Fobissea music festival in support of HoB initiative
Sounds of music: A jazz band performing at the Fobissea Music Festival Gala concert organised by International School Brunei at Empire Theatre, Jerudong last night. Picture: Saifulizam
Sunday, November 25, 2007
PARENTS, teachers and members of the public were mesmerised by the talents of some 350 students as they performed to the likes of Mozart, Beethoven and Tchaikovsky in the Gala Concert of Fobissea 2007 music festival held at the Empire Theatre, yesterday.
The concert, a culmination of a four day international musical workshop, showcased the talents of many of the students through a wide range of classical, traditional and modern compositions covering a wide genre of musical styles.
Fobissea or Federation of British International Schools in South and South East Asia (Fobissea) was founded in the 1990's to promote quality educational opportunities throughout the region.
It has now grown to 29 schools representing over 17,000 students and one of its remits as an international body is to promote cultural understanding through a variety of festivals and sporting events.
According to the Director of International School Brunei, ISB, David G Taylor, the music festival will be the first event hosted within the federation which will strive towards being carbon neutral, where a proportion of the fees are allocated to the ISB Million Trees Project for carbon offset.
Under the project, trees will be planted at a number of locations across Brunei and Borneo in support of the spirit of the Heart of Borneo (HoB) initiative.
The annual music festival allows pupils who are musically confident to take part in a range of workshops such as Jazz, Chamber Music, Stomp, Rock band and so on throughout the four days.
During the workshops students and teachers alike had the opportunity to enhance their musical skills through the guidance and cooperation of all music teachers from the schools involved in the festival.
The festival involved 16 schools from countries such as Taiwan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore who each sent a team of young musicians to participate in the event. The range of musical workshops held throughout the festival included wind ensembles, string quartets, barbershop quartets, african drums and so on.
Shane Nathan, Chairman of the organising committee and primary principal of ISB said that they are honoured to provide Bruneian with the opportunity for exposure to the arts and hopes that the concert will be able to encourage students to appreciate the importance of music as a subject.
Attending the Gala Concert at the Empire Theatre yesterday was the British High Commissioner, John Saville
The Brunei Times
The concert, a culmination of a four day international musical workshop, showcased the talents of many of the students through a wide range of classical, traditional and modern compositions covering a wide genre of musical styles.
Fobissea or Federation of British International Schools in South and South East Asia (Fobissea) was founded in the 1990's to promote quality educational opportunities throughout the region.
It has now grown to 29 schools representing over 17,000 students and one of its remits as an international body is to promote cultural understanding through a variety of festivals and sporting events.
According to the Director of International School Brunei, ISB, David G Taylor, the music festival will be the first event hosted within the federation which will strive towards being carbon neutral, where a proportion of the fees are allocated to the ISB Million Trees Project for carbon offset.
Under the project, trees will be planted at a number of locations across Brunei and Borneo in support of the spirit of the Heart of Borneo (HoB) initiative.
The annual music festival allows pupils who are musically confident to take part in a range of workshops such as Jazz, Chamber Music, Stomp, Rock band and so on throughout the four days.
During the workshops students and teachers alike had the opportunity to enhance their musical skills through the guidance and cooperation of all music teachers from the schools involved in the festival.
The festival involved 16 schools from countries such as Taiwan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore who each sent a team of young musicians to participate in the event. The range of musical workshops held throughout the festival included wind ensembles, string quartets, barbershop quartets, african drums and so on.
Shane Nathan, Chairman of the organising committee and primary principal of ISB said that they are honoured to provide Bruneian with the opportunity for exposure to the arts and hopes that the concert will be able to encourage students to appreciate the importance of music as a subject.
Attending the Gala Concert at the Empire Theatre yesterday was the British High Commissioner, John Saville
The Brunei Times
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