Concert Report

During my junior year, all high school students of the Coachella Valley were given the opportunity to audition for the All Coachella Valley Honor Band, with a guest conductor H. Robert Reynolds. This was a significant educational opportunity I took advantage of. The audition consisted of a couple of scales, and excerpts from the music that was going to be performed on the day of the concert. When the day came I sat in front of the judge with my music and clarinet, where my nerves began to rise. Before I began to play my heart began to pound along with my hands beginning to sweat. Throughout my audition I had a few mistakes,but I stayed persistent and completed my audition. After I finished my audition, the judge said I had done great, I was

The concert that I attended was a charity concert, which was organized in Boston at a local university there. The South Asian Student Union of Harvard University organized the concert. I happened to be in Boston and this particular concert was organized for benefit causes such as using the proceeds of the concert to fund a number of poverty alleviation projects in South Asia. The concert was organized in a rather big room, which had a very big podium, as well as at least 500 seats that had been placed in it. Therefore, the overall hall where this concert took place was a typical auditorium setting with seating and a stage at the front. The concert promoters talked about different cause benefits related to alleviation of poverty in South Asia and that’s why the concert was organized. The organizers also informed the audience that the musicians wore traditional clothing so that the audience members could also have a good insight and understanding of the South Asian culture. All of ticket revenues for this concert were then given to a number of charities which then would use those funds to assist the different poverty alleviation programs in the larger South Asian region.

For my concert report, I chose to attend a University Chambers Players performance. Within this classical genre of music, the pieces performed were all homophonic in texture and each melody introduced was supported by chordal accompaniment. All of the pieces performed ranged from an eighteenth to twentieth century time period, and furthermore, each performance employed the use of western world instruments, such as the piano, cello, violin, and viola.

The concert I attended was called the Faculty and Student Recital, which took place in the Cisco Auditorium on April 11, 2017. The music that was on the program was mostly what is called “classical” music, as well as a Chinese Folk Song, an electronic composition, and variations on an Indian Tala. In the classical pieces, the instruments that were used were the violin, the piano, the cello, and the oboe. In the electronic composition, the computer was used to make music. In the Chinese Folk Song, the piccolo was used to imitate the unique timbre of a Chinese flute. In the Indian tala, drums from Ghana were used to imitate the rhythm and sound of Indian drums. The piano, the violin, the cello, and the piccolo all originate

On Tuesday, Feb 28, the NMSU The Statesmen, Women’s Chorale, Chamber Choir, and University Singers presented a show called The Best of All Possible World, conducted by Christa Fredrickson. They performed various works: MADRIGALS, pieces from musicals, an ORGANUM piece, arranged by Fredrickson herself, as well as sacred text compositions and folk songs.

Smithville High School presented two winter concerts. I got the opportunity to view both performances. The first show was by the Vocal Music Department directed by Mr. Marcus Duncan and aided by accompanist Emily Rowland, and the second show was by the Jazz Ensemble and Symphonic Band conducted by Mr. Tom Brockman and Ms. Brittany Terwey. There were very similar aspects of the two concerts and very different aspects of the two concerts.

In the May 16th concert, the Sartell High School Concert Band played six pieces in the Sartell High School auditorium. Those six piece were, “Into The Clouds”, “On The Rising WInds”, “Adagietto”, “A Westward Expedition”, “From Russia With Music”, and “Prospect”. I will be evaluating the band’s dynamics and intonation.

On April 21, 2014 I watched the online performance of Sleeping Beauty performed by the Jacobs School of Music at the Musical Arts Center in Indianapolis. I have never personally been to the Musical Arts Center, but from the online streamed video, the place looks magnificently huge and phenomenal. The stage was absolutely stunning. It was big, vibrant, and breathtaking. It made it look as if you actually went back in time and were a part of the performance. The stage was enhanced with beautiful cool, calming purples, pinks, and blues that matched the performers’ outfits to a tee. It reminded me of royalty. Each performer had gorgeous outfits for every act, and I must say, the designer did a fabulous job.

On November 20, 2014, I had an opportunity to watch a concert entitled “Autumn Winds” at Colburn School in Downtown Los Angeles. It was part of a monthly concert series “Rush Hour Concerts at Colburn” hosted by Gibson Dunn. Gibson Dunn is a prominent law firm whose active involvement in the community expands to all various arenas of the society through their leadership and services. Rush Hour Concert is held monthly at Thayer Hall in Colburn School located at 200 South Grand Avenue diagonally across from the Walt Disney Concert Hall. Rush Hour Concert encourages the commuters to avoid traffic with this program to unwind after a long days of work with a wine reception at 5:30 pm

On Saturday, November 21st I attended Stage III’s production of the musical The Drowsy Chaperone at the Beaudoin Theater in Siena Campus’ Foy Hall. In order to keep productions interesting for all members of the audience, Stage III productions differ each year. So, Stage III production genres vary each year, as no genre of play or musical is repeated within the same year. The musical direction in Stage III’s The Drowsy Chaperone was by Dr. Timothy J. Reno, while the music and lyrics were by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison.

A great preparation was evident on Thursday by the Stage Band. One of the ensemble performances that I chose to write a review on was played by the Stage Band is called Uptown Funk arranged by M. Sweeney. I chose this piece because the Stage Band had played this piece magnificently; also they had kept the tempo consistent, they did not play too fast nor too slow. The piece was indeed played in tune. Nobody from the Stage Band was off tune, the beats were not off and they sounded like they were playing as a whole band instead of members of the Stage Band playing randomly together. The Stage band did played the piece rhythmically; the rhythm that the Stage Band played is a lot like the actual song that was sung by Bruno Mars. There were also

On Sunday, May10 2015, a concert was held in The Broad Stage. The concert was played by Santa Monica College Symphony Orchestra, whose conductor is Dr. James Martin. For this concert, I would identify myself as a referential listener at this concert. I say this because I am not an expert in music, therefore it would be hard for me to be a critical listener. I wouldn’t be able to tell what went wrong with a performance even if some incorrect notes were played. I was more of a referential listener because the music was soothing and brought my mind to peaceful thoughts. This essay will tells my experience of the concert in order to persuade my friend to  attend a classical music concert with you in the future.

The concert took place at Campbell Hall, a performance hall/lecture hall, on the UCSB campus. Since the hall where the concert took place is also used as a lecture hall, I mostly associated thoughts of the previous classes I had taken there with the venue. The hall has hundreds of seats that position the audience to the left, the center, or to the right of the stage.The seats ascend as they move farther back from the stage, and the stage is at the bottom —thus when one sits (if not in the first few rows) they are looking down at the stage. The performer was positioned in the center of the stage, toward the front to an extent, there was a piano, the lights were off —aside from the light on the stage— drawing the audience’s focus to the performer

Before this concert, I was not sure what to expect from a singer/song writer who was straight out of college, but Liz exceeded my expectations. Liz showed me something no other concert has yet to show me, that no matter what is going on in your life you can put time and effort into something you truly care about and you will learn something from it. This concert did make me want to attend more singer/songwriter concerts in the future at Millersville because it brings a different perspective into your life and allows you to reflect on things you have experienced or learned about. Liz had such as positive attitude about an industry you may struggle in if you are not “popular,” making it the most positive part of the performance. I did not really

For the concert report, I saw High School Musical at Hicksville High School. It was performed in their school’s auditorium on March 18. The auditorium was rather large and fifty plus rows of seats. The seats where movie theater styles which made the experience more comfortable. The audience was mainly comprised of students and the actors’ parents. The audience’s attire was rather casual, while most patrons wore jeans, leggings, and a nicer top. The attire of the cast was bright, flashy, and very reminiscent of the costumes in the movie the play is adapted from. The audience was quite talkative and the performers had a confident demeanor.