for documenting

our event

Ushers, Chan Jia-Jia, Regina Tan Tze Shuen and Leong Xuan Kai
for guiding the audience to their seats;

All others who have contributed one way or another in making the
concert a success