Annual Report for Year Ended 31 December 2008

1. Non- Financial Information
Name of Organisation Wind Bands Association of Singapore l.k.a World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles (Singapore) Address 47 Hindhede Walk #03-03 Singapore 587977	Contact Information Name of Contact Person: Sing Moh Li Telephone No: 98295944 Fax No: 67455802 Email Address: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Website: www.wbas.org.sg
Constitution: Society Date of Establishment: 04 May 2001 ROS Registration No: 147/2001 CAS UEN: T01SS0092F Banker: OCBC Bank Auditor: Kung Seah Lim & Co CPA	Charity Status Charity Registration No: 01719 Charity Registration Date: 18 Aug 2003 IPC Status Effective Date: 1 Oct 2009- 30 Sept 2012 Decentralised Effective Date: 1 Feb 2008
Board Members By the end of 2008, the committee members are: Dr Lee Tian Tee President Mr Ho Hwee Long Vice-President MAJ Philip Tng Vice-President Mr Steven Phua Treasurer Ms Sing Moh Li Secretary Mr Kenneth Lun Member Mr Takehiro Oura Member Mr Tan Beng Wee Member Mr Francis Tan Member Ms Lim Sze Ai Member
Object: a) To promote symphonic bands and ensembles as a serious and distinctive medium of musical expression and cultural heritage in Singapore and Southeast Asia. b) To encourage the composition of band literature of excellence that reflects the heritage of Singapore and Southeast Asia and which at the same time transcends international boundaries. c) To have all such other objects and do all such other things as are complimentary or incidental to the attainment of the foregoing objects, or any of them and particularly as follows: i) Establish national and regional Wind Bands Association of Singapore seminars, workshops and other events.
Review for 2008 Activities The activities organized by the society in year 2008 included annual events introduced since its inception and new activities added in the year. The objectives of these events were to raise awareness and standards of the wind band movement in Singapore. Here is the listing of activities that have been organized by the society, in reversed chronological order: Junior College Band Festival Workshops & Rehearsals at NIE 17 - 20 December 2008 Gala Concert at Esplanade 21 December 2008 No. of participants: 213 Junior College and Polytechnic students No. of Audience: 580 WBAS Annual General Meeting 9 October 2008 The Joy Of Inspired Teaching”— Band Directors / Teachers’ Workshop By Tim Lautzenheiser 1 September 2008 No. of participants: 26 band directors/ teachers Band Student Leader Workshop by Dr Tim Lautzenheiser 30, 31 August 2008 No. of participants: 470 Singapore International Band Festival 23-27 July 2008 Singapore International Conducting Workshop 19-25 July 2008 No, of participants: 1934 (Total), of which 1679 (locals), 255 (foreign) from 34 bands No. of audience (ticketed): 714 (26 Jul), 248 (23, 24 Jul) No. of conducting workshop participants: 12 Instrument Workshop for Beginners 10 & 11 March 2008 No. of participants: 182 secondary one students TOTAL no. of participants for all activities in 2008: 2837 TOTAL no. of ticketed audience in 2008: 1542
Funding and Finances The Society is funded by grants and private donations. Participants of the Society’s programme also pay participation fees and purchase tickets. Such fees are collected to cover the cost of the respective programme. In 2008, large amount of the expenses and income were made for the Singapore International Band Festival. The society accumulated expenses from January to December 2008 was $133,739. Accumulated income from January to December 2008 was $138,408. The Society had a surplus of $4,669 in 2008. The closing balance as at 31 December 2008 was $219,590. Refer to Auditor report for more details.
Fund Raising Activities In 2008, WBAS retained our Tax Exemption status for the society as well as for the society’s donors. Hence for organisations and individuals who made donations to the society, they were entitled double tax exemption from the Singapore government. WBAS remained a centralised IPC member of the National Arts Council in 2008. As the society receives funds in the form of participation fee, it did not actively carry out fund raising projects. The Society sourced for sponsorship in-kind and in cash during the year for the various projects. The society received hotel accommodation sponsorship, cash sponsorship from overseas and local organizations. Total cash donation received in 2008 was $39,661.44 while those eligible for tax-deductible cash sponsorship amounts at $37,000. Most of the donations received in 2008 were for Singapore International Band Festival.
Membership In 2008, the society is independent and has no affiliation with other organizations. It had a total of 10 individual members.
Future Plans The Society had planned to reach out to a larger group of beneficiaries namely audiences and participants of our workshops, band festivals, concerts and educational programme. Besides catering to the needs of band students, the Society also hoped to involve more band directors, teachers in the development of their student’s musical talent and the overall progress of the local band scene. The Society had planned the following activities for 2009-2010 a) 2009 8, 9 Jun Instrument and Ensemble Workshop for Beginners 29, 30 Aug Instrument Workshop by Kunitachi College of Music Faculty Sectional Leaders Workshop by Richard Miles 31 Aug Workshop for Band Directors by Richard Miles 16 - 20 Dec Junior College and Polytechnic Band Festival b) 2010 March Instrument and Ensemble Workshop for Beginners 22-27 Jul Singapore International Band Festival Band Directors workshops by Virginia Allen and Johan de Meij Sept Student Leadership Workshop by Tim Lautzenheiser Dec Junior College and Polytechnic Band Festival
2. Financial Information
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