Lovely Pictures on the Bay

14th September 2007
Friday
Lovely Pictures on the Bay

SSO played Pictures today. (SSO stands for Singapore Symphony Orchestra and Pictures is just short for Pictures at an Exhibition) They did quite well for the piece. Just that the sound texture was not quite to my liking at parts. But overall, a pretty impressive performance. Intonation problems from the first two pieces were pretty much solved.

I managed to haul my trumpet over to Windworks a couple of days back and Yoke Lim inspected my instrument and the problematic valve cap. The fault turn out to be one on the manufacturers part. But after some knocking, the cap can now be easily removed and replaced.

Yesterday, Norain said my sound changed! That line really made me feel better. And also motivated. Although my stamina is still incomparable to before I changed embouchure, knowing that my sound is better really cheers me up and gives me strength to carry on down this path. Anyway, band rehearsals really help build up stamina. Although ultimately, individual practice is most productive.

Enough said. My DVDs and games are waiting for me. (:

"Distractions are part and parcel of life"
-Han Yong