Raffles Symphonic Band

CCA Previews ‘26: Raffles Symphonic Band 

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By RSB EXCO ‘26 

Adapted from CCA Previews ‘25 

“Where words fail music speaks.”
~ Hans Christian Anderson 

You’ll hear us before you see us: the blaring trumpets, the gusto of the tubas, the ringing piccolo, and the booming of the percussion that signal the arrival of the Raffles Symphonic Band. Established in 1962, Raffles Symphonic Band (RSB) has been mesmerising with their music-making since its inception. 

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CCA Previews ‘25: Raffles Symphonic Band

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By RSB EXCO ‘25

“Where words fail, music speaks”

Hans Christian Anderson

You will hear us before you see us: the blaring trumpets, the gusto of the tubas, the ringing piccolo, and the booming of the percussion that signal the arrival of the Raffles Symphonic Band. Established in 1962, Raffles Symphonic Band (RSB) has been mesmerising people with their music-making since its inception. 

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A Tempo 2023: A Night To Remember

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By Fiona Ting Zi Ying (24S06A) and Low Jing Kai (24S03H)
Photographs courtesy of Raffles Photographic Society

Filled with a variety of snazzy songs from famous films, A Tempo 2023, Raffles Symphonic Band’s annual concert, was a feast for the ears. This was the Band’s 30th A Tempo and the first A Tempo to take place in an external venue ever since the pandemic.

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A Tempo 2023: Behind the Scenes

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By Fiona Ting Zi Ying (24S06A) and Low Jing Kai (24S03H)
Photographs courtesy of Raffles Photographic Society

For this year’s A Tempo, also known as Raffles Symphonic Band’s annual concert, there was a great squeeze for time. Not only was this their first concert at an external venue since the pandemic, but it was also the first time in decades that the Band had decided to perform at the Singapore Youth Festival (SYF). 

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