By: Choi Beom Soo (21S03L), Boys’ Captain, and Karen Lee (21S05A), Girls’ Captain

I need to win this. All the gruelling training I’ve been through this year has come down to this one moment. Everyone in the CCA is counting on me. 

These thoughts rush through your mind as you wipe the trickling sweat from your forehead. 

“En garde. Pret. Allez!” The abrupt command by the referee to start snaps you back to reality. Adrenaline rushes through your body as your opponent charges towards you. Taking a step back, you prepare to intercept his blade and another rush of excitement flows through your body as the blades clash. A clever flick of the blade onto your opponent after the parry wins you the point. You throw your blade up in exhilaration as you realise that you have won and screams of joy fill the air. Is this the type of thrill that you are looking for in a sport? If so, fencing is the sport for you! 

By Anthea Phee (21S06Q), Chairperson, Loi Zi Xian (21S03D), Vice-Chairperson, and Matthew Yar (21S06C), Secretary 

“The most exciting rhythms are unexpected and complex, the most beautiful melodies simple and inevitable.” Right? 

Wrong. 

Well, while it’s not unusual for music to seem abstruse to the average person, in Chamber Ensemble, we do the exact opposite of that.