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The final event I attended was the All-East Men’s Choir concert, held Saturday, November 19th, 2016 in the Ronald and Lynda Nutt theatre in the Clayton Center at Maryville College. This was an all-male choir that participated in the All-East choral competition in order to be scored on how well they performed their pieces. The choral music professor Stan McGill conducted this performance, with Webb’s School of Knoxville’s Jean Helbig accompanying. The choir performed six songs during their concert, but in this essay I will be discussing three: “Freedom Come”, “Tell My Father”, and “Pirate Song”. The concert began with the men singing the song “Freedom Come”, written by Ben Allaway. Having this song as an opening set the tone of the entire performance, letting the audience know that the performance would consist of religious themes. The repeated chant of the word “Hallelujah” largely confirmed these themes. This song majorly consists of many different performers singing solo lines, with the entirety of the concert
Jones. The song begins at a low amplitude, with the pitch of the men staying at the same low place. The beginning tempo is also quite slow. This lack of tempo change provides a bit of hilarity to the audience, as the performers sing humorous lyrics with a monotone voice throughout the piece. One such example of this is having the performers sing the words “Arg” over and over, in the way that a traditional pirate is supposed to. The melody of the song is quick and easy for the average listener to hum along to, like he or she would with a pop song on the radio. As the song progresses and the lyrics go into more details, the amplitude rises to give emphasis to what the men are saying. This then dies off near the end of the song. This leaves the listener with a contemplative but humorous ending, one that would not be the same had any of the musical qualities of the song
The choir immediately captured my attention and seemed to do the same for everyone else in the audience. I was very impressed by the fact that the choir was made up entirely of college students. It was also stated that some of them sing in the choir just for fun as they are not music majors. There seemed to be an appeal in the fact that the singers were mostly very young. The piece as a whole was also very enjoyable.
The concert began with an incredibly brief introduction from the president of the Rochester Oratorio Society, after which the society performed a piece that is not listed on the program. After hearing the raw talent the choir displayed in their first performance the crowd praised them, and at this time a representative from the city’s mayor office took the stage and presented the society with a proclamation. The proclamation was on behalf of the city offices and expressed thanks for their 70 years of musical performances and education. Afterwards the society performed Norman Dello Joio’s “A Jubilant Song,” which served as a transition for the Houghton College Choir to take the seats of the men’s choral section. The college choir was approximately a third the size of the society choir, but still managed to perform with a lot of talent. The Houghton College Choir performed Kenneth Jennings’ “The Lord is the Everlasting God” and Larry Farrow’s “Give Me Jesus.” After a quick intermission the Rochester Oratorio Society took to the stage to perform Brahm’s Requiem, which is typically performed with an orchestra, but in their rendition a two person piano served as a replacement. Brahm’s Requiem is in German, making it difficult to understan...
... passion while still encompassing an air of morality. In the end, the Civil Rights Movement eventually prevails, marking a victory for the message the SNCC Freedom Singers wanted to convey to the public.
Joan Baez, a famous folk singer, sang her most famous song “Oh Freedom” during the civil rights movement. She expressed her want and need for equality and freedom f...
Many people hail “The Star Spangled Banner” as the greatest piece of American music. The audiences of America’s national anthem seem, instinctively, eager to express their respect by embracing the notion to remove their hats and stand up. However, not many people ponder over the question of what “The Star Spangled Banner” truly means. What does it mean? Why does it deserve so much reverence and honor? What exceptional difference allows it to prevail over the masterpieces of prominent composers like Mozart and Beethoven? The answer is fairly simple. “The Star Spangled Banner” symbolizes America’s perseverance, its set of moral laws and ethics, and its history that constitutes what America truly means.
To the persistent individual, though, there is a body of music in existence that merits regard. It is powerful music written by the youth of America, youngsters who did have a stake in the Vietnam War. There can be little question about the origins of the power which American protest music conveyed: those who wrote such music lived each day with the real knowledge that they were losing friends in, and could possibly be forced themselves to go to, Vietnam. One such group, Creedence Clearwater Revival, made its contribution to this genre near the end of the Vietnam War.
8. Waley, Arthur, and Joseph Roe. Allen. The Book of Songs. New York: Grove, 1996. Print.
On November 16th, 2013, I attended a concert choir, fall choral concert. This event took place on the Wheaton College Campus, in the Edman Chapel at 7:30 pm. The chapel was well-lit, with long pews for the audience to be seated. The concert began with the audience looking up into a balcony, where the ensemble stood in neat rows. They watched the conductor, who stood on a stage in front of the audience, waiting for their cue.
“Reuben, Reuben” was a much happier song and the first of the songs performed in English; however, my favorite pieces were “Water Come-A-Me Eye” and “Great Day!” I especially enjoyed “Water Come-A-Me Eye” because of the percussion instruments that some of the choir members played. Jasmina Begovic kept a steady beat on the maracas and provided a pleasant accompaniment to the melodies of the choir. The other percussion instruments were equally enjoyable and added an element to the song that other songs did not have. “Great Day!” was particularly enjoyable because of the fast-paced rhythm and the energy of the performers. This song had a faster tempo than the other songs and was a great way to conclude the concert. Though it seemed as if the entire concert had picked up speed when the choir sang “Reuben, Reuben,” “Guantanamera,” and “Water Come-A-Me Eye” consecutively, the rhythm eventually slowed down when they performed “Fare You Well,” a traditional American folksong with a rather melancholy sound to it.
Music nurtured the African American tradition and their struggle towards equality in the same century.... ... middle of paper ... ... Greensboro, N.C.: Morgan Reynolds Pub. Carter, D. (2009).
Before the actual performance began music was played. I thought nothing of it assuming it was music to simply hold the crowd. And also I under was the impression that this would end once the show began but to my surprise this featured music was ...
Small, Christopher. Music of the Common Tongue: Survival and Celebration in African American Music. Hanover, NH: U of New England, 1998. Print
Together, the lights and music gave an almost sweeping feeling to the show, the kind that keeps the audience on its toes and the edge of their seats. The music itself is much more classical than the usual pop-rock/contemporary musical more commonly seen today, which dually fits the cathedral-like chamber singing to be expected but also conveys the mood in each song. The point of musicals, generally speaking anyways, is to use music during the highest points of emotional tension, and the score for this show is more stoic in group numbers and touching in solos. The lyrics themselves in group numbers are used in a way that narrates and provides dramatic irony while displaying character motivations. However what makes the music memorable and moreover lovable is the repetition at pivotal moments of the same tune, but in a different key; this transforms the tone to fit the plot.
...composer of this song is what sets a tone of peace, freedom and hope in this lyric. For example, expression like soldiers passing by in an August summer night, makes a contrast between danger and peace. Yet, the peaceful tone predominates because the soldiers are also “listening to the wind of change.” Another expression that depicts a peaceful tone in this song is the expression “peace of mind,” which is an example of imagery to evoke a feeling of serenity, and consequently a peaceful tone. A tone of freedom is clearly represented with the repetition of the idea of “where children of tomorrow share dreams,” as well as with the phrase “freedom bell.” Finally, of hope is set by the repetition of connotative figures like “magic moment” and “glory night.”
The song was inviting enough (with the addition of the children) to make people want to stay until the end. Evidently, the addition of a more approachable songs were needed to get the congregation to