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Concert Report Sample

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Never could I have thought that my first concert experience was going to be in a college class, performed by various composers of classical music. During the concert, I got to listen to four performances. First, the Oxycotton was played by Tim Sanchez. Second, Samantha Post played Acht Stucke on flute, followed by Nicholas Gledhill, playing Blues and Variations for Monk on horn. Finally, the CSU Graduate Brass Quintet performed a piece named Misty. In this essay, I will share my personal experience of the concert and discuss the different elements of music seen in the different performances.
The concert started with Tim Sanchez playing the Oxycotten on the Marimba. Not only was this instrument a first time experience for me but the dynamics …show more content…

The horn is one member of the family of brass instruments and has a fairly low pitch in comparison to the flute. When comparing with other instruments of the brass family, the horn’s pitch is rather high, only the trumpet being higher. Gledhill plays the horn in a very interesting way, nothing like expected. Not surprisingly, he uses the valves and his mouth to create sound. However, what excited me the most was the way he used his other hand. During a longer time, he had his right hand inside the bell. By rotating his hand in the bell while creating sound with his mouth, it helped with the shifting of the pitch, going from low to a timbre sounding more nasal. The most interesting and surprising sequence during Gledhill’s performance was when he stopped using his fingers on the valves and chose only to use his hand in the bell to play while blowing air into the mouthpiece. This made the piece into a completely different story and the melody changed which indicates in a strophic verse. Moreover, I felt like this way of creating sound made the piece feel more creative and modern and less like classical …show more content…

It was performed by the CSU Graduate Brass Quintet, consisting of Nikolas Valinsky, Matthew Chanlynn, Emelie Pfaff, William Gamache, and Heather Ewer. While Valinsky and Chanlynn played the trumpet, Pfaff played the horn, Gamache the trombone and Ewer tuba. This quartet accomplished a wonderful work by the different melodies, pitches and dynamics. While the tuba was heard more in the background due to its low pitch, the most significant instruments were the trumpets. Not only did they provide the highest pitch but it was also heard as the main instrument because of their rhythm. Together, this group of brass instruments created a dense rhythm by providing the audience with several layers of music on top of each-other. Altogether, I enjoyed this piece the most. It made me feel happy, excited and joyful.
My first concert experience turned out to be very different from what I expected. Even though I would not choose to listen to classical music normally, the concert has made me enjoy this type of music more and made me think about how much more there is to music than just lyrics and a

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