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Viva La Musica V!

Saturday, July 12, 2008

Haha...I'm sorry people that I didn't blog right after the concert because I needed to rest my mind and I had a lot to say but I don't know where to start from.

The concert was a sucess! Apparently, we oversold our tickets but I don't think anyone stood up during the whole concert. Mario Ensemble had the audience cheering like there's never going to be a tomorrow haha..So did Rocky. You got to admit! Rocky is a great energy song! Disney Fantasy was good but not that great as I think there were some problems with the song.

I cheated A LOT for Calverymen of the Prairie. It's just way too difficult for me to handle. Besides, if my running notes have any mistakes, it will surely be detected by the audience. Let's just say I played more than 75% of the song. Hahaha Su Juen said it is tiring to play that song. It's a difficult piece for the whole band too.

Ronnie Goh sang for Wave. My family were making fun of him afterwards, saying that when he teach Science, he will be doing a cantabile version of his teaching. Cousin was hilarious and he was thankful that I invited him to come watch the concert and he said it was one of best concerts he had ever watched in a long time. Haha...So honoured by his words.

I want to thank the whole Band for their efforts in making this concert a success. Guys, thank you so much for moving the instruments off the lorry. I know it ain't easy, I once did that 2 years ago and that time we forgot to bring back our bass amplifier...HOWEVER, this time, I'm proud to say: Everything that we brought to Victoria Concert Hall, had been brough back to the Band Room!! YAY!!!

Mario Ensemble was one of the coolest thing I have ever done in my life and I have to thank the whole Percussion for making this a great success. Though there were mistakes here and there, I don't think the audience know it but for the Underwater Theme, I came in wrongly as I couldn't see Huan Ting because the boys blocked my view so I had to guess and it was the wrong guess...Fortunately I was able to come back into the song and we did quite all right later...Ending Theme was brilliant, followed by the last Main Theme...Awesome performance! I really loved the Grand Opening where everyone came in together...It was the first note to set the mood for the rest of the song.

AND of course, how can I forget that Su Juen is one of the key driving forces in the Percussion Ensemble. Yeah she was. Though she was introduced as the alumni who arranged the song, she was like the person working behind the spotlight, motivating and pushing us to success. None of this would be possible if it wasn't for her. Seeing her working day and night was heartbreaking for me...haha, I'm serious...She's just this "little" girl who went through so much hardship and pain and here she is, at the pinnacle point of her life. I just want to say: Dude you rock. We love you. Don't. Leave. Us. You truly deserve to be in the spotlight right now.

However, everything that has a beginning must have an end. Reality is sinking in deep into my heart. Investiture will soon come and I probably will not see any of my best band mates in the coming months. Guys I will definitely miss you. For now, let us rest well and head back to school on Monday. SU JUEN YOU MUST SLEEP HOR! LOL.

"Seacrest" out!