Botanic Gardens Music Festival

On a regular basis, the various orchestra/bands (SSO, SCO etc) will play at the Shaw Foundation Symphony stage in the evening. So the previous Sunday evening, we went to the Singapore Botanic Gardens to watch the SSO's performance. We thought it'll be a good time to spend the Sunday evening doing picnic and to let the kids enjoy some music.

Mine mine... you'll never expect the kind of crowd at the Botanic Gardens. The performance starts at 6pm and we reached there like 5.30pm. It is already IMPOSSIBLE to get a car park lot. And the entire road is so jammed that there're traffic marshalls stationing around.

And to get a nice spot on the green lawn is another challenge. You'll think 20% of the population were there before you. Nevertheless, we're still lucky enough to get a shady spot with a good view since we only need a space for four.

The pieces that the SSO played were the familiar and comtemporary pieces like extracts from Fantasia, Chicago etc. We even heard a familiar piece that was played in the Little Einsteins programme! So it wouldn't be a bore to laze on the green lawn and enjoy the music and atmosphere. You'll like it, I am sure.

Because of the parking and crowd, we're thinking if we should attend such events again in future. Nevertheless, a piece of good news: Yo-Yo Ma is coming to town to perform in the 09/10 season. So do buy your tickets early.