| Saturday |
| An orchestra alive |
Some music can make your hair stand on its ends. A live orchestra multiplies that by ten. The synchronised strumming of string instruments and simultaneous timing of page turning, the exaggerated display of emotions by the conductor and the silence of the thousands of people whom have travelled distances to join in and share the beauty of music is nothing short of amazing.
The real beauty of this type of music is that all is up for your own interpretation, so no matter what emotions it renders in the listener, the musicians and conductor can still be considered successful.
The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra performed tonight at the Sydney Myer Music Bowl, attracting hundreds, if not thousands of music lovers. Normally it would cost anything up to $100 to see MSO perform live for a couple of hours in an auditorium, but tonight, it was free. No wonder so many attended. The event was held outside under the stars in front of an enormous lawn where families gathered equipped with picnic rugs, gourmet food and bottles of classy red wine.
The adults lounge back in their custom made picnic chairs with a glass of red as the fortunate kids of the 21st century busy themselves with their ipods, the mumbles became chatter and soon full-volumed conversations enveloped the entire vicinity. But silence struck the moment the conductor strolled on stage taking his position on the stand. Kids were instructed firmly by their parents to sit still and any chatter or attempt of standing up were scold at. It was obvious the youngsters had only made an appearance at this event ‘cause they were made to.
Completely obivious to the sounds of real music (take note of that ipod)...
And again
Soon, the parents got comfy too...
I was utterly amazed at the fact that i spotted no smokers at all through the entire night. It was certainly not a smoke-free event, nor an alcohol-free event, but it seems that australians have finally come to the realisation that smoking is indeed bad for health. Apparently there is a 20% decline in smokers over these few years. Through statistical correlation, let's hope there will also be a decline in lung cancer admissions. |
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