Macleans College Orchestra Performance

Greetings from New Zealand! During the common lunch break on 17th July, the Macleans College Orchestra, hailing from Auckland, travelled all the way to Nanyang Junior College to give an amazingly rousing performance. Their music certainly drew in the attention of the crowds, all eager to have a look and enjoy the show. With the fire drill that occurred just before the performance, they were all in for a pleasant surprise, as the Orchestra did not disappoint expections.

The multi-racial orchestra was made up of an estimated forty students, all of whom were of the same age group as our fellow NYJCians. They played about eight well-known orchestra pieces, including Carmen, The Sugar Plum Fairy, and Waltz of The Flowers. Their presentation certainly was professional, and evoked lots of expressiveness in their music. Despite the heat that they were not used to in their home country, they carried on with the performance, and certainly did not fail to impress. The two violin soloists were brilliant, especially with their showmanship. Even with their years of experience, people were impressed with the talent that they had at this age. If the excitement from the performance was not enough, people were more pleased to see their fellow schoolmate, Nazreen, Student conductor of our school band, being invited to conduct the band for one piece. Overall, the performance for the whole hour was indeed entertaining.

Done By: Farah Ismail