Orchestra

they in Paris in still better than a good day anywhere else.” Popular quote. It was the first time that I would assist to a Symphony Orchestra concert and I was excited for this new experience. Pictures at a French Exhibition sounded like an artistic exposition of French pictures, instead was a repertoire of various pieces interpreted by the Virginia Symphony Orchestra. The event took place at Chrysler Hall in Norfolk city in a perfect Sunday afternoon. When my husband and I arrived were guided to

The National Symphony Orchestra performed on Saturday evening, March 5, 2016 at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The show was divided into three parts with different performance; the conductor for this group is Christoph Eschenbach, the National Symphony Orchestra Debut name is Ray Chen, Violin, & Adriana Horne, Harp, and play Bruch / 2 Prokofiev symphonies. The venue where the performance took place was at the Concert Hall with high-tech acoustical canopy, new seating sections

The Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Matthew Kraemer, played at the Tilson Music Hall on Indiana State University campus. The orchestra came to Terre Haute as part of the Indiana State University 50th Annual Contemporary Music Festival. To hear the orchestra play was a delight. The pieces that were played were by James A. Beckel, Jr. and Libby Larsen. James A. Beckel, Jr. wrote the piece The Glass Bead Game, which is a concerto for horn and chamber orchestra. This was played in tribute

The musical I saw was the Philharmonia Orchestra at Rockwell Hall. I chose this musical because I was interested to know what a Philharmonic musical was. According to dictionary.com it means fond of or devoted to music; music loving: used especially in the name of certain musical societies that sponsor symphony orchestras. My perceived notion of the music was there would be different types of music being played. The first piece of this musical was very peaceful. The tempo wasn’t too fast in this

The Philadelphia Orchestra Percussion Group performed at Widener University on October 23, 2016. The concert lasted approximately one hour and a total of five pieces were performed. The pieces they performed were called, Music of Pieces of Wood, Gainsborough, Seoul Spirit, Zones, and Little Rhumba. The group consisted of five performers, Chris Deviney, Don Liuzzi, Angela Nelson, Phillip O’Banion, and Victor Pablo. The performers used a variety of percussion instruments throughout the concert; however

Introduction The Dallas Symphony Orchestra performed at Timberglen Park on a stage with bright lights. The concert was conducted by Ruth Reinhardt. The pieces performed included John Williams Midway March, Grieg “Morning” from Peer Gynt, Grieg “In the Hall of the Mountain King” from Peer Gynt, John Williams Theme from Jurassic Park, Adolphus Hailstork Epitaph For a Man Who Dreamed (In Memoriam: Martin Luther King Jr.), Copland “Hoe Down” from Rodeo, Anderson Blue Tango, and John Williams Superman

On November 5, 2016 at 7:30 pm the Civic Orchestra played in the Stocker Center at Lorain County Community College. They played three pieces all by different composers. They also had Janine Porter singing one of the pieces. The first song played by the orchestra was Obertura para el “Fausto” Criollo written by Alberto Ginestera. They did a great job playing this piece. It was a great song to begin with. It set the mood for the evening, getting me excited for what was to come next. The musical was

The clarinet is a very unique instrument, which was first used in an orchestra in the early 1700’s. This instrument belongs to the woodwind family, and is normally responsible for playing the melody and harmony of the piece. The clarinet is a very beautiful instrument that really does compliment the other instruments in an orchestra. A clarinet can play as high as a two times over the staff “c”, but at the same time its capable of playing as low as “e” below the staff. This gives it an ample range

Watching two different groups of orchestra musicians perform “Bolero” by Ravel was a very interesting and thought provoking experience. While both groups played the same piece some things were different and somethings were the same. This is to be expected because it is the same piece but it is also two different groups of people with their own personal performance details. Out of the two performances I believe while I enjoyed both of them I was more captivated by the first one. There is a few reasons

the Virginia Children’s Chorus. The Virginia Symphony played flawlessly, as expected, but could my solo equal the performance? In November of 2014, the Virginia Children’s Chorus was invited to do a holiday performance with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra. The performance called for a soloist. Six of us auditioned; I was the only boy.. The try-outs were held at an intensive rehearsal about five or six hours long, but a final decision as to who would be the soloist was not made. At the next rehearsal