Ensemble

Instrumental ensembles are vital to the liberal arts core in college programs. Both aspects should function collaboratively, teaching students to reach their full potential, think critically, and develop patterns of rich, diverse thought. While producing a high level musical experience, instrumental music programs must train complete musicians, performers, and create environment conducive to higher level thinking. It is important to design an ensemble curriculum that focuses on developing musicians

I attended the University of Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra and Symphonic Wind Ensemble concert on Thursday, October 8. The concert was located at the Ruth Lily Performance Hall in the Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center. The venue was calming and comfortable. It is a very nice set up, but not extremely fancy. People arrived in anything ranging from suits and dresses to jeans and t-shirts. The environment was welcoming and approachable for all the guests. I was able to see almost all of the parts of

The University of Redlands Wind Ensemble, directed by Eddie R. Smith, put on a show at the Memorial Chapel on Tuesday, November 16th. Walking into the monumental Chapel I was unsure of what to expect. As I walked in I saw the amazing artwork around, the high ceilings, and a wide variety of instruments scattered on different levels of the stage. On the first level there were many small hand held instruments such as flutes and clarinets, on the second there were a wide variety of brass instruments

I have went to Solo and Ensemble a few times in the past, and this year’s music piece was the hardest one that I had to do. It was a challenge to play the piece right. What I go on my piece was what I deserved. The piece that I picked was a class B which was the same class as my last year’s piece. My last year’s piece was much slower than this year’s piece. My music piece that I picked was not something that the Catholic Christian Faith influenced me to play it, it was my choice of which piece

There are many factors that contribute to an ensembles’ sound. Most of which we spend our musical lives practicing; things like tone, vowels, diction, ect. As we begin to make the transition from ensemble member to leader we are thrown yet another contributing factor to sound: conducting. The art of conducting is a continuously growing set of skills for an individual. Many of the greatest conductors have spent decades perfecting their craft and creating their style, while building their musicality

Music Concert # 1 On Thursday April 25, 2013 , I attended a jazz vocal concert at the Music Concert Hall. The first vocal ensemble opened up the performance with a slow rhythmic song called Blue Skies. It began with vocals and I noticed a light auxiliary percussion and drum rhythm. Also, the bass guitarist used walking bass and the piano and electric guitar joined in as well. The first song also consisted of two soloist Regina and Chantel who took the front stage to show off their chops. After

the latest video of the the re-worked J Dilla track, "Last Donut," Ensemble Mik Nawooj, bring Krampus to life in the modern era to see that the children aren't terrified of the mythical counterpart to Mr. Claus, and merely a joke to what he once was. The video's perspective is the other side of the Christmas world that isn't in the norm for Western Civilization, and it's otherworldly visuals and concepts tie in perfectly with Ensemble Mik Nawooj's classical track. Lead by classically trained Korean

On November 8, 2015, I attended the Mixed Chamber Ensembles at Dr. Bobbie Bailey & Family Performance Center, Morgan Hall. I was very happy that weekend, because my family came up to see me. I home town is four hours away, so this was the first time I have seen my family in two months. There were three different opportunities to attend the Mixed Chamber Ensembles on Sunday. I choose to attend the one at ten o’clock with my friend Bria decided to attend the assembly with me and she thought it was

attended Auburn University’s AU Chamber Ensembles at The Goodwin Recital Hall on Monday, November 14, 2016, that began at 7:30 p.m. The concert featured performances from Auburn Bassoon Ensemble, Auburn Guitar Ensemble, Auburn Wind Quintet, Auburn String Trio, Nova Saxophone Quartet, and Auburn Horn Ensemble. The ensemble lasted approximately 60 minutes and offered a very gratifying listening experience. The audience dressed very casual but the AU Chamber Ensemble performers wore all black. The stage

University of Evansville’s Springs Classic Wind Ensemble production, which was performed in their Neu Chapel Sanctuary. The wind ensemble was composed of approximately forty-five performers. The various instruments included piccolo, bassoon, euphonium, as well as the typical wind and brass instruments such as clarinets, flutes, trumpets, and trombones. The University of Evansville’s wind ensemble was conducted by Kenneth Steinsultz. The wind ensemble opened the performance with their own variation