Symphony of Voices-gala premiere

you know what...i spent $54 just for a VJC Choir concert(the most ex on the house plus Rachie's gift),so obviously i enjoyed the show very much although weighed down by the mounting mountain of homework and that Miss S saga,not forgetting all the debt i'm getting embooiled in after this concert.yeah that's the price for sitting on the VIP box,but if you can afford it why not


so guys...i met Yong Guan(RQ's fren) and WiNi(where she looked more stylish without specs) and i dunno who the heck are those...well nice meeting up with those kakis although they all buy $21 tix.ouch i'm broke and i think WiNi's goin 2 tease me about what happened in no time...haha

the Emcees though..are quite a dry witty sort.instead of some announcement via the PA System,they showed up and announced stuff...which includes switching raucous students into silent mode..haha


of course my beloved Rachie(to all those thinking about the Miss S saga...she isn't my stead actually.she's my gd fren) did perform,and she's a stunner...although i could easily stun ppl with my super fancy hairstyle yesterday...and true to a choral performance of classic proportions there's 2 changes of performing costumes quite like the Emmys or other award shows...so let's get a lowdown on the repertoire like all those posts of a similar pattern in the past 2 months


Whitacre's Super Starters(in the glam lookin gowns for the ladies and slick suits for the men)


Leonardo dreams of his flying machine-i couldn't feel the Latin dance hymns,as it seems more like a renaissance piece played acapella on the Medici palace,but the sheer brilliance means i don't care if it's really what the programme has described,so as long i love it


Lux Aurumque-literally Golden Light.not my usual Nerazzurri or Rossoneri lingua,but Latin.when you hear that it's most likely angels galore,and it's really seems like we're going from Florence to The Eternal City,shows how good they are at Musica Sacra


I Thank You God for Most this Amazing day-truthfully i can't catch the lyrics.But it more than pays for it with great arrangement...and another Sacre Musique dat shows how good VJ Choir are


She Weeps Over RaHOON-okok...it's a girls world here.quite a sad piece and ok...so sad only girls could dechiper it.soft,lush and ironic


With a Lily in Your Hand-compared to the next piece it's more fluctuating,though it sounded more like an instrumental piece


Go Lovely Rose-cheerful ballad,surprisingly given the apparent sadness claimed by the programme


Kala Kalla-year ones showtime.guys go sad girls go happy.blow hot and cold.interesting though because of its disparateness unlike the rest which seems smoother.reputably a wedding piece


Cloudburst-very high intristic value.unusual amounts of percussion,even a metal sheet.the best goes to the last part,where the rainy imagination is really reinforced by the thunder from the sheet and the rain sound from the performers...even the audience made noise,this actually meant the finger flicking


Interval:i gingerly asked WiNi to take a pic with me.she was pleasantly surprised but still agreed and I sheepishly asked some passerby to take a pic for me before the next part.it's an absolute flop becuz I was caught staring into space!haha!and WiNi looks like she's posing with a statue...hahahaha...then it's over and the great VJ Choir changes into a hebrew theme


The Ethnic Pottpurri(sic)


Tumbalalaika-i don't know hebrew,so i'll try to give as unbiased as possible.that's quite a sad loud piece


Yerushalayim Shel Zahav-I can't speak Hebrew for nuts,let alone read that.this mostly meant something about Jerusalem.soft,quiet and poignant


Uri Tsafon-middle of the road.another ballad


(VJChoir changes backstage while their ex-seniors show up with an Indonesian theme)


first piece was nice accapella,second piece was a bit sleepy,third was quite ok...i was caught napping(they're back)


Zhu Li Guan-J2s swansong.they could recreate part of Beijing Opera with only their voices.no way will AC surpass any of them


Mu ge,Mei Li de Cao Yuan-mongol themed.similar sounding though


Lu Dao Xiao Ye Qu-okay lor...but that kinda reminds me of Miss S


Deng Li Jun mdeley(Nan Hai Gu Niang+Qian Yan Wan Yu+Wo Zhi Zai Hu Ni)-nice smooth megamix...transition is really silky.the second song remains my fave and i wonder if chinese songs sound best on choirs


Zui Hou de Yuan Wu Qu-the drum distracted me.but quite a slightly sad note to end the day...of course being half a Prussian I could appreciate the millitary tone


Encore 1-Pamugun-surprisingly it was filipino.the only thing forced out of my mouth was...I thought birds have descended literally on the Esplanade roof.this snagged the Gold with Honours in SYF


Encore 2-ex VJChoir members join current ones on stage.their anthem so i won't delve into it


met the VIPs for a few moments.that includes a MP and the principal..and it's a record for coming home late on a normal school day,but 4h with the grandest people in the world for a concert negates the opportunity costs