Mass Band Concert Report Sample

At the very beginning of the piece, it was a little bit shaky as the brass was a little bit too loud over the winds. The alto solo at measure 5 was played over the band though and that set a good tone for the piece. At measure 13, there was a good blend between trumpets, trombones, and flutes. At measure 31, the clarinets and alto saxophones did a good job carrying the melody. At measure 51 the band did a good job of letting the trumpets play the melody in the piece. At measure 59, the trombones were the clear melody and they played at an appropriate dynamic marking. At measure 67, backgrounds were overplaying a bit and the nice flute melody was covered. The trumpets did a good job of controlling the melody at measure 73. At measure 101, the band did a good job of contrasting the flute melody because the other sections of the band came in quietly. The alto saxophone and clarinet melody at measure 120 was played above the rest of the band, but if could have been a little bit louder. From measures 128 to 140, it was hard to distinguish a certain melody. The trombone melody at measure 148 could have been cleaner and louder as it was hard to listen to in the recording. The rest of the piece had a good melody, though as it was mainly carried by trumpets and winds. Overall, the band blending could have been a little bit better, but it still sounded

The flute, viola, and harp opened the program for the Chamber Music for Winds and More. It was an impeccable trio. I haven 't ever actually heard a harp when it 's at least 100 feet from me and I can say it was quite beautiful. The studio was not a very big one which worked to everyone 's advantage. There wasn 't a need for amps or speakers as the instruments were heard very clearly and experienced at its pure sound.

The University of Florida Wind symphony performed Persichetti Symphony for Band. Right from the start, as evident in the beginning notes, the tone quality and blend was exquisite. Harmonious notes reverberated from the instruments as the low base rounded out a full, dark sound. No instrument stuck out poorly with against the backdrop of the song because the intonation was impeccable. Articulations made sense and fit with the style, so overall the band’s quality was incredible.

I have played trumpet since I was in the fourth grade -- that makes a grand total of 8 years. I had always taken private lesson and taken a keen interest in perfecting the instrument. At the beginning of high school, I decided to switch teachers and start working towards the district band audition. Just like with everything else I do, I was going to put all my effort into making district band. To be honest, I did not think I was going to make district band freshman year of high school simply because it was my first time auditioning. But when it was all said and done, I received a spot in the district band ensemble. It was the best musical experience I have ever had. I have never heard so many great musicians together before, and to be a part of it was absolutely incredible. I knew that I had to do anything I could to be a part of this group year

I feel that the fourteen members of chamber orchestra and the two vocalists did an outstanding job. This piece was well put together. I loved the harmony that was brought forth between the orchestra and the vocalists. The two vocalists a tenor known as Paul Groves and a soprano known as Anna Larson, did a beautiful job staying in tune. The way that their voices went back and forth in harmony was just beautiful.

This performance course is offered to students with a background in playing standard percussion instruments. Students must also be able to read rhythmic notation at the high school level and have a working knowledge of the keyboard to play the mallet parts (xylophone, marimba, vibraphone, etc.) Students with a strong piano background and/or drumset experience are particularly encouraged to enroll. The ensemble performs two times per year along with the HS Orchestra, and for assemblies and other venues.

The members didn’t go by the particular order that was on the program when performing the lead saxophone player just announced each name. All their songs had melody theme which stay in the chorus of them. The saxophone, flugelhorn and trumpet phrases were all legato during their solos throughout the pieces. In the dynamics during each of the songs were mezzo forte or higher. When each person did their solo they crescendo leading to the end of them. I really enjoyed that the lead of the band explained the background information of every piece that was played I tried to take that into consideration while listening. If he didn’t put his explanation in before each song I wouldn’t be able to understand the main concept.

The pieces were quite odd for me at the first time, first hearing, but I got used to it at the end of the each piece. “The Gospel Train” and “Little David, Play On Your Harp” were African-American Spiritual songs, which I kind of enjoyed, because I was also, very spiritually active. The last song, “Precious Lord Take My Hand” was very calming songs. I liked the lyrics of the song. The lyrics were very touchy that it made me ponder after the applause.

On Wednesday, February 15, 2017, there was a concert in the Organ Recital Hall. In this concert, there were four movements that were performed. The first movement was Oxycotton by Tim Sanchez. The second movement was Acht Stucke by Paul Hindemith and performed by Samantha Post. The third movement was Blues and Variations for Monk by David Amram and performed by Nicholas Gledhill. The last movement was Misty by Errol Gardner and performed by Nikolas Valinsky, Matthew Chanlynn, Emelie Pfaff, William Gamache, and Heather Ewer. Each movement had dynamic contrast and an emotional

Recently I attended the 2016 ILMEA District 8 Music Festival. While I got the opportunity to create and perform music with other District Senior Choir, I also got to hear the District Senior Band give a lovely concert as well. The conductor was James Lambrecht. Before and in between when the band was playing he would explain how proud he was of the group and then he told everyone a little about the pieces. Each piece was a contemporary band arrangement. The band played four pieces: Play! by Carl Holmquist, Rest by Frank Ticheli, Spoon River by Percy Grainger as well as Carson & Naylor, and Galop by Dimitri Shostokovich and Hunsberger.

On Sunday, May10 2015, a concert was held in The Broad Stage. The concert was played by Santa Monica College Symphony Orchestra, whose conductor is Dr. James Martin. For this concert, I would identify myself as a referential listener at this concert. I say this because I am not an expert in music, therefore it would be hard for me to be a critical listener. I wouldn’t be able to tell what went wrong with a performance even if some incorrect notes were played. I was more of a referential listener because the music was soothing and brought my mind to peaceful thoughts. This essay will tells my experience of the concert in order to persuade my friend to  attend a classical music concert with you in the future.

First of all, the first performance was witnessing the praise and worship team lead us into the presence of God. The team consist of nine people. There were three singers, a drummer boy, two cornet players, one trombone player, and two bass guitarist. The service was held in a separate building with about 850 people (young and adults). The atmosphere was very spirit filled and ready to worship. The songs ranged from fun and dance like to very slow, deep words and lifting hands up high. The part I liked most was when the youth would sing out the songs and get in the mood rather than just sit and watch the performance .it was very refreshing seeing the youth just have fun with the band and that they didn’t care how people would react to

There was a performer by the Duke Chorale, it called “The Family Weekend Concert” that happen on October 21, 2017 at 8 pm. During this concert they covered the Duke Chorale which directed by Rodney Wynkoop, Duke University Wind Symphony that directed by Verena Mosenbichler- Bryant and Duke Symphony Orchestra that was directed by Harry Davidson. On the Chorale songs were pretty diverse they did something called "I Thank You God by Gwyneth Walker (b. 1947)" and “Old Time Religion by Traditional Spiritual, Arr. Keith McCutchen and Everett McCovey” but I did not see any relationship between their selections and the rest of the program. The two that I recognized were Mozart and Beethoven that we are talking about it in classed.

Within this short summer session we as a class have gone over a multitude of musical works from the early Middle Ages and Renaissance times to the 20th century and beyond. I was already familiar with some of the selections, but personally connected to specific ones. There is a four part selection that I would like to dive into for your enjoyment. Each selection is from different time periods. The artists that will be covered are Vivaldi, Mozart, Berlioz and McCartney.

We were playing Aftershock and the Star Wars Theme, and though itt took us a couple of months, we finally managed to play it flawlessly! We played through both for the audience and, not to brag, we nailed it! We even got a standing ovation!