Sunday 4 April 2010

A Concert A Day...On Piano Island

Tian Tian Yan

A concert takes place at the Gulangyu Concert Hall every night
And it happened to be the American Music Week
So how can I miss my first concert on this island to on Day 1?
Let the show begin...
For a start, a vocal and piano duet



It was a concert experience like none other
Nothing like the Suntory Hall Tokyo
Or Perhaps a concert in Vienna and Prague
Here, the concert runs free every night
And the local community has an interesting concert culture
Young man giving up seats to an elderly
who comes in 20 minutes after the concert started
Children talking
People eating, entering, leaving in the middle of a performance
Here, you won't find the snob, the pretentious
Nor the "I am so cultured' mentality in the concert goers
Everyone is here for a common purpose ...
The simple enjoyment of music
And the locals can tell a good performance from a mediocre
They discuss, critique, and share their opinions with audience next to them
They have probably seen more performances this lifetime than I ever will

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