Latin Jazz Fiesta - 5th Sept 2007

It was a marvellous evening!!

The MPO Box office decided to sell their suites to the members at the last minute. All seats are taken. I've seen a few empty seats on the ground. I guess maybe those seats were the guests that couldn't turn up on time - traffice jam!! All the suites were taken up! surprise! surprise!! surprise!!!

This was the very first time that i was being brought into a suite.The suites behind mine even have a butler service! Wow.. I would say... this is really posh....  I know, if Leo is there, he would love this kind of posh service. From the "balcony" I can see everything ... although the view from top of the musicians' hair is not very attractive, but first time, i get to see the Conductor's expression when he conducte the pieces. i guess I was so lucky this time that this conductor is actually a young bloke - should be in his early 40s? or he look younger? Better than the In-house condutor which above 60s? I think? I always thought to be a great conductor, with enough of experience, you got to be somewhere near to sernior age. I was wrong about this opinion.

However, the guest flutist, Torress looks older than the conductor. However, he blew his flute and do his salsa steps. Wow! very typical Latin dancer move. I can't imagine myself that the concert hall can actually turn into like a Cuban Club. that would be real cool.. and less serious, i suppose. Anne and I felt like dancing to some of the pieces. The music is highly enjoyable!!

Last night, all the members of orchestra did not wear their usual black suites and black dress. They all dresses like going for a cocktail party. There's a female violinist even had a flower on her right ear - kind of Spanish look, match the theme!! and i saw my favorite Jazz Pianist there! oh man, I forgot his name. I only remember he came from China - Shang Hai? Bei Jing? I don't recall this. Then the drummer, yea... the LOUD drummer boy. i forgot his name. Anne thinks he is cute. I guess drum isn't my cup of tea. I still prefer piano.. at anytime.. and violins in the orchetra.

Wonderful music! :-)