hello dears :)
haha can finally update on this blog! hooray. haha anyway i was listening to our syf cd. and i totally agree with xy. it wasn't perfect, but i guess the impt thing was that it was us. at that moment, on stage, it was just us, mr oura and the music. those were the days :) and i guess now we just have to try and keep in touch yes? haha :)
i want to watch swing girls! let's have a batch outing soon :)
paula.
Sunday, March 27
hahas. (latelys i got obsessed with addings an 's' after like half the words i use) don't tells me - i've figured it's quite annoyings =P but who cares? lalalas.
xinyi feel quite honoreds. hahas. cos on the day I wrote my entrys, so many so many entries came afters!! oks, so it's only by 2 other persons but it's quite a big deal ya. hahas. and yes, let's have a batch outings to celebrates the end of cts. but let's not ostracize clarine and xinyis who have watched 'swing girls' alreadys. hahas. well alternatively, we cud go err dating and watch sth by ourselves =S and huiyan will kill me =) xinyis would love to organise batch outing but xinyis is disorganised. (oks not funny) i was tryings to learn from frost who apparentlys loves puns. the sibilance (ie the 's' sounds) in my entry is to emphasize my 'slow smokeless decay' due to immense boredom. oks tt's rubbish. lit has totally brainwashed me. yes. (did i mention i dislike frost?)
incoherence.
xinyi feel quite honoreds. hahas. cos on the day I wrote my entrys, so many so many entries came afters!! oks, so it's only by 2 other persons but it's quite a big deal ya. hahas. and yes, let's have a batch outings to celebrates the end of cts. but let's not ostracize clarine and xinyis who have watched 'swing girls' alreadys. hahas. well alternatively, we cud go err dating and watch sth by ourselves =S and huiyan will kill me =) xinyis would love to organise batch outing but xinyis is disorganised. (oks not funny) i was tryings to learn from frost who apparentlys loves puns. the sibilance (ie the 's' sounds) in my entry is to emphasize my 'slow smokeless decay' due to immense boredom. oks tt's rubbish. lit has totally brainwashed me. yes. (did i mention i dislike frost?)
incoherence.
Friday, March 25
aiyoh haha the entries all so sad! dun say until like we gonna die like that... make sure all of u give birth in the same year and make sure all of them are girls and make sure all of them get into rgs lah! then they can carry on our legacy. (whatever legacy we have hahah!)
ok that was a totally crap suggestion.
i want to watch swing girls! anyone wants to catch it after our common tests and whatever not?
ok that was a totally crap suggestion.
i want to watch swing girls! anyone wants to catch it after our common tests and whatever not?
wow. nice long post eh. haha. yah. similar sentiments here. tt's y i refrain frm listening to the old rgssb cds. partly, there's little time to listen to it now. but mostly, i'd rather not listen to it. it jus brings back memories of all those gd times, sad times, and whatever we had. but it was special. and for the rest of the day, i'd be in a daze, walking arnd the house like an idiot, and sighing at the loss of the old times. and the hangover will last for a few days thereafter. quite stupid, but den again, tt's wad pple like me do :( tt day aft i went back w clarine to rg during band camp to jus watch a lil, i was in a bad mood for tt day and the next, jus replaying wad i'd seen, and how it was so similar to what we'd experience. things are jus too different now. quite ashamed at my lack of discipline actually. but.. haiz. shouldnt b living so much in the past, but den cant help it la.
we'll nv play gr the same way again. even as a batch, it wun b the same as the band we played with. and even as a batch, i wun ever play it the way i did. the feelings are different, and of course, the standard of my playing is different too.
but oh wells. we can always make up for it in batch spirit. let's all have frequent batch outings whenever we can afford it, to ensure tt we dun drift apart so quickly.. like a chalet aft 'a's?? i dunno. was thinking abt it the last time. tt is, if no one goes overseas, or has alr found a job and is too bz to come by den. yah...
the entries all seem so sad :( urgh. take care, everyone.
we'll nv play gr the same way again. even as a batch, it wun b the same as the band we played with. and even as a batch, i wun ever play it the way i did. the feelings are different, and of course, the standard of my playing is different too.
but oh wells. we can always make up for it in batch spirit. let's all have frequent batch outings whenever we can afford it, to ensure tt we dun drift apart so quickly.. like a chalet aft 'a's?? i dunno. was thinking abt it the last time. tt is, if no one goes overseas, or has alr found a job and is too bz to come by den. yah...
the entries all seem so sad :( urgh. take care, everyone.
heys. i was listening to the rgssb open house cd (yes, the one tt glosz did) and i was feeling so sad. why do we have to grow up? separate? before we know it, we're all straying down different paths. and will we remember each other? i noe now we love each other very much. but in pri sch i thought i had a wonderful fren but now she's like a stranger. i'm really scared we'll forget each other. hearing hanukkah (remembering all the times we swoon over our snrs) and dynamica (the hard work) and everything. it's so strange now. i'm in rjcsb. not even that, i'm leaving soon.
tsemin is right. i dunno why. but some songs seem to encompass certain emotions. everytime i hear 'highlights frm chess' (the cheem version =P) i cry, especially at anthem. we played it at our directs' last band prac. i rmb seeing swe swe burst into tears, me trying to gulp down my tears until the oboe solo at anthem struck me and my tears just flowed forth. GR. K- paula, my section. trying so hard to keep it in tune. taking over and over for sectionals to check for the balance, letting the sweet, mellow melody blend into the harmonies. it was so beautiful. it wasn't perfect i noe but dere is beauty in its flaws. rj played a technically brilliant gr at their syf, but it was different. sth was lacking. i watched swing girls (some jap band movie) and dese girls who originally just wanted to pon class and hence joined the band, when told dey had to leave, pretended to be happy cos now dey dun haf class AND band, but after leaving the place, dey all burst out into tears. it's amazing wat band/music/band/music (i cant decide) can do to u.
let the music heal ur soul.
rgssb'03 rox.
tsemin is right. i dunno why. but some songs seem to encompass certain emotions. everytime i hear 'highlights frm chess' (the cheem version =P) i cry, especially at anthem. we played it at our directs' last band prac. i rmb seeing swe swe burst into tears, me trying to gulp down my tears until the oboe solo at anthem struck me and my tears just flowed forth. GR. K- paula, my section. trying so hard to keep it in tune. taking over and over for sectionals to check for the balance, letting the sweet, mellow melody blend into the harmonies. it was so beautiful. it wasn't perfect i noe but dere is beauty in its flaws. rj played a technically brilliant gr at their syf, but it was different. sth was lacking. i watched swing girls (some jap band movie) and dese girls who originally just wanted to pon class and hence joined the band, when told dey had to leave, pretended to be happy cos now dey dun haf class AND band, but after leaving the place, dey all burst out into tears. it's amazing wat band/music/band/music (i cant decide) can do to u.
let the music heal ur soul.
rgssb'03 rox.
Saturday, March 19
Philharmonic Winds and
Philharmonic Youth Winds jointly present
DEATH & Life (and some of the bits in between)
Catch the Philharmonic Winds and the
Philharmonic Youth Winds in their first-ever joint
concert. Led by Australian conductor Dr Alan
Lourens of the La Salle-SIA College of the Arts, both bands will present some of the most
compelling works in wind repertoire that deal with a
subject matter that never escapes life - death.
Throughout history composers have attempted to
make sense of death in their music. But it is not
all sorrow and moroseness as the wind orchestra
brings the audience through the joys and
celebration of life as well sometimes, it is the
expectation and hope of life that makes the
darkness of death bearable.
Headlining the concert is the mammoth Third
Symphony by award-winning composer James
Barnes. One of the most recorded and prolific wind
band composers of our time, this symphony is
arguably one of his best works ever. Barnes
started work on this symphony just three days
after the tragic death of his infant daughter Natalie.
Three days after the completion of the symphony,
his baby son Billy was born. The symphony
essentially traces his journey from the depths of
despondency and despair to the hope and joy that
a new life brings.
The 40 minute-long symphony consists of four
movements and in terms of instrumentation, is one
of the most extensive and intensive ever written for the wind orchestra. Barnes wrote solo parts for seldom-
featured instruments like the alto flute, contra-
bassoon, contra bass clarinet, celesta and many
others. He also wrote for an extended brass
section with eight trumpet, cornet and flugelhorn
parts, four trombone parts, two euphonium parts
on top of the regular horn and tuba sections.
The symphony opens with a tuba solo; a slow and dark
expression of pain, expressed through bitter-
sounding chords and sharp contrast in styles. The
main principle theme, a rhythmic figure that
resembles the Fate themes present in a few of
Tchaikovsky's symphonies, is stated right from the
first bar in the timpani and reappears throughout
the symphony.
Besides this monumental work, the Philharmonic
Youth Winds will also present several
masterpieces from composers like Leonard
Bernstein, Richard Wagner, Eric Whitacre and
Robert Jager.
The concert features works such as I Am by
Andrew Boysen Jr. Commissioned by Craig Aune
and the Cedar Rapids Prairie High School Band of
Cedar Rapids, Iowa in February 1990, I Am is
written in memory of Lynn Jones, a baritone
saxophonist from the high school band, who was
killed in an accident.
The piece chronicles the last day of Jones life,
and events and sounds that could have occurred
before, during and after the accident. However, as
evidenced by the title, the piece is not an elegy but
is instead, an affirmation of the life of Jones. Based
on the poem that Jones wrote days before her
death:
I Am
Life, Music, Competition.
I like exciting things, and doing good for others.
Beauty, Successfulness and Smartness are
important to me.
I like to achieve recognition.
I can succeed if I really put my mind to it.
I am very set in my ways,
But I can change when I realize my ignorance.
I like a simple, nonchalant lifestyle.
I hate ignorance.
I hate structuredness.
This is me. I am!
So, join the Philharmonic Winds and the
Philharmonic Youth Winds as they try to make
sense of the perennial questions of death and life
through the genius of some of the greatest wind
band composers.
Date: 27 March 2005 (Sunday)
Time: 5pm
Venue: Victoria Concert Hall
Tickets: S$15 (stall), S$18 (circle)
*students in secondary schools and junior colleges
can claim up to 60% off the ticket price through
the tote board grant from the school - the $15
ticket will cost only $6 in the end!
Tickets are available through Zhiwei (tel: 9176-
7535) or Nat (98731428). You can also email
info@philharmonicwinds.org if you have any
queries.
__________________________
alternatively you can get from me cause my junior has tickets to sell =) after discount i think stall is 7 plus
Philharmonic Youth Winds jointly present
DEATH & Life (and some of the bits in between)
Catch the Philharmonic Winds and the
Philharmonic Youth Winds in their first-ever joint
concert. Led by Australian conductor Dr Alan
Lourens of the La Salle-SIA College of the Arts, both bands will present some of the most
compelling works in wind repertoire that deal with a
subject matter that never escapes life - death.
Throughout history composers have attempted to
make sense of death in their music. But it is not
all sorrow and moroseness as the wind orchestra
brings the audience through the joys and
celebration of life as well sometimes, it is the
expectation and hope of life that makes the
darkness of death bearable.
Headlining the concert is the mammoth Third
Symphony by award-winning composer James
Barnes. One of the most recorded and prolific wind
band composers of our time, this symphony is
arguably one of his best works ever. Barnes
started work on this symphony just three days
after the tragic death of his infant daughter Natalie.
Three days after the completion of the symphony,
his baby son Billy was born. The symphony
essentially traces his journey from the depths of
despondency and despair to the hope and joy that
a new life brings.
The 40 minute-long symphony consists of four
movements and in terms of instrumentation, is one
of the most extensive and intensive ever written for the wind orchestra. Barnes wrote solo parts for seldom-
featured instruments like the alto flute, contra-
bassoon, contra bass clarinet, celesta and many
others. He also wrote for an extended brass
section with eight trumpet, cornet and flugelhorn
parts, four trombone parts, two euphonium parts
on top of the regular horn and tuba sections.
The symphony opens with a tuba solo; a slow and dark
expression of pain, expressed through bitter-
sounding chords and sharp contrast in styles. The
main principle theme, a rhythmic figure that
resembles the Fate themes present in a few of
Tchaikovsky's symphonies, is stated right from the
first bar in the timpani and reappears throughout
the symphony.
Besides this monumental work, the Philharmonic
Youth Winds will also present several
masterpieces from composers like Leonard
Bernstein, Richard Wagner, Eric Whitacre and
Robert Jager.
The concert features works such as I Am by
Andrew Boysen Jr. Commissioned by Craig Aune
and the Cedar Rapids Prairie High School Band of
Cedar Rapids, Iowa in February 1990, I Am is
written in memory of Lynn Jones, a baritone
saxophonist from the high school band, who was
killed in an accident.
The piece chronicles the last day of Jones life,
and events and sounds that could have occurred
before, during and after the accident. However, as
evidenced by the title, the piece is not an elegy but
is instead, an affirmation of the life of Jones. Based
on the poem that Jones wrote days before her
death:
I Am
Life, Music, Competition.
I like exciting things, and doing good for others.
Beauty, Successfulness and Smartness are
important to me.
I like to achieve recognition.
I can succeed if I really put my mind to it.
I am very set in my ways,
But I can change when I realize my ignorance.
I like a simple, nonchalant lifestyle.
I hate ignorance.
I hate structuredness.
This is me. I am!
So, join the Philharmonic Winds and the
Philharmonic Youth Winds as they try to make
sense of the perennial questions of death and life
through the genius of some of the greatest wind
band composers.
Date: 27 March 2005 (Sunday)
Time: 5pm
Venue: Victoria Concert Hall
Tickets: S$15 (stall), S$18 (circle)
*students in secondary schools and junior colleges
can claim up to 60% off the ticket price through
the tote board grant from the school - the $15
ticket will cost only $6 in the end!
Tickets are available through Zhiwei (tel: 9176-
7535) or Nat (98731428). You can also email
info@philharmonicwinds.org if you have any
queries.
__________________________
alternatively you can get from me cause my junior has tickets to sell =) after discount i think stall is 7 plus
Monday, March 14
heh. i'm here.
hectic? stuff are nv hectic for me la. i'm like how laid back. jus had nothing to write. the place was/is how dead. on top of tt, feeling antisocial. so yah.
anyways, they're having band camp now! feel slightly envious of em. 2 nights. haha. but den again, we had 2 nights too -winks- and it was thoroughly enjoyable. i bet much more enjoyable den wad they are having.. heh. i miss it. and ft drills too! tt day they were jus talking abt is. and his infrared vision. haha. like wadever. hmph.
was just thinking of rg the other day. was talking to yy on the way to nus open house. she and her ncc, and me abt band. haha. i miss zhun banging abt on the timpani, so much so we could not hear anything. hah. and the different spots tt we wld all claim in the band rm, clarine in her corner w her chair. and the dear section diary. and how you feel when ur playing a certain piece in the band rm at a certain time. the kinds of pieces are associated with a certain feel, esp when you play in the band rm. haha. anyone feel this way too?
did zhun jus start a lit students forum again? haha.
oh wells. i conclude march is a month for reminisicing the gd times tt we had. esp band camp.
hectic? stuff are nv hectic for me la. i'm like how laid back. jus had nothing to write. the place was/is how dead. on top of tt, feeling antisocial. so yah.
anyways, they're having band camp now! feel slightly envious of em. 2 nights. haha. but den again, we had 2 nights too -winks- and it was thoroughly enjoyable. i bet much more enjoyable den wad they are having.. heh. i miss it. and ft drills too! tt day they were jus talking abt is. and his infrared vision. haha. like wadever. hmph.
was just thinking of rg the other day. was talking to yy on the way to nus open house. she and her ncc, and me abt band. haha. i miss zhun banging abt on the timpani, so much so we could not hear anything. hah. and the different spots tt we wld all claim in the band rm, clarine in her corner w her chair. and the dear section diary. and how you feel when ur playing a certain piece in the band rm at a certain time. the kinds of pieces are associated with a certain feel, esp when you play in the band rm. haha. anyone feel this way too?
did zhun jus start a lit students forum again? haha.
oh wells. i conclude march is a month for reminisicing the gd times tt we had. esp band camp.
Saturday, March 12
haha did this place die? anyway... actually i can't really give any comments for play cos it sounded too muffled in that stupid hall and well all of you would know that i'm deaf so... haha. but arlin said it was good and it had been a long time since she was so inspired by a concert that she said she was motivated. :) haha for arlin to say that it is pretty spectacular. haha but is there any possibility that the next play will not be in the hall?
well so everyone surviving? i see even my arts-cum-401 power tse min is not blogging... haha life must have been quite hectic for you all right? haha in case you didn't know... ISABEL IS BACK!!! :) whee! ok doing some convenient advertisement here... haha my church youth min is having some labrador park outing next sunday. how unfortunate it's the day before all the irritating tests but if you want to chill let me know k? -end of advertisement-
anyway miss you guys... *getting weirdly sentimental* haha the march hols just remind me of band camp and the net ball games... intensive band prac... mutual sharing... aiyah. was quite sad when i learnt from huiyan and iris that rgssb has changed so much and gone one devil and come one greater one. :( i know there's really nothing much we can do but i just wish that at least we can help... though if the juniors like life without band pracs of whatever sorts better it'll be good for them like this. but still... hai. maybe i'm paranoid but all i'm really sure of is that the band [rgssb] played quite badly during play... clarine, arlin and i all agreed that we are sounding more and more girly and lacking that nice, brassy sound that used to be our forte. (literally forte and forte as in the volume...) aiyah dunno why i'm blabbering so much crap haha sorry.
well so everyone surviving? i see even my arts-cum-401 power tse min is not blogging... haha life must have been quite hectic for you all right? haha in case you didn't know... ISABEL IS BACK!!! :) whee! ok doing some convenient advertisement here... haha my church youth min is having some labrador park outing next sunday. how unfortunate it's the day before all the irritating tests but if you want to chill let me know k? -end of advertisement-
anyway miss you guys... *getting weirdly sentimental* haha the march hols just remind me of band camp and the net ball games... intensive band prac... mutual sharing... aiyah. was quite sad when i learnt from huiyan and iris that rgssb has changed so much and gone one devil and come one greater one. :( i know there's really nothing much we can do but i just wish that at least we can help... though if the juniors like life without band pracs of whatever sorts better it'll be good for them like this. but still... hai. maybe i'm paranoid but all i'm really sure of is that the band [rgssb] played quite badly during play... clarine, arlin and i all agreed that we are sounding more and more girly and lacking that nice, brassy sound that used to be our forte. (literally forte and forte as in the volume...) aiyah dunno why i'm blabbering so much crap haha sorry.
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