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The concert took place in a musical auditorium. It was just like almost every band concert, on a stage with the lights above the seats being off and all the lights on the band. It was a very formal concert because everyone in the band was wearing nice clothes. The atmosphere was serious and the performers took their performance very seriously. Since I watched this concert virtually, I wasn’t able to see the audience during the concert, but I’m assuming that the audience was dressed formally. The first song was called “Just Flyin” by Julie Giroux. This opening song started out in an exciting tempo, then quickly changed to a curious tone. It was a very quick moving song that I actually liked. The second song was written by Howard Hansen and …show more content…
They introduced a few more instruments in this song that I didn’t notice in the first two songs. I heard chimes, bells, and maracas. A very short song compared to the first two. The fourth song isn’t published, but the group was able to get their hands on it. It was called “Carnival Overture”, written by Autonin Dvora. This song started out at a very fast pace and it started up in a louder tone then the other songs in the concert. It really got my attention. The fifth song was called “Song Number Two”, written by Arturo Marquez. It started out with the clarinets and flutes playing softly. The trombones joined in a few seconds after followed by the saxophones and trumpets. Just when I thought this song was ending, it started up with a melody that sounded like it could be the opening song for a spy movie. The last song was variations on a hymn by Louis Bourgeois. The band started out playing a church hymn called, “Praise God, Whom All Blessings Flow”. We sing this song in church every once in a while. They played the tune of that hymn a couple times during this song. They changed the pitch, tone, and pace several different times while playing “Praise God, Whom All Blessings

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