Maestoso e Grazioso con lo Spirito

Saturday, December 15, 2007

Well Done

I must congratulate the Sec 1s for your first performance, and even those who helped out also learnt that being stagehands is not as easy as you think. Thanks Jia Jin for working with me, and most importantly, thanks to the seniors who hae put in effort in trying to build a solid Cello/bass base (geddit? Bass/Base? lol). I will really miss Edmund's lame jokes =/

Hopefully everyone will be as hardworking as ever, and prepare ourselves for future challenges such as the 2008 Aug 31 Concert and SYF. Let us be the best we can.

Off to Korea,
Black Cello

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Concert Details

Hi all, here are the details that you need to know for the concert.

1. All performers and non-performers (stagehands) are to meet at RJCO Room by 7.40 am and start loading the instruments.
2. Double basses (x4) will go onto the lorry while cellos (x4) will go onto the bus.
3. All performers are to wear white long-sleeved shirts, white long pants, school ties, school badge, black socks and black shoes.
4. All non-performers (stagehands) are to wear black shirts and black long pants.
5. No eating or drinking is allowed at the backstage; only plain water is allowed.
6. Lunch and dinner will be provided.
7. Everyone is to put on your best behaviour at all times.
8. We will be back at RJCO Room at approximately 11.00 pm.
9. Everyone is to go back to RJCO Room and help with the unloading of instruments.

10. Stagehands (i.e. Vincent, Gabriel, Zhang Jie and Hao Sheng) are to check RICO Yahoo Group for some information on the stage movements.

11. There is only 1 entrance point and 1 exit point. Entrance is at the left of the stage from conductor's point of view (i.e. where the percussion will be) while the Exit is at the right of the stage (i.e. where the cello/bass section will be).

Here is the song order.
1. 青年进行曲 (Default stage arrangement; no movement at the end)
2. 家家乐 (Default stage arrangement; all cellists and d.bassists are to exit at the end)
3. 划船舞曲 (tanbo ensemble piece)
4. 欢欣 (cellists and d.bassists who are involved are to enter)
5. 莱佛士铜像前的遐想 (Default stage arrangement; all the other non-Sec 1s cellists and d.bassists are to enter)
INTERMISSION
6. 心贤 (Default stage arrangement; cellists and d.bassists not performing Sec 1 pieces are to exit at the end)
7. 小城故事 (Sec 1 piece; no movement at the end)
8. 月亮代表我的心 (Sec 1 piece; Sec 1 cellists and d.bassists are to exit at the end)
9. 感怀 (Default stage arrangement + Siong Leng guest performers; All the other cellists and d.bassists are to enter)
10. 激流 (Default stage arrangement)

Sunday, December 2, 2007

Practice next week

It is utterly crucial that every performer turns up for all practices stipulated.

Monday 10 Dec


Dazu 9am-12nn
Lunch 12nn-1pm
Sectionals 1pm-5pm

Tuesday 11 Dec

Dazu 9am-12nn
Lunch 12nn-1pm
Dazu 1pm-5pm

Wednesday 12 Dec

Full rehearsal 9am-12nn
Final briefing 12nn-1pm

Thursday 13 Dec

NO PRACTICE. Please rest at home.

Friday 14 Dec

Concert, probably 7.30am-11.30pm, to be confirmed.

For all lunch breaks, please return promptly. 15 minutes to walk to J8 (or where ever), 30 minutes to eat, 15 minutes to walk back.