performances, music and a journey through life.... So....
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Friday the 13th
written and sung by Lorraine Chai
V1: I smell fear I hear silence in the air I sense the presence of magic here That’s all I have to say People being extra careful Staying home staying safe Doing nothing But biting their nails and waiting for the day to end
Friday the 13th My favorite most lucky day Abit of spices, goos and hagrid’s hair Cows blood and rabbits foot Making potions and writing spells Playing tricks, causing chaos in town It’s Friday the 13th Fun Friday the 13th
V2: Black cats and mirrors And the colour black You won’t wanna cross their path Or break them into tiny little pieces To see them walk around ladders Throwing a pinch of salt over their shoulder I laugh till I cry Just watching them by the corner.
It's FABULOUS.... Runs 7-9th June 2008 venue at darling harbor I went for the 1st day and am LOVING it =) Didn't go today coz fren insisted I stay home since I had a really bad migraine by the end of the whole thing yesterday. But definitely going tmr although I have an exam on tues. There were more than 4 stages. 1 of them was on water which was absolutely cool. My jazz teacher was conducting 1 of the big bands which was from the conservatorium (my uni. Was listening to the recording I had of 1 of the performance and I felt like writing again. DAMN!!!!!! That can't happen since I have an exam on tuesday and 4 scores to study. Resisting all temptation. Thank God I don't have a guitar in my room. I said I'd write for me and my fren to sing and play and I had all these ideas flow through my head.... ok ok.. I better stop rattling about it before I really ACTUALLY start writing. Here are a few pics.
I know I'm not suppose to write any songs being busy with uni and exams but I couldn't help it. I kept hearing tunes in my head. Wrote this last night. I'm not much of a lyrics person but this is what I came up with. It joins into 'Would you Lord'. Hope you enjoy it =) I'll upload the video on youtube in 24 hours. Just click on the title.
There were times when life was simple There were times when it was not In this great big universe of ours Things would never be so perfect There are places full of suffering People feeling scared and hurt And all I could ever think about is slavery and war.
Ohhh Jesus, You held my hand Ohhh Jesus, You have a plan for me to do what’s right To make a difference in this world
There were times I’d feel so worthless Being handicapped in this world Losing loved ones in battle Giving up after every failure There is more through life than this Would you feed us the bread of life? And let us drink the living water So we’d have everlasting life
There are many things I’d wish for And many things I’d hold on to I’d keep finding the key of truth To open my heart out to the world There are many things I’d think about And many won’t understand Hoping things would be simpler Keeping an open mind and wonder….
Ohhh Jesus, You held my hand Ohhh Jesus, You have a plan for me to do what’s right To make a difference in this world Would your love bring me home?
Would you Lord, Take a look at our hands Everything we had, Use if for your plan Would you lord, take a look at our hearts Mold it; refine it, as you set us apart
We want to come to the altar and catch the fire To stand in the gap between the living and the dead Give us a heart of compassion For a world without vision We will make a difference Bringing hope to our Land
And I’ll offer out my shoulder for others to cry on There are millions still searching for your treasure There were times when I felt lost Like a lost sheep from the herd You led your people across the red sea Freeing them from slavery
We want to come to the burning bush And catch on the fire Standing in the gap between what’s right and what is wrong Give us a heart of compassion For a world without vision For we will make a difference Bringing hope to this world.
We performed on both nights 30th May (Friday) @ 6pm 31st May (Saturday) @ 4pm The only shitty thing is this concert is suppose to be done by the Sydney Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra but we the Chamber choir had to help them out by just singing 2 min of 2nd half of the program. We had to sit on the stage for 40 minutes then wait for que to sing for only 2min. To makes matters even sweet, list of chamber choir was not on the booklet but rather on a separate sheet.
He told us to sing quieter but the audience said they cud hardly hear us. And at the end of the concert, the conductor introduced each section of the orchestra and left us out which made us look quite stupid and dumb. As a musician I felt insulted and unappreciated. Although we only sang for 2min, we weren't suppose to do this performance and we were helping out. The least they could do was acknowledge our effort and help. We sang this piece: Bela Bartok(1881-1945) The Miraculous Mandarin Op. 19 And yes, when we 1st heard the name we thought of the mandarin fruit. Sounds really weird. Google about this piece and you'll be thinking 'what the heck!'
