High School Concert Essay

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The ISO, International Symphony Orchestra, performed an outstanding concert at Marysville High School with ten entertaining, yet drastic, pieces. Entering the High School I was quite thrilled to hear a familiar piece – Little Fugue in G minor by composer Bach, performed by a quartet of a tenor, two altos, and bari saxophone. What was even more exciting was that it was performed by students who attend Marysville High School. Once sitting down in the large auditorium which I am familiar with, my friends and I discussed the aspects of the orchestra on the stage. We were curious how full their sound will be with only three flutes, two clarinets, two bassoons, three oboes, three trumpets, and the rest of the ensemble with the minimal amount of specific instrumentation. Frankly, we were “dazzled” as the program pamphlet stated. The sound was much more than what was expected. In fact, it sounded almost double of the amount of fullness coming from the High School Band I used to perform with.
Starting the concert, the director Douglas A. Bianchi did not introduce the ensemble, he instantly started to conduct O’Canada, The Star Spangled Banner, and then the piece …show more content…

Akasha (Sky) composed in 1989 by Glenn Buhr, started with a humming of the double basses. The calm, yet eerie sounding texture, had similar patterns in the woodwinds and brass with the support from the string section. This was the part in the concert where I could register other particular aspects such as how formal the ensemble was with attire and posture. The piece was a much slower tempo than the others so far, which allowed me to hear the emphasis in dynamics and the gentleness of the orchestra all together. The four-minute piece ended with the double basses just as it begun. This piece overall would not be considered my favorite, but helped introduce the next piece well because of its slower and peaceful

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