This year’s Bach in the Subway performance was a huge success!

On Saturday, 23 March, over 80 students from KSMA, along with friends from HKSMI and 11 teachers (!) joined together at the Stanley Amphitheatre to celebrate the 334th anniversary of the birth of JS Bach. There were more than 130 students and teachers performing together!

Most of the repertoire performed was pieces composed by JS Bach. The only exception was Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star. The Twinkle Variations served as the music for our entrance and exit parades; even then, Bach was present because he led the parade! We also played Happy Birthday to Bach, just before the ending parade.

Students have been very excited to comment about the experience.

“I really loved the parade”

“I thought the dance was the most fun”

“It was really disappointing that we didn’t get to play the Bach Double”

While we were sad that the Amphitheatre’s busy schedule made it so that our performance had to be cut short, we were thrilled with the huge audience, and relieved that we were able to end the parade back inside of Murray House without rain damage to any of the instruments.

*If any parents have great video from a parade, please share it with Ms. Lan. The international Bach in the Subways organisation would love to have it!

We’re already planning for next year’s Bach in the Subway celebration! #BachforthePeople

by Emma To

I feel that I did well on my Pre-Mozart recital, but I could have been better. On Romanian Folk Dances, I could have done a better job with the tone and technique in the sixth movement and the first movement. Also, in Sovenir de Sarasate, I could have done a better job at memorizing the piece. I made mistakes in the part before the left hand plucking, and I forgot and panicked, then I made a mistake. Most of the mistakes I made were because I panicked and made a mistake in the fingering, or bowing. Next time, I should memorize my part well and try to also memorise my fingerings.

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