The Magic Flute

Something Called Life “Joyous! How is one to tell about joy?” because as far as we know the people of Omelas do not even know what joy is about and are confusing it with compassion. “The Ones Who Run Away From Omelas” by Ursula K. LeGuin, is a story in which everybody would see it as a brutal and horrific story of a kid who is being incarcerated for his/her whole life as an exchange of all the goodness of the city. However, the narrator lets us know the misunderstanding concept of happiness that

Fear of the dark captures the minds of many. It is in human nature to be afraid of what we cannot see. Yet, the desire to explore the unknown simultaneously leads us into the dark. In George Orwell’s 1984 novel and Ursula Le Guin’s short story “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas,” both authors evoke vivid imagery of the darkness, and its persistence throughout all facets of life. By characterizing brightness and darkness, Orwell argues the value of knowledge always exceeds the comfort of ignorance

Robert W. Smith was born on October 24th, 1958 in Daleville, Alabama. He went to secondary school in Daleville, after which he cleared out for Troy State University, where he played lead trumpet in the Sound of the South Marching Band. Besides playing trumpet, he also studied composition during his time at TSU with Dr. Paul Yoder. Upon his graduation from TSU with a Bachelor of Music Education degree, Smith sought after his musical profession in South Florida, where he earned the Master 's degree

Can you hear it? The conductor taps his baton to ready the orchestra. The audience’s silence is deafening. Slowly, the first strings are played. Soon, the oboe and the flute join in. With a roar and a crash, the timpani and cymbals are struck. As the musicians bend and sway with the music, the crowd is drawn into the magic of the melody. Each movement of the composition is premeditated and exact. Over forty people have come together to play with one calculated mind. They are the orchestra. Considering

During his period many things happened. His entire family composed at one point in time his sister composed with him, his mother, his father, and himself. Along with Mozart, many great composers came out of the Classical period including  Ludwig Van Beethoven and Franz Joseph Haydn. Besides composers many important things came from the Classical time period including the American Revolution, the invention of the electric battery, the invention of the piano, and the invention of the clarinet. The

Hector Lavoe was an extremely enjoyable composer of his time. While you read throughout this paper you will discover interesting facts about Hector Lavoe's childhood, family, education, career, and his compositions, besides when we was born, and when he passed. Hector Lavoe in his early life. Hector Lavoe was born on September 30th, 1946. He was delivered in Machuelito arrio of Ponce, Puerto Rico and grew up in a musical family. His mother is Nilda Roman Perez and his father is Luis Perez. He

Mozart was a prolific and most influential composer of the classical era. As a mere toddler he began to observe his sister’s lessons with their father, developing a keen ear, and showing signs of surprising comprehension. His father, Leopold, was himself a successful composer, violinist and assistant concert master of the Salzburg Court. Both Mozart and his sister were tutored by their father, a dedicated and task-oriented pedagogue. Young Mozart progressed anon, excelling even above his father’s

Clara and the Prince As I walked into The Center for Arts Theatre there was still plenty of seating but there was a lot of excitement and noise coming from the audience members who had already found their seats to watch “The Nutcracker” that was directed by Ashley Miller Davis based on E.T.A. Hoffman’s, The Nutcracker and the Mouse King (1816). The production was choreographed very well by DeAnn Petruschke and Ashley Miller Davis. The costume crew Lisa Ivy and Brenda Linton also did a great job

William Shakespeare uses humor and themes of magic in the play A Midsummer Night’s Dream to tell a very peculiar story of the intriguing dynamics of love. Shakespeare is usually known for his dark tales as seen in his plays Hamlet and King Lear but, A Midsummer Night’s Dream is very different in the way that there is minimal tragedy. In fact A Midsummer Night’s Dream is often seen as a comedy. Even though this play is seen as a comedy there are some aspects to the play that are darker than others

James Barnes (J.B.) Chance. I was already familiar with this form of music since I played it at the Music for All National Concert Band festival with my high school's band. The song starts low, flutes come in in the low register of their instrument and set the audience up for a mysterious incantation-- or magic spell. While the opening starts slow and spookily, and percussion instruments are incorporated, you're driven by multiple rhythmic patterns which require much complexity. Frank Ticheli is a