Reflection On Thomas Fellow And Reentko Concert

Although I enjoyed the concert, it was very different than how I normally think of jazz. It sounded as if they're playing could've been improvisatory. Although I know that's not the case, at many parts it felt like there were three musicians playing separate pieces that didn't go together. It felt very free, and possibly purposely made to be unique. As they announced titles, they would indicate where the song comes from. Sometimes, they would indicate one of their band members and sometimes it would their version of someone else's song, such as their song “The Robots.” You can see the personalities of the musicians as they play and in their songs. The drummer, Dave King, wrote one of their songs “Keep the Bugs Off Your Glass and The Bears Off Your Ass” and was the most freestyle player. He seemed to have fun, and looked like he was completely free as he played. After relistening to the songs at a later point, I can confirm that not just his playing, but the entire song wasn’t exactly the same, which leads me to believe they do a lot of freestyle typical in jazz. Specifically, Dave King was very humorous throughout the concert. He would tell jokes the entire time between songs, and told a story about his big dream to give out ice cream at their concerts one day. Out of all of them, his personality and playing shined out the most. The performance showed clear elements of jazz and popular music as they played, using syncopation, freestyle, and melodies to musically communicate with the

The immersion into two different styles of music was very exciting. I enjoyed each of the concerts due to the sheer diversity I experienced. The Beyoncé concert was, of course, more familiar to me. The energetic performance and dancing by Beyoncé and her troop of dancers were particularly captivating which an actual trademark of Beyoncé concerts. The concert featured her performing a couple of singles which varied slightly in style too. The concert is a perfect illustration of modern pop music. The concert by the Croatian Baroque Ensemble was different. I am not an enthusiast of classical music so it was nice for a change. The performance featured a group of performers clad in black. There was virtually no movement around the stage and the

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.

The La Jolla Symphony concert was held on a warm Saturday night, May 5th, and it was definitely a memorable experience, since it was the first symphony concert that I have ever attended in my life. The whole atmosphere was very engaging and the music itself was very different in an insightful way. Over the course of the concert, five pieces were played as Sameer Patel conducted. Each piece was incredibly unique in their own way and did associate themselves together and also to many of the concepts we have learned in class. The concert overall was astonishing that I enjoyed every second of it and will now attend as many more symphonies as I can.

The combination of Colin’s deep soulful voice and the bass pedal he used to keep a beat made the performance one that you could feel in your chest. As far as Colin’s voice is concerned, he didn’t seem to have extensive range in his vocal performance, however, he was able to maintain a consistent tone throughout each song. His songwriting felt a bit heavy handed at times, often making direct references to places or locations rather than obscuring them through metaphor as many song writers do. Regardless, it was clear that each song had personal meaning and was meant to tell a story. Everything considered the performance was definitely a good experience and I wouldn’t hesitate to see Colin again if he played a venue near

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 second performance that I attended was probably my most favorite. Having a background in playing the trumpet watching a listening to Christian Gordon play was simply dazzling. On Saturday October 2nd his trumpet produced a buzzing sound that started a standing wave tremor in the air. The sound produced by the blowing of air through his closed lips electrified the room. He started his piece with a loud but mellow sound arrangement that to me sounded different and had a very peculiar start to a trumpet concert. But as he continued you could actually feel the tone of the song to change very slowly, his piece in the art of song was very emotional almost like a roller-coaster. In all it really intrigued from his crazy start to a relaxed middle and a soft end. In all his performance was great, his ability to control the trumpet and its vigorous demands really amazed not only me but the crowd as well, to him you could tell it was comforting when the crowd gave him a standing ovation.

The experience was not new to me as I have been in music nearly my entire life. i did however expect this concert to be as boring as the first one but I was actually very pleasant mostly because I just liked the music they played better. In my opinion I do think this type of music is underappreciated mostly because of the amazing amount of skill and hard work that goes into it. When I look at famous the most famous performers (lady gaga) and think of these musicians, in my mind there is no doubt that the actual musicians such as the ones I saw in this concert at least be half as famous, but unfortunately they don’t even come close. These talented and

Overall the concert was great, but I enjoyed myself more than I expected. Their music is intimate, stylish, and passionate. If you missed out on the performance at the Jazz showcase, you be able to look up their music online or buy their most recent recordings at the Jazz showcase if you're ever in Chicago.Their next performance is Friday, July 23, and is definitely worth checking

On the whole, this concert was a new but pleasant experience for me, because it was my first time attending a school jazz concert. For the most part, there was consonance in all of the songs played by this band along with a slow, mellow tempo. The tunes and melodies were repetitive as well as groovy. Notably, the genre of the majority of the songs was Jazz, and they were mainly songs by Gordon Goodwin. I thought it was very unique how most of

The guitar recital performed by Noe Garcia was an amazing experience for me. I enjoyed some of the songs he played specifically like, Aire Istmeno made by Gerarodo Tamez, Sonata K.391, and Sonata K.178 made by Domenico Scarlatti. Aire Istmeno is a very polyphonic textured song, and due to its level of difficulty to play such a song so effortlessly smooth, with no flaws to my recognition it captured my attention greatly. The melody of the song sound like it would be played in the movie, The Legend of Zorro, it really has a Mexican sound to it. Also, what I like about the song is how it changes from a dramatic type style to a very smooth and melodic sound. The performer (Noe Garcia) really did do a great job at playing all the songs. The second

But in my opinion his bass was not equally focused as Dr. Tot’s guitar. The main reason is that, the theme demands for more guitar than the bass. Therefore he was not able to show off his full talents to the audience, but he did his best on the portions which was given to him. He also have experience with many graceful artists in the industry. Coming back to music, there were so many variations on the melody since there were many changes on the rhythm. I felt there were elements of surprise in the music. As a listener, the music was easier to comprehend compared with classical music with many instruments. It is very hard to keep track of the melody, and the

I think that the performer’s ability was appropriate for their location and for their audience because the tone quality of the musicians sounded very rich and clean. When I listened to the performance, I was able to hear all of the different parts of the piece clearly, which has made me much more conscious of the balance and dynamics of each phrase when I play. The texture of the pieces played was very rich and full because an orchestral piece is designed to have a good balance of instruments and good range of frequencies of sound that has lots of different things happening at the same time.

I loved how the band was based on improvisation and solos. I think that was the main reason I like the presentation. MY overall impression of the live jazz band is that even though they are improvising, they all now their parts, they all now the rhythm that they have to follow, basically, all they do is go with the flow supporting each other. This was different from other experiences because, other band concerts follow the same organization of the song over and over. With jazz is a different story, a jazz band will never play the same song two times the exact same way. That is going to be imposible because they play based on their emotion at that time. Obviously they have to follow a scrip in some point of the song but when they get to the improvisation, they just let it go and other bands from other genders do not do

This may sound trite, but the concert as I saw it is best described by the name of the band, the Fabulous Superlatives!!! On every level this was a concert I will remember for a long time.