Music Concert Critique

Music is a wide range of creations that everyone is the world gravitates to. Learning about popular music in America, even some around the world, I chose two concerts to attend that were completely different from each other, in terms of performance, genre, and audience appearance. The first concert I went to was held in the Ted Constant Center at Old Dominion University, hosting Hip-Hop and Trap artist and songwriter Lil Uzi Vert. He’s categorized as an charismatic, hyper, and a naturally entertaining artist who young teens to college adults gravitate to due to the non-traditional rap he portrays. The second concert I attend was right here at George Mason, in the Center for the Arts building. Performing was the Virginia Tech Wind Ensemble and
First, starting off with obvious differences, both performer(s) were vastly different. Lil Uzi Vert is a professional music artist who writes and sometimes produces his own music. The Virginia Tech Wind Ensemble and Combined Choirs were students and/or professors at Virginia Tech, of all classes and ages with their adult conductors, Dwight Bigler and Jonathan Caldwell. I would say that both performers are on two different sides of music. The Virginia Tech program had more of traditional, Tin Pan Alley and Classical genres with a hint of orchestra-like performance. Lil Uzi Vert is on the hip-hop spectrum but due to his different melodies and/or tunes of his music, he can pass in the Pop genre also. Another difference between the artist and ensemble is their recognition before coming popular. Lil Uzi Vert became popular from his mixtape single “Money Longer”, along with popularity of his mixtapes in general. The Virginia Tech ensemble became popular solely because of friends and family supporting those who are performing. Moreover, the presence and attitude of the audience are what makes the concert and/or performance memorable. Going to the Lil Uzi Vert concert at the Ted Constant Center was an experience that was quite memorable,