learned with an elementary music educator. I still have the majority of songs I learned in the fourth grade committed to memory. As I developed lesson plans‚ it was important that I incorporate American Folk music. Tonight I offer the four pieces from Aaron Copland’s (1900-1990) Old American Songs Set I and II. Aaron Copland is a favorite and one of the most audience accessible composers of the 20th century. His most famous works include the ballets Appalachian Spring‚ Billy the Kid‚ and Rodeo
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The concert that I reviewed is the Guitar Studio Recital featuring The Oakland University Saxo-Ensemble. I love listening to guitars so I figured that this was the perfect concert for me. It was very creative because the Saxophone players were dressed up as zombies and the composer was dressed up as death and he used his scythe to compose the ensemble. Halloween‚ being one of my favorite holidays‚ this was a nice surprise. I am glad that I attended this concert because it the pieces were not too
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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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Michael 10-14-08 Piano Concert-10/7/08 The only performer‚ performing this evening was an aspiring pianist named Judy Huang. The performer had a charismatic personality‚ with a little bit of an accent. She gladly welcomed us and opened her recital by introducing herself. The event occurred in the Art Building‚ C-104 at approximately 5:00 P.M. on Tuesday of October 07‚ 2008. She humbly dedicated and donated her time to share her piano skills. She proudly opened her recital by presenting how honored
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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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On Saturday‚ February 27‚ I attended a concert choir that was presented by the Department of Music and College of Liberal Arts; the title of the program was From Darkness to Light. There were eight songs that were performed by the choir‚ all of which were accompanied by a piano. The first song was Sure on this Shining Night by Samuel Barber‚ which possessed a medium-paced tempo. Throughout the song‚ there was an equal distribution between the male and female voices. The change in dynamics was very
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MUS 102 – Section 04 Final Paper – Classical Concert Date of Performance: May 9th‚ 2012 Place: Juilliard School 60 Lincoln Center Plaza New York‚ N.Y. Paul Recital Hall Performances by: Daniel Taubenheim‚ Trumpet and Trevor Nuckols‚ Horn On May 9‚ 2012 at 8:00 pm‚ I attended a Recital Concert at The Juilliard School for Dance‚ Drama and Music. The performance was conducted by Daniel Taubernheim on the trumpet and Trevor Nuckols‚ on the horn. They were both students of
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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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Parkins‚ Margaret Parkins‚ Genevieve Feiwen Lee‚ and Alma Fernandez. The instruments that were played are the Violin played by Parkins S‚ the cello played by Parkins M‚ the piano played by Lee‚ and the Viola played by Fernandez. The place where the concert was being held at was the Bing Theater at the LACMA the theater was big enough to hold a lot of people. If there was an estimated guess there were probably 30-40 rows. The stage had the piano‚ and two chairs and two stand for the violin and cello
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Jacob Dixon Joseph Allison MUH 171 Concert Review #1 The past weekend I attended a Rascal Flatts concert in Lexington Kentucky. Rascal Flatts is an American country band who has been together since the year of 2000 over a decade ago. The group is composed of Gary LeVox (lead vocals)‚ Jay DeMarcus (bass guitar‚ keyboard‚ piano and vocals) and Joe Rooney (lead guitar and vocals). LeVox and DeMarcus are second cousins. The band has had many albums over the 12 years; Rascal Flatts (2000)‚ Melt
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