This year’s other two finalists came with their own notable credentials. Justin Brown, 28, originally from Richmond, Calif., is a member of acclaimed groups led by the trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire and the pianist Gerald Clayton, who have been finalists in previous Monk Competitions. Colin Stranahan, 26, originally from Denver, Colo., has likewise become an active part of the New York jazz scene. (He’ll be at the Village Vanguard this week, starting Tuesday, with Kurt Rosenwinkel’s Standards Trio.) As the winner of this year’s competition, Mr. Ross will receive a $25,000 scholarship and a recording contract with the Concord Music Group.
On August 31st, 2012, the band played an outdoor concert at the Gorge Amphitheater in George, Washington, playing a 25-song set, almost 3 hours in length. The venue has been a favorite destination for the band resulting in a live album entitled The Gorge, which was released 8 years prior to this concert. The band reached deep into their catalog, choosing songs from their first album all the way to their latest album as of the time of the filming of the concert. Joining the band at this show was Tim Reynolds (electric guitar), Jeff Coffin (saxophone), and Rashawn Ross (horns). Tim Reynolds has been a frequent collaborator with Dave Matthews and the Dave Matthews Band, often joining Dave as a duet in smaller venues and also on various albums receiving dual billing.
Last year the band tied Britney Spears with eight sold-out shows at Los Angeles Staples Center. On April 16, 2012, the band returned to Los Angeles for a record breaking three sold out nights at the Staples Center jumping past Britney Spears for a record of eleven shows”( http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/touring/mana-jumps-past-britney-spears-in-record-1006779752.story). On May 1st, 2012, Mana’ performed at the Pepsi Center for their second leg of their Drama Y Luz World Tour here in Denver, Colorado. The band had not performed a show in Denver for over ten years. The show lasted for 2 hours and twenty minutes.
Haley Layne Minor Mr. Armstrong ENG 0123 25 October 2011 Sounds of marching bands If you have ever heard a marching band before, you have probably heard the different sounds that make up the band. The three primary sounds that make up a marching band are the brass, woodwind, and percussion. The first primary sound in a marching band is the brass section. The brass section is the most powerful wind section. It has four primary instruments that make up the section.
Concert Report “Take Me Home: A John Denver Tribute” On November 17, 2011 at 7:30 PM I attended “Take Me Home: A John Denver Tribute at the Redondo Union High School auditorium located at 631 Vincent Street in Redondo Beach, California. The venue is a high school auditorium which has recently been renovated and includes new seating with a capacity of approximately 1,400. The program lasted approximately 2 hours with a 20 minute intermission. The music style is country folk but at one time it was considered folk pop music. The music played was that of the late John Denver plus some original compositions by Jim Curry, the principal of this performance.
MUS 250 Music Appreciation Concert Evaluation Form Name of Student: Ruochen Wang Featured Artist(s) or Group(s): Purdue Bands & Orchestras Genre of Music: ___Orchestra____ (e.g. classical, country, jazz, etc.) Instrumentation: Flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, bass clarinet, contra bass clarinet, alto sax, tenor sax, baritone sax, trumpet, horn, trombone, euphonium, tuba, percussion, violin, viola, cello, and bass Date of Concert: Saturday, November 23 Location of Concert: __West Lafayette, IN__ (city, state) Venue of Concert: _________Playhouse, concert hall_____ (e.g. concert hall, outdoors, etc.) Quality of the Sound: ______Excellent_________________________(Excellent, Good, Fair, Poor) Comment: The Loeb Playhouse is wonderful.
Marketing Project Firefly Music Festival MBA 7600 – Professor Bob Haddock Submitted by: Melissa Forte & John Houck Executive Summary Firefly Music Festival is a weekend long concert that begins its second year after an extremely successful event in 2012. In 2012, Firefly broke grounds in Dover, Delaware to offer guests, both near and far, an opportunity to enjoy mainstream and independent music performances. In 2013, Firefly will become the premier music festival of the year. With the ability to take advantage of a large rural-like area with close proximity to arterial roads, Firefly is able to provide a Woodstock feel with a central location on the east coast. There are many music festivals that could be considered competition, but Firefly is able to offer the most impressive lineup that appeals to a far more reaching demographic.
He also has several major compositionsto hiscredit, is activeasan adjudicator, and is a clinician for the Slingerland Drum Company. It was over 200 years ago in the early dawn of April 19, 1775, that teenage drummer William Diamond and fifer Jonathan Herrington led their unit into battle at Lexington with a lively tune named for an emblem of the revolution, The White Cockade. One militiaman noted in his diary, "We marched before them with our d rums and fifes agoing...We had grand music. ''I From this famous morning until today the drum has been an important element in American military life and it is from this heritage that the p h e n o m e n o n of the American drum and bugle corps eventually evolved. 116 The use of drums to signal troops did not, of course, originate in the American colonies but can be traced back at least as far as the eleventh century.
I do believe that he put thought into this but this is not music, there is no expression in this. I believe this piece contains little creativity, this however says nothing about his ability to write and compose but it is simply an opinion. Perhaps if the piece would contain a succession of tones and sounds it would fall in the category of music. If I would have experienced this for the first time in person, I might
Lesane Parish Crooks also known as Tupac Shakur is one of the greatest artist of all time. He still influences the world even after his death. Tupac was born June 16, 1971 in East Harlem New York as the son of active members of the Black Panthers Party. After a few years his family moved to Marin City, California where his rap career began. He started writing lyrics in his High School where he also performed at concerts, the concert led to him being signend with Atron Gregory who set him up as a roadie and backup dancer with the young rap group Digital Underground in 1990.