Observation Essay: The Live Concert

The live concert I chose to examine was Wicked. My family and I went and saw it on October 15th at Century II at the 2:00 p.m. showing. Inside the venue, there’s around over 30 rows of red seats on the main floor, along with a balcony with perhaps a handful of rows (I didn’t get a chance to see how many). The walls are a beige color and narrow from the back to the front in a “V” formation to draw focus onto the stage. The stage had an industrial look on each side with a large map of the land of Oz. The Emerald City Palace was in the center of this map and was done with green glitter and then further highlighted by a green spotlight. There was also a large metal dragon protruding from the top of the set, keeping watch with its ruby eyes. The audience was dressed in attire that I would say was semi-formal. Women primarily wore dresses and skirts, or perhaps a nice blouse. Men wore slacks or khakis, with button down shirts or polo’s. The general behavior of the audience was very respectful and calm, except for maybe at the merchandise stand – but even then, I wouldn’t describe that as crazy. There was a flutter of excitement amongst the audience for what was to come, with an exception for the odd disgruntled husband who were clearly dragged along. The performer’s …show more content…
The tempo adds to that ethereal tone by moving along at a leisurely pace. The strings and woodwinds work together as the melody, at the beginning, with the chimes and bells harmonizing with them. Instrumental music then ceases and the only sound is of the Shiz choir. Their dynamics are louder and the tempo seems more rushed. The voices are the melody and for the majority of the time, they stay a monophony. There are a couple parts where a section of the voices breaks off to add extra depth, before reuniting in harmony. Then at the end the voices briefly layer over one another creating a small