Post-concert Reflections

Overall, this has been a really enriching, once in a lifetime experience for us. Apart from it being the first full-length concert the Saints Choir has held with another choir, it was also with an all-girls choir. Being able to sing with voices that we don’t normally get to hear was not only a big plus for us, but it was also a unique experience as we had to successfully blend in with a vastly different voice-type. I believe both choirs have learnt a lot from each other through the several combined rehearsals, to see how the other party carries out tasks and basically just the way they do things, and seeing how one can improve on work ethics. I could see from the choirs that success comes only with determination, focus, and 101% effort. And we did it. Considering that the concert was a first for us, I thought it was extremely successful. We did not just sing, but we had fun in the process as well, something which I feel is a very essential part of work. At this point, I would like to thank our conductors and teachers for all the effort and time they devoted to ensuring the success of the concert. I would also like to extend my thanks to our Principals, Mr and Mrs Yee, and all the families and friends that took time to lend us their support, not forgetting the PLMGS Choir for agreeing to sing with us. It was really enjoyable singing for everyone and I believe the Saints Choir will be partaking in more of such events in time to come. - Jonathan Poh, SASS

Cano the concert by the Saints Choir and the PL One Voice was not just a success because of the music alone. It was more than that, it was a combination of hard work, dedication and concentration from both choirs. Anyone could have said it was not worth it and just did not come anymore. Waking up from 9am and only coming back at around 5pm is surely not the lifestyle of a young teenager. Imagine what we could do with time? Not for the Saints of the Saints Choir. Even though they had a rough time during rehearsal, they never gave up. I saw seniors help their younger comrades in voice learn new music, giving more concentration during rehearsal. On the day itself we arrived at YMS we were all psyched up for the concert. We got onto stage for our rehearsal before the PL girls came and went through our music. We then did a combined rehearsal with the PLMGS Choir and soon before you know it, I was on stage announcing the start of the concert. Then everything happened in a flash and in a blink of an eye the concert was over. All the hard work in the last months and the hardships that we endured was all worth it. Cheers to all who made it possible. - Barnabas Soh, SASS

CANO! Concert was awesome. It was the first time for me, having a concert of our own. The Exco placed much effort into making the tickets, the programme booklets and organising everything else. It was very tough to prepare all these, rehearse our songs, and perfecting each composition. But in the end, it all paid off. Thank God! Even though it was not the best we could sing, I am sure everyone enjoyed the performance. Working with PL made me learn many positive things that we, the choir could improve on. Like the alertness during rehearsals, quickness into getting ready and sight-singing. It was enjoyable singing with PL. A really different picture from what it normally is - singing with guys only. I hope we could do more of these collaborations in the future. A wonderful experience I would always remember. - Stephen Ow, SASS

Personally, I felt that the concert held many firsts for the choir. It was an experience for all of us, as expectations were high. Working with the PL One Voice also gave us a rare opportunity to listen and observe different voice parts, making us better singers in the long run. The pieces chosen for us were well suited for our voices as well as fun and exciting to sing. Logistics-wise, most things went smoothly except for a few minor hiccups. All in all, we had a GREAT concert, thanks to the huge efforts of all the teachers, conductors, members, and most importantly, our Father In Heaven :) - Evan Lee, SASS

The concert put up by SASS and PLMGS was honestly an eye-opening experience for me. Having never watched a combined choir before, it was interesting watching how the two choirs managed to put up such a good show despite their differences in terms of style and vocal range. I personally have watched a few choir performances before and this and this was one of the more interesting ones, probably due to the element of having a combined choir. I know that both choirs had practised really hard for this concert and it was apparent that their effort had definitely paid off as they put up an amazing show. It only goes to show that with diligence and perseverance, anything is possible. Good job! - Ong Zheru, Audience/Cedar Girls' Secondary

I think the concert was a total success, it was so much fun singing up there on stage. It was a great, exciting, wonderful experience working with the SASS choir, I really enjoyed it, and even though we only had a few combined rehearsals to finish the combined songs before the concert, we managed to learn it up fast and I think we performed it well. After all that hard work and effort put it by both choirs, it was so rewarding to finally sing and perform it for everyone. To see and hear that the audience really enjoyed the concert, and having the fun singing, it makes everything all worth while ;D - Gabrielle Lee, PLMGS

I feel that through this concert , both choirs learnt a lot from each other and we enjoyed ourselves very much. It was an amazing experience working together with the SASS choir and many of our choristers enjoyed the experience. There was a lot of hard work put in by both choirs to make this concert a sucess , and all the hard work has paid off knowing that we did our very best , leaving the stage with no regrets. I really enjoyed myself and to know that everyone else did, our hard work has indeed paid off. Also, PL choir is very honoured to be the guest choir for this concert and we would like to thank SASS teachers, conductors and everyone who gave us a chance to perform for this concert and make this concert a sucess (: - Germaine Ong, PLMGS

First of all, I'd like to thank SASS for inviting our choir to perform at their concert. It was an enjoyable experience as we seldom combine with another choir to make music. At first it was difficult to get along with people but later in the week we were able to at least communicate and share our thoughts about how we should have sung this or that etc, so we definitely forged quite a number of friendships. :) Secondly, I definitely have a different point of view about music now. Not sure how to put it, but I used to sing for the sake of singing and completing the song but now, I found more joy in singing especially for the combined pieces. So , i guess you can see I feel more for music now. :) Overall, an amazing concert indeed. :) - Gloria Tham, PLMGS

This combined concert has been a unique experience for me and I have learned many new things from this experience. I have also heard a new sound i have not heard before while singing with them. It was also very fun having the two choirs meet and I hope we get to do that more often in the future. Although it was very tiring as we had to constantly stay back for sectionals, it was worth the while when we got on stage and gave it our all. - Sara, PLMGS

It was fun and a new experience for many of us as we hardly have the opputunity to work with other choirs and voices. I really enjoyed myself and even though it was tough and stressful, it was worth it. It was also a good chance to learn from the other choir and it taught us how to independently learn our scores and push ourselves to persevere. - Cheryl, PLMGS