It irks me when people do not keep silent upon hearing the introduction to the song that they will be singing. They keep talking. It irks me further when they have external exposure to choral singing too.
Another thing that irks me is when people laugh into the mike upon making a mistake in their singing. Their laughter can be heard through the system! Do they even realise that?
Enough said.
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Actual concert!
I was sick throughout and am still recovering from my viral infection. I knew I had to see a doctor so that I could recover in time for the concert but I was still feeling woozy on the 19th of December. The long and strenuous hours of warming up before the actual performance took their toll on me and I had to keep popping vitamins to stay physically alert and strong. I was so hungry during dinner that I finished almost all of my rice.(I usually leave a lot of rice behind.)
I decided to change and put on makeup before dinner this year, so that I did not need to rush to do so after dinner, as I had for the previous years. It made me feel more relaxed as a result. I hope to do that again for every performance. Frankly, I was feeling rather unmotivated for the concert but God met that need just before it. Also, my arthritis was not really a hindrance, as my SL kindly allowed me to stand at the corner so that I did not need to walk so much. Of course, I had to climb the steps as per normal to keep up with the speed of everyone else, but angels helped me to go down the steep steps at the stage.
I did not take part in the choreography for the medley segment but stood near the piano to sing together with the rest of my choir. It felt strange but at least I got to sing with them.
All of us put in a lot of effort for this concert since it was the inaugural concert by the "best" youth choirs of the Catholic churches in Singapore. However, it takes a certain type of audience to appreciate the organ recital because pipe organ music is not easy to fully understand. I am far from this level of appreciation. Also, opening and closing prayers were missing from the agenda. There was a big boo-boo from the emcee too, when he did not realise that his microphone had not yet been turned off, and he spoke as if it had been. The audience heard what he muttered. Nonetheless, there was positive enthusiasm from the other choirs who participated with us. They want to hold another concert again. Even the Archbishop requested to be the guest-of-honour for the next concert. :))
I decided to change and put on makeup before dinner this year, so that I did not need to rush to do so after dinner, as I had for the previous years. It made me feel more relaxed as a result. I hope to do that again for every performance. Frankly, I was feeling rather unmotivated for the concert but God met that need just before it. Also, my arthritis was not really a hindrance, as my SL kindly allowed me to stand at the corner so that I did not need to walk so much. Of course, I had to climb the steps as per normal to keep up with the speed of everyone else, but angels helped me to go down the steep steps at the stage.
I did not take part in the choreography for the medley segment but stood near the piano to sing together with the rest of my choir. It felt strange but at least I got to sing with them.
All of us put in a lot of effort for this concert since it was the inaugural concert by the "best" youth choirs of the Catholic churches in Singapore. However, it takes a certain type of audience to appreciate the organ recital because pipe organ music is not easy to fully understand. I am far from this level of appreciation. Also, opening and closing prayers were missing from the agenda. There was a big boo-boo from the emcee too, when he did not realise that his microphone had not yet been turned off, and he spoke as if it had been. The audience heard what he muttered. Nonetheless, there was positive enthusiasm from the other choirs who participated with us. They want to hold another concert again. Even the Archbishop requested to be the guest-of-honour for the next concert. :))
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