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The students of Yippy Tune with their certificates

Yippy Tune celebrated it’s 3rd annual recital on Sunday attracting full capacity crowds for all 6 of it’s sessions on a single day; starting from 11am all the way to 6.30pm.

The audiences were treated with an afternoon of pure musical indulgence of different genres from classical to pop and jazz from performers as young as three and a half years old.

There was a clear distinction between this year’s performance and the year before, both in terms of student participations as well as the range of musical instruments being played at the recital – which includes, the Violin, Piano, Guitars and vocal performances.

“One of the overriding themes chosen by the students to perform this year had been the songs from Frozen’s soundtracks. Clearly, Brunei is not immune from the ‘Frozen’ fever.” According to Ms Deon Ong- the School Director.

Also present to perform at the event were the students from St Andrew’s School, performing group music with their violins in the afternoon. The St Andrew’s Students were coached by Yippy Tune teachers during the term with the onsite music learning program.

The music school has seen a steady growth in business in the last 12 months, as there had been an increase in the realization of the importance of music appreciation and skills amongst the parents. “Music has along been associated with children’s cognitive and social development; I think the parents in Brunei are increasingly realizing this very crucial point.” Which, as a result, “the number of staff has multiplied three-fold.” According to the School Director. Images courtesy of Yippy Tune.

Ian and teacher Deon performing a song

Anika Chuang performing a vocal

Students from St. Andrew’s School

Mega on the piano

The teachers of Yippy Tune

The three ministers officiating The Run last Sunday

Over 5,000 participants turned up at the Pusat Ehsan’s charity event – The Run -Sunday morning, dressed in colourful t-shirts signifying the category joined.

The running event took place at the Indoor Stadium in Berakas. Joining the event were Minister of Health, Yang Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Johan Pahlawan Dato Seri Setia Hj Adanan Begawan Pehin Siraja Khatib Dato Seri Setia Hj Mohd Yussof; Minister of Industry and Primary Resources, Yang Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Utama Dato Seri Setia Hj Yahya Begawan Mudim Dato Paduka Hj Bakar; and Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Yang Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Pekerma Laila Diraja Dato Seri Setia Hj Hazair Hj Abdullah.

“We had 10,000 participants register but only 7,300 running. This year we had some 6000 people register.

“Nevertheless, we are very thankful to always have the support (from stakeholder and the public),” said Dato Paduka Hj Alimin Hj Wahab, chairman of Pusat Ehsan who delivered a special remarks during the prize presentation and closing ceremony of yesterday’s event.

The chairman also extended his appreciation to the sponsors and volunteers who managed to pull through the event.

Ultimately he thanked all participants who joined or being the core reason of the event’s success.
Several categories were opened to the public; 21km men and women (international and Bruneian), 12km men and women (ASEAN, Bruneian and veteran), 5km men and women (open, junior and corporate), and 2.5km (special needs and fun run).

Apart from getting the support from local Bruneians, The Run also saw participation from international runners, particularly expatriates working in the Sultanate.

Dr Renewagner and Heidi Ohl, German health professionals working at the Jerudong Park Medical Centre and participating in the event for the first time, shared that the strong Bruneian support to charity events are inspiring.

The same event will return next year on June 7, “So be ready!” said the event chairman. Text courtesy of Billah Hassan of The Brunei Times and images courtesy of Saiful Omar of The Brunei Times.