Musical Experience with Corrinne May

3rd August (Friday)

One can almost call it de ja vu.

It was Bingling's and my third time playing for Corrinne May’s concert. The first was in February 2006 at the National University Cultural Centre, followed by her Christmas concert at the Esplanade Concert Hall in December 2006. The latest concert by Corrinne May on 03 August 2007 brings her back to National University Cultural Centre for the second time, featuring songs from her new album Beautiful Seed as well as familiar favorites from her other albums Safe In A Crazy World and Fly Away.

We had two rehearsals prior to her actual performance. As her newest album Beautiful Seed was not yet on sale in the music stores of Singapore, Bingling and I were pretty excited to be the first privileged few people in Singapore to listen and perform her music compositions. We were not disappointed. The new songs bear the signature of Corrinne, sentimental, nostalgic, fun, and original. Since the cds were on pre-release sale on the concert day itself, both of us wasted no time to purchase a copy each and have Corrinne May autograph it personally!

It was definitely great fun working for the concert. This is especially so as majority of the musicians performed in the previous two concerts, which makes this concert like a reunion. Even though there are one or two new first-timers, everyone knew everyone in one-way or another.

Another sold out concert of a 1700 strong crowd and a 4½ hour wait to get cds signed by Corrinne May stands testament to Corrinne May’s talent and overwhelming success.

Bingling and Me

Max