Enchanting Voice and Music

“If you cannot teach me to fly, teach me to sing.”
- James Matthew Barrie

When A Choir and A Symphony Work Harmoniously and Beautifully, the impact generated to the audience is simply indescribable!

I’ve heard a few excellent choirs, but had never listened to a choir in the National Concert Hall. On Thursday night, I did it for the 1st time and was totally enchanted. The music, carmina burana 布蘭詩歌 by Carl Orff, was familiar to me and I have a CD of it. Listening to it alive sung by an amazing local choir was different and the touching was beyond words can describe.

Goldies love to sing, too, and sing quite well especially Lydia and Irene. It’s relaxing and a great joy listening to them singing. Lydia and Sherry love it so much that they joined several choirs and perform in public sometimes. Thursday evening, the singing group Lydia joined gave an excellence performance in the National Concert Hall. Only Sherry and I made it to the concert that night. There were two sessions for the concert led by A‧K‧Sun Taipei Philharmonic. I knew the choir was good since Lydia joined it and mentioned it several times. It was not until that night that I realized how excellent it was. Their performance was the 2nd part of the concert. When they made their presence to the stage, my attention was captured immediately. It was such a big choir that I lost count. I look at them in awe. There must be over 200 singers.

When the symphony stoke the 1st note, the whole concert hall was melted into it. Different from the 1st session, the symphony and the choir complemented each other impeccably. The symphony was flawless, and the conductor was world class professional. And the choir, I must say, sang it so beautifully and powerfully. I simply couldn’t keep my eyes off them, and they took my breath away. Every once in a while, I turned my head and looked back at Lydia and felt very proud of her. When the concert was over, they received a standing ovation. The applause kept going and still lasted for a while after they stepped off the stage. I finally understand her passion and persistence in singing in a choir despite the fact that she can impress others just by singing alone.

I didn’t bring my camera as I knew it was not allowed to take picture there. Or I will definitely take a few shots to show how grandiose and awesome the whole cast was. That night’s experience changed my perception totally. I will join a choir after I retire if they still want me. Thank you, Lydia, for such a splendid and enlightening night!

Trini