The music was generally fast and the sound was very brassy to me. The purpose of the songs they were playing seem to be expressing a mood to me, as if the audience should be very awake and alert. It was not calming at all but I'm not sure it was supposed to be! I would say that the overall unifying principle of the entire concert is the range in melody. The choir put a spin on the way I ever looked at lyrics but the melody that they created was both high and low, they just stayed in harmony even when they weren't all singing at one and it was guys vs girls.
On Monday, October 10, 2011 I attended the USA Concert Choir Fall Choral Concert. The concert took place in the Laidlaw performing arts center in the recital room. They played a total of six pieces. Each piece was different and varied in style and tempo. The director of the concert choir is Dr. Moore.
This was a real advantage, giving the listener a chance to understand the story and the emotion behind it. Most of the artists executed this to perfection. 6) Composition I liked the most and why I really enjoyed all of the performances; the talent and passion in each vocalist was overwhelming. Their technique was remarkable; they all had proper posture and their jaw and mouth were super relaxed. The breathing support was applied appropriately and each singer held their notes evenly due to their sturdy diaphragm.
The third piece performed was called Libertango. This was a really exciting and vigorous piece. I think my favorite part of this piece was the section where they all played pizzicato. Everyone played extremely fast and fortissimo, and still managed to perfectly stay together! The final piece they played was called Strange Humors for String Quartet and Dejembe.
The music became sort of a chamber style, since the Prince himself played in a chamber group. Writers are not completely sure when the Suite No. 3 was written. Estimates range from 1722 to 1731, but many believe they were written closer to 1722. This suite, part of a series of four “overtures” (as Bach called them) represent experimenting by Bach, since they resemble a French style music used by Italian-born composer Jean-Baptiste Lully.
From my experience when I attend a recital, the audience usually is involved with the performers and sometimes you cannot even hear the artist performing whatever they prepared. The environment of that recital is of complete silence from the audience, I felt as though it would probably be an insult to the composers if anybody was to speak while they were performing. This was a good experience for me because I actually got an opportunity to really hear what they were performing and appreciate what the composers worked really hard
My all-time favorite song from Colbie is Bubbly. That song had me dancing and singing with her. What I did notice Colbie isn’t a dancer she is more a guitar player. I love the fact that Colbie does know how to play the guitar. It’s amazing how the artist can play and sing at the same time.
The second ensemble and the first ensemble were similar in style, but the second ensemble used considerably less solos and played with an electric guitarist. Some of the more engaging solos were those with the drum, guitar, or piano. One of the most entertaining songs played by this group was a song where they used dueling saxophones which I found very unique having never seen this style of big sound music before. The second ensemble also mixed it up with a Latin American song that definitely added some flavor and enthusiasm from the group, which was my favorite song of the second ensemble’s show. Having never experienced a jazz concert before I came into the Grusin Music Hall with a blank slate and little to no expectations.
NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY A FRENCH VALENTINE CORETTA WILLIAMSON FEBRUARY 18, 2012 HUMANITIES 210-90 Mr. Frank T. Elliott, Instructor A French Valentine On Monday, February 13, 2012, I attended a concert presented by the Norfolk Chamber Consort titled A French Valentine. Chamber music is music for a group of no more than eight players, with one instrument to a part, and no conductor. A chamber orchestra is larger than a chamber group but smaller than a symphony orchestra. It was held at Old Dominion University’s Chandler Recital Hall. This performance consisted of four acts.
So I was very interested in hearing how they were going to prepare for this. And just like the entire show, I was very moved. The girl hit the perfect notes, and had a very sincere clam soothing voice. The song was enjoying to listen, and was very interesting how that song that was complete different genre could be made into a jazz song. I always loved and had a fascination for the trumpets, even though I cannot play; I always found it the best.