SYF CO JCs 2009

When the results were announced, most of us were just stoned. Only some cheered. Lukas jumped from his seat. Why? Even though we're AC's only performing arts group to sustain the award from 2007, there was no excitement among us. Was it because we knew that we could have done better? Regrets, perhaps? Or was it because we just did not like the fact that a quarter of the participating schools managed to attain the highest possible award, and we were given only the second best?

Okay, I have to admit. I was - as a certain someone in ACCO had said, everyone's hoping for a gold with honours in their hearts - one of them. I really thought luan yun fei could get us the honours. We could have, if not because we did not play the set piece well while on stage, we brought the tempo of the set piece down so it's different from other schools, xianyue's pitching was off.

Of course, there are other factors to consider. We had 6 to 7 inexperienced J1s in our midst, we brought scores up to stage - something very few or none of the schools did, we had the smallest orchestra out of the 16 schools that participated.

Of course, there's still much to cheer about. Gold for an orchestra this small does say something, doesn't it?


I know that I shouldn't be ranting so much.
Let AC Performing Artistes unite, stop all these elite CCA nonsense about this-cca-is-better-than-the-other and stuff. SYF 2009 has been a great challenge for all of us and no doubt the biggest heart attack in the history of AC's performing arts.

Oh, I've been wrong about that certain someone. . .
and now the lack of communication is annoying me.

So... it all boils down to TODAY.

We received the score for our choice piece last November or so. TODAY IS THE DAY. Will we bring Singapore Conference Hall down, or will we receive cheers and jeers from the way we carry ourselves on stage? I don't know. I have a feeling someone in the orchestra is gonna sneeze while playing or sneeze during the silent part. I'm thinking too much. This will be the J1s' and J2s' last SYF ever (unless the J1s retain in year 1) and well we definitely want to give our best.

Choir did the school proud by bringing the school a gold with honours yesterday.

Today, it's our turn.

Are we going to save the school's niche in performing arts? Cos' honestly, the other performing groups did not do too well this year...

God bless us as we present our pieces later on. Go AC Band! Go ACCO!