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Formed in 1966, the Catholic High School Symphony Band has a long and illustrious history. Having evolved from a Brass Band into a Military Band, the band was inaugurated as a Symphony Band in 2000. Subsequently, under the baton of the band’s Resident Conductor Mr David Glosz, it brought home the Gold with Honours award at the Singapore Youth Festival 2009 and 2011. Even though it is a symphony band, the band not only plays concert music, but also does drills as well. The band has performed numerous concerts over the years, some in the Singapore Botanic Gardens,some at the Victoria Concert Hall and the Esplanade.
The Catholic High School Symphony Band is resolute in its continued pursuit of musical development and excellence. It has traveled extensively in the past ten years. It performed at the Pacific Basin Music Festival, Honolulu, Hawaii in 2000, had an overseas musical exchange with Tenri High School Band, Tenri, Japan in 2002, and was invited to perform at the Pan Pacific Band Festival, Hammamatsu, Japan in 2004. The musical highlight of 2005 was its participation at the 15th World Music Contest, Kerkrade, the Netherlands, attaining a Silver and being the Closing Ceremony Band for the festival. In 2010, the band had again performed at the Pacific Basin Music Festival, Honolulu, Hawaii, and attained a Gold award. Closer to home, the band travels frequently to Malaysia, such as Kuala Lumpur and Malacca for concerts and exchange programmes with other school bands. Within Singapore, the band performed in the Istana for the President of the Republic of Singapore S. R. Nathan in 2009. The band has also been a firm feature of community and school events, performing at the Botanical Gardens, community clubs and shopping malls, as well as presenting its own annual concert Aesthetique and the band’s annual Christmas concert at the Singapore Botanic Gardens. Hence, band members are exposed to a wide variety of musical and learning experiences, which develops them into students who are not only rooted in the art of music making, but are also gentlemen with a strong character as well.