Ok, here comes the story.
Nice studio with a mirror as reflection =)On Friday, I went to AMPAC which located in Damansara to have a rehearsal. While sitting there preparing my stuffs, I sense something wrong when everyone was starting to appear.
My thought was why everyone looks much older than me?
Later, I only realised that I was the only student there. All the other performers were professional players who played for RTM orchestra, KLSO (Istana Budaya), MPO freelancers, UCSI music teacher, UITM music teacher, full-time music teachers and of course KLPAC founder and conductor.
Most of them were married, having children or pregnant.
My conductor. She is ex-MPO conductor.I was shocked at that very moment. I thought this was just some kind of teenagers performance. But I was wrong, everyone was profession players, they are somebody except I am noone.
At that day, everyone only knew that we were playing for a wedding dinner function and one of the songs needed to MEMORIZE!!!
Gerrald wanted me to sit with him and I have to sit at the first row. So gan jiong!!! For the unexpected part was I did not expect that they were playing with the original tempo of the songs. I was like, OH GOSH, OH DAMN, I didn practice much. My running notes with lots of shifting in a very short time sure stuck and DIE.
Can you imagine a person who has STOPPED touching violin for one year and suddenly in 4 days time need to practice and play songs like a PRO?
I was so embarassed at that moment. Obviously everyone can play SO DAMN well especially Brian without looking much at the score because they were very experience players in music industry for more than 20 years. I was like a donkey playing bad music among them.
I was so damn paiseh as I can't play my running notes AT ALL!!! I was stuck especially the DIVERTIMENTO by Mozart. I was not sure how was their reaction whenever I played badly. I was the only culprit who spoilt the music. SO DAMN =.= and stressed.
Because of the tension, I performed even badly as I did not enjoy and focus on the pieces. OH GOSH!
Sorry for my parents for waiting outside for four hours.
After around 10 something, we went back home.
Straight away reached home, I started to practice non-stop until 3a.m. My fingers felt damn pain whenever they touched the string.
Sorry for my family members or neighbours for making so much noise at the night of the day.
Anyhow, I practiced in the store room by closing up all the windows and door. Guk sei me >.<
SO, what happen the next day?
I would post later as it would surely be a long post if I write more. Stay tune =)
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Here I would like to thank to my dear friend as once I have came back from KL late at the night yesterday, I called the person and we chatted till around 2a.m. I felt very relax as I chatted with someone happily and just say out all my true feelings. Think think, really long time I didn really chat with someone and expressing myself to anyone for perhaps 12 months ago. Thank you my dear =)
The sad thing is I don't think I can go for the MAMMA MIA musical night as the leftover ticket is RM300 per person. WTF!! Just few days ago, the cheaper tickets were available but now don't have anymore. SOB
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The performance consists of around 20 players.
We have to play 4 songs and need to memorize one song.
I was playing the 2nd violin and already suffering alot >.<
Everyone of us was get paid for XXX (estimated around my 3 months pocket money for surviving in the city)
Just for our group, they have spent 5 digits =.=
From that figure alone, you can expect the organiser is a rich person.
Well, I accepted the offer not because of the money. This was a rare opportunity I have, I just wanted to gain some experience playing with expert but did not expect I was the sole "inexperience" player.
Anyhow, I have learnt alot from this short period and it was a great experience for me although my finals is just 2 weeks more to go >.<
When seeing Brian, he asked me,
"eh, I saw you before right?"
Hehe.. I just smile to him =)
Brian Tan (middle) is the founder and conductor for KLPAC orchestra
This was the pic that was taken at KLPAC last year June =)Can spot where am I?
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