Band 95. Nanyang Girls' High School. Silver.
tears came after the performance, right after exiting the hall, for we sincerely felt that we did our best. We did our best for our set piece, we did our best for our choice piece. and that's what really matters.
the first note of overture, set everything right for that entire piece. you could feel the energy flowing through the band as we passed by each section of the piece, every different part showing off the star sections of our band. and too soon it ended, with the last note ringing in the air.
hymn to the infinite sky. our little birdy noises (as quoted from cheryl) started to make our seniors tear. rachel did great! I'm really proud of all the soloists, rachel celine meiqi suyi, especially celine <3 you did it, you made nycb and ms chong proud. it lifted everyone's spirits for the climax of the song. subito piano, and then the large crescendo to the climax. soon the last note was ringing in the air, and it was over. we exited the hall, and we all teared, for we know we had done our best, our very very best.
a mere 10 minutes on stage can't judge everything. we gave it our very best shot, we made our seniors and ms chong cry. we did our seniors, ms chong, our tutors, our teachers-in-charge, proud. through Hymn, we moved our seniors, and I'm sure we moved the audience too. we enjoyed what we played, many feel that we deserve much more, it's just a pity the judges don't feel the same way.
the tears came, and we all huddled together. back in the band room, we picked ourselves up once again, and accepted the silver that was awarded to us. for we know, deep in our hearts, we are more than a gold band, we are more than a gold with honours band. in all our hearts, we are the platinum band, the platinum NothingYouCanBeat.
on tuesday, when it's announced to the school, we shall cheer for something we are proud to have attained. through this, we have attained more than a medal, but a priceless experience together, one that has bonded us more than anything. we achieved our goal of making ms chong cry (for a very long timeee >) ) and for doing our very best (:
NYCB. NothingYouCanBeat. we attained a silver (a platinum in our hearts), and we are proud of it. |