Cyrus The Great: A Music Concert Review

The first concert I attended was performed by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. The orchestra had performed Shostakovich’s “Symphony NO. 7, Leningrad” from the Romantic era. The orchestra was a large ensemble (1) containing various instruments that contributed to the overall sound of the piece. Since the orchestra was a large ensemble, just like the instrumentation common in the Romantic era, the orchestra was able to perform in a lively, vigorous manner, probably vivace (2). The orchestra performed tutti

“A Music Faculty Recital” at Prince George 's Community College was actually the very first concert I’ve been to that included Baroque style. The environment created a nostalgic yet modern and elegant mood; something that made you feel like you were in the late 1700’s yet still in modern times. The songs were mostly enjoyable and we 're all well played. This concert included an ensemble: the flute, the cello, the piano, and the harpsichord. Peggy Bair, who played the flute, was very enthusiastic. Irma Cripe, who played the cello, was quiet for the first part of the concert but gradually became more important throughout the concert. And lastly, the virtuous Gary Kirkeby, who played the piano and harpsichord, served as the backbone of all parts of the concert and made this concert very enjoyable.

I attended a Senior Recital performed by Travis Hogue-Smith. This concert took place at Barry University’s chapel on March 28, 2017 at 7:30 PM. The instruments used in this concert are a clarinet, played by Travis Hogue-Smith, and a piano, play Dr. Beverly Coulter. Music from both Romantic and Classical genres were played in this concert.

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

The first piece I heard was C. Lindberg’s Akbank Bunka, Lahav Shani was Conductor and David Bilger on Trumpet. From a lover of Miles Davis, David is extremely skilled at his craft. I felt that the piece was of a polyphonic texture meaning when the melody is performed against another line of equal importance, the texture is Polyphonic. As an example, when David Bilger and the orchestra blended their textures, melodies and David Bilger together it gave the piece complexity. Also, there was great harmony, which enriches the sound of the melody throughout the piece, which is the sound created by multiple notes, played simultaneously. I personally enjoyed the string instruments in this piece since it complimented the trumpet.

There were three sections in the concert, one with each individual writer. Two of them are short pieces by Virgil Thomson and Joan Tower, and the other one is the masterpiece by Johann

The piece was accompanied by a projector that displayed images relating to the music. The Vulcan was a space themed composition that gave the listener a sense of a supernatural force. The projector had pictures of movie characters such as Spock from Star Trek and the galaxy. The Vulcan is a unique composition because it does not have a main melody, but an array of contrasting sounds, and it makes it hard for the listener to follow the progression of the music. After each cadence, the piece opens with a different melody and timbre. For instance, the brass section and instruments with a low pitch begin and instill a feeling of suspense and impending doom. The snare drums also pick up a new section of the piece with the feeling of marching and travelling through an impressive landscape, in contrast, the trombone gives the feeling of triumph and grandeur with its loud and bright sound. This piece was a form of ritornello because it alternated with statements of soloists, like the snare drum, and tutti. I believe the composers intentions were to keep the listener engaged with unexpected melodies and contrasting rhythms between sections of the percussion and brass. There was rarely any harmony in the Vulcan and no recognizable melody. This piece was interesting to me because it doesn’t follow a certain form or pattern and surprised me with a new theme after each cadence. Overall, this concert was different that what I expected because it was more than just entertaining, it showed the importance of having a score that portrays the theme of a movie and shows that different timbre of instruments can elicit contrasting emotional

There were a total of four music pieces performed. They were “Overture from the Singspiel”, “Concerto in e minor”, “Concerto on b minor,opus 104”, and “Symphony#2 in b minor, opus 5”. I think pieces were performed belong to classical style.

The second weekend of December, I attended my first performance. The concert performance is from 1796, also known as the classical era. The performance was by Marsalis, Wynton for Haydn Trumpet Concert, 3rd Movement, in E Flat Major. Originally the concert was for the composer’s friend, Anton Weidinger. Weidinger is highly famous from his redesigned key-trumpet in 1792. Hayden Trumpet Concert purpose was to show off the new key trumpet. The instrumentation featured a solo trumpet and orchestra. The orchestra contained four sections strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussions. These four sections contain two violins, two violas, two cellos, two bass, two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, two horns, two trumpets, and two timpani.

On Sunday, Apr 17, 2016, at 2:00 pm, the Georgia State University presented Zoology – A Graduate Saxophone Recital of Reese Burgan – a musical student of GSU. There were four pieces in that performance. The first one was Indian Hedgehog (2015) for saxophone and electronics was written by Stephen Taylor. The second piece was a chain of parts which named The Four Elements (2015) of Victor Herbiet composer. The third part was Six Caprices - a writing song included six movements of Pierre Max-Dubois. Last but not lease was a sonata which had three movements – Fuzzy Bird Sonata.

The performance that I attended was of the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra playing the Overture to The creatures of Prometheus, by Beethoven, the Concerto for Orchestra by Kodaly, and Harold in Italy, by Berlioz. The orchestra was conducted by David Currie, and I think that they played very well overall.

The next set of musicans entered the stage and began playing Robert Muczynski composition of Duos for Flute and Clarinet, opus 24. This piece has seven movements, andante sostenuto, allegro risoluto, moderato, allegro ma non troppo, andante molto and allegro. The final section was composed by Roland Cardon named “Claribel”, this piece was performed only by clarinet instruments. After this song ended they jumped right into the final section by Percy Grainger called Shepherd’s Hey.

I attended David T. Wallace Jr. Saxophone concert, on March 3, 2017 at 4 pm in the Morrison Fine arts building. He was accompanied by a pianist Run Guthrie. The event was held in a choir room, and it started on time. I have never been to a saxophone or piano concert, it was a fun and new experience. The two-man played the first tune together call “Carnival of Venice” by Henry W. Davis, which was originally played with a Baritone or Trombone and not a saxophone. The tune was soft and airy like. The piano in the background made it even more beautiful.

On Tuesday , February 7th I attended a concert for Hayes School of Music, at Appalachian State University. It was a faculty recital called “A Musical Potpourri” in the Broyhill Music Center. There were eight different performances. I truly enjoyed the atmosphere because all the professor’s students attended as well to cheer them on. They seemed very enthusiastic and proud. The first performance was “Concerto for Two Trumpets in D”. There were three performers, piano, and two trumpets. This piece had a medium paced tempo and transitioned from loud to quieter several times. I loved hearing the piano as well. Many of the pieced had a piano accompaniment and it added a pleasant harmony. I’ve never heard a bassoon or viola in person before so in

The first instrument that was played was the trumpet, by Ryan Anthony. Right away, I noticed the bright timbre and allegro tempo it possessed. Next