Concert Reflection: Franklin And Marshall College
Concert Reflection
On Sunday, April 17th, I attended a concert at Franklin & Marshall College. The concert featured members of the Lancaster symphony chorus and orchestra. Overall, the choirs combined with the orchestra, presented a full, beautiful sound. Their consonants were crisp, they used crescendos and decrescendos skillfully, and their voice parts were balanced.
First, the choirs and orchestra combined performed Beethoven’s “Mass in C”. This section of the concert featured four soloists who are well known opera singers. What stood out to me during the performance of this piece was the balance of the voice parts. I could hear every voice part, which I did not expect because in my experience listening to other choirs, one or two voice parts sometimes overpower the others. Also, the soloists were fantastic. Their voices were powerful, and they …show more content…
used crescendos and decrescendos in order to make the music flow. Admittedly, I am not a big fan of Beethoven’s work. However, I loved the performance because of the full and balanced sound of the choirs and orchestra.
The remainder of the concert consisted of Franklin & Marshall’s college chorus and chamber singers.
The college chorus was excellent. Almost all of their consonants were crisp and clean, and I could hear almost every word they were singing. Their s consonants were overpowering at times, but overall their performance was very good. Next, the chamber singers performed. Their voices were powerful, but their voice parts were balanced. Although, there were a little over twelve singers, it sounded as though there was a full choir. Like the college chorus, their consonants were well enunciated. One of my favorite pieces the college choir and the chamber singers performed was “Good News”. Not only was it my favorite because I have sung it before in choir when I was in high school, but the choir performed the piece well. They sang quietly but excitedly, but crescendoed when they were supposed to. Their use of crescendos and decrescendos made the piece exciting and beautiful. Also, I noticed that during the whole concert, the performers’ eyes were following the director the whole time even though their music was
open.
Due to the combined choirs’ utilization of decrescendos and crescendos, their enunciation of consonants, and the balance of voice parts, the concert was very enjoyable. The soloists and the singers had beautiful voices which filled the auditorium with wonderful music. I would recommend that anyone who wants to hear beautiful and professional choral music to listen to either the Franklin & Marshall choirs, or the Lancaster Symphony choir and orchestra.
On Sunday, April 17th, I attended a concert at Franklin & Marshall College. The concert featured members of the Lancaster symphony chorus and orchestra. Overall, the choirs combined with the orchestra, presented a full, beautiful sound. Their consonants were crisp, they used crescendos and decrescendos skillfully, and their voice parts were balanced.
First, the choirs and orchestra combined performed Beethoven’s “Mass in C”. This section of the concert featured four soloists who are well known opera singers. What stood out to me during the performance of this piece was the balance of the voice parts. I could hear every voice part, which I did not expect because in my experience listening to other choirs, one or two voice parts sometimes overpower the others. Also, the soloists were fantastic. Their voices were powerful, and they …show more content…
used crescendos and decrescendos in order to make the music flow. Admittedly, I am not a big fan of Beethoven’s work. However, I loved the performance because of the full and balanced sound of the choirs and orchestra.
The remainder of the concert consisted of Franklin & Marshall’s college chorus and chamber singers.
The college chorus was excellent. Almost all of their consonants were crisp and clean, and I could hear almost every word they were singing. Their s consonants were overpowering at times, but overall their performance was very good. Next, the chamber singers performed. Their voices were powerful, but their voice parts were balanced. Although, there were a little over twelve singers, it sounded as though there was a full choir. Like the college chorus, their consonants were well enunciated. One of my favorite pieces the college choir and the chamber singers performed was “Good News”. Not only was it my favorite because I have sung it before in choir when I was in high school, but the choir performed the piece well. They sang quietly but excitedly, but crescendoed when they were supposed to. Their use of crescendos and decrescendos made the piece exciting and beautiful. Also, I noticed that during the whole concert, the performers’ eyes were following the director the whole time even though their music was
open.
Due to the combined choirs’ utilization of decrescendos and crescendos, their enunciation of consonants, and the balance of voice parts, the concert was very enjoyable. The soloists and the singers had beautiful voices which filled the auditorium with wonderful music. I would recommend that anyone who wants to hear beautiful and professional choral music to listen to either the Franklin & Marshall choirs, or the Lancaster Symphony choir and orchestra.