Concert Critique Essay

The concert was performed on the Southam Hall stage at the NAC; this is a large hall with extremely good acoustics. It is a nationally known stage, so the quality of the hall is very good. Generally, the audience was very receptive as it was composed of adults, who were all silent. The acoustics were very good as the hall spread the sound throughout the hall without making it echo. This had a positive effect on the performance, because it was possible for the orchestra to be clearly heard from any point in the entire hall. I was impressed by the large number of students that I saw that night because the show deserved to have been heard by many young people.

The student/alumni recital at Victor Valley College and the San Bernardino County Honor Orchestra Concert share their fair share of similarities and differences. Both concerts contained an unspoken theme, expressed only through the music itself. Aside from the different choice of instruments, the concerts are made of similarly structured elements. Inspecting said elements will reveal that these two seemingly unrelated performances share similar structure idea, design, and sense of theme, made unique by the musicians. Before even a single note is played, the concerts are both opened with the usual introduction.

This fall concert was a good learning experience for the Women's Choir and myself. I think that each piece had both positive and negative aspects of them and I also think seeing other better choirs perform helped us to know what we want to become and give us the motivation we need to improve.

The concert was very good overall. I am not interested in the classical music concert, but this concert made me thing different towards the classical concerts. Also I learned about the instrument called organ, very interesting instrument. I strongly recommend going to the organ concert. Especially if Dr. Carol Williams and Martha Jane Weaver are starring, you should definitely attend. No regret

On Tuesday, October 17, 2017, UAB presented a faculty recital. The concert entailed performances by Denise Gainey and Yakov Kasman. Gainey was the soloist and Kasman was the accompanying pianist. The atmosphere of concert, depicted by the music and musicians, was sort of a roller coaster. One minute the mood was down and like a lullaby; next it was expressive and full of emotion; then it was up and intriguing.

I attended Kayla Schwartz jazz vocal performance in University of Miami’s Frost School of Music. Of the bat, I thought this performance would be great because although it was in a small classroom a lot of audience attended, to the point where some audience members had to stand since all the seats were taken.

Before the concert began, I was able to observe the audience members outside of the entrance doors. Unlike the other Kennesaw State concerts that I attended, there was an extremely large and diverse crowd dressed formally. The doors opened fifteen minutes before the concert began and an usher escorted me to the second row in front of the stage. As the performance began, felt a formal and prestigious atmosphere within the crowd. I began to copy my neighbor’s etiquette in order to fit in with the audience.

Prior to attending the concert Swingin’ In The Opera House at Moores Opera House, I had very little experience attending concerts. Aside from few band performances I attended back in middle and elementary school, I was never exposed to the world of concerts and performances. Going into this concert, I was expecting great things since it was my first college concert. To my expectations, everything seemed perfect when I first walked in. The lighting of the opera house was set just right and I could see all the performers lined up in front with their instruments ready to play.

I first thought the concert would include full band, background singers, different lightings and costume changes. My thought was quickly changed when I saw that there was one drummer and the artist with his two guitars. It was very different from the other concerts that I’ve been to. He was really laid back and speaking about his life openly to us. He shared with us about his life as an artist, a husband, father and a follower of Jesus. The concert was very energetic, with a lot of dancing, shouting and sing along. The songs he sung were from his old and upcoming

My opinion of the concert it was something new for me, especially I have not been attending any concert in the US. Usually I focused on the kind of music because, it gives me an idea about the song and how beautiful is.

They also provided small improvised solos for some of the students, with of course the saxophone being the main one. Although, I believe the person playing the bass lacked something. I can’t quite put my finger on it, but it felt like something was off with his playing. I’m thinking it was more issues with technical skills or maybe just a problem with sound. His improv skills could have used a little bit more polishing, but he did used a couple of different, simple scales repetitively. The group as a whole had great rhythm and appealing attitudes towards us, the audience. The audience then reflected that same attitude back to the performers. That made it a lot easier to analyze this performance in comparison to others I’ve been to. I particularity enjoyed the saxophone player’s solos. Something about the tone of it seemed more expressive than the other instruments. Those solos were definitely the most creative and had more complexity to them. This theme was kept through most of the first half of the concert. It was kind of hard to hear or at least catch things that weren’t quite so

For this concert report I chose to go to a performance of student composers held at the Kimball Recital Hall. I chose this one because I wanted to see some of the talent that my peers have in the music realm, and also it was one of the only concerts I have been able to attend because I usually work at night. It was impressive to hear pieces composed by students. I cannot imagine creating something as complex as a musical composition, much less actually performing it, so this aspect of the concert was particularly awe-inspiring. There was a large attendance, and I think that much of the audience consisted of friends of the composers and/or performers. I went with three friends, who I convinced by telling it would be interesting to see

The music played throughout all of the concerts adhered to be diverse. The instruments, the individuals performing, and the conductor all proved to be outstanding. The concerts proved to be interesting as I witnessed them, first hand.

“A live concert to me is exciting because of all the electricity that is generated in the crowd and on stage,” Elvis Presley once said. I agree with this statement. Live concerts, like a high voltage electricity line, are full of energy. It is not just one individual thing. It is the screaming of the audience, the beat of the drum, the strum of the ukulele, the beautifully crafted notes of the piano. It is not only the music, but the special effects set up. The lights, the lasers, the smoke rising from the bottom of the stage, the endless amount of colors flashing through the air. The music is much more meaningful live, and the feeling you have is indescribable. I will never forget my first concert.

Somehow, no matter what we are facing we always seem to pull it together during the concert. I loved the 2 soloists in 1-2 and how much courage they had to give it their all even though it was their first time being in choir. Choir 3-4 always amazes me with their rich sound. They sound so sophisticated and mature. It was also interesting to hear them perform another rendition of a song we had sang last year. Also, the middle schoolers did wonderful with their carol of the bells. In terms of our set list, I would say Gborn was our best piece. I heard the most feedback from the audience about how that song was beautiful, angelic, and just rich overall. I think we could have worked on dynamics at times but it is definitely a song that should be taken to tour. My personal favorite was “Merry Christmas Mozart” because it showed the fun side of us and gave the audience some perspective. Plus, as I looked around during that song I saw nothing but smiles. The most touching part of the performance was when the alumni came on stage and sang “Carol of the Bells” with us. It brought back memories of them being with us. It also signified how much of a family we are even after we go to