I attended The Wind Ensemble on March 9‚ 2016 that took place in San Jose State University Concert Hall. The program was part of San Jose State University School of Music and Dances performances Spring ’16. There were two conductors for this performance‚ Dr. Edward Harris was the director as well as the main conductor of this performance‚ and the graduate conducting associate Paul Herrea. In this ensemble‚ there were two percussion soloists by Professor Galen Lemmon and Anne Hsu‚ an alumni from SJSU
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Concert Review Essay On 2nd of December 2012‚ Straight Groove‚ a local band made up of a group of passionate students from National University of Singapore (NUS)‚ had their first concert held at The Arts House‚ Singapore. The self-proclaimed ”Indie Pop Blues Jazz” Rock band performed a total of nine songs during the ninety minutes concert. “Round The Corner” “Rainy Day Tuesday”‚ and “Feet on the Ground” were three distinctively different pieces that allowed the audience to experience the various
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The History Of Jazz The first jazz was played in the early 20th century. The work chants and folk music of black Americans are among the sources of jazz‚ which reflects the rhythms and expressions of West African song. Ragtime‚ an Afro-American music that first appeared in the 1890s‚ was composed for the piano‚ and each rag is a composition with several themes. The leading ragtime composer was Scott Joplin. The first improvising jazz musician was the cornetist Buddy Bolden‚ leader of a band in
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COLLABORATION CONCERT Collaboration dance pieces are always a joy to watch‚ especially when the performers dance as if it was their last performance. On December 11‚ 2013‚ I had a chance to witness the Collaboration Concert of the dance departments of the two phenomenal schools of Cass Technical High School and Renaissance High School. And may I state‚ both schools brought the talent that resembles that of professionals. The concert involved thirteen performances of the young‚ but talented dancers
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I went to the MDC Jazz Band & Jubilation Dance Ensemble. The conductor was Matt Bonelli and the dance coordinator was Michelle Grant Murray. The concert was held in the McCarthy Auditorium Room 6120 on Tuesday‚ October 28 2008. The concert started at 7:30 pm and ended at 8:40 pm. There were five jazz performances‚ and four dance performances happening mostly simultaneously. The first piece "Wind Blues" had a very harsh sound and was hard to listen to‚ partly because it was very loud. The piece
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Woody Divers O6/12/11 MUL 2380 Van Dyke Upstairs 846 Linconl Rd Miami Beach‚ Fl Live Jazz and Blues Miami Beach is a place where people different nationality and different race have fun. At Van Dyke‚ there is live jazz and blues every night. People meet tourist‚ Floridian‚ and make connection. One day a friend of mine referred me to this place where magical happen in jazz and blues. Saturday night I decied to visit the place because of the second paper‚ but when I got there I realize
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MUS 110 Short Answer Questions over Jazz Fall 2010 Mai Nguyen 2. Explain why jazz would be considered the first truly American art form. Present two music compositions and discuss geographic location‚ famous proponent of the style and give at least two musical characteristics that define the style. Select from the following compositions: Ain’t Misbehavin’ (Armstrong) In the Mood (Miller) Ko-Ko (Ellington) Koko (Parker) So What (Davis) Take Five (Brubeck) Rhapsody in Blue (Gershwin)
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On Friday February 10‚ 2017‚ I attended the astounding North Indian Drum Tabla Concert at University of California‚ Riverside in the Arts Building. The venue wasn’t big or small‚ but it has a roomy stage with one hundred and fifty seats. The setup consisted of three carpets with three tablas‚ which are membranophones that have one big drum and one small drum‚ one harmonium‚ which is a chordophone that is a tiny organ‚ and many microphones on the stage. The ensemble included Abhiman Kaushal‚ director
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The Jazz music of the Big Band Era was the peak of over thirty years of musical development. Jazz was so innovative and different that it could literally sweep the world‚ changing the musical styles of nearly every country. Big band Jazz that makes the feet tap and the heart race with excitement that it is recognized with nearly every type of music. The musical and cultural revolution that brought about Jazz was a direct result of African-Americans pursuing careers in the arts following the United
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The music of Jazz is said to have been conceived in New Orleans and moved up the Mississippi River to Memphis‚ St. Louis and finally Chicago. Of course that seems to be the history of what we now refer to as jazz‚ however‚ the influences of what led to those early New Orleans sounds goes back to tribal African drum beats and European musical structures. To Me Jazz is the form of expressing yourself in many different styles and various ways. Jazz is said to be the fundamental rhythms of human life
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