Right after I dismissed my class at 5:30PM last friday (November 27, 2009), one of my Korean students approached me. He showed me a text message from their Korean classmate who was absent (for the 1st time) that day. The text was asking him to tell me that the texter is absent because he had a concert at 7PM that night at SM City Baguio. He was asking me to have him be excused and that he will present his excuse letter the following meeting. The last part of the message was an invitation for me to go and watch him perform in the concert.
After my last class (5:30-6:30PM), i went to the faculty room to ready my things and go. With a co-teacher, I headed to the bundy area to punch out.
We walked to SM through Assumption Road and then up along Session Road. We arrived early at the venue; to let time pass, we watched the fashion show for a while and then we went to the activity area and sat down...
After a short while, i saw approaching my classmate in the graduate school... He is the owner of Remnant International School, Campt 7, Baguio City. He sat on the chair beside me and we had a lively chat about the concert that is about to begin.
Then four Korean guys came out and took the stage quietly... I can barely recognize their faces... But when the spotlight was lit, it came clear... One of them was my student in the College of Dentistry, and another one is my student this semester. They are going to play the piano and the saxophone respectively.
I thought... "Wow, these guys must be musically gifted!" The first piece was like a birthday gift for me! It was my birthday on the 22nd of november, hehehehe... "Seng il chuk ha hamnida.... Seng il chuk ha hamnida..." (played on piano by Kim Kwang Rok).
Then "Kenny G" played his sax in a way that made the audience feel that they are in a fine dining environment.. Even my co-teacher said... "Sana may mga pagkain na dito." We could not but exclaim, "Ang galing naman ng mga ito."
The music was really great... It was soothing for a tired body; rejuvenating for a weary heart; inspiring for fallen soldier; comforting to a distressed soul. Especially the saxophone sound... Produced by the able and dexterous young musician, Kim Jiwon.
As I was listening to the smooth decibel from the instruments, i could not help but think... "Once in a while, man needs to immerse himself into the world of art... into music.. into the appreciation of aesthetics..." This would enable him to appreciate life more... This would allow him to find an additional dimension of existence... This would lead him to utter words of praise to the Great I AM... This would put him into an environment of calm and peace...peace both with himself, and with his God.
Good night sir~! ^^ It's really late to say 'good afternoon'. On wednesday, you were sick, right? Are you okay now? At that time, Your ear was so red just like China flag. I hope you will get well soon!
ReplyDeleteAnyway, thank you for coming to see our performance. It wasn't quite a good sound, however, thank you ^^. I did mistake a lot.
As you know, I'm not even amateur.
I just enjoy the harmony of the sound that each musical instruments are expressing!
I learn the soprano saxophone about 1 year and 6 months. 1 year in Dajeon City, Korea, 6months in here, Overtones which placed on Assumption road. I really love to play wind instrument, especially woodwind. The sound from the reed makes me happy~!
With the woodwind instrument, I can go everywhere! When I visited Kyrgystan on Jan,2006, I brought my Soprano saxophone.
My saxophone is not a good quality, but, it is not important anymore. I think it's my body already. It express the feeling that i can't do with my voice. What is your instrument to express your feeling to the world? hehehe
I was sick since tuesday... i had a very high fever on tuesday night, my temperature reaching 39.1 degrees celsius... that was already hyperthermia.. but the medications i took, as prscribed by the physician, kept my temperature down... generally too, i have already recovered from flu though i am still coughing... last night, i was not able to sleep well because of intense and intermittent coughing...
ReplyDeletei loved your performance... just like what i wrote in the blog entry that you have read above... because saxophone is one of my favorite musical instruments, especially when it is Kenny G who produces the music.. now you are my newest fave, hehehe.
as they say, the eyes are the windows of the soul... if that is the case, then music is the language of the heart.. music can express in the most indescribable ways the feelings and emotions that cannot be brought out through mere words from the mouth.. music often has a calming effect on anyone..
i am happy to know that you have visited KYRGYZSTAN with your fave reed instrument and play there.. it is a beautiful country, though it is quite far.. it is always nice to travel and visit new places.
it is also nice to know that you use music to express your feelings to the world.. hehehe... well, if you ask me what musical instrument i would use to express my feelings to the world,i would say there is none yet at the moment.. i know how to play the guitar and i know (i just know the chords) how to play the piano but i am not as good as i should be... but piano is my favorite among all instruments... i would love to use the piano to tell the world what i feel, what i think, and who i am.. i believe that the piano makes the world still, just like how your saxophone makes you happy.
by the way, i checked your webpage but i do not understand anything... hanguel is still foreign to me, hehe. keep in touch jiwon..
...sun seng nim (11 December 1009 .. 7:00AM)