丝竹情韵’08
18th July 2008
Singapore Conference Hall, 7.30pm
The juniors were smashing-ly brilliant last night, and I’m pretty sure they rocked the socks of the people sitting in the conference hall! (:(:(: I guess the selection of the pieces certainly helped, and the audiences were either amazed at the technical prowess of the soloists, awaken by the majestic sounding drums or intoxicated in the lyrical melodies. This year, the juniors tackled really challenging pieces and the orchestra (and Mrs Ee!) really deserve credit for pulling off decent interpretations.
Sitting in the gallery seats, I had a pretty good view of the orchestra and what struck me was the look of concentrations on each and everyone’s faces. Everyone looking intently at Mrs Ee, trying their hardest to play as one and to produce their best music. Looking at the entire orchestra decked out in blue and black (some were white and black towards the best) I felt immensely proud to know that I was once part of this family and always will be in spirit.
I’ve always moved on easily in terms of relationships, so I’ve always enjoyed myself in HCCO and to be honest never really thought or missed NYCO. I’ve always treated HCCO as a new experience and in a way the memory of NYCO gradually faded into the background. Coming back as an alumni member, watching their rehearsals and the actual concert itself; these experiences helped to weave all the memories back together. As I look back now, I can’t help but feel extremely lucky to have 4 years in NYCO and 4 years with Mrs Ee. How lucky I am to be able to have 大组 in M401, 小组 in M403, 秀梅大会堂 to go through dry runs. How fortunate I am to have been exposed to 华乐 beyond my wildest imaginations and the seniors and juniors who have taught me many things. Above all, it is really a blessing to be able to play with an orchestra where every member plays with one heart despite the many differences we have. We make magic.
Perhaps it was just one night of magic, but boy what a heck full of magic it was.
3 Comments
July 20, 2008 at 8:03 pm
i love your last line haha (:
July 20, 2008 at 10:30 pm
yeah me too it sounds very cool and is so apt in describing how july 18 was!
NYCO!!!!!<3
August 17, 2008 at 7:04 pm
eh hahah your this post sent shudders down my spine because it kinda reminded me of my days in NYCO as well. actually i really miss performing a lot despite all the pressure we were put under. ahh <3