In the short story‚ "The Concert Stages of Europe‚" Jack Hodgins establishes the tone by utilizing the aspects of suicidal laughter and situational irony. These help to keep a light and funny attitude throughout the story. Clay‚ the narrator‚ does not take himself seriously and uses the story as a way to poke fun at himself and his unsuccessful attempt at becoming a world-famous concert pianist. Throughout the narration of Clay’s ill-fated attempt at becoming a concert pianist‚ Hodgins frequently
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I saw The Santa Fe Big Band 22nd‚ Annual Evening of Jazz Concert. The band was dressed up all matching. The men were wearing black dress shirts and pants‚ with dress shoes. The women wearing black formal dresses with red shoes. They all looked very professional and when they started playing it immediately took me back to the 1930s‚ the big band era. Most of the songs were of long length and with many solos through the songs. The instruments used to create the songs were: saxophones‚ trombones‚ trumpets
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Nederlander Concerts very existence is due to operating by the principles of Capitalism carefully practiced by the Nederlander Family for the last 100 years. They have survived the great depression of 1929 and the recession of 2008; obviously they are doing something right. Under Capitalism‚ David Nederlander was free to invest his money into a new business by leasing the Detroit Opera House back in 1912. David was not encumbered by Government or outside control in how he managed his business
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As a surprise for my birthday during the hustle and bustle of the State Fair at Fair Park‚ I had the pleasure of seeing West Side Story presented by the Dallas Summer Musicals on October 11‚ 2011. West Side Story is a musical that takes place in New York City during the mid 1950s. An adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ the musical shows the rivalry between two teenage street gangs‚ the Jets and the Sharks. The Jets are a white working class group while the Sharks are from Puerto
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tried attended a concert at the Center for Music & Worship Arts. The room 160 was big enough to hold a full orchestra‚ but it was canceled so I had to attend another one. The one I attended was at Towns Alumni Lecture Hall. The concert‚ or the service was at 7 pm. The title of the concert was called A Service of Nine Lessons and Carols‚ and it was a sixth annual service sponsored by Liberty University School of Music. The director was Dr. John Hugo and the Liberty University Concert Choir was singing
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It was late‚ yet Neil and Riku decided to sit in on of the last performer of those Evening Concerts of students trying to adjust to the environment and dispose any fear of their audiences. The last performer was a sweet young woman who was obviously uncertain about this environment. I know that feeling‚ he said to himself. She chose to play Mozart’s B--flat major (K378) Sonata for piano and violin. Neil liked the choice and sat back hopefully. She played the first movement ’Allegro moderato’ beautifully
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Concert and Theatre Tickets: Regarding advertising for Concert and Theatre Tickets‚ such advertisements for a public concert or theatre performance must indicate the admission price. Any additional charge and the circumstances in which such additional charges are payable must be stated separately‚ in either monetary or percentage terms. In all other forms of advertising (e.g. radio or TV advertising) the admission price must be stated together with a reference to the fact that an additional charge
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At the jazz brass band concert on November 4‚ the band consisted of instruments such as the clarinet‚ saxophone‚ trumpet‚ trombone‚ tuba (specifically‚ a sousaphone)‚ snare drum‚ and bass drum. There were seven performers in the ensemble‚ with one person alternating between the clarinet and saxophone‚ four people playing brass instruments‚ and two people playing percussion. The percussionists remained in the back‚ while the brass sections were in the front filling out the left and right side of the
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Performing at the Laidlaw Performing Arts Center was pianist and faculty member Robert Holm. The concert was held on February 27th‚ 2018 at 7:30pm. This was Robert Holm’s 50th performance and as a tribute he did “The 4 B’s” theme. The 4 B’s represent the composers Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)‚ Béla Bartók (1881-1945)‚ Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)‚ and Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827). The first piece was Prelude and Fugue in A-flat major‚ WTC Book II by Johann Sebastian Bach. Prelude and Fugue
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lessons. Data on the control and experimental groups’ performance in choral singing before and after the training is presented in table 2. The Control and Experimental Group’s Performance in Choral Singing Before and After the Training Table 2. The Control and Experimental Groups’ Performance Before and After the Training Control Group Experimental Group Pretest Posttest Pretest Posttest Choral Elements WM VD MW VD WM VD WM VD Pitch
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