Music ensemble

The Brigham Young University presentation of the University Chorale on December 10th consisted of two choirs: The University Chorale Evening choir, and the University Chorale Day choir. Both performed at the de Jong Concert Hall Harris Fine Arts Center, with the Evening choir conducted by Paul Broomhead, and Hollie Pratt as the assistant conductor. The Day choir, was conducted by Christopher Downard, with Kameron Kavanaugh as the assistant conductor. The first song the Evening choir performed

diaspora on American culture. Shawn distinguished himself by submitting an exceptionally well-researched and interesting essay on the influence and communal purpose of the organ throughout American culture that characterized the intersectionality of music and its communities. His ability to communicate his thesis in a clear, concise and well researched manner distinguished him from his fellow classmates. Overall, I would rank him in the 95th percentile of students that I have taught in the past several

I attended the Jazz Ensembles Concert, The Music of Duke Ellington, on Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at the Griffin Concert Hall, University Center for the Arts. I was not really sure what to expect since I had never experienced Jazz in a concert hall setting, however, I believe I am still able to make an informed and unbiased review. Not only was this my first Jazz concert, but it was also my first time visiting the University Center for the Arts. I was greeted immediately and with a very welcoming

the University of South Alabama, there was Jazz Ensemble Concert directed by Tracy Heavner. The night was filled with the rhythmic groove of jazz. By writing this report I hope to show you, the reader, a new perspective of Jazz Music. The first piece, Lady Bird, by Tadd Dameron was written in 1939. The Jazz Ensemble began the piece by putting their full hearts in it. By using repetition of the melody in the saxophones and clarinets it helps the ensemble build suspense. Once the tenor saxophone comes

This essay serves as a succinct analysis of “Satire, Fantasy and Fiction”, a concert performed by the Wind Ensemble on April 1, 2017, at the Lorimer Chapel at Colby College. The essay grounds itself in the work of Christopher Small and offers up an explication of the social cues and conformities that shape the musical operation of the ensemble. Say Hello to the Heterodoxy The Chapel echoes of chatter as one walks through the halls and is greeted by the usher, who hands out a programme of the event

Music has always been an important factor throughout my life, it helps me when I’m feeling down and gives me some type of relief. Because of this, it leaded me to take this course which ventured into different cultures and the music within them. I chose to go with the Brazilian and Chinese ensembles because they were the two cultures I was least familiar with. Growing up my family had friends who were born in brazil and would tell me stories of what it was like to live there, which has always had

a famous female drummer known for participating in a variety of big bands, small combos, and all-female orchestras. Smith grew up in Mount Calvary, Wisconsin with seven sisters. Music was a major influence in her life; all of her siblings learned to play instruments which eventually lead to her desire to join ensembles, such as the Schmitz Sisters Family Orchestra that her father founded. There, she found her love for drums and other various percussion instruments and soon flourished in her musicianship

arrangements, and to learn about new works. You can find lists from publishing companies (i.e. The FKH Music Company Inc., C. Alan Publications, etc.), magazines such as SBO, state contest lists, and string and orchestra teacher online groups and forums. You can also find repertoire ideas in the book Strategies for Teaching Strings by Hamann & Gillespie (Oxford Univ. Press) or in Teaching Music Through Performance in Orchestra, 3 Vols. w/ CD (GIA Publications). You should consider both original works

usually too caught up in the performance to fully realize the importance the conductor, the person waving a thin wand before the ensemble, to the successful execution of the works. According Encyclopædia Britannica, a music conductor is “a person who conducts an orchestra, chorus, opera company, ballet, or other musical group in the performance and interpretation of ensemble works.” At the most fundamental level, a conductor’s job is to set the tempo and keep all the performers in the same metrical

performing group, the PHAZE Ensemble, will be making their concert debut on July 5th at 7pm at the Frederick Loewe Performance Hall, which is housed in the Watchorn Hall building, home to the School of Music, on the University of Redlands campus. With free admission to the concert, the event is being billed as welcoming of all, from seasoned concert goers to those whom for this maybe the first concert experience. This inaugural concert is called "Caged Birdsong: An Evening of New Music" and is themed around