Concert Report On Orchestra Performance

Concert Report

The location of the concert was in Downtown San Jose and it was held in the California theater. The seating was appropriate for the ensemble. I was able to see all the instruments because of the risers and hear all the wind instruments because they were placed on a higher level with risers or platforms. The acoustics for the orchestra was very well. I did not hear any outside noise even though we were near the San Jose Airport. The walls and ceilings gave us the reflected sound because the walls were hard. The sound that the symphony projected off their instruments was loud and clear. During the practice, above the symphony, there was a microphone but, I do not know if it was in use. I think that the amplification was not necessary.

There were two pieces that were conducted by, Edvard Tchivzhel. The first piece was called, Piano Concerto (1897) by Alexander

I think that the symphony sounded great to our ears because the performers were all professionals. Although some of the pieces were long the music was great. They had a clear a crisp sound and they were in tune. The highlight of the performance was the last song where the drums were taken place. My favorite piece was the Piano concerto Andante. That piece was slow at the beginning and I loved the slow and dreamlike melody that the symphony projected. But, the piece changed the mood and it went from a dreamlike slow piece into a nightmare fast piece. At the end of the work, the piece had a resolving sound which I feel like it tells me a story. The piece that I liked the least of the third piece. I liked it the least because it was difficult to listen to. There were many sounds from different instruments playing all at once. It did sound like one piece, but it was a little harder to listen to than it was to the other pieces. My interest was held the entire time because each piece was