SYF competition result for North Vista Chorale.

Sigh, they competed, they did their best, but guess what they got?

CERTIFICATE OF PARTICIPATION.

KIDDING.

THEY GOT SUPER SUPER SILVER.

Though the previous SYF at 2005 we got a silver, at least we maintained the standard.

And I will tell you WHY getting a silver is a BIG DEAL.

1. The school before them was Anglican High School.

Before I began explaining, let me tell you that Anglican High School was the only choir of the day that got Gold with Honours, together with Catholic High School and Tanjong Katong Secondary School for the past 3 days. Why did I say it was a big deal? Think about it. If you was one of the judges, and you heard the choir sing so well, wouldn't you compare it with the next choir? It's like watching a great movie, and watching another lousier movie. You tend to compare.

2. As for the day, 7 Choirs that got silver the previous SYF competition in 2005 dropped to a bronze, while 2 choirs that got gold dropped to silver. And North Vista Chorale was one of the few that maintained it. It simply shows that the standard was even higher this year.

Here's the results of the schools of the day:

COP (Certificate of Participation)

B (Bronze)

S (Silver)

G (Gold)

GWH (Gold With Honours)

Look at the middle abbrievations which shows the results. The left column shows the results that the schools got previously. I'm not very sure about the one on the right.

(Taken from Crystal's blog.)

I managed to attend the competition miraculously to support North Vista Chorale, together with Yan Rong and You Hock. (Long story, but I won't elaborate.)

We sat from 2pm-5.30pm, listening to choirs. We heard the set pieces more than 10 times, and we knew it so well, I think we knew how to sing.

What impresses me most was Anglican High School, I was located among the front seats, and you could see almost everyones' expressions; fiery in their eyes, the enthusiasm, and the desire.

It was SO THRILLING AND EXCITING. Some choirs were very boring. Anglo Chinese School (Barker Road) Choir was one of those that disappointed me.

If I were to grade the top 5 performances of the PM session competition without biasness, here it is:

1. Anglican High School

2. North Vista Secondary School

3. Henderson Secondary School

4. Compassvale Secondary School

5. FairField Secondary School

I would like to congratulate North Vista Chorale for doing well, and that all of the efforts have not gone down the drain. Kudos to Mr Francis Liew too, because without him, there will not be North Vista Chorale.

Images below are taken from Crystal.

Thank you Mr Francis Liew.

And to every single one of you in the picture, thank you very much.

Congratulations.