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For the first time, I felt my eardrums beating, but it wasn't harsh. My heartbeat quickened, as if it was beating to the rhythm of the music.
The conductor on the stage was waving a weapon that was not like a stick, but was creating wave after wave.
It made people sit up straight, their backs trembling a little.
The venue was dark, with only a little light at the front desk.
The sound of music surrounds you.
Big waves rose and fell, and another higher wave was blown up by the sea breeze and fell down with a loud noise. After a few times, the sea water became calm, and the sound of small waves hitting the rocks and the sound of waves colliding with each other could be heard. It was a bit pleasant and a bit calm.
The excited heart gradually calmed down.
But I can't calm down completely, because there seems to be a nerve in my spine pulling, as if I am facing a temporarily calm sea, and I always feel that a bigger wave will come.
Sure enough, when I was listening to the soothing music and seemed to have completely calmed down, suddenly waves of trouble arose again, and it felt like my heart was being pulled apart.
Xiaoqi didn't expect that just listening to music would give him such an immersive feeling.
She felt excitement, passion, anger, calmness, joy, and different emotions exchanging in her body. She was very nervous. She touched the hair by her ears with her hands and found that her palms were wet and she was sweating a lot.
The effect is completely different from listening with headphones, and I even feel a slight chill on my back.
Fortunately, although the air conditioning in the venue was turned on high, it was very high and there were many people, so it was not cold.
There are pauses in the middle, and the screen next to it specifically states that please do not applaud during the breaks in the music.
Most people still have no experience in listening to symphonies. Sometimes when there is a pause in the middle, they think the song is over and can't help but applaud.
The piece lasts a long time, and when the violinist gets excited, his body sways with the rhythm of the music, and sometimes his body bends like a cooked shrimp.
The conductor waved his baton, swinging left and right and up and down as if his whole body was cramping.
The conference venue seemed to have become a small boat in the sea, swaying, moving forward, and flapping in the storm.
When the song was over, Xiaoqi felt sweat on the soles of his feet.
Finally, applause broke out and she clapped along.
The lights in the venue came on, and she turned to look at Teacher Zhou next to her, only to see that Teacher Zhou still had his back straight, sitting as if he was at work, and was also clapping politely.
However, compared to his own strange state, Teacher Zhou was much calmer and even took photos with his mobile phone in the middle.
Then some of the violinists left with their violins, and a few cellists also left, but the cellos were not moved, probably because they were too heavy.
Next was the clarinet master Martin Frost, who performed the Clarinet Concerto in A major, K.622. As soon as he appeared on the stage, there was warm applause from the audience. Xiaoqi found that Teacher Zhou was also a little excited because they were sitting close and could see the people on the stage clearly.
Martin Frost was so handsome and tall. The conductor was standing on the platform conducting, and he looked almost the same height as the conductor standing below the platform.
He was wearing black trousers and a high-necked, grey sweater. He was holding a clarinet in his hand. He was dressed simply, but all eyes seemed to be focused on him, as if he was glowing. Everyone around him and behind him seemed to have become the background.
He is so handsome.
It was the first time that Xiaoqi discovered that a man could be so delicate, handsome and elegant.
They don't look like they are from the same planet at all.
Compared with the previous piece, this piece was very cheerful and relaxed. The scene was very pleasant, and the violinist, the man and the conductor all interacted on the spot.
As Xiaoqi listened, he felt a little tired of sitting there. He probably still didn't have any musical talent. At this time, he felt that the chair was a little crowded and it was not easy to stretch his legs forward. There was actually a rack in front, and he really wanted to put his legs on it, but it seemed that putting it on it was not good for the person in front, as if he was putting his toes on someone's head. But he felt very tired with his legs tucked in.
I just realized that the last track seemed to have been played for a long time.
The handsome guy playing the clarinet was really handsome, but he wasn’t as shocking as before, so Xiao Qi was a little distracted.
I found that Teacher Zhou was still sitting upright, watching intently, and her skirt was not even wrinkled.
Xiaoqi was wearing a skirt and her legs looked a little awkward. She had to stand with her legs sideways and together like the teacher. It was really tiring to maintain this posture for a long time.
She turned to look at the others. It seemed that everyone was sitting upright. A few people took out their phones and played with them, but the screens were dimmed.
Occasionally, a cough was heard, but it was quickly covered up, as if it was only half-coughed, which made people's throats itchy.
Xiaoqi's thoughts were a little scattered and he couldn't sit still. He found it a bit difficult to sit like this properly for several hours.
When I thought about it this way, I looked at the performers on the stage, the violinist, the saxophone player and the cello player in the back, all of them were sitting on the stage. It seemed that they had not moved since they came on stage. Moreover, they were under the attention of the public, so they could not make any small movements, not even picking their noses, scratching their heads or shaking their legs.
When the handsome guy playing the clarinet finished his song, there was warm applause. He hugged the conductor, and a young girl in uniform came on stage to present flowers.
The handsome clarinet player took the flowers and started playing again.
When the song ended, he shook hands with the violinist next to him. Xiao Qi found that the violinist was unexpectedly pretty, with long golden-brown hair. Then his eyes unconsciously fell on the violinist, and he found that she had a good figure, very slim, and her facial features were very distinctive and beautiful.
The conductor and the handsome clarinetist went backstage, and then came out again. The audience applauded again, and then he played his piece again with the people on the stage.
Xiaoqi was a little uncomfortable sitting there. The song ended, the lights came on, and an hour had passed. The screens on both sides showed that there would be a fifteen-minute intermission.
Xiaoqi didn’t particularly want to go to the bathroom, but he wanted to go out for some fresh air and couldn’t sit still anymore.
I don't know why, but it takes two hours to get from my hometown to Lushan City by bus, and I have to bend over every time because the bus is always seriously overloaded and it is impossible for me to stretch out. But it's not as tiring as sitting here for an hour.
Zhou Meiling was quite able to sit still, but it was inconvenient to get in and out. They sat in the middle and had to pass through other people's seats to get out. She continued to sit there and took out her mobile phone to play.
Xiaoqi still squeezed out step by step.
I breathed a sigh of relief when I got outside.
I saw a few young foreign men and women standing by the door chatting... I thought my English was pretty good... but it turned out they were speaking German... I couldn't understand. They were all very tall. The girl was over 5'3" with neat blond hair, and the boy had brown hair. I didn't know if they were from the band, or maybe just fans.
Fucheng is not a developed city in the whole of China, and may only be ranked as a third-tier city. There are not many foreigners in Fucheng, and even fewer from Europe. Mengshi is a coastal city with many foreigners and a more developed economy.
Xiao Qi strolled around outside and even took a look at the door. It was indeed closed. She wondered if such a dull and boring concert would have attracted a large number of people during the intermission. However, the door was closed, so she had no choice but to come back in...
Although taking photos and videos was prohibited at the venue, according to the current trend of posting on WeChat Moments, everyone still raised their phones from time to time to take photos and videos. Teacher Zhou took several photos, and then she was seen editing her WeChat Moments.
When he came in, the class hadn't started yet, and the teacher pulled Xiaoqi to take a selfie.
Then I saw Teacher Zhou posting on WeChat Moments.
Listen to the symphony with classmates.
Six photos were posted, including tickets, the exterior of Fucheng Theater, a selfie of the two of them, and three photos of the performance on stage.
Xiao Qi: ...
After the intermission, I felt much more comfortable listening to music again.
I won’t be distracted.
The previous clarinet concerto played a piece by Mozart, and the next piece was still by Beethoven.
Beethoven's music was very passionate and well suited to the symphony format, and many people came up on the stage at once.
Xiao Qi adjusted his state of mind and listened to the end without falling asleep or looking around. When the lights came on and people left one after another, Xiao Qi realized that it was actually over.
I was a little impatient at first, thinking it was taking too long, but when it was over it seemed so quick.
She was a little dazed. She felt that she had watched a world-class performance and inexplicably felt that it was great to be rich. These songs sounded completely different when listened to with headphones and when listened to live. If she were very rich, she would probably buy tickets and feel that they were worth so much money.
Some musical instruments are very difficult to carry onto the plane and cannot be checked in as normal luggage. You probably need to buy a special ticket for the cabin.
After walking out of the venue with Teacher Zhou and getting in the car, Zhou Meiling would check her phone from time to time to see the number of likes and comments. After replying, she would turn around and ask Xiao Qi, "How do you feel?"
"The opening was very shocking, I felt completely overwhelmed. In the middle it was a bit boring and I couldn't sit still. But towards the end, it was calmer and I was able to appreciate it calmly. It was quite good, different from what I usually do. I can't explain it."
Zhou Meiling just asked casually. The ticket her friend gave her was quite expensive. She also wanted to come to Fucheng for shopping and enrich her circle of friends. She didn't expect the girl to answer so seriously.
"It's okay. You'll get used to it if you listen more often next time." Zhou Meiling patted her shoulder and looked at her enviously. In the dim car, the little girl's shoulders were glowing white without any spots or acne.
"Yeah." Xiao Qi nodded.
She thought that you can't judge a person by his appearance. She used to think that Teacher Zhou was a very casual person who liked to listen to the most fashionable folk music. She didn't expect that Teacher Zhou actually liked such elegant music *fog*.
I suddenly felt that I still had a lot to learn in my life and it was a long journey.
Zhou Meiling drove back and had no plans to stay overnight in Fucheng.
Maybe it was because I had just finished listening to such an elegant symphony, the music in the car was very comfortable at this moment. It didn't have the most flashy ethnic style, but had the feeling of flowing mountains and flowing water.
At night, the mountains outside the window look like an ink painting.
Xiaoqi looked outside, not knowing what he was thinking.
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