The Concert Hall at DePaul University is an old church were concert and plays are held. I expected the concert hall to be larger when people spoke of it. I wasn’t expecting it to be held in a church hall. The Concert hall had about five to six rows on each side. The seats had an old antique feel to them as far as having a red type of carpet fabric on them. The lighting of the hall was dim and the light fixtures seemed had been updated with very nice fixtures. The audience that had attended the opera was a mixed crowd of ages and I would assume that most were in their upper thirties. Not a lot of young college student attended; maybe around five to ten were there to support their friends that were in the opera. The older audience were dressed business casual where as to the younger audience were just very causal/ street wear type of attire. Some audience member’s demeanors seem to be very neutral and others seem to be excited for the opera to start. The performers that were in the orchestra were dressed in black tie or semi-formal wear. The cast members were dressed like 1930’s or 1940’s in New York City costumes. The cast members seem to have excited demeanor and ready to perform.
The Music in Act I toward the end of the act when Mae jones and her boyfriend Dick starts to sing “Moon- Faced, Starry-Eyed” the style of the piece appeared to be jazz. I thought this piece of music was jazz because of the rhythm having a beat that you could clap your hands to and had allegro
I chose the genre string quartet and attended a concert at First Presbyterian church on October 19th, 2014. Because of its location the sanctuary where the concert took place had many stained glass windows. It was marvelous and in my opinion well suited the feel of classical music. The audience was very responsive and attentive. They applauded when the musicians appeared, in between pieces, and at the very end. They were quick to join in the sing along portion of the concert. Overall the people attending were an older crowd but you could tell they truly appreciated the music. The concert’s duration was around an
When I went inside there was all old people, everywhere. I was surprised. I never saw concert like this where only old people are present. They all were in casual dresses. They have wines in their hands and hearing the music in the peaceful manner. I was the only one who had Gatorade to drink. There was applause after every instrument played, and after the voice. Old couples were dancing on the side, I was happy and thinking this is how old people enjoy. There was no loud noises and screaming during the concert. Old man, who was hosting the stage welcomed everyone, and announced the names of donors who helped the society to organized that concert. He announced recording of songs is prohibited and requested everyone to switch off their
The hall was very well lit the whole time during the performance. I expected for the hall to be dimmed just to make the room feel more intimate, but I guess I had a bias idea of what a classical performance should look like. I found the venue to be small compared to what o was anticipating. The walls to the venue seemed to be made out of a white marble and it had a huge beautiful organ as the back drop. There were also two balconies, one in each side of the room, and a large chandelier in the middle that shined on the orchestra below. The venue could probably be classified as a warm/ friendly environment.
The Courage to Act memoir is essential reading for people who wants to know what happened at Federal Open Market Committee meeting on Aug. 5, 2008. It invokes comparisons to the Great Depression and at the same time suggests that Shucks, it was not all that great, was not a depression or anything (Bernanke). But Bernanke is persuasive in arguing that it was pretty damned high i.e. terrible and he and his members at the Fed deserve credit for the fact that it wasn 't a heck of a lot greater. Bernanke pulls back the curtain ornament on his endeavors to keep a mass commercial disappointment, working with two U.S. presidents and utilizing each Fed ability, regardless of how arcane, to keep the U.S. economy above water. His encounters amid the underlying emergency and the Great Recession that took after giving audience members a unique point of view on the American economy since 2006 and his story will uncover surprisingly how the inventiveness and definitiveness of a couple of famous pioneers kept a financial fall of unimaginable scale. The Act provide a means of different points in the banking factor by a central banking system. The Courage to Act explains the worst financial crisis and economic recession in America since the Great Recession, providing an insider 's account of the policy response.
On Friday, July 10th, I chose virtually to attend an online YouTube Symphony Orchestra Concert-2011. Many beautiful pieces were performed by a magnificent orchestra that included more than sixty participants and consisted of instruments such as: flutes, oboes, horn, clarinets, bassoons, trumpets, percussions and strings. Concert’s selections varied in length, temperament, mood and dynamics. Orchestra Symphony gave an overpowering, extraordinary presentation and delivery.
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.
Obviously, the musical style was of the Jazz variety, but what was interesting is that the music was something more like jazz-fusion. Jazz-fusion incorporates different genres of music in it, from smooth R&B to alternative rock. The compositions played were not just simply the traditional jazz we are accustomed to, for example in class we would listen to music that was more smooth and tracks that wouldn’t have such a loud drum in it. Rather, these compositions are more complex. For example, the song Blue Pepper from Far East Suite was a song that had more of rock mix to it. I felt that by incorporating not just traditional jazz, but more of the modern jazz, it added to the ensemble and made it much more entertaining and better.
This afternoon at 12:30, I went to the listening hour, a free noontime concert, at the Music Building. The concert of the day is SJSU Saxophone Studio and Dr. Victoria Lington’s Saxophone Ensemble Concert. Since it is just a one-hour noontime concert, most of the students there just where their t-shirts and jeans to the concert. The SJSU Saxophone Studio students have played six pieces of music in one hour. They began the concert with Sonata no.3 composed by George Frideric Handel (1685-1789). The second piece is Quartett (Allegro de Convert) composed by Caryll Florio (1843-1920). Then the third piece they played is Saxophone Concerto. After that, they played Premier Quartet op. 53 that composed by Jean Baptiste Singelee and Cello Suite No.1 BVW 1007 that composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. The last piece is Rondo, composed by Zdenek Lukas (1928-2007). All of the music performed today is classical music. Only the first and third piece play by alto saxophone with piano accompaniment. And the second, fifth and sixth piece is quartet that include soprano, alto, tenor and baritone. At the concert, I think I am a referential listener. I would think of a scene when I heard the music to understand the music and its mood according to the dynamic changing. For example, in the piece of Premier Quartet op. 53, I would image that people are dancing in the ballroom. When I heard the slow tempo, I think that people just began to dance or have the rest during dancing. When I heard a
For this assignment I chose to compare and contrast two concerts. The first concert is from the modern era, while the other is a Baroque Era concert originating from the 17th Century preformed by a modern day orchestra. The Baroque Era Concert takes place in a large modern day Lutheran Church in front of a small crowd of well dressed onlookers. The second concert that I chose for this assignment is a modern day rock concert from the English Symphonic Rock Band, Muse. This concert takes place at the O2 Sheppard’s Bush Empire Theatre in London, England. The crowd is large and ruckus, the concert is loud, bright, and energetic.
I attended one of the many Jazz concerts held here at Friends University. Somehow I always get stuck in the far back and off to the side of the concert hall and I don’t get to hear the music that well .I usually get to hear the voices clearly or an earful of some of the instruments then I can’t hear the other side playing. This time I finally was able to get a perfect middle seat on the floor. I had a great view of everyone and the acoustics were fabulous. Since I’m not use to going to jazz concerts in particular, I asked one of the music majors here at Friends what I should expect. They informed me that I must have the right mindset in order to fully appreciate the art of Jazz. I should be ready for anything and plenty of fun. So with that, I went in with a completely
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
“These days, concert halls also have remarkable architecture, offering audiences a great show even before they have taken their seats,” says the building data company, Emporis. When concert halls are non-contextual architecture, it makes the whole hall an experience, rather than just the show. The visitor does not even need to purchase a ticket for the show; they can merely wonder around the exterior and interior for enjoyment. Non-contextual designs are becoming more popular which let’s the uniqueness of the site and the building speak for itself, sparks interest, and inspires many of the visitors.
As we all waited in line to go into the concert there was a thrill of
On Thursday April 25, 2013 , I attended a jazz vocal concert at the Music Concert Hall. The first vocal ensemble opened up the performance with a slow rhythmic song called Blue Skies. It began with vocals and I noticed a light auxiliary percussion and drum rhythm. Also, the bass guitarist used walking bass and the piano and electric guitar joined in as well. The first song also consisted of two soloist Regina and Chantel who took the front stage to show off their chops. After the solo performances they fell back into the vocal sections and finished off the song as a complete band. The second performance had a piano opening which led to vocals joining in at the same time as the rhythm section. This performance
This afternoon, I went to the music concert hall where is located in the music building for the listening hour, a small noon-time concert which is performed by the staff and students from the music majors. Since it is a free noon-time concert, most of the audiences just wear the t-shirts and jeans to the concert. Dresses are not required for the concert. The performance today is given by the Ananda Jazz Ensemble. They have played “Running Away”, composed by Bob Marley; “Madalena”, composed by Ivan Linz; “Conejitos y Ananda”, composed by Abi Romero; “La Bikina”, composed by Ruben Fuentes; and “Chukaro”, also composed by Abi Romero. Because this is a Latin Americdan Journey, all of the music performed is jazz music. All pieces played in the concert are an ensemble of piano, bass, and drums. During the concert, I was trying to be a perceptive listener; I enjoyed the music with concentration and paid attention to the music’s unity and variety, such as the dynamics and tempos. I also tried to associate the music with a picture when I listened to it and understand the emotion in the music.