Sunday, July 09, 2006 @12:28 AM
ETUDE XXXIi am damn happy that i went for the njc band concert at the esplanade today.
it was so cool!
this was definitely the coolest band concert i have ever watched so far. =)
reasons why the concert is cool:firstly, the esplanade concert hall is such a cool place to hold a band concert. how i wish next year's jubilante concert or syf can be held there.. : /
secondly, bixiu and evelyn were playing too!
thirdly, the cost of my concert ticket is kindly sponsored by Ms Elaine Lim Soo Hui. =D
fourthly, they were so entertaining! there were dancers dancing to their stupid, funny dance steps as the stage band played. the performance by the percussion ensemble was not bad too. making music out of the garbage bins. =)
fifthly, besides those band instruments, there were also the harp, keyboard and electric guitars. so cool rite?!
finally last but not least, they played several brillant pieces. it was such a ear candy. besides, their playing was superb! -two thumbs up- and most importantly. they played EL CAMINO REAL! i was super tuper excited. couldn't wait for them to play our band last year's syf piece! oh mannn! it brought back so much memories..
ahhhh!! XDDDD
i liked the first piece the band played called "Final Fantasy Xtravaganza".
it was nice and touching.
plus the accompaniment of the keyboard.
it was so ahhh!! XD
then there was this "Armenian Dances Part Two" composed by my idol composer Alfred Reed.
no wonder elaine said it sounded so much like el camino real.
there were also other pieces like "Beauty and The Beast", "The Wizard of Oz" etc.
the second last piece was my long awaited El Camino Real!
the oh-so-familiar music was fast, powerful and overwhelming.
then there was the slow and touching part.
soon it was the euphonium solo!
recalled how syarah also played the solo part during last year's syf.
seemed like the njc euphoniumm player also had some difficulty in hitting that last highest note.
this shows that the solo part is really very difficult to play although the notes may look damn easy.
the tempo returned to fast again.
then quick ending, da-la-la-la-BUMP!
=)
i am so pleased with myself now.
cos i had recorded the whole piece down into my phone as they played.
WAHAHAHA! yay! XD
i am now officially a fan of NJCSB!
i am going to watch their next year's concert too! =D
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i shall remember to catch my beloved Pirates of the Caribbean- The Curse of the Black Pearl on tv tmr at 7.30pm!
=)