Concert Report: University of Arkansas Children’s Choir Fall Collaborative Concert When I first decided to attend a children’s choir performance I didn’t know what to expect. I walked into the Fine Arts Center along with the mass crowd of eager parents to see their children. The lights were dimmed and the theatre was packed. I among many had to sit in the aisle for the duration of the performance. The University of Arkansas Children’s Choir and Prairie Grove High School Choirs were both a surprising
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INTRODUCTION TO WESTERN MUSIC TOM SMIALEK SAMPLE CONCERT REPORT Return to MUSIC 5 ________________________________________ On October 15 I attended a concert by the NDR Symphony Orchestra of Hamburg at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center. The performance consisted of only two pieces‚ yet both were met with enthusiastic applause and praise. The first piece performed was the Violin Concerto in D major‚ Op. 35‚ by Piotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky‚ with the famous violinist Midori as
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Anthropology 104 TA: Adriana People all over the world have different rituals. A ritual is a repetitive act that symbolizes events that have taken place in the past. Many times it can be religious‚ but it can also be a ceremony having to do with social customs. Rituals are repeated yearly or every couple years‚ it is not a ritual if it is only done once and never again. A pilgrimage physically takes someone from one place to another‚ whereas a ritual could be performed in one spot depending on what
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The Killers I watched The Killers in San Diego‚ California. Event was the Wrex the hall 2012 on December 7th. It was my first rock concert I had been too. I have been to reggae‚ rap and a few house dj concerts but never a rock. Definitely a different crowd comes to these events. For the majority they are mostly white Americans and they seem to be passionate about the music being played at the time. Not so much dancing but a lot more singing along with Brandon Flowers with some jumping up and
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Rituals and festivals have been a part of traditional European life for many years. They involved all religions‚ social classes and happened in almost all areas throughout Europe. Back in these times‚ there were no forms of entertainment like television‚ cell phones and video games. People depended on one another to entertain themselves. People in Europe would also be punished or tortured in front of the whole town to control public outbursts. An example of this is known as charivari. Some of these
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It is very important to pass down the formal rituals of the town to next generations. In order to pass down the ritual‚ the community will need a large black box to keep the folded papers together when the lottery starts‚ one folded paper with large black dot on‚ a stool to put the large black box on‚ and piles of stone. Remember the ritual might vary slightly from other communities‚ but the ritual is an important part of our society’s history and its present. In our society‚ a lottery will be held
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2012 Sports Rituals The only reason why your team won the last game was because you wore your lucky hat‚ and the only way they will win the next game is if you wear your lucky hat again. Is it perchance by magic? Have the gods conspired to make sure your team gets to the playoffs because you wore a particular hat? Of course! It wasn’t just any hat; it was your lucky hat! Rituals in sports are very common‚ and every fan holds their own superstition. Superstitious rituals are defined as
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My Family Rituals My family rituals derive from a culture that dates back before the beginning of modern civilization. The people I speak of are what our history books refer to as Ancient Mesopotamia; “The Cradle of Civilization”. The near extinction of its original inhabitants was as a result of war and religious crusade. Most recently of which was the Ottoman Empire’s massacre of the Christian living among them in 1914. My family is of the few survivors of such unfortunate events. Few people
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Laremie Lemmon 03/30/2015 Concert Report I attended The Works of Thomas Root on Tuesday‚ March 24th. It featured the Weber State University wind ensemble and symphonic band as well as the WSU Band Alumni. There were many pieces conducted and created by Thomas Root. Most pieces were still unpublished but they were wonderful nonetheless. He also had pieces that were dedicated to people that he had come to meet throughout his life‚ and a piece was dedicated to his own mother. The first piece that
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"Baseball Magic" The use of ritual magic is to ensure success over activities in which uncertainty and limited control exist. In baseball‚ players tend to have daily rituals which are seen as superstitious in order to ensure good performance. Players may eat the same meal in which they won last time‚ or touch jersey and fix cap after every pitch and so on. These rituals are seen with hitters and pitchers the most. Baseball and any other sport is never certain‚ a team may win one day and lose the
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