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The complete Finale Gala Concert of SIBOCFest 2026 – the Sarawak International Band, Orchestra & Choir Festival – performed live on Saturday, 5 September 2026 at Lodge Secondary School, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. Over four days of workshops with international tutors, young musicians from Sarawak, Malaysia and Japan formed a Concert Band, String Orchestra and, for the first time, a Choir. This playlist is the concert that closed the festival, featuring performances from each division and the tutors, culminating in a finale of about 300 musicians and singers and the world premiere of "Selamat Datai ke Bumi Kenyalang." Theme: "Global Sounds, Sarawak Ground" Guest Conductor: Ken-ichi Watanabe (Japan) SIBOCFest is held every two years in Kuching and organised by The Band Lab (Persatuan Wind Orkestra Kuching) with The Band Lab Japan. The String Orchestra was presented in collaboration with the Euroasia Association of Performing Arts.