i didn’t know how to feel about the results release. still don’t. probably cause this is the very first semester and i have no clue how my peers have done. but it was somewhat expected..and i don’t wanna use the word for it, but for my performance grade, it was some kinda “resigned” expectation. my previous post just shook me up again abt how i felt in the past, but the only way is up, isn’t it? i sure hope i can maintain the other portion of grades though.
anyway i want to wrap the year up for myself so memories don’t fade too quickly. i had a ball of time this year with many,many performances with different groups and each of them were inspiring in their own ways. but i think the one thing that stayed constant was my constant internal preaching to tell myself to play it the best, to not miss any notes etc; a kind of mental thing i’m forcing myself to inculcate/internalise..whatever haha. so here’s the list and the memorable bits for myself to look at and go “ah,ha!” a few decades down the road.
i. wwinds at the Esplanade with Maestro Ito (fun part was all him!)
ii. nusso at VCH performing Berlioz’s Fantastique (passing time on stage for 3 mvts)
iii. guestplaying w acj strings for Shostakovich’s Piano,Tpt + Strings
iv. nusso brass quintet playing Be A Clown (cue pre-performance beers)
v. wwinds at some NAFA performance
vi. acj at SIBF (dressing room cheering for a few of us)
vii. nusso playing Sketches (again!)
viii. Brandt 2 at ms ng’s student recital (disaster)
viiii. nusso & carmen suite (pre-habanera nerves)
x. firebird suite w tpo (bar-counting; scary entrances)
xi. re:mix (and all the privileges!)
xii. nusso alumni at SAM (in a good way, the unexpected audience)
xiii. musart (most inconsistent playing-wise personally)
xiii. buzz brass everywhere (st luke’s elderly daycare; conservatory brass showcase; acs(int’l) introduction to brass; eastpoint mall gig; nuhs charity drive; the oriental fanfare-almost)
that should be all. nowadays, its pretty much hitting the “music gym” and getting into a couple hrs and more of practice if i can. besides, someone just left town (again!) for europe so..that makes me sad. and lonely, but not alone. there’s a difference. haha. to think she just returned from Uncle Sam. i guess that’s what you call continent-hopping!! haha. i miss you.
and a song for whoever still bothers to get here. this is a barbara streisand & judy garland classic that was closely imitated by lea michele and chris colfer in glee. its the kinda song i think people’d never get sick of listening to every morning, rain or shine. at least people who share similar musical tastebuds as me hahah. its a mashup of the 2 closely similar(clothes!!) videos from each duet in different eras, and i have no idea how the glee version didn’t appear in their latest CD offering. it was the best song/thing to come out of this season!
