Concert Review : The Concert

Musical Time Period: As far as the musical time period we haven’t covered the Classical era yet in class. However, new developments such as Mozart’s daring harmonies and the rise of opera music were characteristics new to the classical era.

On the night of February 11, 2017, Sarah and I traveled to the Music Hall at Fair Park to see Broadway’s hit “An American in Paris.” This was one of the most breathtaking shows I have ever experienced. From the talented dancing, magnificent acting, and wonderful singing it was a great way to spend my night! George and Ira Gershwin composed the music in this show the and the performers did a fabulous job making it entertaining. It was an amazing show to get to write about for my last Honors Paper, and I hope to see it again one day.

The next movement was very upbeat and I loved the melody that he wrote for the violins.

On the evening of Tuesday, November 28 at 7:30, I attended the UNG Instrumental Honors Recital. To be quite frank, I was entirely unsure of what to expect as I had never attended an instrumental concert before. The entire evening had a semi-formal air about it, despite the casual t-shirts and jeans many people were wearing. Each musician would step on stage to a completely silent audience, settle on the provided chair if necessary, take a deep breath, and then finally let the music sweep them away as they played for the audience. The passion and emotion each musician had was clear from the intensity of their respective facial expressions, which changed depending on what piece they were playing.

On April 21, 2014 I watched the online performance of Sleeping Beauty performed by the Jacobs School of Music at the Musical Arts Center in Indianapolis. I have never personally been to the Musical Arts Center, but from the online streamed video, the place looks magnificently huge and phenomenal. The stage was absolutely stunning. It was big, vibrant, and breathtaking. It made it look as if you actually went back in time and were a part of the performance. The stage was enhanced with beautiful cool, calming purples, pinks, and blues that matched the performers’ outfits to a tee. It reminded me of royalty. Each performer had gorgeous outfits for every act, and I must say, the designer did a fabulous job.

The concert that I attended was the Euclid quartet at the first Presbyterian Church. The church itself wasn’t very big but there was a lot of people there and it made it really hard to find a parking space. On the inside the church looked like any ordinary chapel. The large amount of people that were there were dressed very nice and once again I was under dressed. I did however notice more students at this one than I did at BVSO and they were also underdressed which made me feel better. The performers were very composed and acted like typical performing musicians.

For my first concert report of this semester, I attended the Chamber Music Concert put on by the Bronx Arts Ensemble. The performance consisted of three chamber pieces from the classical and early romantic periods; “String Trio in B Flat Major, D. 471” by Franz Schubert, “Quartet in E Flat Major, Op. 2 No. 1” by Bernhard Henrik Crusell, and “Divertimento in E Flat Major, K. 563” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Each song was played in true historic fashion (although we only heard four of the six movements from Mozart’s composition), and it was very stimulating to be able to see the music we have been listening to in class being played live.

Notes from “It’s Only Love” by The Beatles sounded through Norris University Center on Wednesday to kick off Lunch on the Lake, a six-week series of noontime concerts featuring live music and BBQ food.

In this recital report, I will write about Grant Miller’s recital. This recital took place on Saturday, April 30, 2016 7:00 .m at the Holsclaw Hall, University of Arizona school of music. Mr. Grant Miller presented this recital in partial fulfillment of the Master of Music degree. Mr. Grant Miller played 5 music including, Rossiniana by Mauro Giulani, From Lute Suite IV BWV 1006 a by Johann Sebastian Bach, From Las Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas by Ástor Piazolla, Invocacíon y Danza by Joquín Rodrigo, and lastly Valseana by Sérgio Assad.

I attended the Studio Recital: Voice on November 30th at 5pm in Souers Recital Hall. This was a vocal recital of the students of Professor Mari Opatz-Muni. This concert featured vocal soloists Delaney Roberts, Karl Sissman, Kyra Klontz, Coartney Freeland, Cameron Warland, Kayla Fields, and Nick Karayianopoulos, as well as pianists Janice Murray, Kang Ning Yong, Clare Schuch, and Frank Wang. The only instrument used in this concert was the piano, every song featured just the piano and the singer.

I remember first picking up the saxophone in 6th grade. Every concert and every practice session led up to this moment. Years of performances and trials shaping me into the best musician I can be. It all led up to this one audition, the audition for UNC Charlotte's music department. To do what I love for the rest of my life all rode on this one audition.

On November 22, 2015 I went to the Broward Center for The Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida to see the musical: Newsies; choreographed by Christopher Gattelli and Lou Castro. The style of dance that appeared to be most evident to me was contemporary musical theatre along with some tap. In terms of technique, I noticed they really used their plie to help launch them into all of their jumps and leaps; this is something I noticed the most in the fight scene. After seeing their usage of plie, I thought of when you said, “Always think upwards” in class because even when they were plie-ing it still looked like an upward motion because it launched straight into those high leaps. I also noticed their portdebra was similar to the loose, sporty

Two of the compositions that attracted my attention were the seven variations on Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen and Arpeggione Sonata, Allegro moderato. The performers were in sync almost perfectly and had unique

On Friday, November 06, 2015 at 7:30 pm, I attended the conservatory orchestra concert conducted by George Rothman that was held in the Whitman Theatre of the Conservatory of Music of Brooklyn College. There were four pieces of music during this concert. The first piece of music was “Belshazzar’s Gastabud” (Belshazzar’s Feast), op.51 by Jean Sibelius. The second piece of music was “Le Tombeau de Couperin” by Maurice Ravel. The third piece of music was “Le Festin De L’Araignee” (The Spider’s Feast), op. 17 by Albert Roussel. The last piece of music was Symphony No.1 in D major, “Classical,” op.25 by Sergie Prokofiev.

As you have most likely already read on my data sheet, I listened to Dr. Joe and Friend play at Ayuthai Restaurant on November 12th. The venue features jazz ensembles pretty often, although I am not sure why… Are the Thais even bigger fans of jazz than the French, or is it a personal preference of the venue owner? My first concert experience was overall pretty good. I had a difficult time recognizing selections so I had to stay for the full two hours. I ate a lot of Thai food. Appetizer, entree, and dessert… I would have felt like a pig if the couple seated next to be hadn’t order over double the amount of food I did. Point being, I highly recommend Ayuthai Restaurant, and now onto my critique.