The musicale had a lot of variety in the performance of the songs. The pieces ranged from being purely instrumental to art songs. There was also a mixture of music from the Baroque through the Modern era. The assorted musical periods and instruments contributed to a more varied Musicale. The group pieces at the beginning and end of the Musicale sounded the most contemporary. “On stranger Tides” was a good choice to start with because it was from a popular movie with which most of the audience was familiar with. The audience was acquainted with and thrilled by this piece, so by the time it was over, they were more intent on listening to what would follow. The “Brazilian Batucada – Samba 3 Regional Styles” was also placed well. The preceding
