Christopher Farrell Violin Concert Essay

I attended the Farrell Violin Concerto on April 12 which included a wonderfully composed solo violin piece with added instrument ensemble and a customary orchestra. This concerto was played by the nashville symphonists at the famous Schermerhorn Symphony Center of Nashville Tennessee. The concerto was composed by Christopher farrell whose creative talents and composing abilities exceeded expectation. The main violin solo was done by the talented Jessica Blackwell and the conductor was Christopher Norton. By watching the audience I could tell that the orchestrated music was putting the audience in a relaxed and entertained state of mind. Christopher Farrell is a very talented composer and at the beginning of the show he described how growing up, he’d always had a passion for making music. He said that he did not intend on going to college for music composing but later found out that going to college would make his career path much easier. The concerto starts off with Farrell giving a vocal guide to the piece that was about to be played and the backstory it as well.

One piece that stood out to me was Farrell’s string quartet
The violin got quicker and and could be heard in a much more pronounced way. I could also hear the bass play lower notes than it was in the previous pieces which I thought added a lot of character to the piece itself. Once the concerto came to an end the composer held a q&a for the audience. He got a question about his process on making pieces and what he uses to compose. Farrell described that he doesn’t use a piano like a majority of other composers but instead he uses the viola, which he’s had a passion for since he was a youth. He also said how he uses computer programs to record his music and hear how it would sound if an orchestra was actually playing it and this gives him a big