Nairobi Orchestra’s ‘Fantastique’ Concert Classical music aficionados listen up! The Nairobi Orchestra is poised to take over the Braeburn Theatre on the 12th and 13th of March 2016. According to the organizers‚ look forward to a lineup of orchestral pieces that give a ‘Sweet palatable offering’ for the musical ear. It will be an opportunity to encounter works by two composers that most haven’t heard of‚ but might have encountered‚ had things panned out differently. The renowned works will include
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Felix Mendelssohn was not only an accepted composer and pianist‚ but also a sensitive painter‚ skillful writer‚ and fluent in three languages aside from his native deutsch tongue. The genesis of Mendelssohn’s successful life in the arts‚ began with piano lessons from his mother. He was later taught by Marie Bigot in Paris‚ and eventually tutored by Ludwig Berger‚ a former student of Clementi’s. Young Mendelssohn also studied composition with Carl Friedrich Zelter‚ a keen enthusiast of J.S.Bach.
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Beethoven’s Emperor The concert was in after Thanksgiving Day. After tiring Black Friday shopping‚ I thought symphony would be relaxing for me and I wasn’t wrong about my thoughts. When I bought my ticket‚ I thought I was going to listen just Beethoven but I was wrong. I listened different pieces from different composers. I was perceptive listener. I did my best to observe as much as I can and through this observation I took some notes during the concert in order to write my report. First piece was
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symphonic poem titled Romeo & Juliet‚ (Tchaikovsky was heavily inspired by Shakespeare’s work)‚ The Festival Overture of 1812 (my favorite)‚ and three ballets; The Nutcracker‚ Swan Lake‚ and Marche Slave. In total‚ Tchaikovsky wrote four concertos‚ six symphonies‚ and eight operas. He has written somewhere around 106 “songs”‚ and over a hundred piano works‚
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Music is part of our lives whether we realize it or not‚ whether we actively participate in it or not‚ whether we appreciate its power or not. This is‚ in fact‚ the real power of music ? that it can affect us whether we are aware of it or not. We need only think of the music heard on the soundtrack of most movies. We may be aware of the action and the dialogue‚ the scenery‚ costumes and special effects‚ yet music is supporting it all and guiding the emotional context. In the best films‚ music is
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and in the monologue he turns to God and asks what he has done to deserve this. He has worked his entire life to get to where he is and yet along comes young Mozart who seems to be able to put quill to parchment effortlessly and churn out stunning symphonies. I researched the role by looking for as many performances of the play as I could‚ seeing how previous actors had played the role‚ and taking inspiration and crafting my own interpretation of the role. I experimented a lot with my voice to try
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Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky is from the the musical time period of the Romantic Era [1820-1910]. He was born in 1840 in present day Udmurtia‚ Russia. He died on November 6th‚ 1893 in St. Petersburg because of cholera. He received training from a teacher when he was younger and he also studied at the Russian Musical Society in 1861. He later studied at St.Petersburg Conservatory. In his childhood he has piano lessons at the age of 5. By the time he was 8 he knew all of the notes ‚just as well
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The Concertgoer’s Guide: A Sample Report Name: Peggy Skipitaris Course: Introduction to Music Date: December 9‚ 1991 Concert: New York Philharmonic (December 3‚ 1991) Type of concert: Symphony orchestra General reaction: I was impressed with the construction of the concert hall – Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center – and with its wonderful acoustics. The visual grandeur of the orchestra and the attentiveness of the audience heightened my sense of excitement. Composition I liked best:
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I attended the Farrell Violin Concerto on April 12 which included a wonderfully composed solo violin piece with added instrument ensemble and a customary orchestra. This concerto was played by the nashville symphonists at the famous Schermerhorn Symphony Center of Nashville Tennessee. The concerto was composed by Christopher farrell whose creative talents and composing abilities exceeded expectation. The main violin solo was done by the talented Jessica Blackwell and the conductor was Christopher
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I walked into Saenger theatre‚ unsure of what to expect from the program as it was my first concert. I must say‚ I was well pleased by how the ladies at the front desk attended to us and everyone else when we went to purchase our tickets (I was there with two friends). Anyway‚ the attendants showed us to our seats. We couldn’t see everything from where we were seated‚ but we had a great view nevertheless. The building was well lighted and everything else was neatly organized‚ it was pretty. The
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