Illuminations Concert Report

General Reaction: The concert I attended entitled “Illuminations” was located at the Sottile Theatre, an old historical building on the College of Charleston campus. The theatre was very nice and elegant. The decor there is very eclectic with bright red carpeting throughout and classical pictures decorating the walls. I felt like I was in an old plantation house. We arrived at the theatre thirty minutes early and were able to take in the sights completely before the concert began. My wife went with me and we were seated in the balcony. The stage was pretty plain; only one piano and a few musical stands decorated it. A wall of acoustical tiles filled one side of the theatre. The other side had remnants of an old beautiful mural. murals

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1, Op. 25 by Johannes Brahms. There were only four musicians. The instruments used were: the violin, viola, cello, and piano. There were four movements; Allegro, Intermezzo: Allegro ma non troppo - Trio: Animato, Adante con motto, and Rondo alla Zingarese: Presto. I could not believe how fast the pianist was playing during the fourth movement. I had never seen that before. I couldn’t believe how he could play so quickly without messing up! The piece was very calming and relaxing. I even closed my eyes during one point to just soak it all in.

Overall Performance: I was very impressed! This was my first classical music concert and was at first a little skeptical. I was never exposed to this type of music and, to be honest, was not looking forward to going to this. My wife, on the other hand, loves all types of music and was excited to go. I have to say, I really enjoyed it. I was amazed at the musicians and how well they could play. I have a whole new feeling for classical music and am looking forward to attending my next concert on Friday. I am even taking my two children so they can experience classical music as