Analysis of Music and the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra

My bow lifted off of my cello and froze midair after the final chord of Leroy Anderson’s “A Christmas Festival”, and I grinned at my stand partner. The audience rose to their feet, whooping and whistling as the conductor cued the orchestra for the encore.

On November 3rd, 2016 I had a pleasure of attending James Levine’s symphony at Chicago Symphony Orchestra. James Levine is an American pianist and conductor, mainly known for being a music director of the Metropolitan Opera. He suffered many health conditions that have put his conducting aside. At the end of 2015, he left his position as a director to become an emeritus of the Metropolitan Opera. One of the interesting facts about Mr. Levine is that many of the sources do not mention is his disability. Mr. Levine is in a wheelchair and needs assistance in order to get to the podium, but his conducting is not effected by this in fact his efforts and dedication put audience into tears every time. On November 3rd, James Levine conducted Mozart’s

I thought the place would be more like the auditorium that I saw before from my high school, but in fact the lighting and the design had made the theatre looked more like a palace. It was divided into two levels, with the second level hanging over half of the first floor. The stage was covered with two red curtains that the outer curtain would be pulled open when the performance started. The theatre itself was surrounded by many window-like niches that appeared every few feets. We actually had met the musicians before the performance. Some of them were relaxing at the field in front of the building and talking to the audiences. The male musicians were dressed up in black suits uniformly while the female musicians had either dressed in black, long dresses or trousers. The similarities between all of the musicians were their friendly attitude and the sort of excitement that they shared on their

When Jaap van Zweden announced he will leave the Dallas Symphony Orchestra in 2018, the question that comes to mind is: who will succeed him? Although young, James Gaffigan proves tonight that he possesses the stylistic expertise to replace van Zweden’s. This performance by the Dallas Symphony of El Salón México, Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, and Symphony No. 5, held at the stunning Meyerson Center, showcases the astonishing capabilities of conductor James Gaffigan and solidifies his claim to van Zweden’s post.

The Nashville Symphony held a concert at The Schermerhorn Concert Hall on Friday November 5th, performing Franz Joseph Haydn’s famous work The Creation. This performance featured the Nashville Symphony, and the Nashville Chorus, and was conducted by world-renowned conductor Nicholas McGegan. This performance was very brilliant yet so simple. The symphony was cut down from its normal size to a moderate size, whereas the Chorus seemed to be at full strength and numbers behind the Symphony. There were three soloist singers accompanying this performance. There was one Soprano, one Tenor, and one Bass.

When attending a symphony orchestra the main first-chair violinist is known as a concertmaster. The chordophones are instruments played with vibrating strings such as violins, violas, cellos, double basses and the harp. A dynamic volume from the orchestra comes from the chordophones because “approximately two-thirds of [the orchestra] are string players” (Forney et al 49). Aerophones are air produced instruments or commonly known as woodwinds. After the stings the woodwinds have the second most instruments: flutes, a piccolo, oboes, clarinets, and bassoons. Brass instruments also play in symphony orchestras, like French horns, trumpets, trombones and a tuba. The percussion family has the least amount of players but can play a wide variety of

The concert was performed on the Southam Hall stage at the NAC; this is a large hall with extremely good acoustics. It is a nationally known stage, so the quality of the hall is very good. Generally, the audience was very receptive as it was composed of adults, who were all silent. The acoustics were very good as the hall spread the sound throughout the hall without making it echo. This had a positive effect on the performance, because it was possible for the orchestra to be clearly heard from any point in the entire hall. I was impressed by the large number of students that I saw that night because the show deserved to have been heard by many young people.

It was different than other concerts I’ve been to because the actors were ordinary people that are pursuing a career of acting. I enjoyed the laid back atmosphere and also the comical relief that it gives you to be there with your friends and family. In class we listen to more classical music, this concert was more modern and had very little to compare with the material we’ve covered in class. This experience showed the importance of music in the average person's life, whether it's classical or modern, music plays an important role in everyone's

On Monday April 10, 2017 I had the unique experience of attending the Chamber Music Concert. I found out about the event through the moodle page and it seemed like a good fit for my first classical music concert. The venue for the concert was Bezanson Recital Hall where the concert promptly started at 7:30 P.M. It was a free event and so therefore the seating was first come first serve or general admission. As I arrived at the concert, light illuminated from the center stage where the first musicians eagerly awaited to perform. As I looked around I witnessed many people in the auditorium which seated about 200 people. The crowd ranged from middle-aged men and women to students supporting the arts and their friends. As everyone

On November 2nd, 2016, The First Ontario Performing Arts Center held the Chamber Music Spectacular, showcasing the Walker String Quartet featuring Zoltan Kalman (Clarinet). The performers in The walker string quartet includes Vera Alekseeva (violin), Anna Hughes (violin), Gordon Cleland (cello), and Andrée Simard (viola). The ensemble performed twelve exquisite classical pieces by Brahms, Mozart and Haydn. They were positioned at the front and center of the stage, with the clarinet placed relatively in the middle of the group, allowing the audience to have clear and concise hearing of the instruments. Upon entering the concert hall, there was a hint of formality and anticipation for the music that is to be performed prior to the commencement

My general reaction to the concert was that it was very relaxing and enjoyable. I was impressed with the musicians and the way they performed. The musicians were rhythmically together and seemed very prepared for the concert. The visual setup was attracting because the musicians had a variety of instruments displayed, some of which I never seen before. The atmosphere was relaxed yet intense upon the performers, which made me more attentive. The performers seemed to have put a lot of energy into the concert. I

The name of concert was Spring Choral Concert which was prepared by the Department of Music School of Fine and Performing Arts State University of New York at New Paltz. The concert was on Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at 8 p.m. ın Julien J. Studley Theatre. The concert was directed by Edward Lundergan and Gary Palmieri accompanied him. The four groups took to the stages. The groups were called Chamber Singers, Concert Choir, Concert Choir and College-Community Chorale, and College Community Chorale. The total 13 songs were sung during the concert. Chamber Singers sang 6 songs, Concert Choir sang 3 songs, Concert Choir and College-Community Chorale sang just 1 song, and College-Community Chorale sang 3 songs. It was very interesting concert I have ever seen before because this concert was like a church concert. I have not listened that kind of songs before.

It was my first time attending a classical musical concert. I was so excited when I attending this concert. In my mind, the concert is always boring and around solemn person. But when I came in there are not that exactly that I was thought. People in here with daily outfit and chat with people around them. The concert is begining at 7:00 p.m. When the music sounded, the audience quiet down. I thought I will be sitting there and falling alseep, but I’m not, I was immersed in this music.

Marking the start of a new musical session, there is much anticipation of what the new season offers. I wen to the concert featured three instrumentalists of the Arizona State University Orchestra.on November 4th at Ketzin Concert hall. Led by conductor Jeffery Meyer," The concert begins with Benjamin Britten's evocative " Four Sea Interludes," Nuyts’s "Tumbleweed Concerto"and ends with Prokofiev's powerful “Symphony No. 5”.

Attending previous western culture concerts before, this was a time in which I decided to do something different. I was searching through different websites, until one day my parents told me that we were attending a musical concert and that it was a mixture of western world and the middle eastern world and I thought to myself- something what I exactly needed for my concert report for music history! The concert was held on September 17, 2016 approximately near Wall Street in Manhattan. The concert was hosted by the company- Alwan for the Arts with an ensemble. The ensemble consisted of several people. There were about 4-5 singers to sing along to the instruments. The instruments that consisted in this specific ensemble were the oud- an instrument that belongs to the string family, the cello- an instrument also belonging to the string family, the qunan- an instrument consisting of mandols that also belongs to the string family, violins, the piano, flutes, and saxophones. The mixture of the different culture of music can be found in the instruments used in the ensemble rather than the music in itself. The ensemble consists of no conductor, only eye movement amongst the musicians and others to instruct each other when to go and when not to go. Everything was done through body language, with little to no guidance from anyone else, which is quite remarkable. To be focused on your music, notes, pace while being focused on