I'm testing this feature at blogger that I have overlooked in the past. Let's see if it works.
Well, today was quite eventful. Morning was pretty lazy where I woke up at 10am. Off I went to my MSN as usual and ended up being late to my History tute. As the result, I missed a few presentations that I would like to see. I went to the tute after mine. I skipped forum in favour of practicing the piece "Descent" composed by Nathan for Alto Sax, Bassoon, Tenor/Baritone and Piano. The piano part isn't at all easy and is full of annoying rhythms that repeats but is, nevertheless, tricky. The rehearsal was pretty good though, let's hope that we can manage to play it by forum next week.
Charles (composition teacher) had done a final check on my Pie Jesu, and he said that it's okay now. I think it has gone a tremendous amount of improvements ever since I showed him. He then suggested me to start thinking of a long term project during the break, perhaps for either the Wind Orchestra or Symphony Orchestra. I'm delighted to hear that he would like to get my composition played by one of the large ensembles in our conservatorium. Oh, and he also complimented me on how quick I pick up the small suggestions he made, that was some time ago but I'm still pretty happy with it; just gives me more motivations you see.
Anyway, aside from that we had our first stage Dido and Aeneas rehearsal today, complete with some minor actions. It was pretty cool, can't wait for the real performance. I haven't yet memorised the whole thing, but I could sing most of the parts, so it should be okay. After that, Tim and I went to Chinatown to have tea and I came back.
Can't wait for the Doctor Atomic screening. Been reading good stuffs about it just now, and the music preview sounded awesome too. That would be a delight. One of the aria, supposedly one of the most contemplative aria in the opera (or the most?) is really beautiful. It uses a sonnet by John Donne.
The three person'd God represents Trinity, also the project for the nuclear test. True, that most people who were there wouldn't care. In fact they would be pretty excited to have devised something that can blow them Japanese apart, but it's still sad imagining to be one of these people who sees the test. It's like they see the future, the future of what the nuclear bomb could do. To see a small scale of a weapon that can wipe the whole humanity. I think John Adams said something pretty interesting about it, "the atomic bomb really is, in a sense, the "constellation" of everything America stands for. Both what makes us great and what makes us a problem in the world."
Sadly, the atomic bomb isn't the only thing that makes America a problem in the world.
Well, today was quite eventful. Morning was pretty lazy where I woke up at 10am. Off I went to my MSN as usual and ended up being late to my History tute. As the result, I missed a few presentations that I would like to see. I went to the tute after mine. I skipped forum in favour of practicing the piece "Descent" composed by Nathan for Alto Sax, Bassoon, Tenor/Baritone and Piano. The piano part isn't at all easy and is full of annoying rhythms that repeats but is, nevertheless, tricky. The rehearsal was pretty good though, let's hope that we can manage to play it by forum next week.
Charles (composition teacher) had done a final check on my Pie Jesu, and he said that it's okay now. I think it has gone a tremendous amount of improvements ever since I showed him. He then suggested me to start thinking of a long term project during the break, perhaps for either the Wind Orchestra or Symphony Orchestra. I'm delighted to hear that he would like to get my composition played by one of the large ensembles in our conservatorium. Oh, and he also complimented me on how quick I pick up the small suggestions he made, that was some time ago but I'm still pretty happy with it; just gives me more motivations you see.
Anyway, aside from that we had our first stage Dido and Aeneas rehearsal today, complete with some minor actions. It was pretty cool, can't wait for the real performance. I haven't yet memorised the whole thing, but I could sing most of the parts, so it should be okay. After that, Tim and I went to Chinatown to have tea and I came back.
Can't wait for the Doctor Atomic screening. Been reading good stuffs about it just now, and the music preview sounded awesome too. That would be a delight. One of the aria, supposedly one of the most contemplative aria in the opera (or the most?) is really beautiful. It uses a sonnet by John Donne.
Batter my heart, three person'd God ....
Take me to you, imprison me, for I
Except you' enthrall me, never shall be free,
Nor ever chaste, except you ravish me.
Take me to you, imprison me, for I
Except you' enthrall me, never shall be free,
Nor ever chaste, except you ravish me.
The three person'd God represents Trinity, also the project for the nuclear test. True, that most people who were there wouldn't care. In fact they would be pretty excited to have devised something that can blow them Japanese apart, but it's still sad imagining to be one of these people who sees the test. It's like they see the future, the future of what the nuclear bomb could do. To see a small scale of a weapon that can wipe the whole humanity. I think John Adams said something pretty interesting about it, "the atomic bomb really is, in a sense, the "constellation" of everything America stands for. Both what makes us great and what makes us a problem in the world."
Sadly, the atomic bomb isn't the only thing that makes America a problem in the world.
1 comment:
glad for u~~~~~
one day, the person goes on the stage and shake hand with the conductor will be u~~~
(same as the guy we saw in the "Connection")
anyway~
dont forget us when u become a famous composer~~~~~~~
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