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Name: Kemiyo
Country: Canada
Birthday: 6/23/1986
Gender: Male
Interests: Play piano, violin, conducting the orchestra, chat on msn, hanging out with friends, family, and my "other" family, listening to music, and more music, and even more music ( i swear there is not a moment in this house where no music is playing somewhere..lol)
Expertise: Hm...i know a lot about music...but what else...um...procrastination (-_-)...sleeping late (not that much anymore)...using these damn dots (...lol...) and being everyone's goh goh (well...most ppl's goh goh)...Conductor of the VTSO (yes, i'am trying to make the school orchestra sound pro ^_^)
Occupation: Student
Industry: Entertainment
Message: message me
Member Since:
6/24/2003
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| today was such a beautiful sunny day. Went to coal harbour and gelato
during the afternoon and the fireworks finale in the evening.
Unfortunately though...by myself. But wow today's show was soo good.
Mexico deserved the win this year. After watching fireworks since
91...i think tonight's show ranks as one of the best. Good mix of
music, colour, variety, and syncronizations. Gelato was awesome cuz I
had a free one ^_^ and coal harbour was excellent (as always ^_^) two
days in a row now and tmr is Jay's bday so that'll make 3 days in a row
=p. Sure call me obsessive or ask "what about that place is so good
anyways" i dunno I just like the setting. I want to live there someday
or something similar to it if i can. Sigh...keep dreaming right?
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| OMG....2006 International Saito Conducting Workshop goes down as the
most important, memorable, monumental event of my life up to this
point. Hands down, from now on life will be different. It was one of
the most amazing experiences to work with one of Japan's greatest
conducting teacher, Professor Morihiro Okabe, and one of Canada's
greatest music educator, Wayne Toews. Both of these people have had a
profound effect on my musical development. I had an opportunity to have
both of them sign my copy of the Saito Method book so that's my newest
treasure/prized possession. It was a very tough week to get through
though because of the scheduling. 8:30am starts everyday and ending at
9pm at night most nights. That is quite a lot of conducting per day.
Times that by 7 days in a row and you have a crazy intensive week.
Thank goodness I don't feel sore from this 6x7 hours worth of
conducting in my arm/shoulder/hand/wrist. I do come back as a better
person and conductor though. I have gotten a lot of very encouraging
comments from people including Wayne himself, who told me that I have
the technical work down, it's just a matter of building on that from
here. I think I will consider spending more time with him in Saskatoon
at some point to further my training. Who knows, maybe someday
i'll have an opportunity to go to Toho Gauken in Japan where it all
started. I did meet some Vancouver ppl while I was there, in which I
believe i've made important contacts. Gerald is from West Van and
conducts choirs and he was really impressed by my abilities and offered
me an assistant conductor position in one of his choirs. Still gotta
work that one out with him. Jim is from the military and is the band
director for the military band in Vancouver. He is considering going to
UBC for a DMA in conducting. So that's cool too. Stephen is a
composer/piano teacher and he's got skill too. Wonder what could happen
from knowing him since he's a composer. Wayne suggested a SFU prof
called Owen something..., might ask if he could teach me in Vancouver
while being away from Saskatoon. Ken Hsieh was there too. He's
assistant conductor to the VSO right now. He had some good things to
say as well which i'm happy for. Professor Okabe is like 80 something
years old but he's such a character. Hilarious sense of humour and he
dances for goodness sakes. But when he starts to teach, wow you can see
the experience in everything he does. Truly a master. What a priviledge
to have met him and work with him. I got it on video and pictures so
talk about once in a lifetime chance kinda thing. Well i'm excited cuz
I wanna keep going on this and ppl are encouraging me to continue as
well because of what they saw in my abilities this week. It really is
one of those God moments I tell you. Thinking back, how many things had
to coincide and work itself out for my to go on this. Was able to get
out of summer school one week early, found the money to pay for it,
flights was at it's cheapest (in fact right up to when i was about to
click BOOK, it cancelled and said my total $ changed and it turns out
it went even lower) c'mon...that's just toooooo cool. And my goodness,
now after I've come back, I wouldn't have let myself missed this
opportunity. Hoping that they'll do something next year in Saskatoon,
in which case i'd be going for sure. Anyways, sleep time had a long day
travelling. Update later
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| Hey....in Saskatoon right now...pretty tired...had a drink at the Boffin's Club (it's like this faculty/member only club on U of Sask..lol...pretty cool. Well it's 1am here...borrowed a laptop to use...sleepy...headache..but excited. Tmr..is a full day...wake up 7am every morning...start session at 8:30am...meeting lots of ppl...pretty cool so far. Well don't wanna type much cuz i'm sleepy...it's hot here too and i feel icky =p. More from saskatoon later...nightz
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| hm....ya so i got lazy updating =p. Anyways biggest news so far would
be: I got accepted to the 2006 International Saito Conducting Workshop
^_^. My biggest break in the conducting world so far. I'm pretty
excited about it and it's in 2 weeks. Finishing summer school early so
that I could go (which also means more stress cuz I have to finish the
last hwk, final, and final project one week before everyone else eeks).
Today was my cousin's god brother's wedding (yes aka no relation to me
whatsoever. Not even acquintances (is that how you spell that ?...)
Anyways, as long as I was invited to the banquet, i'm all for it. A
pretty good wedding all around I have to admit and in the time honoured
tradition, drunk as usual at wedding banquets =p.
other than that....nothing else really new besides my dad going back to HK on thursday...Boo hoo...
today's wedding made me think...the guy was 27-28...i'm 20...in 7
years...we'll be going to each other's weddings...or getting married
yourself....scary thought....cuz I don't have a girl...(cries in a
corner...><)...oh well....time will tell i guess.
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| YAY....turned 20 now....so old...had a blast having a picnic with all
my Tech friends @ Coal Harbour. Had pizza and pop...then 2 rounds of
mofia which included the stories of Pantyhoseville and Chocolateville.
Interesting occupations that ppl took included the
weatherman...cardboard box maker...psychotic zoo keeper...prostitute
(what's a game of mofia without a prostitute really...=p) Thanks a lot
for everyone's presents, loved them all. Gotta excuse me though cuz my
brain is so fried from today's conference. Had Mondo's Gelato after
everything and turns out you get free gelato on your bday (remember
that =p) I only took 2 pictures (i'm so sad eh....*ppl rolls eyes*) but
i'll try to upload them soon and send them out to you ppl. Well it's
late..i'm tired...nightz la....
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