Concert Review MT101 Boston Symphony Orchestra Nov.7th Saturday night Show To begin my review of this concert‚ I would like to first briefly talk about foundation history of Boston Symphony Orchestra. This orchestra was founded in 1881 by Henry Lee Higginson. The first conductor was George Henschel who was a famous bastion as well as an orchestra conductor. He was also a close friend of famous composer‚ Johannes Brahms. The current conductor of the orchestra is Andris Nelsons who is also the music
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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
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Concert Report The concert that I attended was the Competition Recital for the 2011 Honors Recital during the Stander Symposium at the University of Dayton. The songs that I heard were very well done and performed‚ but in reality only 2 songs from this concert really stood out to me. The first song that really got my attention would have had to been the Jewel Aria from Faust. The reason why I was attracted to this song was due to the fact that I have never really been to an opera. I felt the
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I was not in a class band‚ and although marching band motivated me to join a concert band‚ watching these guys play was the final push I needed to join. I took up playing saxophone the end of my junior year‚ and although knowing how difficult it would be to try and get on the level of the other kids‚ who have been playing far longer
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“The Beatles” Rooftop Concert The Last Gig Filmed in January 1969 The Beatles were a rock and pop band from Liverpool‚ England that formed in 1960. The Beatles were not only legendary‚ the group also went on to transform popular music to a highly commercial art form over the next decade. On a cold day in January 30 1969‚ The Beatles‚ who hadn’t played live since 1966‚ took to the rooftop of the headquarters of Apple Records‚ located at 3 Savile Row‚ in central London. And there they played an
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The first concert I choose to attend was the UMKC ensemble series. It featured the wind ensemble and the wind symphony. The first song that Joseph Parisi‚ conductor‚ started with was “The Duke of Marlborough Fanfare” by Percy Grainger starts off very slow and deep with the melody being played by the woodwinds. The melody also sounds very prideful as if it is part of an end of a war and they feel proud of what they accomplished.This piece was well played and I enjoyed listening to it. The second
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successfully opened in Shanghai from the beginning of the May to the end of October; and the aim of Shanghai Expo is universally acknowledged as “better city better life”. “Colorful Concert” will be held during the period from October first to October seventh in 2010 at Shanghai Grand Theatre. The aim of the concert is “colorful music colorful life” because people are increasingly busy at working in the modern society while ignoring proper rests. Furthermore‚ reminding people the importance of our
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Maria Full of Grace and The Piano Teacher‚ by Elfriede Jelinek‚ both follow the story of females struggling to gain confidence about and control over their own bodies. In Maria Full of Grace‚ Maria Alvarez struggles with her problems of poverty‚ pregnancy‚ and desire for independence which ultimately leads her to be a drug mule. Her life is subsequently controlled‚ for the most part‚ by the drug dealer who is powerful and able to influence her life. In The Piano Teacher‚ Erika Kohut has little
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On Sunday‚ Novermber 20‚2016 at 2:00 pm‚ The New York Youth Symphony performed at the carnegie hall Stern Auditorium. The program includes VIET CUONG Neon‚ BRAHMS Symphony No. 3‚ BRUCH Violin Concerto No. 1‚ and RAVEL La valse. The first piece of music was VIET CUONG Neon. I couldn’t get in the carnegie hall on time due to subway lateness‚ so I couldn’t listen the VIET CUONG Neon. When I entered the auditorium‚ everyone was clapping already. I was kinda disappointed because I didn’t have the chance
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Online December 4‚ 2016 Concert Assignment Studio Big Band Concert Attending a Jazz concert was something new to me. The concert that I attended was at the University of Redlands School of Music. The performing band was called Studio Big Band and was under the direction of David Scott. It was held in the Casa Loma Room which was large and had the ability to hold many excited music lovers. It started at 8pm and was about an hour long. Since this was my first jazz concert‚ I wasn’t sure was to
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