Night Concert Report

The concert that I attended on November 4th was the Music of the Night, a musical theatre gala performance, which was performed by the faculty of the Department of Music from the University of Arkansas. They performed thirteen songs that were all performed by piano and their voices. Each song was unique from one another ranging from funny, happy, upbeat rhythms to songs that made you feel sad emotions. Of the thirteen songs that were performed the two that stood out to me were Whatever Happened to My Part and You Can’t Get a Man with a Gun.
The song Whatever Happened to My Part was created by Eric Idle from Spamalot a musical comedy that was created in 2004. As said before the piece was performed only with vocals and a piano, the singer also acted out the song which made the piece funnier and my favorite of the ones performed. The song started soft and slow before it crescendos to a more vibrant and loud sound with the help of the acting. Throughout the piece there were multiple crescendos and had a tempo that increased in speed as the song went on. The only repeated parts of the song was the chorus where she repeats
The piece was again performed only with a piano and vocals and is very similar to Whatever Happened to My part in having a funny tone and an upbeat rhythm. The beat and rhythm is very catchy and easy to follow along with making it easier for the song to be more cheerful. The piece starts slow but the piano quickly crescendos and became loud to follow along with the vocals. The tempo of the song varies as the voice sings lyrics that are short and fast but during the chorus where she uses repetition she slows down to sing and elongates the pronunciation of the lyrics. The tempo, rhythm and lyrics of the song were able to have the audience experience a more positive emotions and laugh at the song’s