"Are you interested in classical? I have two free tickets, do you want to come with me?", said Winnie.
"Yap, count me in." I promptly took up the offer.
It had been quite some while since my last visit to a classical concert. It is not that I have no more interest, simply because the ticket is often priced over what I am willing to afford. Doing the maths in mind... rent... groceries... transport... eating out... installment... new CD... new jacket... *Arrgghh... Bugger off!* Well, "Possshh!!!" there goes my spending killing off the idea of concert.
As the tickets were gift, we weren't expecting any good seats. Yet to our surprise, the seats were fantastic. We were given seats on the ground floor, seven rows back from the front seats. They are one of the best seats you will want to have. Flipping through the brochures, checking the ticket price... It was "Ahem! Not cheap at all!" and we got it for free. So, we were pretty happy. *smile*
The event is part of Music Viva National Concert Series, with Cheryl Barker, Peter Coleman-Wright and Piers Lane performing. "... The program was chosen carefully to encompass several significant periods in the genre, starting with the seminal contributions of Robert Schumann, Felix Mendelssohn and Hugo Wolf, then weaving through Richard Strauss, Johannes Brahms and Kurt Weil on the path to the world premier of Richard Mills' song cycle..." as written.
I have to say honestly that I wasn't in the concert all time. My mind was flicking in and out every now and then, and sometimes, I did feel bored, especially the first half and the world premiere performance of Mills' Songlines of the Heart's Desire... Not my cupcake.
Until, until I slowly recognised the fragments of Brahms' Piano Pieces, op 119. I could feel that my soul was drawn back to the present, to the concert hall, to my seat, to my body, listening to the melancholy yet gentle and smooth rhythm. Gloomy as it sounded, but I feel calmness and comfort in me.
When I thought that this would be the pace for the remaining pieces, I was amazed by the change. I was swiftly dragged into another dimension, into Weil's music with love, passion, laughter and hope, The Firebrand of Florence. As the couple sang, "... There'll be life, there'll be love, there'll be laughter, forever in each others arms."
I smiled.
I hope someday...
"Yap, count me in." I promptly took up the offer.
It had been quite some while since my last visit to a classical concert. It is not that I have no more interest, simply because the ticket is often priced over what I am willing to afford. Doing the maths in mind... rent... groceries... transport... eating out... installment... new CD... new jacket... *Arrgghh... Bugger off!* Well, "Possshh!!!" there goes my spending killing off the idea of concert.
As the tickets were gift, we weren't expecting any good seats. Yet to our surprise, the seats were fantastic. We were given seats on the ground floor, seven rows back from the front seats. They are one of the best seats you will want to have. Flipping through the brochures, checking the ticket price... It was "Ahem! Not cheap at all!" and we got it for free. So, we were pretty happy. *smile*
The event is part of Music Viva National Concert Series, with Cheryl Barker, Peter Coleman-Wright and Piers Lane performing. "... The program was chosen carefully to encompass several significant periods in the genre, starting with the seminal contributions of Robert Schumann, Felix Mendelssohn and Hugo Wolf, then weaving through Richard Strauss, Johannes Brahms and Kurt Weil on the path to the world premier of Richard Mills' song cycle..." as written.
I have to say honestly that I wasn't in the concert all time. My mind was flicking in and out every now and then, and sometimes, I did feel bored, especially the first half and the world premiere performance of Mills' Songlines of the Heart's Desire... Not my cupcake.
Until, until I slowly recognised the fragments of Brahms' Piano Pieces, op 119. I could feel that my soul was drawn back to the present, to the concert hall, to my seat, to my body, listening to the melancholy yet gentle and smooth rhythm. Gloomy as it sounded, but I feel calmness and comfort in me.
When I thought that this would be the pace for the remaining pieces, I was amazed by the change. I was swiftly dragged into another dimension, into Weil's music with love, passion, laughter and hope, The Firebrand of Florence. As the couple sang, "... There'll be life, there'll be love, there'll be laughter, forever in each others arms."
I smiled.
I hope someday...
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