i watched the entire afternoon session...

I'm really shocked that nygh didn't even manage to get a gold. i was really expecting at the very least, a gold. their choice piece was excellent, and the solos (especially the two flute solos - excellent!) were really good. im really surprised that they only got silver. its a you-have-to-be-there moment - the hall was really quiet and filled with nothing but disbelief when it was announced that they got silver instead. a pity, really. perhaps they were a little too loud at certain portions of the choice piece and the set piece? that was the comment i overheard from people sitting ard me. i do agree they were a little too loud and intense at certain portions, but imho, they managed to handle the dynamics of the two songs pretty well. maybe the loudness was a bit over the top, but there was evident volume control. the quieter parts were done nicely, and the "sfpp---sffz" at the end of hymn to the infinite sky was really well-executed.

WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED!!??!

and.. i thought cedar girls' played rather well too. hmm.. but i dun really get zhonghua's choice piece - i would have thought that they would have chose something that showcases the band somewhat. the whole song felt a little flat to me. but the fundamentals of the band are clearly there - the articulation and the likes.

yeah. erm. pls dun flame me. just my humble opinion. =)

NYGH deserves better! but nonetheless, i respect the judges' decision(s).

Quoted from: edwin0111 on April 03, 2009, 07:29:27 PM on bandfusion.

yanzhen: "on the 7th night of july, nycb was in jericho playing hymm to the infinite sky. :D"
combining all of our last 3 SYF pieces together into one sentence.

the results didnt matter anymore. cause when we heard you guys today, you guys sounded awesome and moved all of us to tears.
the competition might be over, but the hymm you guys played today is still resounding in our hearts. <3

LOVE NYCB! the passion lives on... :D

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