Part 2: Walking into the hall of dreams

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Sri Dasmesh Pipe Band steps into their dream hall, Dewan Filharmonik Petronas (DFP) for their first full-dress rehearsal.  From stage positioning to collaborating with guest musicians, the teams pushes through four-hours of preparation ahead of their historic debut.   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00I started teaching when I was 14, so it's been five years now, three, four.

00:07I sat down at home and I said, you know what, no, we have to make this happen.

00:11Don't be draggy with the tempo, just stick with the tempo.

00:14That's how it went and the plan set in motion that we went to Devan Philharmonic Petronas.

00:20Just from there, okay? Ready? One, two.

00:30Welcome. Today is a very big day for us, our first full rehearsal at Devan Philharmonic Petronas.

00:49It's going to be four hours of raw music and the result of our months of hard practice.

00:54We are all looking forward to this big day. Come and join me on this adventure.

01:00What we were briefed about just now is basically the positioning.

01:11This is going to be stage right forward, stage right aft. We'll be entering from there.

01:15And just basically we're familiarizing ourselves with the space right now.

01:20That's why everyone's walking around. Look around the hall, get ready.

01:23I know it's a bit overwhelming. It's a big hall. It looks different from where we usually perform.

01:28You see the significance of it today and what we've been working towards and how many hours we've put into this.

01:34So we got this and it's going to be amazing and just familiarize yourself with the stage and get ready.

01:39What do you want?

01:40This and it's not very easy to get ready.

01:42Can you see it?

01:43Yeah.

01:44Do not have a big day.

01:45Good job.

01:46You want to be okay?

01:47You don't want to be okay.

01:48Do not have a big day.

01:49You've got a big job.

01:50Force?

01:51You've got a big job.

01:52You've got a big job.

01:53You've got a big job.

01:54You could, like, be a big job.

01:55Just kidding.

01:56Okay.

01:57I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

01:59I'm sorry.

02:31Go to the left, go to the left, go to the side, on the side, on the side, don't put it at the side.

02:38Open the stage, do this, don't climb on the stage.

02:42You don't want us to be in the centre of the stage?

02:45No, one person is in the centre and then everybody else opens up.

02:49No, but there are six of us.

02:50So then leave the space in the centre and then the lights are open.

02:53Yeah, we'll put a marking down so it's easier for us.

03:09Just look at the hall, be ready to familiarise yourself with how it looks.

03:13So when we put our instruments on, your nerves are gone.

03:23And we're going to go.

03:25And we're going to go.

03:26And we're going to go.

03:27Oh perfect!

03:28Can you help me?

03:29Yes, can you help me?

03:30Yes, can you help me?

03:34Go boys!

03:53That's where the tempo is falling.

03:55It's that piece that's being split on this side.

03:57So who's doing the splits?

03:59The tum-tum-tum-tum-tum-tum-tum-tum-tum-tum-tum-tum-tum.

04:02Yes.

04:03This is the first time we're from Seraloka

04:20working with Seri Dasmash Backpipe.

04:24For a player of the game, I was very nervous

04:28and excited in the same time.

04:30because I can perform in the area that is the best in Kuala Lumpur

04:36with the Fiamenik Petronas

04:38with backpack

04:40I don't think that Gamelan can be combined with backpack

04:46because if Gamelan is not enough for scanning

04:51but somehow it can be combined

05:00in a stone

05:08Thank you

05:11Thank you

05:25Thank you

05:30You have to show up at every practice from today until the day because we are going to

05:52be drilling this into our into our heads everything's in the ballpark we have to

05:57get it to another level all right we have to do that it's our only responsibility it's

06:02our first pipe band show ever in this region all right and you guys are doing it so put some

06:09respect on your name put some respect on what you're doing show up for yourselves all right

06:14fantastic work today thank you for showing up all time thank you all

06:17the day's finally come yep i can't believe we're only one day away it's been six seven months in the works

06:32this is washington

06:47you

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