Today we have our second choir session with our sec1s who have just joined our family ^^ It is good to see most of you helping and guiding the sec1s out with all the notes and such. Do continue to help them out as majority of them have never been in a choir nor have any music background! Mr Wong has finalized our positions so please do not switch positions to your own accord when he is not here.
Despite that, today's discipline was not up to standard. There were lots of murmuring going around and when Mr Wong was talking. Even when the seniors were telling you instructions for the group singing, many of you were still busy chattering. Remember that we have to respect whoever is the one speaking and pay attention.
As for today's singing, it was quite good. Many of you managed to pick up your notes quickly and did not made Mr Wong go through that many times. For the altos, good job on singing out loud. But you'll have to be abit softer now due to the large group it is. As for the sopranos, do sing out more! It is hard to hear your parts now and the most important thing is that you all have parts that are the main melody. So, you have to try and sing out more :) Don't be afraid of making mistakes and thus singing softly. Instead you should sing out so that we will be able to correct your mistakes ^^ You won't want to have your voice sticking out in the section because of the wrong notes that you are singing. Also, if there are any parts that you are unsure of, do ask your section leaders to give you the notes :)
Remember to practice the parts that we have went through today!!
Alright, sec2s please remember to attend your theory lessons on Monday at the T&L lab from 2~3. The rest of you please assemble outside the AV theater at 3pm. Please bring your PE attire along as we will be having PT! :D For the sec1s that have got swimming, do try to report back as possible. We don't want you to miss the fun ^^ See you on Monday and have a good rest over the weekends!
ALRIGHT ON TO THE PUBLICITY THINGS!!!
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The Singapore Lyric Opera: Mozart's Don Giovanni
A few weeks ago, Ms Phong has asked us if any of us wants to attend this musical titled Mozart's Don Giovanni. Here's a synopsis of the musical:
Don Giovanni written by Mozart and librettist Lorenzo da Ponte is the most dramatic and flamboyant of their collaborations. A score bursting with musical invention, beautiful arias, charming duets and dramatic ensembles all offset by wit and comic irony which bring a unique brilliance to the drama.
The Opera opens with a murder. During the course of the day the murderer, Don Giovanni, goes on to a wedding, several attempted seductions, a masquerade, a mugging and an encounter with an apparition whom he then invites to dinner. His luck finally runs out when the spectre of the man he murdered appears. Though offered heavenly redemption, Don Giovanni remains unrepentant until the flames of Hell consume him. If all this drama seems unrelenting, it is offset by the humorous and ironic comments of his servant Leporello.
Is Don Giovanni a comic or serious opera or both? The most convincing answer was given by Alfred Einstein “… it is an “opera buffa” with “seria” roles … a work of genius … incomparable and enigmatic from the evening of its first performance to the present day”.
Director Tom Hawkes
Conductor Joshua Tan Kangming
The prices are in a range from $10.50 to $53.50. That's a huge subsidy from the original price of $25 to $130! The venue is at the Esplanade Theater. There are performance from 24 Feb(Fri), 25 Feb(Sat), 27 Feb(Sun) and 28 Feb(Mon) and all of them starts at 8PM. I have a few brochures with me so do approach me and take a look! If interested please inform me as soon as possible!
Limelight 2012 Voices as One: Cedar Girls' School Choir
This is Cedar Girls' School Choir's very own concert. It is something like the combined concert that we had at SOTA last December, only higher scale. Hahaha. Here's a sypnosis:
Join the Cedar Girls’ Choral Excellence Choir as they present sacred and secular songs across a wide range of musical genres including traditional folk, jazz, contemporary, madrigals and opera arias. This concert will also feature a chamber ensemble as well as solo and duet performances.
The Cedar Girls’ Choral Excellence Choir—under the direction of Ms Naomi Chye—has distinguished itself as a Gold Award choir at the biennial Singapore Youth Festival Central Judging, receiving the Gold with Honours award in 2005, 2007 and 2011. The Choir has also done Singapore proud by garnering several awards at overseas competitions: Musica Religiosa in the Czech Republic; The Pacific Basin Music Festival in Hawaii; The International Music Festival in Australia; and the Bournemouth Music Maker Festival in the United Kingdom.
The Choir actively promotes cultural awareness through choral exchanges with high schools from Japan, Hong Kong and the A Cappella Choir Villach from Austria. The mission to share the passion for choral music with the community is also realised through a collaboration with the Singapore vocal group Budak Pantai and The Singapore American School Choir and Orchestra.
The standard price is $20 but there's a student price so it's $10 only! hahaha. benefits of a student ;D The venue will also be at the Esplanade Concert Hall. It is on 29th Mar(Thur) and starts at 7.30PM. Duration is around 1h 20mins~
If interested click here to purchase your tickets! (yes you'll have to purchase it urselves. however, if there are more than 4people that are attending, I can help you buy them :D)
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And yes, this is the end of an extremely long post! Probably the longest I would ever have hahah. OKAY, SEE YOU ON MONDAYYYY! ^^
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