The Silver Victory Dinner

- July 26, 2013, Friday.

- Last July 7, 2013, the CKSC School of Music had its silver-anniversary concert named "Silver Soiree: Celebrating 25 Years of Music," and was held in the St. Cecilia's Hall of St. Scholastica's College. After warmly applauded and well received by the audience, the Chiang Kai Shek College administration decided to treat all of us participants to a victory dinner in the CKSC auditorium tonight. (Of course, I had to be in one of my best glittery polo.)

- I was happy to be reunited with most of the participants of the concert. The rain decided to pour earlier this afternoon, so some of us were not able to make it to tonight's dinner. The CKSC school president and vice-president, some members of the board of trustees, the alumni association, CKSC staff and administrators were also present. Aside from a sumptuous meal, our concert was showed to us via projector.

- Jet also performed a variation piece of "Magtanim ay 'Di Biro" in the middle of the dinner. We gave him a standing ovation. Haha.

- After the dinner, we felt that all our effort in preparing for the concert paid off well, especially seeing that our mistakes weren't too noticeable in the audience's point of view, although many of us made some mistakes here and there, but hey, that's the reality of performance -- and the reality of life. Haha.

The Silver Soiree Journey: Prepare for a Photodump

- July 7, 2013, Sunday.

- For the last six and a half months, the Chiang Kai Shek College (my alma mater) School of Music had been practicing for tonight's silver jubilee concert, entitled "Silver Soiree: Celebrating 25 Years of Music," and was held in the St. Cecilia's Hall of St. Scholastica's College. I find it fortunate that I had been able to juggle my schedule around just to attend practices with the teachers and the other students. Although my fingers were almost always murdered/tortured after every practice (I played in 9 out of 14 numbers,) I felt that I learned a lot.

- I was also award the loyalty award tonight, and only did I realize that I have been part of the CKSC School of Music for 17 years and counting. (I can still remember my very first piano piece, a simplified arrangement of Haydn's Surprise Symphony.) My piano teacher, on the other hand, was awarded a teachers' loyalty award, including our School of Music head, since they have been teaching since the day the School of Music was opened in 1988.

- All the photos below are from rehearsals, to our general rehearsal yesterday, and tonight's concert (backstage photos though.)