Descriptive Essay On A Country Concert

On Tuesday, March 28th, 2017 at 8:00 P.M., The Emerson String Quartet performed three pieces of classical music at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa, California. The Emerson string Quartet is a professional string ensemble that performs classical music and consists of four adult males; Eugene Drucker on the violin, Philip Setzer on the violin, Lawrence Dutton on the viola, and Paul Walkins on the cello.

Dr. Carol Williams’s organ plays were just fantastic. Despite the fact that seeing the instrument called, “organ” was my first time, it was pretty impressive how that instrument worked. All the pedals and the three layers of keyboards were just as complicated as a calculus math problem. The concert was played at the Spreckels Organ Pavilion at Balboa Park. The surrounding was not too bad. Although the concert day was Sunday, it was quite crowded. Besides the crowdedness, the surroundings were not too rough. All ages were welcome to seat and enjoy the sounds of organ. I saw mostly old aged audiences and I saw a little amount of college aged audiences with the music report information on their hands.

Like any genre of music, country music is famous for its cover tunes. Younger artists paying tribute to legends, old songs getting a breath of fresh air, or sometimes a song is so great it takes almost every country artist in Nashville to record it. No matter what the reason, artists will continue to create their own unique version of timeless country songs.

This afternoon at 12:30, I went to the listening hour, a free noontime concert, at the Music Building. The concert of the day is SJSU Saxophone Studio and Dr. Victoria Lington’s Saxophone Ensemble Concert. Since it is just a one-hour noontime concert, most of the students there just where their t-shirts and jeans to the concert. The SJSU Saxophone Studio students have played six pieces of music in one hour. They began the concert with Sonata no.3 composed by George Frideric Handel (1685-1789). The second piece is Quartett (Allegro de Convert) composed by Caryll Florio (1843-1920). Then the third piece they played is Saxophone Concerto. After that, they played Premier Quartet op. 53 that composed by Jean Baptiste Singelee and Cello Suite No.1 BVW 1007 that composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. The last piece is Rondo, composed by Zdenek Lukas (1928-2007). All of the music performed today is classical music. Only the first and third piece play by alto saxophone with piano accompaniment. And the second, fifth and sixth piece is quartet that include soprano, alto, tenor and baritone. At the concert, I think I am a referential listener. I would think of a scene when I heard the music to understand the music and its mood according to the dynamic changing. For example, in the piece of Premier Quartet op. 53, I would image that people are dancing in the ballroom. When I heard the slow tempo, I think that people just began to dance or have the rest during dancing. When I heard a

Twang! Tee-Hee! That’s a pretty good explanation of my time at my concert. The winter of 2014, I went to a Dailey & Vincent Concert. It was a Christmas concert, and it was joyous. Dailey & Vincent are a Christian Bluegrass band that are probably the funniest people in the Bluegrass community. They are hilarious!

On September 5th 2016 I got backed into by a car. It was labor day and my best friend Reiley, her brother Wes and I were going to the beach to use sparkles to celebrate labor day and after I was to sleepover their house and go to freshman orientation. This day happened to be Reiley’s dad’s birthday and earlier that morning her great aunt passed away so it was already an eventful day. We drove to the beach and jammed hardcore to irreplaceable by Beyonce. Once we got to the beach we all got out of the car Reiley was driving, Wes was in the back seat and I was in the front seat I playfully hit Wes and then we started walking to the beach Reiley had run ahead because a minivan was backing up leaving Wes and I behind. Nothing was unordinary until

The debate whether commercialism has stripped country music of its authenticity is one that requires further examination into who ultimately holds the power. The sometimes-drastic changes made in music leaves people questioning the tastes of consumers when in fact they are the bystanders of an overpowering industry. Fans are people who buy the albums, go to concerts, and request songs on the radio, not the execs that market the music, and yet their opinions/tastes aren’t taken into consideration. Fans carry a lot of clout in regards to what they define as commercialism gone wrong and acceptable country music. Despite what may seem fair, those who are financially invested in its success drive the commercialization of music.

My second concert I attended was on October 4th at 7:30pm. This concert was the Washburn University Jazz Ensembles, I went to this concert with my boyfriend, Dylan. I decided to choose to go to the Jazz concert because I have always been interested in jazz; however, I have never attended a jazz concert before. Therefore, I believe it would be an amazing date idea for me and my boyfriend to attend. Which, the jazz concert was an amazing, and fun date night idea.

Local residents wrapped up Memorial Day with a free concert to salute our veterans. News 18 Photojournalist Taylor Hardy was on hand for the patriotic music event.

I attended a piano four hands concert performed by artists, Sangmi Lim and Dino Mulic. The pair preformed a program consisting of four pieces, Sonata in D Major, K.381. by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Fantasy in F Minor, D. 940 (op. 103) by Franz Schubert, Three Pieces (Elegy, Song, Poco rumbato) by Vladimir Denader, and History of the Tango by Astor Piazzolla.

October 7, 2016 was the day of the Carrie Underwood concert. Early that morning my brother had surgery in Fort Dodge, Iowa. The day was off to a magical start. After sitting in the waiting room for what felt like a whole lifetime, the nurse finally came to take my brother back. As so as the door closed my mom and I were in the car ready to go shopping.

“We’re just two poor kids from a really rich city,” I sang quietly to myself while I fling my dorm door open. In a twirl, I shut the door, my loose earbud spinning wildly, and land on my bed which was covered in clothes, notes and study guides. Across from me, CJ sat on her bed, dyed black hair in a messy bun, tuning her guitar by ear. She plucked the B string, winced, and turned the corresponding knob an infinitesimal amount. Her guitar sang the note again and to me, it sounded the same as before, but to CJ it sounded as different as A1 and C7. I may be a signer but when it comes to instruments I’m clueless. She played a G chord and smiled to herself. No matter how many times CJ plays she still smiles every time she does so.

It is the last weekend of October in New Orleans, Voodoo Festival is here and the locals are dressed to impress in the most bizarre costumes and makeup for the fun of the greatest weekend of their lives. Tourist along with new comers take selfies with groups of friends around the large white “Voodoo” lettering past the front entrance that has a line wrapped around City Park. Past the shopping stands and mini bars on the way to the stage there are more sculptures from local artist leading the passageway for festival goers. Thousands of unfamiliar faces walk toward the five stages all conversing, making a loud buzz of chatter. Beyond the gates of Voodoo, society is divisive and cruel, but one common interest that brings people from all backgrounds together. Music. Music festivals unite people into a community where there are different genres of music, opportunity to meet new people, and to discover new music.

On October 20th, I attended a Chris Tomlin concert with special guest performer Matt Maher. I attended the concert with a group from Assumption College Campus Ministry. As the concert began, the stage was dark and suddenly, a video starts playing with words flashing across the screen telling us all the qualities of God in Jesus Christ, and this was accompanied with a tremendous light show in the concert hall. During this explosion of visual sensory overload, the words on the screen were being recited at an extremely loud volume, and was accompanied by rolls of thunder where the bass shook the entire body. After about 10-minutes, everything went dark and quiet, then Chris appears on the stage. It was clear that Chris was not just here to sing, but also to sell a religious experience. This fabricated environment seemed to be forced upon the audience, and it did not at all seem natural.

This concert was not like any other I have attended. Two groups known as Sitting in Chairs and A Little Marching Band were linked together to create the Mucca Pazza. Before going to see this concert, I expected to see another group of musicians dressed in tuxedos and dresses while playing classical songs with violins and cellos. However, I was shocked to see the attire they wore, and I was surprised to hear the music they played. Both groups performed several songs that amounted to an enjoyable and entertaining show.