Last month (29/11/08) I was out with my parents for the Singapore Chinese Orchestra (SCO) concert, The Butterfly Lovers Legacy at the Singapore Conference Hall. Although I never gone down on Friday which was on 28 of Nov, never mind about the first list of song for Friday's concert anyway it was almost the same songs for both days so it didn't really matters.
Here some of the list for the night's performation:
1)Bayang for Wayang Kulit and Chinese Orchestra*
2)Dream of the Red Chamber Suite
3)Butterfly Lovers+
*Note this was composed by local composer, Yii Kah Hoe
+Solo performation by Violin player, Qian Zhou
So far, I haven't much to say about them but the most wield song item for the concert was the "Bayang for Wayang Kulit and Chinese Orchestra". And why was that so? Well let's put this way, this was not just mean for orchestra alone but it was combine together with the Malay Wayang Kulit.
The main thing about this song was that Bayang has its own story. It told a story about the prince of the Siu Sia Mendara Pura Kingdom who went to the Wak Tujuh Kedi Beremas together with his brother for study under their master, Tok Maharisi Mata Api. At the same time, a princess of the another kingdom who was engaged to the son of Ratu Pacar went to the same school for study under the same master. Both prince and princess met each other during their study. It was only then when everyone else finished their studies, she didn't went back her own kingdom. Instead, she wanted to follow the prince to his kingdom. That cause both kingdoms to begain to war and when the Pacar Baha Kingdom nearly defeated by prince's kingdom, Tok Maharisi Mata Api appeared and requested that both kingdoms to negotiate for a solution. After the negotiations, prince agreed to return the princess to the Ratu Pacar Alam, son of the Ratu Pacar Baha. But then.... This was what I know about expect that this was way abit of mess for one thing but this music was not so bad at all for this local composer.
What are the most interesting songs are the "Dream of the Red Suite" and the "Butterfly Lovers". "Butterfly Lovers" for one main reason was supposed to be very famous for this piece so I guess that everyone like this music anyway and so am I, for love this piece. Wherelse this "Dream of the Red Suite" was based arranged from the songs and interudes of the famous television serial, 'Dream of the Red Chamber'. Very interesting, wasn't it?
Well that's all I had right now. Next time, I would write down again very soon. Cheers! XP
NOTE: Maybe from now on I would have to write down often on other week or two for just in case if I have any. ^_^
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