This Upper Strings Recital went exceptionally well, given the fact that we actually had more performers; the performances were great, the audience was nice, and the enthusiasm and effort were splendid. Once again, under the direction of Dr. Yu-Mei Huang, nothing could go wrong with her and her students at the helm guiding the flow of the concert. As we already know I was a spectator and a participant again in this performance and really enjoyed the trajectory of the concert and how it was managed. We the students thank Dr. Huang tremendously for allowing us to gain extra experience on the stage and creating a nice environment for us to perform. In this Concert Report, I will go into detailed information about each performance that I liked and …show more content…
how well the performers did. First, the opening piece of the night was called “Beau Soir” (Beautiful Evening), by Claude Debussy. Reminds of the jazzy feel from Clare de Lune—also another piece from Debussy—where the soprano line features a sort of melodic line. A short performance by Jacqueline Vuong but extremely nice and to the point. From the beginning of this recital one can tell this will revolve around romance and create atmosphere like no other. Beau Soir used to be and still is quite a famous piece for solo violin because of the technical aspect of making it clean. It is something for example, since most of Debussy’s pieces are very dissonance related and thus, any disruption of a wrong placed note or phrase and it could go awfully wrong. Wonderful job by the way, I really enjoy the several small violin solos you have done before as well. Next, is “La Chanson de Pecheur (Lamento)” No. 1 Op. 4 by Gabriel Faure performed by Yessica. The piece translates to “Song of the Fisherman” which basically states numerous songs about men who go out into the sea and never return to their lovers awaiting their faithful return. The first piece of the collection of songs, “Lamento”, which is just short for, “I am very sorry” really expresses the tone quality in this piece. I feel Yessica did an excellent job in producing the sound and emotion needed for this piece. To vibrate on a viola is more of an effort than the violin because of its thicker presence and the strings are just a slight different. Subsequently, another Faure piece by the name of “Elegie” Op. 24 for viola and piano was also performed by another violist, Kassandra Rocha. This one is another step up into viola pedagogy in the listing of advancing in the instrument. Once again, this instrument is harder than the violin to create a beautiful sound and therefore, it is nice to hear a great violist. Great performances by both violists and with Dr. Huang’s contribution it helped greatly. Fourth on the list was me performing “Tango, Por Una Cabeza” arranged by John Williams and written by Carlos Gardel.
This piece really meant a lot to me since this composer is from Uruguay and my family is from Uruguay, specifically my father. So I am just glad that my family enjoyed it because I dedicated my performance to them. The tango is a form of dance and the piece apparently does not conflict with tango at all. It actually involves a horse race and this man in love with women and gambling. At the horse race, there is a prestigious young new horse ready to make a name for himself and there is also an old horse who is a legend are the horse races. In the end, the piece really starts to pick up in tempo and rhythm wise because the race is coming to a close. Consequently, the older horse is much wiser than the younger horse because he manages to stick his head to win the race; that is why the piece is called “Por Una Cabeza”, translation, by one head.
In the end, these were my favorite performances and I truly always enjoy playing with Dr. Huang. She pushes me like no other instructor and really influences my performances each time we play together. Once again, I really enjoyed this concert and would like to thank Dr. Huang for the opportunity to play alongside her in the String
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I went and saw Mariachi Oro de Mi Tierra performed at the Herreras Salon and it was an amazing experience. The whole audience was just so cheerful, and everybody was having a great time. The Mariachi were dressed in black charro suits, and the instruments they had were violins, guitars, trumpets, vihuela, and guitarron. The whole atmosphere was just so lively, and everybody was dress in party attire. The music they played were dance, romantic, and sentimental songs, and the genres were either ranchera, cumbias or boleros. The songs that made people excited were La Bamba (1958), El Rey (1971), Gema (1959), El Mariachi Loco, La Bikina (1964), and Cielito Lindo (1882).
This concert is held by the Stony Brook University music department and is to perform seven pieces of music written by seven student composers. The concert is performed in Recital Hall of Staller Center in Stony Brook University. Since it is a small hall, audiences are very close to the performers. In fact, it is the first time I am this close to the performers and the sound for me is so clear and powerful that seems like floating in front of my eyes. Among the seven pieces, “Ephemeral Reveries” and “Gekko no mori” are piano solo, “Two Songs for Joey” is in piano and marimba, “Suite” and “Fold Duet No. 1” are in woodwinds, “Elsewhere” is played by string groups, and “e, ee, ree, and I was free” is in vocal. Personally, I like the sound of piano and guitar the best. Therefore, in the latter part I will analysis two pieces in piano, “Gekko no mori” and “Two Songs for Joey”.
Many countries have the pleasure of celebrating Independence Days. These historic holidays are filled with nationalistic celebrations and delicious traditional food. In Chile, the natives celebrate their break from Spain with Fiestas Patrias. In Mexico, the president begins the celebration by ringing a bell and reciting the “Grito de Dolores” and he ends his speech by saying “Viva Mexico” three times.
In the first part of this recital the vivaldi, contained a string Quartet. After the first intermission, I looked down at the podium and noticed that the precussions were added which included the timpani, bass drum, tylophone, and cymbals. In this recital Nancy Menk was the conductor, Judith Von Houser was the soprano which played a high note, and Mary Nessinger was the Mezzo-soprano which played a slight softer note. This part of the concert was divided into four pieces. First there was the Magnificant by M. Haydn (the orchestra accompaniment was edited from the composer's manuscript by Mark Nabholz). This piece consisted of strings without violas, two french horns, and an organ.
it is unmistakable that life situations inspired Juan Rulfo to write this story. He like no other person had a greater understanding of how to portray the theme of family especially missing a father as a role model, death, survival and revenge. Moreover, through the use of local Mexican language it furthermore developed the society in which peasants had to live during the post-revolution. Additionally Juan Rulfo tries to add all five senses in the story forming magical realism and a vivid picture that the readers can understand. Overall, the readers learn a lot about peasant’s approach to life after revolution that the main drive was
José Limón left more to the dance community than a collection of marvelous dances and the memory of his own powerful performance. He developed a technique, a specific style of dancing, that could be passed on to future generations of dancers and choreographers. Throughout his career, José touched hundreds of audiences with dances that expressed a profound understanding and respect for the joy and pain of the human experience. In his own words, he sought “demons, saints, martyrs, apostates, foods and other impassioned visions” to shape his choreography. To him, dance was more than a series of well-executed and ingeniously shaped movements; it was the inevitable expression of the human spirit. Limón’s dancers were taught to transcend their rigorous technical training in order to find their own dramatic and emotional motivations for
For my first concert report, I have decided to attend the Applied Music Student Recital. The musical performance was at Palomar College on February 27, 2015 from 1:00P.M.--2:00P.M. at the performance lab room D-10. The type of music that was presented at the concert was a brass ensemble, chamber music, classical, contemporary, jazz, opera, percussion, and many vocal arrangements. There was a total of eight musical Palomar College student performers who are majoring in music theory. I am only going to focus on a few of the musical pieces that I enjoyed most. The majority of the performers were dressed in formal attire. As the men were dressed in a dress shirt, a tie or bow tie of their choice, black slacks, and dress shoes. As for the women, they wore dresses, skirts and dress shoes. Also there was a pianist, accompanist who is a Palomar College music teacher named Ruth Weber. The performance was in a music concert hall with roughly fifty audience members.
It is full of romance, chaos, and excitement, all at the same time. This piece also takes lots of skill to play because it is so unique. The piece also has broad appeal. It is different from most classical compositions, which makes it something that stands out to the audience, and makes it something that they will listen to. Another thing that this work is filled with is emotion, variety, and imagination.
Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E Minor is a staple in professional violin literature. The music starts out with the solo violin playing the main theme. It is noted that before Mendelssohn officia...
The climax of the story has a few layers of drama that really bring out the problems between the characters. We see Santiago and his half brother Cheche battle about the future of the factory; this affects Santiago's relationship with his wife who doesn't know about all the debt and risks he has taken. Then there's Conchita and her husband Paloma, who are experiencing marital issues which become heightened by the seductive lector Juan Julian. Both couples have personal conflicts with one another as well as external issues that affect their lives. The play had interesting parts to it such as infidelity and abuse of sexual nature. some very sensual parts; like infidelity and sexual abuse but were carried out by the cast with immense care and genuineness. Gomez does a really good job of bringing out emotional performances from the actors. This really took me on an emotional/visual roller coaster. The characters moved from happy to angry and from night to day with great ease. Scenes were so realistic and I found myself really engrossed in the story. Gomez interpreted the script really well and I think he related to the story. The story felt natural and cohesive,like it was his
The history and development of tango can be divided into three stages, the first stage being La Guardia vieja, or Old Guard, which lasted until 1920. During this time, tango had emerged as a genre of instrumental music. The form during this time consisted of three parts, with different sections (ABC). This form usually uses four instruments: flute, violin, guitar and bandoneon. The most famous tango ever written is from this time period, Gerardo Matos Rodrigez’s “La cumparsita.” This early tango used rhythms related to habanera and milonga in duple meter and began to slow the tempo down during the 1910s. During this time, a quadruple meter with sharp accents was also adopted. Marcato and sincopa, two new patterns, established the harmonic and rhythmic foundations of more recent tangos.
That brings us to the last segment of our concert, the Modern Era. Traditoinal musical instruments in the modern period have not changed nearly as much as they have in the 18th and 19th centuries. There have been gradual iterations of musical instruments within the 1900’s, such as updates to the violin family. There were many new instruments created in the Modern Era, all of which focused around electricity. This evening’s selections do not include any such selections with electronic instruments; however, there are arrangements available for the electric instruments such as the organ, keyboard or syntehsizer, or electric guitar.
Mariachi, for those people who do not know what it is, is a band. There is nothing (besides the food) more cultural for the mexicans than the Mariachi. It describes us as a culture, and it differs us from many Hispanics. Mariachi is an expression, culture, and a very unique form of music. The songs, describe from love to hate, death, politics, it tells us a story. I remember the first time I entered to my mariachi class, the teacher asked us what instrument did we wanted. I did not know all the instruments, but I chose violin, with no thinking. For me, playing an instrument right is not the same as feeling the instrument and making people feel something when you play.
2. The Argentine Tango As Social History, 1880-1955: The Soul of the People (Latin American Studies, Vol 3)
The melodies of Argentina have been viewed around the globe as one of the most tantalizing, romantic, extravagant, popular display of emotion. The Tango, originating from Argentina, is widely popular around the world. Some see the Tango to be just a dance; however, the people of Argentina see it as a genre of music as well. The Tan...