Sound of Music (Part 1)

Alright, so i din keep my promise. This post is 1 day late. SORRY.

So today's title is Sound of Music. Think everyone has heard of this name before. Sound of Music, the legendary artist Julie Andrews. All the songs in the show, marvelous. I remembered watching it when i was still a kid(very young.. still in pri sch).


But, today I shan't be talking abt the show. Come on, reviews on the show, u can find tons of them on the internet. Google is your best frend =3


Anyway, wat i really wanna tok abt this post, is about a poly, its Symphonic Band, an outstanding conductor who's retiring and a Euphonium player in the band whom i befriended thru the net(edmw to be precise)


Somehow, i find it difficult to say wat i wanted to say last nite, maybe coz i've lost the inspiration. Maybe the impact faded over the 1 day time......maybe...



The concert was great. The pieces being played, has got its soul. Music with a soul. Its not easy nor is it that hard to find. Yet, the most impressionable part abt the soul of the pieces played by the band, is that..its sorrowful. You can feel the sorrow, you feel with them, their sadness, their final performance with their most respected and beloved conductor(i would say mentor as well).



Tears flowed down faces of the performers. Tears flowed down the face of the conductor. I have no idea how the rest of the audience feel, but my eyes watered.


He cried. We saw. He took off his specs and wiped his eyes. Periodically.
I feel sad for him.

I remembered the week before when he said he's conductor's retiring.

I remembered the time when he mentioned it'll also be his last performance because he will not stay in the band after his conductor leave.

I remembered the time when he said goodbye in the forum to go for his practice.

I remembered the day before when he started a thread saying it'll be his performance the next day.


I remembered the time when he mentioned he'll be practising hard for this concert.

I remembered....


and I heard all the voices of the band members, through the music played through their instrument, right from their heart.



its very touching.
Been a long while since I've been to band/orchestra concerts. Even long since I last heard music with souls.....very beautiful souls.

The conductor was a good conductor, mentor and teacher.


To my friend,

人生，有聚就有散。能聚是缘分。缘分尽了，就离开了。
为了理想，请坚强起来。
为了师恩，请继续努力奋斗。
为了自己，请不要放弃。
为了梦想，请你一定要加油。


I shall end here for tonight.