Musical film

Opera. It was the first musical I watched that was not Disney. After watching it, I felt overwhelmed with all the emotions expressed in the movie. Of course, being as young as I was then, I was unable to quite understand the meaning in the movie but that was not a problem. I was more interested in the singing and dancing that was shown throughout the movie. It was this musical that influenced me to pursue a career in theater and movies. Even though I loved the musical so much I never did see

I was able to attend an event with Christina Faith present. It was in an auditorium where the event took place. The music that was playing was calm and soothing. For the first couple of minutes there didn’t see to be much people in the audience. In fact including myself, the people you can count can be done by your hand. Not only that, the majority of the audience was primarily female. The immediate thought that came to my mind was “Am I in the wrong place?” Reason being, due to the description of

May Alcott's novel Little Women has been adapted several times over for the small and silver screen. Its latest incarnation as a musical stage production would seem promising, given the character- and dialog-driven narrative contained within the original novel. However, few of its prior adaptations have been compelling enough to warrant lasting attention. The latest musical incarnation of Little Women is no exception. If nothing else, the theater production of Little Women offers audiences a chance

The subgroup that I’ve chosen for my ethnographic research is Concert Band. Concert Band is a large group of individuals that compose music for an audience, hold for special events, or even halftime at the super bowl. These individuals have a unique sound within them soft, loud, deep sound. With their individual instrument, they can compose a masterpiece; brass, woodwind, percussion they all make beautiful sounds. I’m interested in Concert Band because they are people that simply love to compose

After viewing the two operas, it is clear that there are many differences and similarities between the two performances. One of the biggest differences I noticed right away was the opera scenery that each of the shows had. L’Orfeo, written by Claudio Monteverdi had a much more theatrical vibe with elaborate scenery, props, and costumes used by the performers. The backdrop changed colors and had scenery images to help with representing the setting and time of day throughout the performance. Many props

Music Performance in Western Europe Seeing Europe and it's many treasures over sixteen days in a life changing experience. Not everyone can say that they got to perform in four different countries across Europe or that they have even been to Europe. From sightseeing in London to performing in the mountains of Switzerland there was never a dull moment in our limited time there. It was amazing how different each city is from each other and the cultural differences we experienced. No matter how different

I attended the December 8th student recital at 7:30pm in Boone Recital Hall. I saw performances from Zoë Tucker, Leah Jeffers, Aleesha Yan, and Saif Saigol, all accompanied on the piano by Kyungmi Kim. Zoë Tucker is a soprano and sang the Italian aria “Se tu m’ami” with great pronunciation. Zoë seemed a little nervous at first, but gradually became more comfortable as the piece continued. Zoë wore a flattering black dress with a long sparkly skirt, and black flats. Her breathing was rather silent

connecting with the words that are written is what’s important and it’s not all about just playing the notes that are right in front of him. This seemed to be a big step in his music career and I’m sure it helped to open his mind up to new ideas and new ways of playing such as incorporating improvisation into his music and making the music his own. In addition, he learned what it was like to be in a big band and follow along with other musicians in the band such as Dizzy. By watching the other

The Mitchell MD100 is an impressive 12-string acoustic guitar. It has a true dreadnought-sized body. This instrument combines a lot of high-quality features into one wonderful package. It makes great music on stage or even just jamming at home. The dreadnought body type originated in 1916. The large size of these acoustic guitars improves the tones and the volume they produce. The MD-100 has been designed with care to harness all the benefits provided by this body type. The top of this guitar is

On April 10th I attended the Crimson Slides concert featuring salsa music and a guest artist from Costa Rica named Leo Rodriguez and it was an amazing experience. I have been wanting to see the Crimson Slides for a while because I am a big fan of ska music and I figured the slides would produce a similar sound. The general texture of the concert was polyphonic and I would describe the ensemble as a brass salsa band. There were eight trombonists performing and they were accompanied by percussionists