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At the beginning of December, we planned our 2007 SGU Annual Guitar Concert, and then workout the date, 15th December 2007. There were 6 Rock N' Roll bands and 2 wood guitar players with different styles: heavy metal, Death Metal, Goethe punk, blues, China style rocking, finger style and classic. Although the concert was held on 15th, I start my trip on the date of 13th, to see some old friends and old boys.

Afternoon at 13th December: the train stopped at the Shaoguan Railway Station, and I get off it. The temperature there is lower than Guangzhou so much. I carried my guitar, jumped into a taxi went to 黑仔's music instrument shop held at West Riverside (西河). We just talked about music, guitar after lunch, and played music together... In the evening, 黑仔 took me to a restaurant with his friends I 'd tasted the Nanxiong food, it's spicy but delicious! I went to meet 温盛远, one of my roommate when we were studying at the SGU, now working in Shaoguan. He provied accommodation for me and gathered some old boys to have a good meal at the midnight. Our conversation ranged over many topics just like life, career, money and marriage. Once upon a day we studying in the same classroom, once upon a day we got together again and maybe once upon a day, we would be strangers...So many thanks for 温盛远's hospitality.

14th December: woke up and started to practice on my guitar. 'cause of the colder weather in Shaoguan, I must take more practice than usual to warmup my fingers. At the same time, the cold and dry climate make my spruce top classica guitar sounds better than it is in Guangzhou. Further more, the Hannabach Silver 200 strings let me play sweet tones on it. There were about 2 weeks for my hard working without the guitar after all, I still had some problems to play some of the notes of my repertoire. I started to worried about my performance next day. But thanks god that I'd coped with it in that evening... I went to SGU  by taxi after lunch. The bill of the course was cheaper than Guangzhou so much. I met 老邓, 猪头, 阿迪 and other bandsmen, had word with each others, told them my repertoire, then started my 8 hours practicing in the studio next to the concerthall...

15th December, the performing day: They got up early and went to the concerhall to do rehearsal and setup the sound and lighting systems. To them, the sound system is a most important part of their show, 'cause they were all using electrical instruments. But, to me, I just need a microphone, one chair, and my guitar with the footstool. So I had a good dream and got up at noon, even had a good rest after lunch, then practiced again in the afternoon. When it was 17:00PM, everyone on show was gathering in the SGU Concert Hall, testing the instruments put on the stage costumes, waiting for the big show. I was in the 5th Part, Classic Guitar on the show. I played 2 classic pieces and 1 pop music. The audience was listening quietly when I was playing, and clapped their hands warmly after the performance and asked me to play encore for them. I'll upload the video clips when I get it. And here is some information of my performance:

Title: 2007 SGU ANNUAL GUITAR CONCERT

Part: 5th, CLASSIC GUITAR PERFORMING

Performer: KEEN KWOK

Repertoire

I. EVOCACION (from the SUITE DEL RECUERDO by Jose Luis Merlin)

II. PRELUDE NO.1 (Villa-Lobos)

III. JUHUA TAI (Jay Chow, arranged by Keen Kwok)

Encore: PIPA'S WHISPER (Lin Hai, arranged by Keen Kwok)

Instrument: CONCERTO CG-20 CLASSIC GUITAR

STRINGS: HANNABACH SILVER 200 CLASSIC GUITAR STRINGS