Daisuke Shimizu Conducting To My Comrades

Sorry this post is not about MAWE on Thailand National TV.

Something interesting and relevant to the Thailand Competition though...

Daisuke Shimizu Conducting To My Comrades (Susinami Wind Orchestra)

Wai Yip

MAWE on Thailand NATIONAL TV yesterday night!

Hi Guys,

Maris Alumni Wind Ensemble performance was aired on Thailand National TV yesterday night! I think is some news report or something like that.

I am trying to get the video! So stay tuned!!

Fredy
maris alumni wind ensemble
~the legacy continues~

Back in Singapore...

on this very day, 1st december 2009 (by right we left Thailand on 30th Nov, reach at midnight of 1st dec).


29th Nov 2009, Sunday was our FINALS for TIWEC. We did our best that we could at that moment but I guessed we still failed to play well on that day. Probably due to the sudden change in repertoire cause of some unexpected circumstances. I do not wish to explain on the unexpected circumstances so those who know will know, those who don't know I am sorry I do not wish to elaborate on that.


I am rather impressed with the instruments each and everyband brought for the competition. How I wish I could have brought all our own percussion over to Thailand. All the bands used their own percussion set. None of them uses the Percussion provided. I was quite ok with the quality, condition and tuning of the SEMI FINALS round but unfortunately for FINALS, we had a different set and that changed alot of things.


After we have played, we will need to wait outside the hall for results. Only the representative can go into the hall cause it is filled with people whom were there to watch the competition and to see the Royal Family representative to come for the award ceremony. The king does not make it for this competition due to his health conditio n but should be fine.

We got 3rd place. It was a complete disappointment. It was. Really. None of us cheered, none of us clapped. It was a total silence from our group. I was so ready for 3rd after the competition. Although I was busying correcting every single notes that was on that bloody screwed up timpani, I was still paying attention on the band. Afterall after the 1st piece which greatly demoralized everyone. Things just never get better. Percussion was weaken from the start. Nothing can be done.

3rd place afterall. We at least made it to the FINALS. Good for MAWE. There are many more that did not make the mark and we did make it to the FINALS.

Good Job everyone.

Everything is over for this Thailand Competition. Although we all know about those disturbing stuffs that happened but never mind. We did our best on Sunday. That's something great.

Thank you everyone for all the good work and cooperation!

Updates on the Thailand trip will be up soon! haha. Give me sometime to churn out all the things we have done!

MAWE gogo!!!

fredy
maris alumni wind ensemble
~the legacy continues~