of the Concert in the Park series and the Singapore Arts Festival outreach programme. Past engagements also include the Arts In The City series, Beautiful Sunday series at the Esplanade and the Arts For Health programme at the Singapore General Hospital. Since 2008, The Philharmonic Winds has been part of the SPH Gift of Music series by Singapore Press Holdings, entertaining thousands at various locations with music scored by local composers such as Ong Jiin Joo and Tan Yan Zhang. In 2002, The Philharmonic Winds initiated the Philharmonic Youth Winds, providing an opportunity for young musicians to further their ensemble experience. In 2008, the young orchestra was named the top Division 1 band at the inaugural Singapore International Band Festival, under the baton of its Resident Conductor Adrian Chiang and the guidance of musicians from The Philharmonic Winds. In July 2005, The Philharmonic Winds participated in the World Music Contest held in Kerkrade, the Netherlands, and became the first wind orchestra from Singapore to be awarded a Gold Medal with Distinction in the First Division (Harmony Band). Following that, the ensemble became the first wind orchestra to perform at the 2006 Singapore Arts Festival. In May 2009, the band was invited to perform at the 40th anniversary of the Japan Band Clinic, one of the most prestigious wind conferences in the world, held in Hamamatsu, Japan. References External links Philharmonic Youth Winds Singaporean concert bands