I Attended The Studio Recital

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.

I attended a Jazz Recital presented by faculty on March 9th 2016 in Marlboro Hall 1076. The recital was performed by Bobby Muncy, Gene D’Andrea, Shaun Jurek, Andrew Hare and Dr. Nakia Verner. The group performed the following songs, Donna Lee composed by Charlie Parker, Wave composed by Antonio Carlos Jobim, Misty composed by Erroll Garner, Another Song(For All The Pretty People) and Impressions composed by John Coltrane. In my essay I will discuss Impressions composed by John Coltrane.

The stage was not furnished with any elaborate decorations. It contained just enough chairs and music stands for the musicians. The bare stage allowed the audience to focus on the music and the musicians’ talent. The musicians would enter and exit the stage depending on who was playing for each specific piece. The work was carefully thought out and arranged in a way that was easy to follow. McDonald took the time to introduce the players and briefly explained why and how the works were chosen and arranged. Since the festival spotlighted Beethoven they made Beethoven as the center point and expanded on both directions to include German, Austrian, and Polish composers. This was extremely helpful as it provided the audience context regarding the pieces and allowed them to follow

For my critique #2, I went to a recital that was performed at 5pm on October 30th, 2016 at the Jacobs School of Music Recital Hall. The name of the performer was Yuehan Wang. She is a graduate student at the Jacobs School of Music. My professor told us that if the class is looking for a recital, this would be an option.

The recital took place on Monday, February 12, 2018 at 7pm at the Capistrano concert hall. It was a graduate piano recital performed by Eunice Bancu Aldrich. The stage was set up with the piano being stationed straight in the middle being presented with all its glory and the spotlight straight on the performer. It consisted of a single ensemble played on the piano. The music genre of the recital was classical. The lengths of the pieces were both short and long,which included powerful pieces such as: Nocturn (Homage to John Field), Opus 33 - Samuel Barber, Nocturne No.10 in A-flat major, Opus 32, No.2 - Frédéric Chopin, Nocturne No.1 in C Major - Francis Poulenc, Nocturne, Opus 38, No.4 - Lowell Liebermann. The setting was different to watch, since this is the first time I have attended a recital; it had a very different sensation to the whole performance.

Besides the performance, the location of the concert was exceptional. The Bruno Walter Auditorium is a relatively small concert hall. According to its website, the auditorium can only accommodate an audience of 202. However, the Bruno Walter Auditorium has an empowering effect on the audience. When the performance began, I felt the empowering effect of the auditorium when I saw how the audience was drawn to the center of the stage. The attention of the audience created an intimate

For my second concert report I chose to listen to Michael Warrick’s cello recital. Throughout his last two pieces he was accompanied by pianist. The first concert that I went to was Kristine Mezines Non-Degree Piano Recital. During her performance she played piano alone on stage the entire session and was only accompanied by a page turner. These two concerts were vastly different, their tones and styles were opposites, and clearly the piano and cello have many differences in their sound.

This Violin Recital was enjoyable to hear, they played music from people that I have already learn in this class. While hearing to these performances it created a mood of peace, mystery, and romance. It was very interesting and

Piece after piece of music seemed as if it were carefully crafted to stir up passion in each of the concert-goers that evening. My companion and I moved closer and touched frequently as the exquisite vocal quality of the recital moved something deep inside of us.

It was different than other concerts I’ve been to because the actors were ordinary people that are pursuing a career of acting. I enjoyed the laid back atmosphere and also the comical relief that it gives you to be there with your friends and family. In class we listen to more classical music, this concert was more modern and had very little to compare with the material we’ve covered in class. This experience showed the importance of music in the average person's life, whether it's classical or modern, music plays an important role in everyone's

As I mentioned, I had never been to a classical music concert before and for this reason did not know what to expect. I have not listened to much classical music in the past and was honestly slightly skeptical about how thing would go. Typically the concerts I attend are very loud and with a lot of crowd noise as they are more mainstream. This classical concert contained very interesting works of music and was different in that the audience was silent as the musicians performed. Everyone seemed to be more intrigued to simply listen and hear the works of art that these musicians were putting on display. I found the event to be very relaxing and interesting with some of the background knowledge I have acquired throughout the semester. I was able to grasp and take in the experience more due to the knowledge I have progressively gained about music throughout the semester. It allowed me to listen in a different way and focus on certain things rather than just the overall sound. All in all, this was an eye-opening experience that allowed me to take in and appreciate the art of classical music along with the skills these musicians

The symphony concert was a lot different from what a pop concert feels like, or even from the concerts we used to put on in high school. The parents were always antsy, and they clapped in any break in the music. You could hear phones going off, people coughing and talking. Pop concerts have people standing and dancing. This was a much more refined, elegant experience. No one spoke audibly during the performance, people held in their coughs until the breaks in the music. No one clapped between movements. The demeanor of the people on stage was also poised. Everyone looked like they had a purpose, and they did. The setup on stage was so that the percussion and wind instruments were in the back, the strings in the middle, and the piano was in

The concert I decided to attend was a piano recital performed by Dr. Stephen Carlson, a member of the Bemidji State University Music Department since 2006. Dr. Carlson is an exceptional soloist who has performed at multiple venues and events across the United States, including Carnegie Hall and Minnesota Valley Sommarfest. He is also an exceptional teacher, providing workshops, master classes, and clinics to further advance his students knowledge of playing the piano. Schools such as the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff, Gustavus Adolphus College, and St. Joseph’s School of Music have had the honor of calling Dr. Carlson their piano instructor. I attended his recent piano recital on Friday, February 24th, 2017 at the Carl O. Thompson Recital

First work they played is called Three pieces from Op. 10 by Carl Maria von Weber. The songs they played is Moderato, Andantino con moto, Rondo-Allegro . Weber is a German composer and an opera director. These pieces were easy to listen to. I enjoyed listening the opening pieces. It was interesting singing the pianists were in synced with each other. In Moderato it feels like the pianist is talking to each other. Like one is playing and the other is playing something different. In addition , Andantino con moto and Rondo-Allegro the song is more of an upbeat type of song. The type of music in opening was a quiet, but fast.