Raffles Institution Military Band (RIMB) is officially founded in 1964, and is one of the oldest school bands in Singapore. We are originally a marching band, but converted to a concert band in 1992, while keeping the name to remember our heritage. Under the baton of our conductor Mr Lim Yean Hwee, we achieved Distinction at the 2015, 2017, and 2019 SYF Arts Presentation. We are actively involved in exchanges with local and overseas schools. In 2018, RIMB travelled to Osaka on a five-day exchange trip with two Japanese high school bands. In 2018, we also hosted an exchange with an Australian band from Oxford Falls Grammar School. In 2019, RIMB hosted an exchange with 10 other secondary school bands to perform our SYF set and choice pieces. RIMB is also open to collaboration with other performing arts groups. In 2017, we put up a joint concert together with RI Chinese Orchestra titled ‘Confluence’ at Victoria Concert Hall.
RIMB started a media project during the COVID period this year, titled ‘Embark’. It aims to showcase and celebrate the musical talents of our band students online. Enjoy the performance put up by our Y3 and Y4 brass and percussion students during the December holidays. To get around COVID restrictions, each member recorded their own parts, which are then combined together by a professional sound engineer.
For more information about our programmes, visit our website rimb.rocks.
Interested Year 1s, click here for slides presented at Raffles Trail.
Mondays & Wednesdays(3.45pm to 6.30pm)
Thursdays (4.30pm to 6.30pm)
Year 1s end at 6pm for Semester 1
Mr Wu BokaiMrs Yak Sheau Yang
2020Due to COVID-19, our biannual concert was postponed. There are no events this year.2019Mar – Local band exchange with 10 other secondary schools
Apr – SYF Arts Presentation
Distinction
Aug – VIA performance at Yuhua Community Club
Sep – Junior Bands in Concert at SOTA Concert Hall
Nov – maRIMBa Concert