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Saturday, April 24, 2004

YST Conservatory of Music Chamber Concert

One word to describe the concert: Inspiring!

It must have been the best concert that I’ve attended for a very long time. It’s one concert whereby I truly enjoyed myself, whereby I enjoyed every piece, whereby I didn’t cringe at some players playing out of tune.

True, the performers were all professionals but not all professionals impress me. I was impressed by the bassoonist’s high notes, the T’ang Quartet’s rapport and the pianist, just to name a few. Some of the other players didn’t impress me that much although I have no doubt of their performance standard and abilities. I think some players just have the flair to perform. Music is sometimes about what you see too. Listening to a recording of Mahler’s Symphony No. 5 is always so different from a “live” performance. I haven’t got the chance yet, but once any orchestra attempts that piece in Singapore, I’ll be there to witness it!

One person to single out from the concert – Leslie Tan, cellist of T’ang Quartet.

He appears as someone who really enjoys what he’s playing. I could see him smiling throughout the pieces he was playing. He looks at the other players when he’s playing. Awesome. It seems to me that he was the bridge of communication between the violinists and violists. While the players were looking at their scores most of the time, I noticed that Leslie was perhaps the one with the most eye contact with the ensemble. He smiled and played with them, enjoying himself. Now, that’s the attitude to learn from!

I must seriously put that kind of attitude into my oboe trio on Monday. The concert had indeed been very inspiring. I suddenly had a newfound urge to sell my oboe immediately and start to develop the new type of sound I have in my head. Now that my reed-making is making reasonable progress, I think it’s a very time to start developing a new sound, but first, I’ll need a new oboe, hopefully the Marigaux 2001.

Speaking of reeds, I went and bought the gayest colour anyone can think of: HOT PINK! I can’t wait for it to arrive see how it looks like! Heehee!

fjozn at 2:39 AM

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Saturday, April 24, 2004 YST Conservatory of Music Chamber Concert One word to describe the concert: Inspiring! It must have been the best concert that I’ve attended for a very long time. It’s one concert whereby I truly enjoyed myself, whereby I enjoyed every piece, whereby I didn’t cringe at some players playing out of tune. True, the performers were all professionals but not all professionals impress me. I was impressed by the bassoonist’s high notes, the T’ang Quartet’s rapport and the pianist, just to name a few. Some of the other players didn’t impress me that much although I have no doubt of their performance standard and abilities. I think some players just have the flair to perform. Music is sometimes about what you see too. Listening to a recording of Mahler’s Symphony No. 5 is always so different from a “live” performance. I haven’t got the chance yet, but once any orchestra attempts that piece in Singapore, I’ll be there to witness it! One person to single out from the concert – Leslie Tan, cellist of T’ang Quartet. He appears as someone who really enjoys what he’s playing. I could see him smiling throughout the pieces he was playing. He looks at the other players when he’s playing. Awesome. It seems to me that he was the bridge of communication between the violinists and violists. While the players were looking at their scores most of the time, I noticed that Leslie was perhaps the one with the most eye contact with the ensemble. He smiled and played with them, enjoying himself. Now, that’s the attitude to learn from! I must seriously put that kind of attitude into my oboe trio on Monday. The concert had indeed been very inspiring. I suddenly had a newfound urge to sell my oboe immediately and start to develop the new type of sound I have in my head. Now that my reed-making is making reasonable progress, I think it’s a very time to start developing a new sound, but first, I’ll need a new oboe, hopefully the Marigaux 2001. Speaking of reeds, I went and bought the gayest colour anyone can think of: HOT PINK! I can’t wait for it to arrive see how it looks like! Heehee! fjozn at 2:39 AM
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