Apollo Health Music Society - The Apollo Committee

The Apollo Committee

President
Edwin Kwan, Med III	Plays: Voice and Guitar Mania V2.0 Ensemble: Choir Musical Interests: Britney Spears, early Christina Aguilera, N’Sync and Nick Lachey (How awesome is his new album?!?!) Dream job: I want to be a Ninja or a Pirate so that I can say ‘Phwoar” or ‘Arrgh’ respectively. If you could be any fruit or vegetable you would be… A cherry…I don’t know…Ninjas and Pirates don’t even eat cherries. How do you feel about rising petrol prices? Arrgh! Pirates and Ninjas don’t need petrol, we’ve got Phwoar power! Do elephants have eyebrows? Yeh I’ve seen them raised at me!
		Vice-President
Plays: Cello Ensemble: Strings Reason for joining: Will said it was way better than porn Hobbies: music in all its forms, soccer, target in HP lectures Quote: “man with one chopstick go hungry” Biggest Regret: pooping behind the curtain when I was 3… Best Memory: Dr. Gunther Karsten – World Memory Champion 2006 Describe Apollo in one word: goodfun Music is like... a primal instinct that gives life Favourite Shower Song: “put your hands up for Detroit! put your hands up!!!! put your hand up!!!!!!”		Alex Gin, Med II
Secretary
Adam Chen, Dent II	Plays Violin and Piano Ensemble: Strings Music Interests: I'm into all kinds of music ranging from pop to rock, classics and oldies to musicals, and classical to jazz. Biggest ever celebrity crush: Maria Sharapova - doesn't she just look so GREAT in those dresses and screaming after whacking all those balls!? If you could be any fruit or vegetable you would be… A watermelon because I've got a tough skin but I'm sweet and juicy on the inside! How do you feel about rising petrol prices? Well right now it doesn't really concern me as I can't really drive... I've only done 6 hours on my Ls. However, rising petrol prices indicates that we are running out of oil and this shows that the Earth is an unrenewable (Ed. That’s not even a real word!) resource. We therefore should not take things for granted and start looking for alternatives. The poor Koala…Will threw a fridge at it!
		Treasurer
Plays fiddle or fiddle-iola. Ensemble: Strings Music Interests: Toilet flush sounds nice...acoustics are great! Biggest ever celebrity crush: David Hasselhoff! Dream job: Driving Instructor - I can sooo drive! (Ed: If you say so...) If you could be any fruit or vegetable you would be… A Durian, no matter how they look (or smell for that matter >.<) ppl still love em...not that that's saying anything bout me. Do elephants have eyebrows? I hear monobrows are the in thing in Asia and Africa. Just joshin! Why did the koala fall out of the tree? Its mother misfired giving birth!		Man-Yee Ho, Dent III
Publicity Officers
Vanessa Wong, Med II	Plays: Violin, Piano and totally addicted to bass… Ensemble: String Orchestra Reason for joining: To stop my violin from growing mould, or being the perfect habitat for dust mites. Dark Secret: Christmas music in July soothes me. Quote: “there’s only one thing that changes, and that is that everything changes” Biggest Regret: Stealing those lemons from the lemons tree in grade 4… Best Memory: Learning to fly gliders at sunset Describe Apollo in one word: melodic Music is... simply words from the heart (both sides of the heart) Favourite shower song: “and its all because of you…”
Plays: Piano, Viola (but not at the same time) Ensemble: String Orchestra Reason for joining: What else could you possibly be doing on a Tuesday night? Hobbies: Making cranes out of previous lecture notes, playing real-life Frogger across main roads and freeways. Quotes: “What do you mean, there isn’t time? Make time!” “I need a time-turner - do you have one you can lend me? Biggest Regret: Missing the 2007 Recital by Candlelight (see photo - i blame Vanessa...) Worst Memory: Running headlong into the ceiling. er…… yeah, don’t ask. Describe Apollo in one word: … what!? Only one word!? Music is … alive. It grows and changes as you do – within a piece and between performances		Matthew Ng, Med II
Ensemble Representatives
String Orchestra
Mabel Leung, Med I	Plays: Violin Reason for joining: To release inner frustration with the week’s endless work with some music making Dark Secret: I heart Evermore J hmm… why would I spill my darkest secrets? Quote(s): “I’m sorry, I’m SORRY!!” “Oh no, I’m late!!” Biggest Regret: Eating all those dumplings… Best Memory: Riding at the back of an open ute - unforgettable Worst Memory: ahhh let’s not go there Describe Apollo in one word: “priceless” Music is... a universal language Favourite shower song: (one of many...) “Why do you build me up? Buttercup baby, just to let me down…”
		Fusion Band
Plays violin, guitar and bass (a little bit) Musical Interests: The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jane’s Addiction, INXS, Led Zeppelin and of course, The Beatles! Biggest ever celebrity crush: It’s a tie between Marge Simpson and Elliot Reid. Favourite quote: ‘Will, I’ll only marry you if we can have a baby girl!’ – LP. Favourite saying: ‘Jasmina! Stop being so embarrassing!’ Dream job: Human Functionality Consultant Do elephants have eyebrows? They do… but those grooming birds pluck them off every Thursday morning. Why did the koala fall off the tree? It was stapled to a seagull.		William Shi, Med III
Choir
Anny Huang, Med II	Plays French horn, voice for choir … a bit of piano, a bit of recorder, a bit of harmonica, and errrm … two chords on guitar. Music Interests: All kinds. My CD collection ranges from metal to a CD called “The Folk Music of Uzbekistan”. It depends on what mood I’m in. Obviously, sometimes I’m in weird moods, but at this very moment, I’m listening to Cat Empire. Dream job: An archaeologist … so that I can spend the rest of my days looking for the meaning of life at the bottom of a hole. Feelings about rising petrol prices: It is a very grave problem indeed. Nods head seriously. Do elephants have eyebrows? Of course! How else do cosmetics companies test their eye make-up products?
Plays Voice, Piano and a few squeaky notes on the violin! Music Interests: It can vary... rock and alternative, and classical music when I'm studying. Biggest ever celebrity crush: I'm a big Lord of the Rings fan, so possibly Elijah Wood? He has nice eyes and I've been within a 5m radius of him... Dream job: It'd be cool to be one of those people on travel shows. They get to go to all these interesting places, eat nice food, enjoy the culture ... and they get paid to do it! How do you feel about rising petrol prices? You never know... it could be a good thing. Rising petrol prices could be negatively correlated with the population's BMI since people might feel like walking/cycling more		Vivien Li, Med II
Jazz Band
Daniel Hamill, Med II
General Committee
Jasmine Zhu, Med I	Plays: Piano...the rest are toys and not instruments Ensemble: Choir (rarely) Reason for joining: The dodgy keyboard with a broken pedal ...and the nice people in choir Hobbies: paying out Dulcie Holland, MSO performances, people who don't understand classical music, and people who can't sing in tune but think they can. Dark Secrets: Made a fortune in year 7 by earning $1/chapter doing people's "Master Your Theory" books for them...yes that's where the drug money came from Worst Memory: Breaking my nail during an AMusA rendition of a Beethoven Sonata... Best Memory: Telling the examiner that Beethoven had a very traumatic childhood and he had meant for me to bash the piece that hard ...and if he didn't agree with my interpretation then he was an unsympathetic blob Music is... my second preference (after med)
Plays: Flute Ensemble: Fusion Band Reason for joining: Apollo is COOL twee peace sign Hobbies: Burning sandwiches, posing as an Arts student, and getting run over by cars Quote: "We are born naked, wet and hungry. Then things get worse." Biggest regret: Not taking up piano as a toddler, like every other Asian on the face of the Earth Best Memory: "One time, on band camp..." Describe Apollo in one word: Smooth. Music is like... a soup-filled dumpling. You bite in and it spills all over your face. Favourite shower song: "You Raise Me Up" (shut up, Josh Groban rocks my socks)		Alyssa Chan, Med I
Rachel Chang, Med I	Plays: Saxophone Ensemble: Fusion Band Reason for Joining: Attempt to loose weight/ use up my abdominal fat store playing sax. Darkest Secret: I have two passports and two different names. (And I am recruited by the Anonymous Agency to take over the medical school not by force, but by music.). Music is... like a butterfly, the more you chase it, the more it will elude you. Favourite shower song: “I’ve got all my life to live, and I’ve got all my love to give. I’ll survive… I will survive… OOOOHHH… OOOHHH~~~”
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