I’ve always thought that Sir Elton Hercules John was an old guy with the crazy glasses, who raised incredible amounts of money for AIDS, and supported the rights of the LGBT community years before it was the “right” thing to do. Elton John was a man who had at least one song a year on the Billboard Top 100 list for over 30 consecutive years. His music is solid gold, classic rock. Saturday, November 5, at Chrysler Hall in Norfolk I attended the concert performed by The Virginia Symphony Orchestra with Jean L. Miller of Jeans ‘n Classics. The musical was called “Madmen Across the Water: The Music of Elton John”, and the conductor was Benjamin Rous. My favorite part of the musical was when they played Funeral for a Friend. I enjoyed hearing …show more content…
During this song, I remember getting up and enjoying the great music that I was hearing. I also enjoyed hearing the drummer Paul Delong play the drums in many of the songs such as Saturday Night’s All right and Love Lies Bleeding. The part of the musical that I feel could have been better was the crowd’s interaction. I felt like it was very dull pertaining the crowd, there were only a few people that were interacting with Jean Meilleur. Jean made an announcement and told the crowd that this isn’t a formal event and that they can enjoy the music, rock out or even clap whatever they felt like doing. But, the crowd didn’t respond. I think that if others would have interacted better in the audience to the music I would have enjoyed it better. Something that I learned is that the title of the concert is inspired by Elton John’s 1971 album “Madman Across the Water.” It featured the song “Tiny Dancer,” which Elton John wrote with his long-time lyricist, Bernie Taupin. I also felt like Jean Meillieur was conveying his feelings through the music, for me that made it even more personal to me. It opened an avenue of music that I wouldn’t listen to at
The story of Louis Riel began on October 28th 1844. He was born in a log cabin beside Seine Lake. The same priest who married his parents one year earlier baptized Louis on his day of birth. Many people view Louis Riel as the biggest pioneer of Metis in Canadian history. They base their decision on the fortresses he took and his position in Metis organizations. Others call him a joke and despise him. They base this on him being taken to trial for treason and eventually convicted and sentenced to death. As well as him betraying his country and fleeing when the land's owners were switched ruining a chance for a rebellion and having the nerve to return and restart a rebellion only before being arrested tried and hung. Everybody has his or her own view as what to make of Louis Riel. What's yours…? Hero or Villain?
Looking at this musical brought me back to the first musical I ever saw when I was young, which is Jelly’s Last Jam starring Gregory Hines. Like that musical, Love Jones had a similar effect immersing me in the music and acting and tied these feelings into my senses. Both musical are compartmentalized in a special place in my brain for the rest of my life. To say I enjoyed this play is an understatement, and I would recommend this to anyone who can catch this show touring in their
...ked throughout the concert. The pacing of the selections seemed appropriate. No piece sounded like the one before it. There was a great variety of songs played. There were songs played that were written by famous jazz composers and songs played that were written by some of the performers themselves. This added to the excitement of the show.
On a cold, brisk Tuesday night, I attended the musical called Urinetown by Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis. Urinetown was held in Rowand-Johnson Hall, at the Marian Gallaway Theatre. As I quickly walked in the entrance, I noticed that people were wearing casual attire. I gave the usher my ticket and walked to my seat. This time my seat was located up at the front so I had a great view of the stage. This particular theatre is my favorite, it is very open and you can see from every seat. This musical is known to be a musical comedy which deals with different themes, unique text, and extraordinary technical elements.
Ser Elton John has been one of the most iconic and successful British pop stars since the 1970’s. His music is based from his own life experiences as well as those of his country and of his time. Elton John is known for his passion and vivacity for his career, his fortitude to fight AIDS, his homosexuality and his importance to the evolution of the British and the American pop/rock genre.
The band played together in such harmony and joy, and they exchanged looks as if they're talking to each other and understood by looks. As it turns out the guest go the nigh George Gazone was the professor who taught the band members music. Garzone Played the Saxophone like no other, he’s solos were magical it was fascinating watching him and the admiration his student have for him. The music sounded beautiful, yet seems the band are not well prepared for the evening. There was a lot of improvisation and as if every band member wanted to show off his skills which was really good. Improvisation is an element of jazz I was looking for, also, there were a lot of call and response between the band members different ones at each piece they played.
Every performance was presented with charm. The flashing, changing colors seem to go along with the performances. The director was humorous. The performers outfits were on point too. I liked the color coding of the vocalists, Jeremy, Jordan, and Rowan. Also, Julie wore a pretty suede dress and had a great voice. It was nice to see her come out for the 2nd time to sing. When Spencer kept playing his saxophone in some of the performances, it was just amazing. Some of my favorite performances were Sittin on the Dock of the Bay, Ain’t too Proud to Beg, In a Sentimental Mood, and more. It really made me feel like I was in New Orleans all over again. I absolutely love Otis Redding and The Temptations music, so I wasn’t new to these songs they played. I was sitting in the back (R-125) where I felt comfortable to bob my head to the music. If I ever come back to see another concert, I will make sure to get a seat in the back again. I adore Jordan that did sung the Temptations song. I thought it was exciting to see his enthusiasm while on stage keeping us engaged, but everyone did great in their own way. The song by Duke Ellington made me feel melancholy, the piece was soft. I just couldn’t believe how well everyone contributed and gave an outstanding
Walking in and seeing everyone sitting in their seats waiting for the show to begin was exciting. The hall sat a little bit less than 200 people and it got very noisy considering almost everyone was having a conversation at the same time. Before the show began, I sat in my chair thinking about how we all had one thing in common, the love of music, and it gave me a relieving feeling. We were all there to see Jeanie Darnell, Michael Baron, and Helen Tintes-Schuermann perform a feast of American songs. Jeanie Darnell is a soprano soloist that is known for her “wonderfully bell-like tones.”
Claude Debussy’s La Mer is a very beautiful piece of music. I thought the concert was wonderfully done. The music sent chills down my spine and I was really able to just sit there and listen. One thing I would have changed is having the live streaming video of the orchestra members displayed on screen behind the orchestra. I found it a little distracting because I would find myself watching the musician without listening to the music. I would have liked the concert more if it had been earlier in the day also. Concert music is so peaceful in my opinion, at least usually in the first movement, that I sometimes become drowsy. I think I could have had a better experience if the concert had been at an earlier time because I was already feeling tired when it started. After hearing the music, it only added to my drowsiness. I have only been to a few classical music concerts but I would have to say this one was my favorite by far. The other two I attended when I was younger so that could also be influencing my opinion because I didn’t appreciate how amazing this music really is. We had great...
During the concert the pianist, drummer and saxophonist did a great job, making the rhythm unforgettable. One of the songs that was performed was "Wrapped around your fingers" it contained a romantic melody. While the piano and saxophone then alternated the rhythm, as the passion of the song was motivating everyone to fall into the rhythm of it. The melody which was steady seemed to get faster like a heartbeat by the climax of the song. The sounds were increasingly getting louder until all instruments met at the top with a ban...
Once I let my thoughts return to the music, I knew what lie ahead of me. I tapped the nearest "big guy" on the shoulder and pointed towards the ceiling; the universal signal on the concert floor. He nodded, grabbed my foot, and pushed me on top of the crowd. Once I was up there was no turning back. Soon strong hands were surfing me towards the stage. I had the best view in the house and reveled in the moment. I was fueled by an adrenaline rush that was only heightened by the fusion of the music and the energy of the crowd.
Musical concerts are undoubtedly an incredible opportunity to experience a great aesthetic pleasure by listening to the musicians perform in front of your eyes. The power of music can hardly be overestimated – it can transfer a number of messages, thoughts and feelings through the performed sounds. Therefore the one can comprehend the music in the best possible way only when it is heard live. Musical concerts are often revelatory and highly impressive experiences to me. This essay thereby aims to provide my reflections and impressions of the concert of Gregory Porter & the Metropole Orchestra which I had the opportunity to attend in Nashville, TN.
... mine”. Despite the connection I have with the song, I feel that the performance was below average overall because they really lacked stage presence and consistency. I understand that it is a slower song compared to the others in the main setlist, however, even if the pace of the song is slow, the performer must still maintain a balance between energy and chemistry with the audience which they failed to do so. Towards the end, Zayn’s falsetto during his ad-libs in the bridge section made up for the flat notes sung by the group earlier. He has always been the strongest soloist. I also admired the floating platform they used to float above the audience for this song because it changes our perception. I looked up to them physically just as I looked up to them emotionally. It was definitely a good experience. I truly cannot wait to attend another concert of theirs.
There were several things that I noticed throughout the performance that were understood rules pertaining to the audience. The first thing I noticed is that the people sitting in the stands didn’t stand for the opening performance, but stood the entire time for the main act. This is common during most large performances, but I kept thinking why and how did this start. I could tell there was people would have preferred to sit and enjoy the concert, but felt obligated to stand. The other thing that I noticed was that the general admission tickets, who were located on the basketball court in front of the stage, danced, clapped, sang along, and interacted more with the members of the band rather than those sitting in the arena seat.
Then audience members who were perfect strangers who were screaming loudest would turn to each other with knowing glances and smile because they were sharing the same excitement and connecting with one another over their love of this man’s music. There was no pushing or shoving to get closer to the stage – it wasn’t that kind of crowd. Instead, there was mutual respect for one another’s space within the confines of the too-small venue. Nobody wanted to be the person who ruined it for someone else. It was this respect that made the audience members’ connections with one another that much stronger – we were all here to listen to this wonderful man’s music and see his performance – and, of course, we were here to enjoy it.