Hi there, so long haven't blog in for sometimes so this time I will post out just for you guys........
Anyway, I just went not once but three times for the Singapore Chinese Orchestra(SCO) concerts this year just before any happens(you know about the doomsday coming around conner....*sign*).
You see, my father had this illness on his foot caused for him to be send to hospital not once but twice(the second one was caused by unknown allergy medicine) last July. So this time, I went alone for the SCO concerts at least few times now.
The October concert was the Esplanade's 10 Anniversary since 2002 open then. The concert was the Singapore folk songs which was really popular at the 1980s to 1990s before 21st centenary. Singapore folk song which is known as Xin You. It was interesting to know about the Singapore music in this country.
Before that, on 5th Sept 2012, was the Strings Harmony-An Erhu Recital by SCO which was part of the Chinese Chamber Music. The concert was taken place at the studio in Esplanade. It was the one night concert perfoming by erhu players from SCO group, Tian Xiao and Gu Huai Yan. So far the best songs are Czardas which was about the recruitment in Hungary and Erhu Rhapsody No.3( which is one of the popular song for music lovers and musicians due to the 2003 Golden Bell Award).When the Rivers Thaw in Spring:Movement 1 was pretty nice song but not as sleepy as this song, Reflection of the Moon on Erquan. Crap!
And lastly, I went the SCO Concert Hall on 3rd of Nov for the A night with George Gao. It was second night of the two day concert. Talk about George Gao, he was Gemini-award winner from Canada and now a world-renowned erhu performer and a renaissance man who has written and arranged music for movies, television programmes and Broadway musical. He also did collaborated with Grammy award muit-winner artist and composer Brian Keane. His recently worked was the soundtrack for the three-part documentary, Becoming American-The Chinese Experience for USA network, PBS. He also wrote music pieces of erhu series; Erhu Capriccio, Erhu Capriccio No.2-Mongolian Fantasy, Erhu Capriccio No.3-Dazzling Movement and Erhu Capriccio No.4-Gobi Fantasy which was recently one for this year Shanghai Spring International Music Festival. The Capriccio No.4 and The Moon on High was most interesting music that I never heard of before hand. And The Silk Road was really great as this song was based about famous road known as Silk Road or Kumtag in China.
That's all I had for now. Next time round will post up on up coming programme really soon(thought I haven't decide on what to do on next......).
Thanks.....
Wednesday, 5 December 2012
Thursday, 2 August 2012
SCO: Fiddl Faddle International(14th July 2012)
Hi there, so long haven't write down these days, quite a busy though.....
Anyway, last month I went to the concert at Esplanade Concert Hall for the Singapore Chinese Orchestra.
At the Esplanade, you will able to watch every preformation from dance, music to other acts like hip-hop and comedy. At the hall, you will able not just take booklet or buy any items to bring home, you can order drinks or snack at the bar corner before you enter the main concert hall.
For concert that night, Erhu player, Wang Xiao Nan, Celtic Violin Christopher Stout from Shetland Islands,UK and Gypsy Violin Alexander Souptel from Russian. These were the list for that night concert:
1)Fiddle Faddle
2)Gypsy Rhapsody
3)The Sun Shines on Tashkurghan
4)Paradise
5)Da Trows Jig(by Christopher Stout)
6)Michaelswood(by Christopher Stout)
7)Fuddkers Free(by Christopher Stout)
8)A Confluene of Voices
9)The Race of Three Fiddlers
One of the great moment when Christopher Stout played two pieces in one during the concert though I wasn't expect him to do that. Da Trows Jig was pretty simple in one piece, and Michaelswood was really wonderfully which I enjoyed it the most. Talk about the Gypsy violin that is almost same as normal violin, it can play in Gypsy music. That wasn't easy for those who want to try out on. Best part of all was The Race of Three Fiddlers which was later be on called by people. For erhu music, The Sun Shines on Tashkurghan was really great and so Paradise which was based about people in Shangri-La, China. The concert was really great that night.
Anyway, last month I went to the concert at Esplanade Concert Hall for the Singapore Chinese Orchestra.
At the Esplanade, you will able to watch every preformation from dance, music to other acts like hip-hop and comedy. At the hall, you will able not just take booklet or buy any items to bring home, you can order drinks or snack at the bar corner before you enter the main concert hall.
For concert that night, Erhu player, Wang Xiao Nan, Celtic Violin Christopher Stout from Shetland Islands,UK and Gypsy Violin Alexander Souptel from Russian. These were the list for that night concert:
1)Fiddle Faddle
2)Gypsy Rhapsody
3)The Sun Shines on Tashkurghan
4)Paradise
5)Da Trows Jig(by Christopher Stout)
6)Michaelswood(by Christopher Stout)
7)Fuddkers Free(by Christopher Stout)
8)A Confluene of Voices
9)The Race of Three Fiddlers
One of the great moment when Christopher Stout played two pieces in one during the concert though I wasn't expect him to do that. Da Trows Jig was pretty simple in one piece, and Michaelswood was really wonderfully which I enjoyed it the most. Talk about the Gypsy violin that is almost same as normal violin, it can play in Gypsy music. That wasn't easy for those who want to try out on. Best part of all was The Race of Three Fiddlers which was later be on called by people. For erhu music, The Sun Shines on Tashkurghan was really great and so Paradise which was based about people in Shangri-La, China. The concert was really great that night.
Monday, 30 April 2012
L'Arc~en~Ciel concert(28th April 2012, Saturday)
Hi there, so long never write down for past one year since the last post.... Anyway, I posted this out for last week's event:
Last Saturday night was really great concert at Singapore Indoor Stadium . As this was my first time to be there to watch the J-Rock group from Japan(as they never came down here for 20 years before) but, I never had gone to this concert just for live preform since when I was in youth days.... REALLY NO JOKING! Oh well, I should have known somehow because you all young people these days...
L'Arc~en~Ciel, is one of the J-Rock group from the 90's. They are not only preform throughout the concert in Japan, they also sold their albums worldwide for past of 20 years in history. They are one of the few groups of rockers who still lives on for today's modem world in 21st centenary.
As I arrived from the MRT station, I went there with other concert people(the ones who came down to watch the live concert) just to enter the Indoor Stadium . Once I found my seat, I had to wait for sometime before the show starts as many people just entered the concert area. During the waiting time, I just saw two ladies just right one level row away from where I seated. As I felt seeing two rows of empty spaces were kind of wasted so I asked them to move to row by sitting just next to me. At least easily for others to move front of the rows during the concert.
Once the show started with the lights out, everyone were standing out from seats for rock n' roll movement. That was really 'wow' factor for me!
And best of all, the music were really loud and clear ever with the kind of loud speakers! Ouch! My ears..... That's what I called a good music makes a real kick for rock n' roll. Some the members of the group ever done well for solo. Nice one indeed.
The funny part was that when Ken(lead guitar), was passing the bag that contained some goodies to their fellow member, Tetsuya as for their 20th Anniversary. I was wondering if these items came from Little India recently... You know what Tetsuya got was all these items; a pink melion soft toy, pink melion statues that came not one but two of them(one big and one small), Momopoly game(sorry if I spelt out wrongly) and ever a pink melion key chin.... Anymore.... well still have. When Tetsuya came out with his basket no one knows what was that inside till he pulled out of...BANANA!!(Eh... actually I don't like bananas though... sometimes I end up eating one of them.) Not only that, he ever took the candy out as well. Wow.... that was nice... geez... I wanted that candy... And he threw out to the people in front of stage. What's more, when the show was about to end soon, he took out again and threw out the bananas and candies to them as well as those people who seated at the side of the stage. He ever took out a water gun to speak out onto the front people... CUTE ENOUGH!
What I liked about the show was music that when they played the song tacks like the Seven Heave and Chase which is a newest so far. The rest of night was really fun after all.
NOTE:
To L'Arc~en~Ciel, thank you for coming here for night preform at Indoor Stadium, hope to see you soon on next visit. Cheers!!
Last Saturday night was really great concert at Singapore Indoor Stadium . As this was my first time to be there to watch the J-Rock group from Japan(as they never came down here for 20 years before) but, I never had gone to this concert just for live preform since when I was in youth days.... REALLY NO JOKING! Oh well, I should have known somehow because you all young people these days...
L'Arc~en~Ciel, is one of the J-Rock group from the 90's. They are not only preform throughout the concert in Japan, they also sold their albums worldwide for past of 20 years in history. They are one of the few groups of rockers who still lives on for today's modem world in 21st centenary.
As I arrived from the MRT station, I went there with other concert people(the ones who came down to watch the live concert) just to enter the Indoor Stadium . Once I found my seat, I had to wait for sometime before the show starts as many people just entered the concert area. During the waiting time, I just saw two ladies just right one level row away from where I seated. As I felt seeing two rows of empty spaces were kind of wasted so I asked them to move to row by sitting just next to me. At least easily for others to move front of the rows during the concert.
Once the show started with the lights out, everyone were standing out from seats for rock n' roll movement. That was really 'wow' factor for me!
And best of all, the music were really loud and clear ever with the kind of loud speakers! Ouch! My ears..... That's what I called a good music makes a real kick for rock n' roll. Some the members of the group ever done well for solo. Nice one indeed.
The funny part was that when Ken(lead guitar), was passing the bag that contained some goodies to their fellow member, Tetsuya as for their 20th Anniversary. I was wondering if these items came from Little India recently... You know what Tetsuya got was all these items; a pink melion soft toy, pink melion statues that came not one but two of them(one big and one small), Momopoly game(sorry if I spelt out wrongly) and ever a pink melion key chin.... Anymore.... well still have. When Tetsuya came out with his basket no one knows what was that inside till he pulled out of...BANANA!!(Eh... actually I don't like bananas though... sometimes I end up eating one of them.) Not only that, he ever took the candy out as well. Wow.... that was nice... geez... I wanted that candy... And he threw out to the people in front of stage. What's more, when the show was about to end soon, he took out again and threw out the bananas and candies to them as well as those people who seated at the side of the stage. He ever took out a water gun to speak out onto the front people... CUTE ENOUGH!
What I liked about the show was music that when they played the song tacks like the Seven Heave and Chase which is a newest so far. The rest of night was really fun after all.
NOTE:
To L'Arc~en~Ciel, thank you for coming here for night preform at Indoor Stadium, hope to see you soon on next visit. Cheers!!
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