Essay On Concert Appreciation

For this concert report I chose to go to a performance of student composers held at the Kimball Recital Hall. I chose this one because I wanted to see some of the talent that my peers have in the music realm, and also it was one of the only concerts I have been able to attend because I usually work at night. It was impressive to hear pieces composed by students. I cannot imagine creating something as complex as a musical composition, much less actually performing it, so this aspect of the concert was particularly awe-inspiring. There was a large attendance, and I think that much of the audience consisted of friends of the composers and/or performers. I went with three friends, who I convinced by telling it would be interesting to see

The music played throughout all of the concerts adhered to be diverse. The instruments, the individuals performing, and the conductor all proved to be outstanding. The concerts proved to be interesting as I witnessed them, first hand.

When the concert first began, the three instrumentalists walked with energy despite their age. The first song, “Sonata I in G-Major Op. 2, Nr. 1” by Michel Blavet, was a Baroque Sonata. There were five movements and was played by the harpsichord, flute, and cello. All movements of the song were polyphonic because of the three instruments that had different parts and equal importance. In the first movement, I noticed that the flute tended to rise in pitch. In the second movement, I noticed that the melodies often repeated. Throughout the rest of the song the tempo changed from fast to slow and the flute would usually take the lead. On the last movement, the cello and the harpsichord

I went to the Colorado Springs Philharmonic on October 22 2017, the concert was performed at the fine arts center and lasted 2 hours. The Colorado Springs Philharmonic performed under Josep Caballe-Domenech the conductor. The concert was put on as part of the October arts month at the Fine Arts Center. The Music was from the Romantic Period, it featured a full symphony. The musical instruments that were featured was a full range of strings including: violin, viola, double-bass, and the cello. It also featured a whole set of brass and wind instruments.

Following the few words was the Cello Concerto of Sir Edward Edgar. Structured with four movements rather then three opens with slow and poignant music. It reminded me of the music that you hear when someone is mourning from loosing someone. It had its ups and downs in-between and the third was like energy broken down with mourning while going into the forth was the longest and most overly dramatic, it brought the audience to its feet. The performance was soothing and relaxing and amazing to see that each one of those people on that grand stage added something to make the piece special. With that being one of the first symphony performances I

Every time they finished the fourth or fifth movement, audience still enjoyed their music. However, when violinists uplifted their bows, all the audience would applaud. Also, the performers took a bow to the audience. After they went back, if the audiences were still applauding, they would come back to take a bow again. Also, for the interaction between the audience, in the performance, all the audience will keep quiet as much as possible. When they applaud, they should keep applauding until the musicians walked to the back. The most unique part that I think is different from the entire concert before is their additional improvising. They played an additional spring quartet to the audience with only one movement. However, Geoff explained their creative strategy to play the improvising performance by perfect interaction with each other. They also add the ground bass to make the sound colorful. Then, Geoff played as the major key of the music, while all other violinists added some bass or imitation to him.

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.

Four years ago,  I joined a concert that makes a great influence on my life. The Formosa Quartet played three contrasting pieces in the concert that is a Mozart quartet, a Brahms viola quintet, and a Schumann piano quintet. The concert is impressed. Especially, when they played Brahms viola quintet, op.111. The character they make in three contrasting piece impressed me. This is the first time I knew the power of music would be. I felt that I can understand the ideas they want to convey to the audience without words.  They are a group to play music in unison. Meanwhile, each of them has their own character.  After the concert, I started to think--playing in a string quartet in the US.

On April 23rd, I attended a musical performance by the Diderot String Quartet. The performance was held at the Bruno Walter Auditorium in 111 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, N.Y. at 2:30 p.m. The Diderot String Quartet performance that I attended was titled “Diderot String Quartet: Haydn and his Students.” The Diderot String Quartet performance is titled after the musical pieces of the concert, which included string quartets by Franz Joseph Haydn, Anton Ferdinand Titz, and Ludwig van Beethoven. The first musical piece performed was “String Quartet No. 1 in G Major” by Anton Ferdinand Titz. The second musical piece performed was “String Quartet Op. 76, No.6 in Eb Major Fantasia” by Franz Joseph Haydn. The third and final piece performed was “String Quartet Op.74 in Eb Major Harp” by Ludwig van Beethoven. Each musical piece was performed beautifully by the Diderot String Quartet, which included 2 violinists (Johanna Novom and Adriane Post), a cellist (Paul Dwyer), and a violist (Kyle Miller).

The first quartet performed was Mozart: String Quartet No. 16 in E flat Major K. 428. It is composed by Mozart and the Borromeo String Quartet is performing it in this recording. This SONG has four movements. The first movement is called Allegro non troppo. The second movement is called Andante con moto. The third movement is called Menuetto and Trio. Allegro. The 4th and final movement is called the Allegro Vivace. The SONG is performed by two violins, a viola, and a cello. The harmony changes a lot during the SONG. This is a lot like Haydn’s style of music. The harmony changes

The second piece is Concerto №12 in A major for Piano, K. 414, by W.A. Mozart, in three movements. For this piece, the quartet grew in numbers, bringing a piano and a gigantic bass from the backstage, which greatly enhanced an already rich sound. The first movement, Allegro, is an experimental mix of a piano concerto and a sonata: the structure remains as the sonata form (Fast-Slow-Fast movements), yet the interaction between the piano and the quartet is reminiscent of concertos. Specifically, in the first movement, the ‘solo’ instrument does not play for a while -- a standard concerto move. Besides that, the tune is a stellar example of Mozart’s style -- a light, cheerful, elegant, and ethereal melody, embodies a pinnacle of musical perfection, not only for the first movement, but for the whole piece. Interesting and unusual features of the first movement include frequent, fast, and incredibly technical piano arpeggios, and bass plucking, as well as a continuously reappearing idea. The second movement, Andante, is the exact opposite of the first movement, as expected if the piece follows the sonata form. The movement is slow, melodic, peaceful, and lets the listener fully enjoy Mozart’s melody writing genius. The piano steps in later in the movement, resuming the

Sunday, May 29th 2016, 2:55PM: I am waiting for the concert to begin as I watch the musicians walk onto the stage one by one, rehearsing a few notes on their instrument to warm up a bit and probably test the pitch of the instrument. As more and more get up on the stage, the sound of them rehearsing feel more and more chaotic, confusing and hard to follow, reminding me of Stravinski’s work. All of the sudden, they stop and start playing harmoniously a few notes thus inviting the conductor on the stage – the concert was about to start.

As we all waited in line to go into the concert there was a thrill of

     For my second concert report I thought that I would write about my only experience hearing songs of the Beatles live. The Rib America Festival was hosted by The Beatles Live Repertoire. The group dressed exactly like the Beatles, even had the same names, John, Paul, George, and Ringo. I had never heard any Beatles songs live before, so that was enough to get me off my butt. Not to mention, it was free entertainment, not a bad time at all.

This afternoon, I went to the music concert hall where is located in the music building for the listening hour, a small noon-time concert which is performed by the staff and students from the music majors. Since it is a free noon-time concert, most of the audiences just wear the t-shirts and jeans to the concert. Dresses are not required for the concert. The performance today is given by the Ananda Jazz Ensemble. They have played “Running Away”, composed by Bob Marley; “Madalena”, composed by Ivan Linz; “Conejitos y Ananda”, composed by Abi Romero; “La Bikina”, composed by Ruben Fuentes; and “Chukaro”, also composed by Abi Romero. Because this is a Latin Americdan Journey, all of the music performed is jazz music. All pieces played in the concert are an ensemble of piano, bass, and drums. During the concert, I was trying to be a perceptive listener; I enjoyed the music with concentration and paid attention to the music’s unity and variety, such as the dynamics and tempos. I also tried to associate the music with a picture when I listened to it and understand the emotion in the music.