Youth Symphony Orchestra in SMK Convent Sentul.

Today is a very very memorable day in SMK Convent Sentul! The OSR - Orkestra Simfoni Remaja or the Youth Symphony Orchestra came and filled our humble school hall with heavenly music.

Eizaz b. Azhar on the saxophone made us so happy and in a very romantic mood.

The OSR came with 31 musicians from the age of 11 to 50 and many support staff and their famous conductor Madame Mayya Musaeva. Encik Zulkefli Ahmad and his team came twice - once yesterday to survey and arrange the setup of chairs and to sort up the logistics. This morning he came again with two big vans way before the rest of the musicians arrived to set up all the logistics needed for the event! This event would not have been possible if not for the favour of Madame Mayya Musaeva the talented and passionate conductor. I am very sure her presence here rallied the support of so many from Istana Budaya. Thank you Mayya! Thank you Istana Budaya! This event has left a great impact on us in Convent Sentul and we will not forget it.

Mayya Musaeva conducting with passion!

Our girls are simply so delighted by the OSR performance. Awesome! Mesmerizing! Enthralled! These are the words I would use to describe the expressions on my students' faces.

See how much the girls savour each moment of heavenly music. Watch the intensity of their eyes - how focussed they are. They craned their necks, their eyes watched without blinking.
They drink in every moment in full concentration!

See how happy the sea of faces from the students!

Pn Rubiah - thank you for coordinating all the logistics for this concert. Teachers of SMK Convent Sentul, thank you for doing the organizing work to bring such joy and happiness to the students. It is great to work with your support! Thank you from the bottom of my heart!





For many of the students, it was the first time they had witnessed an orchestra at such close range. I hope and pray it will not be the last time they hear and see an orchestra play sweet delightful music. Music indeed for our ears and a feast for our eyes!

I think for many of the student here, this could well mark the begining of their music education.

They saw and heard the difference between the instruments from the smallest member of the strings - the violin to the viola to the cello to the huge double bass.

There were so many happy faces all around me. I am also very very proud of our extremely well behaved girls who did not fidget much but stay seated quietly throughout and enjoyed the entire performance.

Most mesmerizing was beautiful Madame Mayya who conducted with such passion! Just watching the way she conducts makes us understand - here is a lady who loves what she is doing and who do it with all her heart and soul. Thank you Mayya for teaching us how to live life with every fibre of our being and to celebrate it in fulness of our soul!