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darkchoc
Friday, September 06, 2002
I went to the Commencement concert yesterday. It was really short! The music only took about 40 minutes, and the commentary, MC and prop changes took another 20 minutes. So altogether it was just barely over an hour long. I'm glad I don't live 1 1/2 hours away from UCC or I'll be really pissed. I also pity this small group of stragglers who came at about 9+pm (concert started around 8.30 pm) who only caught the last few minutes of the show.
And the show itself? Well, it started out fine with the NUS Wind Symphony and the Philharmonic Winds playing 2 well-known and well-loved classics. Then it swiftly went down the drain when the NUS Chinese Orchestra joined them to play 2 fusion pieces. Not that it was the CO's fault. Rather it was that Belgian conductor who fancies himself as being a composer. I'm not being a traditionalist or a purist, this guy's sense of music is really questionable. I would call his music cacophony rather than counterpoint. Degenerative rather than developmental. Fusion (East-West) music can and does work. But yesterday was one of the times went it flopped. Thankfully it was a short concert.
Afterwards I met Keemin and we went to duck noodle place. I (We?) discovered (in chronological order) that (i) they make a fantastic teh peng with a generous head (the bubbly froth makes it so fun to drink while the tea flavour was strong) (ii) a new noodle dish that was yummy (but unfortunately neither of us knew the name so I can never order it again) (iii) they serve 'dinosaurs' (no more having to stick with cheese prata shop).
Am happy. And permanently playing Ravel's 'Bolero' in my head. dum da da dum...
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