Friday, September 16, 2011
I'm back to blogging after these hectic weeks!
Guess what, I'm still alive after this 4 days of 2 assignments due, 1 test, 1 quiz & 1 performance! :D
Falls on 16
September, it’s a memorable and significant day for fellow Malaysians!
Taylor’s University
Symphony Orchestra has performed for 2 songs in the early celebration of
Malaysia Day organized by Taylor’s University in collaboration with Christian
Fellowship singing as the choir.
We are lucky to have a friend of mine, also a Malaysia renowed composer, arranger, orchestrator and music lecturer, Ken Hor to orchestrate 1Malaysia song for us this time.
I’ve knew him few years back then and at last, I’ve got to play his work! Hahaha…
We only manage to practice not more than 3 times before the actual day. Yeah, this is none other than our hectic schedule (we are not full-time music students!).
Yet, we made it in such short time!
It’s not a perfect performance yet but there’s always room for improvement J
our clarinets and flutes~
umm.. just realized that were quite a lot of male strings players
The audiences...
letter of exemption from class for us.. (yeah, some of us need to sacrifice our class hour)
Uh oh, there’s a part that you shouldn’t miss in 1Malaysia song: duet improvisation by our very own members – SHang the violinist and Eric Kok the tenor saxophonist!
Umm.. This will be the last time playing with Shang before he’s off to UK.
We will miss you!
You’re mostly welcomed to play with us when you are back to Malaysia ;)
Sunny just told that he will come back during his holiday in end of this year! whee~
And and, Malcolm, our drummer/ bass guitarist who’s graduating very soon told me that he’ll retire after this performance…
Aw.. this is so saddening and I hope he was just joking… @.@
Anyway, best of luck to Malcolm on his FHM band competition!
strings section
brass section
woodwind section
(where are the clarinetists? o.O)
flutists and cellists
I like this photo very much.. portrays everyone's natural expression with a smile on our face! :)
Group photo with Christian Fellowship & emcees of the day! :)
Of course,
thank you very much to my friends: Nigel, Faris, Wan, CErn, CYip & KLun from
Sunway Unversity College, UiTM, KLPac Symphonic Band & Segi University
College for being the guest players of this event!
Such a
great time to play with you guys again J
Lastly,
special thanks to Kit Shen for capturing the memorable moments!
Awesome
photos posted above credited to him!
members of student council
I hope this orchestra will continue to grow stronger and be a point of rendezvous for music enthusiasts in Taylor's University to play music together! ♥
Yes, free of politics & conflicts but ONLY MUSIC! ♥
Together Everyone Achieves More~!
Cheerio~
It was 2
consecutive days of outing during raya holiday with my dearest Morianz after months of not meeting!
Special
thanks to MHua for organizing it J
Though we
can’t get all the Morianz to come, yet it’s just heartwarming to meet some of
them before they have to back to their respective university at respective
state…
Yes, we had few rounds of Monopoly card game and finally… I’ve won MHua and Khew at the very first round!
Yes, we had few rounds of Monopoly card game and finally… I’ve won MHua and Khew at the very first round!
Yeah, at
last! Muahahaha…
You never
know how many rounds that I’ve lost in the previous games with them during
previous outings… /.\
this domo-kun is so big and weighty!
Oh yeah, I
was so surprised to have Shir to pick me up and guess what, she was driving her
father’s new big car!
I can’t
even handle a relatively small car ._.
On the next
day, we went for Karaoke session at Cheras Selatan.
Unfortunately, it was fully-booked that we’ve decided to headed down to Neway which is just next to Cheras Leisure Mall.
Unfortunately, it was fully-booked that we’ve decided to headed down to Neway which is just next to Cheras Leisure Mall.
I’ve got to
spend my time with KHeng before she has to back to Penang…
Thinking
back, it was few months ago since my last sing K session!
I don’t
really like to sing but it was fun to have it once in a while with Morianz :D
And and… I
was so lucky to have KHeng drove me home!
Gosh… These days have sorta motivated me to polish up my driving skills and get my hands on the car!!
Gosh… These days have sorta motivated me to polish up my driving skills and get my hands on the car!!
Seriously,
I dislike driving but the truth is… I really have to hone my skills before
everything is too late.
Give me a
lil bit of time to overcome this.
Aw..
Mentioning about driving, I just realized that my P license is ready to be
taken off!
HAHAHA [-___-!l]
Photos credited to Shir & MHua!
Still waiting for more photos from Khew from his galaxy tab!!!
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
It's 1 week of holiday thanks to Hari Raya & National Day!
Minus time for assignments and preparation for quizzes, I managed to go for Bookfest @ Malaysia yesterday!
And yesh, update my blog! xD
Uh oh, I'm not working for Bookfest this year.. hehe
It was kind of hilarious when the Popular staff actually told me "Miss, it's free entrance for 18 and below." when I was going to pay at the ticket counter with my cash on hand.
I was stunned at first but she repeated it again. ROFL
Of course, I smiled and made the payment :)
RM2.50 inclusive of 2 Bookfest Catalogues & wrist tag for 18 and above!
There are many books that I wish to get but thinking of the leisure time I left... so I think maybe getting it next year? @.@
Don't ask me how much did I spend on these
night view of Petronas Twin Tower~
Anyhow, will be going for second round, tomorrow!! :)
Saturday, August 13, 2011
2 days concert tour on 9th - 10th Aug 2011 by Asian Youth Orchestra in Dewan Filharmonik Petronas, KLCC, Malaysia was a concert that music enthusiasts wouldn't want to miss it.
It was an 8:30pm show but THooi, JJie & I left our campus at around 5pm considering the traffic will be congested.
Yeah, I even skipped my entrepreneurship lecture as not to be late for the concert >.<
[actually it wasn't planned earlier to skip the lesson but the new schedule was out at the very last minute in which I really can't change my routine]
Even so, we reached KLCC at 7 something.
I can't imagine if I were to go after my lecture which means I will definitely late or even miss the whole concert!
We were planning to take our time and have a nice dinner initially but all the restaurants and even food court were fully-occupied!
Yeah, it was the hour where Muslims were about to 'buka puasa' and that was peak dinner hour :x
We went around the floors to hunt for nice food and yet, plan phailed.
At last, we decided to wait for our turn to be seated at Sushi King.
There were not much time left when the foods were served and we were sort of gobbled the food.
Then, there was a long queue of customers who wanna pay for the bills, which including us -_-
We dashed to the philharmonic hall after that.
Glad that I wasn't wearing high heels! xD
We were just so in time that we manage to get in to the hall around 10 seconds just before the show started!
The most interesting part was definitely the astonishing performances by AYO conducted by Richard Pontzious featuring Stefan Jackiw the violin soloist.
Admitting that I was really lethargic on that day but I was so alert when the music begun.
I just can't take my eyes and ears off of them!
Here's the repertoire of the day:
Symphony No. 1 by Prokofiev
Introduction & Rondo Capriccioso by Saint-Saens
Carmen Fantasy by Sarasate
Symphony No. 4 by Tchaikovsky
There was an impromptu violin solo by Stefan Jackiw playing Nocturne in C Sharp Minor by Chopin!
Whee~
The fascinating concert adjourned by a big round of applause from the audiences for more than 10 mins!
I can feel the numbness on my hands after clapping for such a long period.
Haha...
Oh yes, we got to bump into quite a number of musicians as well as music lovers friends of us during the concert!
It was so delighting to meet my ex-KLPac SB conductor Bruce Lee again :)
Finally, I've got to see the famous vocalist & choir teacher Mr. Ian Lim in real!
hahaha
Well, bump into Winston in this concert reminded me of his graduation recital invitation which I've yearn to go.
It's rather sad that I can't turn up for it since it clashes with my new time table ='(
Notwithstanding, all the very best Winston and I know it will be definitely a great recital!
2011/2012 Season Catalogue! :D
Thinking back, everything was just so rush yesterday even though we did departed earlier. lol!
Anyhow, we were considered quite lucky as the road was not as congested as expected, we found the car park easily, and we manage to enter the hall at the eleventh hour!
What's more, we got to be seated by the attendant at the second last row which has better acoustic and view rather than the seats that we have bought. muahahaha!
As for me, I got to have a copy of the Narnia Orginal Soundtrack that I've spotted in THooi's car. ahahahaha...
Finally, I'd like to thanks MKuan & THooi for the joyous day :)
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Pixies Crew, Cast & Musicians!
Pixies Musicians
Months of practices, weeks of rehearsals, Pixies The Musical has finally come to an end after yesterday night of celebration party at the Lark, Pixies Commander’s house. Indeed, the cast has spent months of practices while the musicians spent a week or two of intensive rehearsal for this 5 shows of musical. Of course, not to forget the key people behind the musical, Gan Jia Ying (Composer, Bookwriter & Lyricist), Chow Jun Yi (Orchestrator) & Jay Yow Wu Jun (Producer & Sound Designer).
The Actors Studio!
Well, my pixies journey started with my randomness of clicking the advertisements, links at the Facebook during my semester break (yeah, I was too free that time, haha….) and tadaa.. Pixies The Musical Audition Call event page has caught my attention! Quickly, I sent my biography to them and booked my slot for audition. Few weeks later, there I received an email that I’ve been qualified for the musical as the keyboardist after the audition. To my delight, I’ve never join such musical before although I’ve played for choir as accompanist, in symphonic band & orchestra. Musical is a new and exciting one for me. Yet, I was facing another problem which was the time clash of my classes with the musicians’ schedule, as well as the transportation problem. Anyhow, the world is so small that later on, I found out that my friends, Issac the oboist, Lance the trombonist and Angus the photographer were in the Pixies team too! Some of them stay considerably nearby my area so yeah, my transportation problem was solved. Haha… Anyway, it was sad that Lance couldn’t join us at last due to unexpected circumstances…
I knew musicians like me were rather annoying (LOL!) since we asked Jia Ying for the scores for quite a number of times. The score has finally completed after months of waiting and yes, they were freshly out from ‘oven’! I’ve been hearing friends of mine especially played in MPYO, commented that Jun Yi, the orchestrator of the musical’s works are killing! Uh oh, Jun Yi was invited to compose music for MPYO before, so they know his style of composition pretty well. I finally got to play his work on the day we receive the scores and indeed, with the wide range of chords, running notes (blame on my small hands & not-so-agile-fingers) as well as fast tempo plus limited time to practice, it was really a challenging one!
All of the musicians and cast had intensive practices and rehearsals together 1 week before the performance days at the studio. Seriously, I was touched by the music during the first practice. Stunned , it was really out of my expectation that every single song composed and orchestrated were so nice and the harmony of the music played by the musicians was just so amazing. They were 100% made in Malaysia by young Jia Ying & Jun Yi!! And, you’d definitely astounded by the awesome acting & singing of the cast. Besides singing, they have to memorize their respective long dialogue! I guess I was the only 1 blurring during the practice. LoL.
There were a total of 5 shows in 3 days time. Yes, it was worth for me though I skipped my Friday lecture & tutorial classes as well as music classes. The overall performance of the show was getting better from 1st show till the last show. There was an unforgettable scene during the last show when Eva fell down from the boxes which stacked up together. I really salute her steadiness and how she performed when an unexpected incident occurred that time. Bravo Yi Fen!
I got to learn a lot of things, amidst of meeting all kinds of multi-gifted people from all walks of life in just such short period thanks to Jia Ying and the crew behind the scene. Joining this musical was of no regrets and truly an eye-opening one!
Wish to see fantastic productions of Jia Ying real soon and work with the fantabulous cast & crew again! :)
Of Feathers & Chapters (choir) with Jia Ying
Flower pixies with Miss T~
Eva and the lil pixie~
Eva & The Pixies Commander~ So sweet... haha
Todd, the Eva's daddy
Miss T~
Epic scene in which Amaryl carrying Merle! xD
"You suck" scene. lol
Amaryl the Princess!~
The Poison King~
Merle The Messenger~
The Great Pixies Superior~
Commander Lark~
Pixies Cast!~
with Mark, the Pixies Superior... Somehow it looks I was added a hair ornament. lol!
Yi Fen, the talented beauty and lead actress of the musical!
Miko, the flower pixies and Lee Peng, the 4th keyboardist!
Joonkie, the Poison King.. Be astounded by his evil laughs! xD
with Amaryl, the greatest actress and my friend :)
Winston, the flute + piccolo soloist & Jun Yi, the tall + talented orchestrator
Aiks... I didn't really get to take photo with each of them due to time constraint... =/
Anyway, 2 months time have just passed but somehow the musics are playing in mind even till now!
How nice if there’s an original soundtrack of this musical~ ♥
If you realized, the show was ended like around 2 months ago.. Yeah, I’m only able to squeeze out my time to complete my unfinished blog post which was started to write on 1 month +, today… >.<’’
But, better late than never right? hahaha... More accumulated blog posts upcoming!
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