MUSIC
Whenever I try to post my english translation of the chinese newspaper, it always misses out the spacing, arghhh. So I'm posting it separately here.
I'm trying my best to translate and pardon me if I didn't phrase it properly 'cos I translated it directly... so it sounds a little blunt, haha.
Three bands perform with "chefs"
The exhilirating performance, "Ignited", of three bands made the 140-strong audience screaming for more... "Encore!".
Shuqun Secondary, Hougang Secondary and Regent Secondary had their first collaboration in a concert together on 11 November 2008 at Victoria Concert Hall, under the baton of Mr lim Yean Hwee, belting out exciting tunes.
First up was Shuqun Secondary. The audience indulged themselves in the song, "Early One Morning", 'Invention No. 1" and "Blue Ridge Saga". Next, Hougang Secondary brought compelling tunes such as "Sinfonia Nobilissima" and "The Light Eternal". Regent Secondary performed Eiji Suzuki's "Ballet music from 'Macbeth'" and the familiar tune from Disney's "Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs"'s "Whistle While You Work". The climax of the concert brought audience screaming for encore.
The three bands performed a novelty, "Variations on a Kitchen Sink". Members brought pots, pans, rubbish bins, many different utensils found in the kitchen onto the stage and bang their way through the song, with accompaniment by the combined band. While members were having fun on stage performing, the audience clapped along to the song.
"This is my first time watching bands performing with 'chefs'! It's a fresh and unique experience!", commented Neo Hui Juan, a Secondary 2 student of Regent Secondary School.
When interviewing music director, Mr Lim Yean Hwee, he said, "The theme of this concert is 'Ignited'. The bands are just like a dynamite. When the fire has been lit, we have to work harder to achieve our goal/the perfect ignition - creating beautiful fireworks. This performance has allowed the members to gain much valuable experience in preparation for the Singapore Youth Festival in 2009."
We wish the three bands all the best in the future, hoping that they will soar to greater heights!
Yay I'm done! :D And I think I killed a lot of my brain cells...