Concert Report

Though my ears are not exceptionally honed nor trained to point out musical mistakes, I would like to add that mistakes, if any, were not thoroughly noticeable. The musicians blended well and produced the right effect based on the musical context. However, when the vocal soloists sang in the final movement of the Ninth Symphony, their voices were drowned out by the loudness of the orchestra and large chorus. It did not help that the soloists were located lower than chorus, which made the perception of hearing the soloists more difficult.

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.

The last was the Mexican piece “Plena Con Sabor” written by Oscar Hernandez. This piece was different from others in that Beatriz Figueroa-Chavez sang solo and danced. I really liked her voice. During the composition, it was possible to observe how the sound changed because someone from the musicians fell silent and then joined again. The tempo was fast throughout the piece and did not change. The end of composition was played by all instruments and it sounded

Another piece I appreciated was Flight of the Bumblebee. Composed in 1899-1900  by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov. Korsakov wrote this piece for his is opera The Tale of Tsar Saltan.I savored the music because it was rapid and reminded of this movie Bee Movie. Also we sat on the seats where we could see the pianist fingers go quickly and elegantly.

The NafME Collegiate Recital recital was quite fascinating and interesting. There was a sense of elegance, amituer, and fun in the air. It took place at the Hughes Recital Hall in the Josephine Campbell Recital Hall. I went with my friend who thankfully knew where he was going or else I probably would have had troubles getting there. It was a nice building where you could feel the passion for music. The Josephine Hall itself was small, but professional. We found our seat and waited for the show to begin.

My favourite piece from the percussionist was when she started playing The Village. The unique sound of The Marimba left me in awe and made me feel like I was in a village in Africa with jungles surrounding it. It was defiantly one of my favourite pieces! Another enjoyable piece was the Moderato by Piu Mosso. It was different than the other pieces because it conveyed what I felt like was a horror feeling. The tuba started off the piece and was later accompanied by the trumpets in a minor note but later on changed to major tonality near the middle of the piece. It was very elegant and I enjoyed the major parts more than the minor parts in this piece. The group also played some other interesting pieces near the end of the performance which caught my attention. She’s like the swallow (Newfoundland) was a very interesting piece because it sounded like a James Bond piece in the beginning but soon changed into a weird piece because it didn’t follow the normal flow of music and was not as calm as I expected it to be. Another piece that I believe didn’t follow the normal patterns of music and sounded kind of odd was Star Dust. It did

Overall, I really enjoyed the entire concert. I recognized many things that we discussed in class as well as the assigned text book. Some things that were related to class discussions were the various changes in lighting, use of motif, and in the importance of how costumes can reveal style, set location, and establish

The second piece was Herminie composed by Hector Berlioz and sung by Janine Porter. This piece was very well done and you could see the

Before the concert began, I was able to observe the audience members outside of the entrance doors. Unlike the other Kennesaw State concerts that I attended, there was an extremely large and diverse crowd dressed formally. The doors opened fifteen minutes before the concert began and an usher escorted me to the second row in front of the stage. As the performance began, felt a formal and prestigious atmosphere within the crowd. I began to copy my neighbor’s etiquette in order to fit in with the audience.

I would definitely go to another student recital or concert. I would recommend this concert to anyone who want to learn the diversification of music because all music has roots from another genre and it makes you more diversified as an individual. The third piece was the most favorable piece because it had great melody, and harmony and balance. The least favorite piece was the French horn piece because it was not exciting and I did not enjoy the melody. This performance made me feel happy and it left me in a great mood but it did not last long. I expected an hour and fifteen minutes performance, but it was a thirty minutes performance instead. It was very shocking because I was expecting to hear and see more performance but it ended. I think the composer’s life experiences can influence their music because through their piece of work it portrays a particular impression they want to leave on their audience. Overall the different pieces reminded me of the classical period with composers such as Bach, Beethoven, and

I went to a chamber music concert called Attravereso il Mare, on October 17 at 8 pm at Boston Court located in Pasadena. This project performs Italian-American songs which represent the Italian-American culture. My friend and I arrived 1 hour early, and people kept coming. Most of them are family and friends, and only few of them were coming alone, but they all had more concert experience than me because this was my first time attending any kind of concert. This concert was in a very small room with only 100 seats, but all seats were fulfilled. This concert experience impressed me a lot and changed my feeling about concert.

I went to the performance of, “Of Mice and Men” and words can not describe how incredible it was. You could tell how much effort was put by all into making this show the best. In the beginning I had no Idea what the play was even about, who the characters were, what was going to happen, it was all a surprise to me. I did know though that the cast was small and the stage is also not the biggest but I knew it was going to look incredible. I had expectations for the stage, but when I walked I saw that they surpassed them, like always of course. I had the privilege to see the show twice, once doing the show rehearsal because I was taking pictures for the newspaper, (watch out for those!) And the second time I went to the free show. SO basically I got the best of both

Barber Violin Concerto was a bit better (in fact it's the first Martins work I enjoyed) thanks to the amazing dancing of Mearns and especially Alexa Maxwell (who filled in for Fairchild).

I absolutely adored Wheeldon's AMERICAN RHAPSODY. All four soloists phenomenal & the corps delightful. The NYCB orch and solo pianist were heavenly....except for the big blooper at the start with the "ascending" clarinet going loopy with a discordant note at the top of its big moment...oops!

Two of the compositions that attracted my attention were the seven variations on Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen and Arpeggione Sonata, Allegro moderato. The performers were in sync almost perfectly and had unique