the nature of concert organization is such that no two concerts are the same as unexpected events could occur out of your expectations.
this time, cher siang is using back his regular band members of his wvc trio and the members were not aware that we had a video sequence from the movie "comrade, not a love story" before the song starts, so they started playing the music and the rest had to follow! quickly, winnie ho saw the mistake and started covering it by speaking at the same time the video is being played. the video is supposed to show the famous
pasar malam scene where maggie cheung and leon lai were selling teresa teng cassettes but the sales was bad and it started raining.... soon, the famous saxophone intro of the song "rain of tears" (lei de xiao yu) came in.... it is a memorable scene but it was spoiled it by the intruding music! what a bummer!
overall it was a good show with winnie ho putting up another commendable performance, despite nursing a mild sore throat. but part of the crowd was not the appreciative kind, because they got free tickets from the sponsor. this is the worst part about the concert. they just moved in and out of the concert hall without knowing that they were disturbing others. to be fair, those who paid money to watch it are the ones who really appreciate it and these people are greatly disturbed by those who got their tickets free!
next concert, we will make some strict announcement about behaving properly in the concert hall.
the sound quality was good but some complained of too high sound pressure level. this is an area we need to investigate and fine tune. but the lighting this time is really great, as you can see in the photo above. we increased our budget and the results speak for itself.
the best and goose bumps-raising moments of the concert were when winnie sang "yun he" (river of clouds) with cher siang's piano solo. everything stood still when winnie opened her first verse with her heavenly voice. cher siang's superb arrangement really brings the listeners up to the clouds, and wandering in the vast space of the beautiful sky. seriously, this song alone is worth the admission price of the ticket. ask those who attended and see whether they would agree.
this is already our 3rd concert and we are getting experienced and the crew is also getting the hang of it.
at the same time, we would like to announce a good news:
another sponsor will stage "the jazzy sounds of teresa teng" in melaka in december 2011!
can we not get all excited with such great response?
[post-script: elimination by nature]
let me share one anecdote with you. the regular piano tuner that bentley employs (note: bentley sponsored the ritmuller piano) is an uncle who is well versed with music and can play the piano pretty well. more than once, he gave the highest praise for tay cher siang and winnie ho. he said to me: "in my existence and in my music listening years, i have never heard such a refreshing teresa teng. well done, guys, you start a new chapter in malaysia."
we know we are starting a music revolution here in malaysia. no one dares to do chinese music as bold, unconventional and daring as us. along the process, we attract jealousy(plenty!), criticism, resistence and total rejection. it is ok, darling. as with every revolution in the history, there is bound to be supporters and detractors along the way. to our supporters, thank you very much, let's grow together in music. to our detractors, thank you also, we hope to see you next time when we are more famous. luckily, there is no bloodshed in music revolution ;-)
we know some ( a small fraction) who came to the concert (past or present) repel our music and left halfway during the concert. sorry guys, we don't follow traditions, we challenge them. if you find that we are too far off from your ideal (e.g how you think teresa teng should sound) then we thank you for your time. perhaps you should introduce your sons and daughters to our music instead.
it is never easy to be a revolutionist but we are prepared to march on fearlessly.
