The Birthday Boy's Treat: Ryan Uy's Solo Piano Recital

- February 16, 2014, Sunday.

- My college friend Ryan invited me to attend his solo piano recital, held today at the St. Cecilia's Hall of St. Scholastica's College. I'm glad my LBM went away, so I was able to attend his solo recital. Today also happens to be his birthday, making his recital all the more special.

- I went to St. Scholastica's College with my neighbor Charmaine. The LRT had a "code red" situation during one of our stops, so we decided to get off and ride a jeepney instead. Although we were late, we fortunately did not miss out on a lot. Perhaps just a few measures of the first movement of his first piece.

- Ryan's last piece, Grieg's popular Piano Concerto in A, had the Manila Symphony Orchestra to accompany him.

- After the recital, we all had one J.Co donut each, and since Charmaine and I hung around more with Ryan and other friends, and there were a lot of leftover donuts, we were able to take home a box of six donuts each. (Thank you Ryan!!)

Yay thank you Ryan!! :D:D:D:D

- Thank goodness my commute home with Charmaine didn't have any more LRT complications - and again, thank goodness for more J.Co. Heehee.

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.)