The God of Conducting Starting from Absolute Pitch

Chapter 359: Abbey Concert
Chen Qiu asked the band members to wait outside the church. After thinking for a moment, they did not run far.

Su Yue, Qin Xian and others walked directly to the courtyard outside the left gate.

Perhaps it's called the atrium.

There is a square flower bed outside the church. Apart from a few huge trees, the rest is lush grass.

Su Yue walked to the edge of the flower bed, reached out to touch the green grass in the bed, and nodded slightly.

The grass here is indeed very soft, which is very consistent with European habits.

In such gentle sunshine, you can just lie on the grass and bask in the sun.

If there is no one around or they don't care, they may even want to just lie naked on the grass.

Therefore, you can often see many people lying naked in the park.

Su Yue felt that if the staff nearby had not closed off this atrium, perhaps on days when there were no performances, the grass here would be filled with naked people.

At first, Su Yue didn’t quite understand why that group of people behaved like that.

But since she spent a whole winter here in Europe, she also began to love the gentle sunshine in summer and the itchy grass that gently pressed against her back.

Su Yue reached out and rubbed the tender root tip, her eyes slightly lowered, and she sat on the edge of the flower bed with her clarinet bag on her back. She supported herself on the grass behind her with both hands and looked up at the blue sky.

She was too lazy to go too far from the church, but was too embarrassed to just lie on the grass and stare blankly, so she had to settle for the next best thing and just sit there and stare blankly.

It was as if time had stood still at this moment.

It was extremely quiet around the church.

Everyone who comes here will involuntarily lower their voices, not wanting to disturb the tranquility with loud noises.

Although Su Yue is not a religious fan, she likes this kind of spiritual peace very much.

I feel like my whole body has relaxed.

You don’t have to think about music, or any other messy, trivial things.

She sat there quietly, and the people around her didn't feel comfortable disturbing Su Yue, so they could only walk around her.

Compared to other people in the band, Ai Gu is the most afraid of Su Yue.

He ran directly to a corner where Su Yue couldn't see him at all, fell backwards with force, and lay directly on the grass of the flower bed. Then he twisted around on the grass with satisfaction, as if trying to find a comfortable position for himself.

After he lay down, he raised his eyebrows at the other musician next to him and smiled softly.

"Tsk, this monastery really knows how to enjoy life. The grass here feels really comfortable, much more comfortable than the grass at home. I don't know why the grass at home is always spiky and prickly, but here it doesn't feel prickly at all!"

"I understand the logic, but are you sure you want to lie like this?"

Hua Cai, another drummer in the orchestra, who was in charge of percussion instruments other than timpani, covered his mouth and whispered.

"You're still in your costume."

"Hey, it doesn't matter. No one can see me anyway. I can just take it off and pat it when I go on stage."

Ai Gu said nonchalantly.

He squinted at the sky above his head, yawned and muttered.

"I now understand why so many people in anime like to lie on the grass. The grass is so soft and it makes me itchy. I feel sleepy. To be honest, I really want to just lie on the grass and fall asleep... When is our performance?"

"About seven?"

Hua Cai looked at her cell phone, then looked up at the sky above her head with a frown on her face.

"It's good to be at a high latitude. It's already past six o'clock and the sun has no intention of setting. You said it's three or four in the afternoon and people would believe it."

"It's around 8 or 9 in the evening before it gets dark, right? Although the sun stays here for a long time, its temperature is quite average, and it can't be compared with that in China..."

As Ai Gu was speaking, he yawned, put his hands behind his head and muttered.

"I'll lie down first. Call me when the performance starts."

"Hey, you're so..."

Hua Cai looked helpless.

However, the next second, before he could open his mouth, Qin Xian's voice came from the side.

"Is Ai Gu asleep?"

"Chief Qin Xian!"

Hua Cai immediately stood at attention, looked at Qin Xian who was walking towards him with a violin on his back, and spoke very respectfully.

"He said he wanted to take a nap, and he felt very comfortable lying on the grass in the sunshine, and asked me to call him when we return to the show."

"No, I didn't!"

Before Hua Cai finished speaking, Ai Gu, who had just dozed off for a few seconds, anxiously sat up from the grass and explained to Qin Xian.

"Qin Xian, don't listen to Hua Cai's nonsense. I just want to lie down for a while and feel the grass. I'm not seeking comfort!"

"Oh, like this."

Qin Xian nodded slightly, glanced at Su Yue not far to the side, then retracted his gaze unnoticeably and spoke to Ai Gu.

"Just take a good rest and don't let anything go wrong during the performance later."

Ai Gu patted his chest and assured. "Okay! Qin Xian, don't worry, I'm sure there will be no problem!"

"Ah."

Qin Xian hummed lightly, and without saying anything more to Ai Gu, he turned and walked away.

There were also some other band members in the atrium.

The group of boys were relaxing in the sunshine in the monastery's atrium.

Some girls in the band were a little afraid of the sun, so they just hid in the shadows and chatted in low voices.

Only a few people like Su Yue, Huang Xin, Rui Jia, etc. are willing to stay in the sun.

Qin Xian just glanced at the group of people in the orchestra and continued walking towards the corridor outside the atrium.

After passing through two gates, he finally arrived at the end of the church.

This is where the group of tourists gathered before.

In addition to tourists, there were also some festival staff around.

They didn't look like they were from the monastery.

Each of them was wearing a shirt with the festival logo printed on it.

He enthusiastically sold alcohol and drinks to every audience member who passed by.

The prices of these drinks are not high.

Qin Xian took a look and found that a glass of wine was about 3-5 Euros.
If it's Coke, it's 2 euros, and you'll be given a cup and a can of Coke, and you can pour it yourself.

Although it is a little more expensive than outside, it is not that expensive.

Qin Xian originally wanted to ask if the performers could drink the drinks here for free, like they did when they were in their own band.

But when I thought about it, their symphony orchestra, the festival staff, and the monastery staff were three completely different departments, and they didn't know each other before they came.

No matter how you think about it, that group of people won't let him drink casually...right?
Qin Xian stood in front of the man selling drinks for more than ten minutes. After hesitating for a long time, he finally chose to give up and walked back into the church.

Although the members of the Harmony Symphony Orchestra have left the church at this moment, there is still a constant stream of visitors coming to visit.

Qin Xian waited for a while before walking in through the gap between the crowd. He stood at the back of the church and looked towards the front.

He looked at the church, which was about seventy meters long, with a calm expression.

This might be his first time to perform in a church.

But looking from the back, it seems like that.

It's just like those concert halls, there's no difference.

They are all in the shape of a shoe box.

Even the ceiling of the church is higher than those concert halls.

Apart from the lack of balconies on both sides, it doesn't seem to be anything special.

No wonder this place can be used as a venue for music festivals.

After feeling the atmosphere before the performance, Qin Xian decided to leave immediately.

However, just as he was about to get up, he heard a very clear statement from the discussion among the people around him.

“The Sea City Harmony Symphony Orchestra.”

Of course, those people spoke English, not Chinese.

But as the principal of the Harmony Symphony Orchestra, he didn't know how many times he had listened to the announcement of the Haicheng Harmony Symphony Orchestra.

He could naturally react immediately to who the group was discussing.

He stopped and was about to leave, standing there quietly, listening to the discussion around him.

Although his English is average, he can still understand the general meaning.

I only heard a tall European man whisper, "Is this the place where the Harmony Symphony Orchestra will perform tonight? I didn't see it. I thought it was in a monastery's concert hall, but it turned out to be a church."

"Haven't you ever been to a concert in a church before? I really didn't realize you were an unbeliever."

"No, no, no, how could that be possible? My family is a very traditional Christian family. I support the CSU (Christian Social Union). How could I be a nonbeliever? I just didn't expect it. After all, what I wanted to listen to was actually the performance of the Haicheng Harmony Symphony Orchestra in the concert hall."

"The acoustics of this church should be okay, right? I'm not sure."

"It shouldn't be a problem. There are many performances in the church. I just don't know what their repertoire is."

"Didn't you see it when you walked in just now?"

"No, I heard the music and rushed in, so I didn't pay attention. So what are they going to perform tonight?"

"Nothing. If I remember correctly, there seemed to be Beethoven's Ninth, but I didn't watch the choir."

"Beethoven's Ninth?"

The man exclaimed "Wow" with great emotion and couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

"The aesthetics of the Harmony Symphony Orchestra are still on point, Beethoven's Ninth."

As they talked, they left the church and walked outside.

Although we don't know what CSU is exactly, we can guess from the context that it should be an organization.

Qin Xian did not move, but continued to listen to the voices of other people around him.

The others are similar to the two just now.

Except for those who drove to the monastery specifically for fun, everyone else came to listen to the Harmony Symphony Orchestra.

It was obvious that some of them had not heard much church music and were dissatisfied with the Harmony Symphony Orchestra performing in the church.

While some others are extremely looking forward to it.

They grew up in the church, listening to hymns whenever they had time.

In addition to hymns, there are also various gospel or other performances.

After listening to so many performances, they naturally developed a liking for church concerts.

Even though Chen Qiu and the Harmony Symphony Orchestra had not officially started yet, they were already looking forward to the performance of Shanghai City Harmony.

And seemed even more excited than before.

Qin Xian looked at the believers around him with a little curiosity.

For some reason, he always felt that these Christian believers were extremely peaceful.

For non-believers or non-believers, they simply asked a few questions and did not force them to preach.

It always felt like they were completely different from the believers he remembered.

It feels weird.

After listening to the voices of the people around him again, Qin Xian felt that there was nothing special, so he walked out of the church again and came to the man selling drinks. After a long silence, he finally spoke in his broken English.

"Hello, I'm a musician from the Harmony Symphony Orchestra. Excuse me, can you give me a drink? I want a Coke."

"what?"

The staff member was stunned, looked at Qin Xian's extremely sincere expression, scratched his head blankly, and asked in a low voice.

"You... should be able to pay, right?"

"..."

Qin Xian remained silent, turned around and walked towards the courtyard.

Sure enough, just as he thought, the people from the organizing committee, the orchestra, and the monastery were three completely different individuals.

They can't drink freely here like they can in their band back home.

Sure enough, the Harmony Symphony Orchestra is better.

Qin Xian thought so with a little emotion.

After walking around for a while, he soon returned to the atrium.

At this moment, Su Yue, Huang Xin and Rui Jia have disappeared and no one knows where they went.

Ai Gu had already stood up at this time, holding up the back of his clothes, and jumping around non-stop, as if something had gotten into his clothes, with an extremely distorted expression.

Hua Cai, who was standing aside, tightened her lips, fearing that she would laugh too loudly and make the Ai Gu rough.

As for the others, each of them was still as relaxed as before.

Although they are not completely desensitized to performing, it is obvious that they are not afraid of performing.

Looking at everyone like this, Qin Xian couldn't help but laugh softly and muttered to himself.

"Sure enough, it's still the Harmony Symphony Orchestra..."

"..."

"What are you thinking about?"

Just when Qin Xian was in a daze, a slap landed on his shoulder.

Before he could react, Chen Qiu happily hooked Qin Xian's shoulders from behind and said with a smile.

"Why, are you unhappy to come to the church? Or are you feeling uncomfortable? Why are you standing here with such a serious expression?"

After saying that, Chen Qiu glanced at Ai Gu who was jumping around nearby and complained.

"Ai Gu, you are still so unreliable even though the performance is almost over. If you really can't do it, how about asking Hua Cai to help you? Or do you want me to ask Su Yue to come and ask her to help, and then tell your mother?"

"Fuck, Chen Qiu, you are really amazing. I am already 23 years old, and you are still here to sue my mother? Are you a kid?"

"Then you are more mature?"

Chen Qiu reached out and rubbed Qin Xian's hair, messing up his hairstyle, then walked to Ai Gu with a smile, punched his chest, and raised his eyebrows.

"Stop shaking around in this place and take off your clothes."

"Ah? This is not good in public, right?"

"Not good at all, are you going to shake it for the audience to see when you're ready to go on stage?"

Without waiting for Ai Gu to resist, Chen Qiu reached out and grabbed Ai Gu's collar and pulled it down halfway. Then he reached out and grabbed a few pine needles that fell inside Ai Gu's clothes, threw them casually on the grass, patted Ai Gu on the back, walked forward a few steps while patting him, and couldn't help but complain.

"What the hell, it's just a few pine needles. You're shaking like that in this place, I thought you had a caterpillar in your clothes."

"Damn, if I really got into a caterpillar, I would have been naked a long time ago. I'm embarrassed to admit it, but I'm always afraid of bugs."

Ai Gu rearranged his clothes awkwardly and muttered softly.

As he spoke, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but purse, as if he was feeling something, and he couldn't help but hesitate.

"Hush, wait, Commander Chen Qiu, are you sure you've cleaned it up for me? Why do I feel like there's still something on my back?"

"Don't talk nonsense here, it's just psychological."

After Chen Qiubai gave Ai Gu a look, he didn't bother to pay attention to his antics and walked straight towards the side door of the church.

He stood at the side door and glanced into the church. He found that there were already audience members seated at this moment, so he clapped his hands and spoke loudly to everyone.

"Alright, everyone in the band, assemble!"

Wow!
The band members walked out from various corners of the atrium, came in front of Chen Qiu, and looked at him excitedly.

"Commander Chen Qiu, are we about to begin?"

"Well, it's almost there."

Chen Qiu took out his cell phone, glanced at the time on it, nodded slightly, and then spoke to everyone.

"This time is different from the previous ones. This time I will be the host, so I will go on stage first and introduce the songs we will perform today to all the audience, and then let you in."

"Qin Xian, you stand by the door and watch. When you get my signal, have everyone enter in batches in an orderly manner, divided into bass group, mid-range group, and treble group. Wait until everyone enters before you enter."

"As for the rest, everything is just like in the concert hall."

Chen Qiu took out a fountain pen from his pocket, spun it around in his hand, and raised his eyebrows at everyone.

"It's still the same as before, don't worry..."

"Everything depends on you!"

Everyone shouted!
Listening to the passionate voices of the crowd, Chen Qiu nodded with satisfaction, then slightly pressed his wrist down towards the crowd to ask them to be quiet.

He walked to the side door and looked at the scene inside the church.

It was obvious that the staff had already started letting people in and the audience were taking their seats one by one.

He couldn't see what was behind him from this side view because it was blocked by pillars due to the angle.

But judging from the sounds inside the church, it seemed that almost everyone had already taken their seats.

Even if there were still some people coming in, there were not many.

Therefore, Chen Qiu took a deep breath, tidied his clothes, and walked out with a smile.

(End of this chapter)