Monday, February 20, 2006
DMAT Concert 2006: "Crossroads"
At press time, I am unable to get the concert photos for display here. I will be displaying some of them on my main blog when I get them.
Our first-ever concert really ROCKED man! Combining different genres of music all in one concert was certainly the surest way to provide the audience a well-rounded opportunity to appreciate and experience the many facades of music. And to think that we only had a day of rehearsal on the day immediately before the concert!
I was involved in the performances of 2 original pieces and 2 arranged pieces. I did not use scores for all the pieces but took notes which I referred to so that I could be reminded of the performance points to take note while performing.
The 2 original pieces, Trash by Lydia Ang and Deng Dai by Ng Tian Hwee, were performed by the Fajar group. These pieces were a total contrast in nature; Trash being full of angst but Deng Dai being hopeful. As such, my playing style on the piano had to transit from one to the other quickly through these songs (there was no break in-between these two songs). I had to note the tempo of Trash by hard as I determined the tempo by starting the song. As for Deng Dai, my running ascending and descending D arpeggio had to be timed perfectly if I were to keep to the tempo of the song.
I was also in the only acoustic instrumental group, the Silver Chocobos. Boyuan arranged 3 movements from the animation "Inuyasha", out of which I performed in 2 (one on the piano, the other on the Alesis keyboard). The second movement where I was on piano challenged me to keep my playing style simple. I however spiced it up occasionally with glissandos. The third movement was a culmination of musical climax, where all ten members of the group performed in a piece we had only rehearsed together several times before! It was a shocking positive response from the audience with the enthusiastic applause that we received.
Overall, the concert was a great success! I would like to express my thanks to everyone in the course for their involvement in the concert as part of the planning committees, stage crew, light crew, sound crew, ushers, emcees and the rest as well! Thank you all!
1:50 pm *
Monday, February 20, 2006
DMAT Concert 2006: "Crossroads"
At press time, I am unable to get the concert photos for display here. I will be displaying some of them on my main blog when I get them.
Our first-ever concert really ROCKED man! Combining different genres of music all in one concert was certainly the surest way to provide the audience a well-rounded opportunity to appreciate and experience the many facades of music. And to think that we only had a day of rehearsal on the day immediately before the concert!
I was involved in the performances of 2 original pieces and 2 arranged pieces. I did not use scores for all the pieces but took notes which I referred to so that I could be reminded of the performance points to take note while performing.
The 2 original pieces, Trash by Lydia Ang and Deng Dai by Ng Tian Hwee, were performed by the Fajar group. These pieces were a total contrast in nature; Trash being full of angst but Deng Dai being hopeful. As such, my playing style on the piano had to transit from one to the other quickly through these songs (there was no break in-between these two songs). I had to note the tempo of Trash by hard as I determined the tempo by starting the song. As for Deng Dai, my running ascending and descending D arpeggio had to be timed perfectly if I were to keep to the tempo of the song.
I was also in the only acoustic instrumental group, the Silver Chocobos. Boyuan arranged 3 movements from the animation "Inuyasha", out of which I performed in 2 (one on the piano, the other on the Alesis keyboard). The second movement where I was on piano challenged me to keep my playing style simple. I however spiced it up occasionally with glissandos. The third movement was a culmination of musical climax, where all ten members of the group performed in a piece we had only rehearsed together several times before! It was a shocking positive response from the audience with the enthusiastic applause that we received.
Overall, the concert was a great success! I would like to express my thanks to everyone in the course for their involvement in the concert as part of the planning committees, stage crew, light crew, sound crew, ushers, emcees and the rest as well! Thank you all!
1:50 pm *
