Programming repertoire for an ensemble is one of the most important aspects of one’s job as a conductor or director. Not only is this facet an important quality to have, but it is also a necessary staring point on the road to a wonderful performance. In this rationale, we will elaborate on a hypothetical approach to this necessary process with an imaginary high school group. General Context…
May 14, 1866, Chapter 35 of the Acts of 1866 created the “Metropolitan Police District of Memphis,” and dubbed “Brownlow’s Band” It provided for complete and absolute control over all areas of Government. It dissolved any Government agencies, police or judicial, and took away the rights of the Mayor and Council. The new District had statewide authority and reported directly to Governor Brownlow, this lasted for three (3) years. The next attempt at creating a State Police was Chapter 96 of the Public Acts of 1919. It called for a force of six hundred (600) regular officers and ten (10) district officers.…
At Rowdytown 2014 Dom brought the Eagle Crest High School marching band to play live on stage at Red Rocks! We discussed the pleasure we have when teaching kids new things and how it inspires us, “The smile on their face when they finally master that new song.. that’s the sh*t man no better feeling in the world than that.” The gratitude of knowing you helped a child learn something new is better than anything else. It’s these moments that will help me forward in my succsess getting to talk to the people that inspire me about the things we both love.…
Motley Crue is a heavy metal band, with carefree lifestyle, that they shared with the world through their music. The members of the band were not only memorable on stage, but off stage as well. They lived a lifestyle that most people would not approve of, or deem socially correct. Yet, this lifestyle, similar to the style established by Led Zeppelin, benefited their career. Selling over 100 million albums worldwide, Motley Crue spread the heavy metal brand of music around the world.…
I attended the Sartell High School Pops Concert on March 7th at 7:30 p.m. The performance took place in the Sartell High School Auditorium and featured performances by the Sartell Concert Band and the Sartell Wind Ensemble. The music selections featured, as the name would suggest, primarily popular pieces, including movie themes and Broadway medleys. I will be evaluating the performance of the Concert Band. Their pieces included “Pippin”, “Jurassic Park”, “Alan Silvestri: A Night at the Movies”, and “Music from Pirates of the Caribbean”.…
Jesua Calderon John Phillip Sousa was not just a musician he was a great one. He thought all about the kinds of bands he wanted to do and were popular during that time. He also turned into a band conductor. One more thing that happened was that he became a well known musician. Never underestimate your dreams no matter what the cost.…
At one point in their career, most music students are met with a rather difficult choice: whether to join concert band or a symphonic orchestra. While both are ensembles with a conductor that play music arranged into different parts together, there are several important differences to take note of when deciding which one fits each musician perfectly. First of all, not every instrument is represented in every ensemble. A concert band, often called symphonic wind band, consists, as the name suggests, predominantly of wind instruments.…
During the final week of classes at Truman, I had the pleasure of hearing the school’s jazz bands in concert. During the concert, the Jazz Lab band and the Jazz Ensemble, both directed by Tim AuBuchon, played several jazz standards and modern favorites. The Jazz Lab band started out the night with five big band pieces. The instrumentation of the Jazz Lab band was standard for a big band; it included about four of each horn (saxophone, trumpet, and trombone), an upright bass, a piano, and a drumset.…
As the most prominent members of a band, rock singers get the most attention for their work. Often, lead singers end up going solo and collaborating with other musicians, giving them even more exposure. Many times, this translates into more money and fame than the singer’s counterparts in the band. Here is a list of the 10 richest rock singers in the world, who have made their money through extensive tours and numerous main and side projects. Number Ten: Dave Matthews ($250 Million)…
Roger Spottiswoodes’ powerful film And the Band Played On is one that delves into the serious issues of its time regarding a new, unknown disease, which is eventually labeled as Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). The film was successful in suppressing the stereotype that AIDS is strictly a gay man’s disease by presenting a new “truth about AIDS.” Through the use of scientific evidence and extensive research, the film was able to prove that AIDS is a disease which can be transmitted through blood transfusions and IV drug use. As an epidemic was quickly spreading among gay men in San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York City, scientists and doctors from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) worked together in hopes of uncovering the cause of this mysterious illness, later identified as AIDS. Assumptions within the biomedical model are exhibited consistently throughout the film when the…
Jazz music represents the combination of many different cultures into to one, to form something soulful and full of rich history. The basis to all music- melody, harmony, tone and rhythm- are all complex and full of hidden meaning in jazz. There are many variations on jazz as well, each full of its own meaning and its own rich history. Jazz started in the 1800s by African-Americans in the south. Plantation worker made songs, spirituals, and field hollers part of everyday life.…
One mistake in music is a failure, and I strive to have everything perfect in music. This ambition to have everything perfect is a result from my audition to Advanced Concert Band. Being able to perform with the Advanced Concert Band was a dream of mine ever since I experienced what a real ensemble can display. The day was upon me faster than I could ever have imagined. Knowing the standards that Mr. Macrina expects from everyone made the audition much more tense.…
Does the genre or artist you follow determine if you have an memorable experience if you went to their concert? Any first music concert a human goes to will definitely either have an excellent experience or disappointment. Compared to other crowded events like your NBA basketball game, the intensity of people is ridiculously loud and everyone wants to put their hard earned cash to good use. However, price ranges from $30 to $500 over in resale for concert tickets and some people critically acclaim about how well the show will be. At the age of 19, four days after my birthday I saw a Kanye concert.…
Concert Report Two The concert performance given live that I have attended on Thursday April 20th, 2017 was an organ licentiate recital by Ian Guenette. It was held at the Redpath Hall, a building located on McTavish street. The Redpath Hall was first dedicated for a library building, but is now taken charge by the Schulich School of Music. The Hall is very charming with its high selling that contains thick dark brown carved wodden beams that covers the intire ceiling and gives warmth to the room.…
The concert that I attended was the music at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Saint Cloud on November 15th. This concert featured the Saint Cloud State University concert choir, chamber singers, women’s choir, and men’s choir. The concert was primarily vocal with some instrumental features. The genre of this concert was mainly a concerto. The type of ensemble that this concert featured was chamber music.…