On Tuesday, September 26, 2017, I attended the East Carolina University School of Music’s Bandorama concert at seven-thirty o’clock in the evening located in Wright Auditorium. The concert was a collaboration between the concert band, symphonic band and symphonic wind ensemble. Each band played a collection of three to four songs that displayed their best work as performers. Many students, faculty, friends and family attended the concert which allowed a great audience. It was great to hear from multiple bands because it allowed for more diversity and style throughout the entire concert. The piece I enjoyed the most from the Concert Band conducted by Jay Juchniewicz was called Chips and Salsa. It is actually written by a North Carolina native, Ed Kiefer which, I think makes it more exciting for East Carolina University students to play. The piece is based on Latin music and had a great energetic rhythm throughout the whole song. The cowbell, maracas, conga drums and xylophone that started playing at the very beginning of the song set the tempo for all the other instruments that came in during later measures. I found the Chips and Salsa piece
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I was able to see an assortment of different instruments played with cool techniques being used. There was such a variety of music that the concert was never dull and kept me eager to hear the next song. I was so impressed by how professional all three of the bands sounded and performed. I loved how most of the pieces were from different ends of the spectrum, such as, Latin music, classical music and American music. It brought a great sense of mixture to the entire concert that made it enjoyable to sit through. I felt the passion each student and director had for the love of music through every piece of music. East Carolina University’s School of Music Bandorama Concert was great and definitely worth going to see
I was able to see an assortment of different instruments played with cool techniques being used. There was such a variety of music that the concert was never dull and kept me eager to hear the next song. I was so impressed by how professional all three of the bands sounded and performed. I loved how most of the pieces were from different ends of the spectrum, such as, Latin music, classical music and American music. It brought a great sense of mixture to the entire concert that made it enjoyable to sit through. I felt the passion each student and director had for the love of music through every piece of music. East Carolina University’s School of Music Bandorama Concert was great and definitely worth going to see