NUS Guitar Ensemble alumni, Expose! - Beautiful Sunday - Potpourri on String

Beautiful Sunday - Potpourri on String
13 Jan 08
Esplanade Concert Hall

Performing in the Esplanade Concert Hall was as exhilarating as it was daunting. I don’t know if it’s just me (seeing as how the seniors have had so much more experience), but I seriously was awed by the constant thought that I was playing IN ESPLANADE!

Rehearsing intently before our concert starts

The practices towards this performance was tough. Mainly because many of us who were rehearsing for Beautiful Sunday were at the same time practicing for our annual concert. So a typical Saturday practice would start at 12 and only end at 6! Not that I’m complaining - I loved the practices!

Cool dudes tuning their guitars during sound check!

I also remember vividly the ride to Esplanade on the back of the lorry. Trying to drink tea, Ruo Fei clinging for dear life to the side of the lorry….etc

Before we knew it, concert was over and striking began

Riding at the back of the lorry all across the highway to Esplanade sure is fun!

“And a while ago, a couple of months, perhaps, another friend and I went to a ‘Beautiful Sunday’ programme, a guitar ensemble performance. If I remember right, it was the NUS Guitar Ensemble. They performed a very good selection of music in their one-hour set. They presented classical and classic pieces from different parts of the world. Going to that concert inspired me to take out my classical CDs again, actually.”
- Quotes from a blog named Crooked Turret (courtesy of Liang Shan)

Anyway, this concert is one event that I will hold dear to me for a long time to come. To all my dear players, thanks for the great moments!!!

Text: YiTeng (NUS Guitar Ensemble)
Photos: Courtesy of NUS Guitar Ensemble