Orchestra

On the afternoon of November 23rd, there was a performance by the USF Symphony Orchestra at the USF Concert Hall. Their performance, which was masterful from beginning to end, featured guest artists Jay Hunsberger on the tuba and Dolly Roberts on the harp. The performance began with Fanfare for the Common Man by Aaron Copland, a piece that started with a bang. The pang of a gong, and the beat of the drums, immediately captured and captivated the audience from the start. The slow build that led up

I recently attended the Kansas State University Orchestra conducted by Dr. David Littrell and graduate student Travis Hale. The orchestra featured four pieces, Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Minor composed by Johann Sebastian Bach, Petite Suite composed by Claude Debussy arranged by Henri Busser, Overture to La Gazza Ladra (The Thieving Magpie) composed by Gioachino Rossini, and Overture to Le roi d’Ys composed by Edouard Lalo. The first piece of music performed was the Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D

For my Cultural Event I had the opportunity to attend the UTEP symphony orchestra concert. This concert took place at the fine arts center in UTEP. I choosed to attend this event for a variety of different reasons. First of all, it was a fine arts event, and secondly, I love listening to classical music that orchestras typically perform. I was in orchestra for a number of years during my elementary and middle school education. Unfortunately, I stopped playing in High School in which I regret drastically

On Wednesday, May 27, 2015, DePaul Symphony Orchestra held their 39th Annual Spring concert at Orchestra Hall of Chicago Symphony Orchestra center from 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM. When I arrived, I noticed that most of the audiences were formally dressed, including kids, students, adults, and elders. It was really crowded in the room; I estimated that there were over 300 attendees. After taking my seat, I looked around the stage and saw a huge orchestra. All the musicians were dressed in black, and they

On Thursday, February 25th, the Allen High School Sinfonia orchestra performed a variety of fascinating pieces. The orchestras began the concert with “Concertino” by John Cacavas. The next piece that the orchestras performed was “Prelude for String Orchestra” by Gerald Finzi. The last piece that the Allen High School Sinfonia performed was “Allegro from Sinfonia No. 6 in G minor” by Johann Christian Bach. In the first piece Concertino, John Cacavas starts the piece in the key of D major with a

Introduction Issaquah Philharmonic Orchestra was set up in October 2000, and became a non-profit organization in February 2012. IPO has been performing 3 public concerts annually since November 2003, and its mission is to offer opportunities for qualified musicians, both young and old, to perform music, and to raise the level of music education and enhance the performing arts in Issaquah (“Issaquah Philharmonic Orchestra,” n.d.). This paper analyzes the team effectiveness of the IPO board using

I attended a performance by The Dallas Symphony Orchestra on Thursday November 19, 2015 at the Meyerson Symphony Center in downtown Dallas. There was also a brief performance by The Women of the Dallas Symphony Chorus as part of the last piece of music performed. The Meyerson Center is a beautiful venue with brilliant architecture. The inside of the actual concert hall is set with a mood that makes the listening experience magical. The works performed prior to the intermission and the main piece

transactional leadership of symphony orchestra conductors and organizational performance in U.S. symphony orchestras." Master’s thesis, Capella University, 2008. Accessed November 17, 2015. ProQuest Dissertations

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The composer utilizes Theme and Variations by stating a full orchestra, then following by each instrument family and individual instruments from each family playing their own variations (in order: woodwinds, brass, strings, and percussion) before being stated again by the full orchestra. Benjamin Britten’s The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra reflects two different eras of music his story, Modern and Baroque areas. The piece of music was written in 1946 (Modern era time), but Britten drew