went for evco's concert yesterday at SCH with eugene zhiyong boonshan yitian big hoohoo hansheng and geraldine. seemed like a mini HCCO exco gathering ba.
anyway i enjoyed the concert very much.. the 压轴 of the concert didnt disappoint me at all. i attended the concert mainly to listen to the 春夏秋冬 and i was impressed by the CO. esp the suonas.. let me count. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 suonas! and i really like the 喉管 and 低唢 alot. the mellow sounds that they produce. that blend into the background of the 乐团 yet at the same time have a distinct voice of its own. and 胡炳旭 was being his usual witty and funny self while conducting, as seen especially at the last part of the concert when they were playing the encore pieces.
listening to 春 and 冬 no doubt brings back good memories when i was back in JC. while preparing for 天籁回音 in 2004. when i was still a j1. all the fun and memorable times as a junior.. hanging around and playing a fool everywhere. and putting in effort for our concert, for 春 and 冬. their 夏 and 秋 somehow brings out feelings and thoughts which i cant figure out what it is now (stupid brain memory).. im starting to appreciate songs like these, more abstract, less melodious and more emotional. more thought-evoking i suppose, as compared to songs like rasa sayang & 花好 where everyone just start to clap and shake their bod bod with the music.
i suppose there's a reason why im still attending CO concerts nowadays even though im really not in touch with CO anymore. i have to admit that CO is still there, a small part of my lif even though i dont eat CO, sleep CO and live CO now (yea i ate CO, slept CO and lived CO in the past). i suppose there's this aura about CO songs, be it 龙的传奇, 春夏秋冬 or others like 龙腾虎跃 and 梦蝶 that just attracts me to them. this sense of homeliness, this sense of belonging, and whenever i listen to CO songs it just reminds me of my childhood everytime.
i think it has something to do with 中华文化的精髓. not that im an advocator of chinese culture (i dont think have the 本事 to do so.. look at me now im talking english everywhere). but i guess for me personally it's something that retains my chineseness. to me, being a chinese is not just about knowing your roots. for someone who has been touching chinese musical instruments for 6 years, listening to his instructor preach about the importance of 中华文化, it's hard to exclude 华乐 as part of his life.
even though i know i wont be touching any CO instruments for a long time.. i know that when i have the time and money, i will attend CO concerts..