Friday, August 06, 2004

Asian Youth Orchestra

The day is young, the weather is fine. It seems like a great start to my loooooooooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnngggggggg weekend! No work from today till Monday! It's been so busy for me for almost the whole of July.

Oh yes, I got this new cloth for my oboe from the supermarket yesterday. It's those kind of micro-texture cloth. It works very well, it removes all oil and dirt without scratching the instrument. Very recommended! Damn, I shall had gotten it sooner, now my keyworks are full of tiny little scratches from my old cotten cloth. It costs something like $13 for 2 pieces of 30cm X 30cm cloths if you are interested.

I seems kind of addicted to Mahler Symphony No. 1 in D now. The third movement is so cheesy but so nice! Haha! I'm looking forward watching the Asian Youth Orchestra performing next Saturday at our very own Esplanade Concert Hall. Well, at least I think the programme is good. There is the Mahler 1, of course, with Festive Overture by Shostakovich.

I wonder how Kaitze is now at the AYO. I'm looking forward to seeing him next weekend at the concert. The only Singaporean wind player. Wow. It looks like us wind players have to work harder next year. The AYO is starting off their tour with their first concert at the Xinghai Concert Hall in Guangzhou, China. It seems so exciting to be playing in all the best concert halls in Asia almost every night for the next 3 weeks or so. I still have 3 years before the cut-off age; hopefully I will be inside soon. =P
fjozn at 10:29 AM