Yesterday (2/8/08), I just went to the Hougang Mall after the music lesson from Commutity Centre at Ang Mo Kio around 3PM plus before 4 o'clock as I went for window shopping as usually where the event took place. I saw some people garthered around the stage as most of their children were on stage to do some wigger fun with the adult who was leaded for the progamme. Just after few mintures later, just as I went down to the first floor, more people garthered around stage soon once the music started to play. I wasn't too sure what they were doing for so I joined them just to see in cursion.
It was the promotion tour for up coming the local movie, 12 Lotus which is story about a singer that she had troublem with other men who were used her and abused her. That was when this song was came about known as 12 Lotus in Hokkien theme. The main director by Royston Tan who also directed for the another movie 881.
As I was standing down there, some people who went there were waited for one hour while others were waited up two two hours!! Almaka!! I wondered why they had to wait so long when the progamme started at 4PM. OK, at least the progamme went over short by half an hour. (Because I just looked at time from my mobie phone.) Just after waiting for so long, the DJ from YES! 93.3FM came on stage to start the show. Beside that, that was the number of cast for the movie also came up on stage for the audition. There were including young actors and some other actors from 881 went on stage to say hello to everyone. That was such actor who used to work with TV station for long time also went on stage too for being cast as the father of the younger main chartcher. And this was for his first time to work with director for the movie.
Just let me tell you honstily was that, I doubt he knew about the Hokkien songs before. Well, too bad, he was told that he had to sing in fornt of auditours out there. Ever the host cheered him on just gave him a good shot. Eh... I was not too sure about that but to make long story a short, he did went, well, pretty OK. He must had red blushing for sure after short while.
There was also giveaway posters to anyone by simplying answar question from each of the actors of cast. Oh dear, I doubt I was able to answar at the first round. Eh.... ever thought I'm Chinese but somehow I'm quite bad in Chinese speaking and writing if you ASK me.... ><;
There were short performation by two of the well known singers (which one of them was the contester for the Superstar Project). They were very good on stage. Ha ha, I guess so.
Just nice after second performation, the three main cast were on stage just to giveaway poster again after the short interview with them. This time, never mind, I must as well raised up instead just give myself a try. Then, I got picked from one of the cast! Well, I had to answer simple question(when is actually open date for movie?) And I got the poster at last(anyway, that question was seem to be easy). Just before the closing programme, the actors had this item to sing in Hokkien song just for everyone. That was really good thing about the gatei as the Hungry Ghost Festival already started until later in Sept.
Once after that, I went home by bus along with my poster. Still, I believe that the movie will be able make it once it's open at cinema on the first day. ^^V
Note:The poster was feature one of the main cast. Eh.... I though I would get the main poster. *Sight*
Sunday, 3 August 2008
SCO: The Legend of Silk and Bamboo
Last Saturday night (26/7/08), I went to Singapore Conference Hall with my parents for Singapore Chinese Orchestra (SCO) concert. The concert was great and somehow I found that the music performation was seem quite good overrode. The both soloists, Yan Jia Min (erhu) and Zhang Wei Liang (dizi) were really good that night. Although the concert held for two days, we went there on the second day of concert as my father bought the one year ticket packet indeed. (I wonder why he didn't bought two day ticket concert instead of one day concert?)
Anyway, here the list for the concert:
1)Virtuous Heart#
2)Island of Fantasy*+
-The Sea
-Fusion
-Soaring
3)Ancient Echoes*+
-An Allusion(2)
-The Aura(3)
4)Traces V**
5)Carmen Fantasy**
Note: #This was composed for the late SCO musician, Yeo Puay Hian *This may already performed on the first day concert still had to replay the piece during the second day of concert **Performed by erhu soloist together with the orchestra +Performation by electronic music
Note: The "Ancient Echoes" was reduce to two pieces instead of three due to the first day of concert.
The "Virtuos Heart" is the literally name known as "Xinxian" in Chinese. And "xian" is also last word of late Yeo Puay Hian's name as "Yang Pei Xian" in Chinese. Thus, it was honor to compose this piece as his most memorable of time with the orchestra before he went passed away."Island of Fantasy" was the composed of fantasise about Singapore, one of the well known country in Southeast Asia since the 3rd century. This was composed into three movement; The Sea, Fusion, and Soaring. Though the music background was added by electronic music for the sound effert, music was very good for combaim the elecrtonic music."Ancient Echoes" was created from the elements of traditional folk turnes and classic work from the 20th century. This piece had three part for significance and rich colours of traditional and contemporary Chinese cultures; In Search of The Sound, An Allusion and The Aura. While these three parts are played in full, the last two parts, An Allusion and The Aura, were the among parts for shorten piece in abbeviated version. Yet it was work with dizi, xiao and xun altogether. The "Traces V" was odd piece of music which was commisioned by National Chinese Orchestra of Taiwan and periered by Miss Yan Jie Min, Qu Chunquan, the conductor and the Taiwan of orchestra. The music was composed about the Chinese calligraphy, which is among of Chinese artwork and the Chinese words were created by sound of music. The main erhu acts as the bush while the whole of orchestra act as the rice paper. Which was why, I said this piece was odd one....0*0; The "Carmen Fantasy" known as "Pablo de Sarasate" was well composed piece since in 1883 based on the Bizet's opera Carmen. The originated piece was meant for violin, some parts of this piece seem difficult for the erhu player so it was adapted into erhu version for the difficult level ease.
What I liked the most were the "Virtous Heart", "Island of Fantasy", "Ancient Echoes" and the last piece just before went for on called. The on called piece was the solo erhu piece which seem not bad one but I think the mircophone didn't pick up the sound clearly. Oh well, maybe next time the people in change for stage should test every mircophone before event concert start..... ^^;;
Anyway, here the list for the concert:
1)Virtuous Heart#
2)Island of Fantasy*+
-The Sea
-Fusion
-Soaring
3)Ancient Echoes*+
-An Allusion(2)
-The Aura(3)
4)Traces V**
5)Carmen Fantasy**
Note: #This was composed for the late SCO musician, Yeo Puay Hian *This may already performed on the first day concert still had to replay the piece during the second day of concert **Performed by erhu soloist together with the orchestra +Performation by electronic music
Note: The "Ancient Echoes" was reduce to two pieces instead of three due to the first day of concert.
The "Virtuos Heart" is the literally name known as "Xinxian" in Chinese. And "xian" is also last word of late Yeo Puay Hian's name as "Yang Pei Xian" in Chinese. Thus, it was honor to compose this piece as his most memorable of time with the orchestra before he went passed away."Island of Fantasy" was the composed of fantasise about Singapore, one of the well known country in Southeast Asia since the 3rd century. This was composed into three movement; The Sea, Fusion, and Soaring. Though the music background was added by electronic music for the sound effert, music was very good for combaim the elecrtonic music."Ancient Echoes" was created from the elements of traditional folk turnes and classic work from the 20th century. This piece had three part for significance and rich colours of traditional and contemporary Chinese cultures; In Search of The Sound, An Allusion and The Aura. While these three parts are played in full, the last two parts, An Allusion and The Aura, were the among parts for shorten piece in abbeviated version. Yet it was work with dizi, xiao and xun altogether. The "Traces V" was odd piece of music which was commisioned by National Chinese Orchestra of Taiwan and periered by Miss Yan Jie Min, Qu Chunquan, the conductor and the Taiwan of orchestra. The music was composed about the Chinese calligraphy, which is among of Chinese artwork and the Chinese words were created by sound of music. The main erhu acts as the bush while the whole of orchestra act as the rice paper. Which was why, I said this piece was odd one....0*0; The "Carmen Fantasy" known as "Pablo de Sarasate" was well composed piece since in 1883 based on the Bizet's opera Carmen. The originated piece was meant for violin, some parts of this piece seem difficult for the erhu player so it was adapted into erhu version for the difficult level ease.
What I liked the most were the "Virtous Heart", "Island of Fantasy", "Ancient Echoes" and the last piece just before went for on called. The on called piece was the solo erhu piece which seem not bad one but I think the mircophone didn't pick up the sound clearly. Oh well, maybe next time the people in change for stage should test every mircophone before event concert start..... ^^;;
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