Food for the soul

Tonight we attended a concert presented by Singapore Chinese Orchestra (SCO) at Singapore Turf club at Kranji. The hour long free performance for the community is very entertaining. The kids love the 'Nobody' a popular Korean pop song and 'The moon represents my heart', a very popular Chinese folk song.

Few thoughts went thru me while enjoying the performance. Firstly, the good effort by the conductor (Quek Ling Kiong) to get the audience involved in the performance. It's very interactive, fun and informal. He has successfully brought a 'high class' Orchestra to the mass community. Just like the ADT director always challenge us. To translate and simplify a complex and technical problem to a simple and common layman language for everyone understanding. Secondly, the role of the conductor within the Orchestra. Every instrument is unique and each artist is an expert on its own. Only thru careful coordination, the conductor can integrate every artist/instrument together to produce a good piece of music. As in every organization, the top man has the responsibility and challenge to integrated every department/section/module together to maximize the gain for the company. A poor leader will break it. Just like a Orchestra without a conductor. Individualism will kill a good piece of music. A organization without a clear direction and full alignment will cripple the growth and eventually the failure of a company. And lastly, all work without play make a dull Jack. I started to realize that my soul has been starved for years. Religion, art and cultural need is the food for the the heart and the mind. And a good balance is required to have a healthy and happy lifetime. And of course, we need constant exercise to maintain our physical health. Cheers OKY