Hey! This is YZ's second Starry Starry Night, but it's also our first attempt at a musical! Having been involved in both, I can truly say that this year's musical definitely requires much more effort and time to put together. Last year, I was one of the singers, focussing mainly on keeping my voice in check, going down for rehearsals once in awhile as the band needed to try out the songs on their own first. The rehearsals weren't that stressful for me as all I needed to be concerned about was getting my pitch and lyrics right. It's quite a individualistic affair for all the singers. We practiced our own songs, planned what we were going to say on our own. Of course, as the date drew closer, practices grew more intense, but most of the pressure still wasn't on the singers, so I didn't feel that much of it.

However, my role in this year's musical is different. I'm now playing the synthi in the band, which of course requires practice every saturday evening. Being in the band is an interesting experience. It isn't the individualistic affair anymore. Everything needs to be done together and chemistry needs to be built between the band members. We need to gel, to listen out for one another, to achieve that "one" sound that a band should have. In addition, we also need to coordinate with the dancers and actors. It's really not as easy as it looks. Of course, I'm fortunate to have very nice band members to work with (: Originally, I thought I'll be very lost, since I have virtually no experience in playing this genre of music. With the help of fellow pianist and the true band ic (although he refuses to admit), Sam Liu, I'm not doing too badly!

Seeing everything piece together bit by bit, I get pretty excited about the actual musical. I haven't seen the entire drama being acted out yet, but I'm sure it'll be great. I think through this musical, a lot of bonds will be formed, between the actors/singers, between the band people, between the dancers, between all who are involved. I'm working with very different people this year, so I'll be getting to know them better through practices!

Do bring your non-christian friends along to watch this musical! We've been putting in a lot of effort to put this together, so I hope that you all can also take the effort to bring your friends along! After all, we have just one aim - to bring others to know about our Lord Jesus Christ. Don't just let this good news stay with you, spread it to your fellow loved ones! One line in yz's mission statement is "assisting people to find freedom in Christ", so let's try to fulfill our mission statement!

"Therefore, go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."

Matt 28:19-20

God bless,

Lynn