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A huge congratulations to one of our very own! An amazing achievement by our fellow alumni Elson Kwong on being selected as one of the finalists for the 6th Warren Benson International Composition Contest by the WASBE-World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles.

We are extremely proud of the milestone you have achieved, and will continue to root for you in your coming presentation in Brazil this July!

Continue flying the 🇲🇾 flag up high! 🎶

The World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles (WASBE) is proud to present the finalists of the 6th Warren Benson Composition Contest!

Category I
MIRAGE – Wes Coffin 🇺🇸
FROZEN IN TIME – Craig Sanders 🇬🇧
EPOS – René Camilleri 🇲🇹

Category II
JUX-TRANSPOSITION – Elson Kwong 🇲🇾
VARIATIONS ON THE WATER – Joel Rutherford 🇺🇸
WIJSMULLER FOR WIND ENSEMBLE – Ian Schwalbe 🇺🇸

The jury also recognizes several outstanding composers whose submissions demonstrated exceptional artistry and compositional excellence. Congratulations to all participants for an extraordinary level of work this year!

Final Concert:
The winning works will be selected following live performances at the WASBE Conference in Rio de Janeiro (July 21 – 25, 2026).

With sincere thanks to our distinguished international jury:
Franco Cesarini, Yasuhide Ito, Frank Ticheli, and Adam Gorb.

Congratulations to all composers who continue to inspire the global wind band community!

Learn more: wasbe.org/composition-contest

Galloping into a brand new rhythm! 🐎✨ As the Year of the Horse begins, TTWS wishes you a year of unstoppable energy and harmonious success. May your 2026 be filled with the spirit of "Ma Dao Cheng Gong". Wishing everyone success in all endeavors! 🍊🧧

值此马年到来之际，TTWS 谨向大家致以最诚挚的祝福。愿新的一年里，大家精神饱满、活力满满，步步向前、勇往直前。2026 年马到成功，诸事顺遂，心想事成，所行皆有收获。🍊🍊🍊

Another one has just dropped! 📽️

Be sure to have a listen to “March Brand New Day” by Yosuke Fukuda on our YouTube channel!

March Brand New Day | マーチ・ブランニュー・デイ (Yosuke Fukuda / 福田洋介) 2025 TTWS Tour to TaiwanLocation: NCYU Department of Music | 嘉義大學音樂學系Conductor: Ho Chee Kiang Tshung Tsin Wind Symphony (TTWS) March Brand New Day | マーチ・ブランニ...

Another one from our trip to Taiwan 🇹🇼 earlier in September! Concert March No.1 “Playground” by Jinnawat Mansap

Do enjoy! 🛝🛝

Concert March No.1 "Playground" (Jinnawat Mansap) 2025 TTWS Tour to TaiwanLocation: NCYU Department of Music | 嘉義大學音樂學系Conductor: Ho Chee Kiang Tshung Tsin Wind Symphony (TTWS) Concert March No.01 "Playgroun...

2025 Auditions for Band A done! ✅

After around 10 months since joining us, .sabah junior one members have now concluded their auditions for Band A! While the results will be out shortly this week, we do hope you are less nervous now than you were during your auditions and interviews! 😬

We wish you the very best!

Sipadan 2025 version! 🏝️

Once again, .sabah has brought this piece back into action 🏝️ and this time performed in Taiwan 🇹🇼

Pretty sure this brings back memories for quite a few batches of alumni! So do enjoy!

Sipadan - Inspiration from Peaceful Island (Satoshi Yagisawa) Commissioned by and dedicated to Tshung Tsin Wind Symphony (TTWS) Sabah, Malaysia.2025 TTWS Tour to TaiwanLocation: NCYU Department of Music | 嘉義大學音樂學系Conduc...

A little throwback to our concert and masterclasses at the National Chiayi University 🇹🇼🎶

📍NCYU 國立嘉義大學

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