Winter Concert Review Essay

My final winter concert has come and gone quicker than I could have possibly imagined. It was certainly one I will never forget because it was my very first time performing in every band and choir group. It was a very stressful night but having it perfectly planned and having help from many of my fellow performers definitely made me feel a lot more at ease. This concert definitely had it’s ups and downs and there are somethings that I wish went a lot better. However in the end, I did enjoyed performing and gave it a lot of effort.

The first band performance of the night was jazz band. The first song was “Alright, Okay, You Win” and I think it sounded great. I feel like I could’ve played out just a little more in the beginning because you can hear my notes but not too well. Jeremy’s solo sounded good and I think that my solo sounded good too. The next song was “Fly Me to the Moon.” I

I really like how the saxophone soli sounded both times it was played because they balance was nice. Jeremy’s solo was good during this song too and the end of the song with Jeremy sounded cool. The final song was “I Wanna Be Just Like You” and I really like the energy the song had. All of the solos were great, I especially enjoyed Kevin’s solo. This song is definitely the best one because it always has so much energy.

The next band was wind ensemble with the first song “Eighth Candle.” I really liked the intro and I thought I had a good sound. But the other clarinets could’ve played a little more full. But I thought a lot of the slow section sounded nice. However the tenor saxophone stuck out a lot and wasn’t playing with a smooth sound so it stuck out even more. The trumpet solo sounded good except for a couple of notes but I also think the bass was way too loud and didn’t blend well. Also when the flutes enter there was a little tuning problem. When the group holds out the last chord