Chamber music

My goals are simple, to grow both as a person and a performer at University of Central Missouri. My entire high school career has been involved with the arts. My interest range from theater, music, dance and other aspects of the arts. In high school I have been involved in: drama team, musicals, choir, show choir, debate, A+ program, and Sophomore tutoring, just to name a few. The productions that I have been apart of include: How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Guys and Dolls,…

financial situation. Brahms was introduced to Robert Schumann, music critic and renowned German composer, in 1853. They quickly grew close together, and Schumann saw in young Brahms “a great hope for the future of music” (1). In a famous article in Neue Zeitschrift fur Musik, Schumman praised…

of top performers at that time together brought this masterpiece to the world. This album features Miles Davis on trumpet, Julian "Cannonball" Adderley on alto saxophone, John Coltrane on tenor saxophone, Wynton Kelly and Bill Evans on piano, Paul Chambers on bass and Jimmy Cobb on drums(“Kind of Blue”). Five songs are contained in this album with a total length of 45:44(“Kind of Blue”). Side one includes So What, Freddie Freeloader, Blue in Green and Side two includes All Blues and Flamenco…

Introduction This paper contains a description of the sound, setting, and significance of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons performed by Janine Jansen at the International Chamber Music Festival on June 29, 2014. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzE-kVadtNw). There are four main pieces of music in this concert, each split into three sections. This was an auditory representation of the four seasons, and an attempt will be made to describe the sound, setting, and significance of this piece. Setting The…

the closing days of nineteenth century romanticism and finished with the increase of atonal music. There's no intrinsic historical or inventive significance to be found within the arbitrary shift from one century to another. However Mahler's career crossed, and will be seen to represent, a watershed moment within the history of music. Mahler can be seen as a link between 2 completely different styles of music that replicate the distinction between the nineteenth and twentieth century.…

give some brief history about him and incorporate his music and how it connects to our class. The famous classical composer I chose to select was Philip Morris Glass. I feel as though he is an artist that caught my eye and really wanted to talk about. Philip Glass was born January 31st, 1937 in Baltimore, Maryland. That’s one main reason he stood out to me because he comes from an area that I grew up around. Also besides him being in the music world he also had a moving company with one of his…

The UT Dallas School of Arts and Humanities presented a concert at the Jonsson Performance Hall titled “A Renaissance Faire.” They held showings October 28th & 29th from 8 PM to 9:30 PM. The show featured the UT Dallas Chamber Singers and students from Advanced Vocal Instruction. The concert singers preformed mainly a cappella, but they were also accompanied by accompanist Michael McVay, who played an electronic piano modified to sound like a lute. Kathryn Evans, the conductor, also accompanied…

under the direction of the soloist. This choice for the soloist to conduct the orchestra aids in the interpretation of the piece since at the time of the piece’s composition there was likely no one conducting separately, just the soloist leading the music through their playing. Also, it must be noted that the orchestra is not one of a massive 20th century size, but of a smaller…

I feel a little more comfortable at classical concerts now than I did the first time I went to one this semester. In terms of broadening my appreciation for classical style music, I was impressed by how upbeat and fun some of the songs that were performed were. It was actually a very entertaining concert. I would definitely recommend someone to go see the UAH choir, because they are a very impressive group and have really nice…

Evelyn Elizabeth Ann Glennie was born on July 19, 1965, in Aberdeen, Scotland. Herbert Glennie, Evelyn’s father was a beef farmer, and her mother, Isobel Glennie, was a school teacher. Evelyn also had two brothers. Her mother played the organ and her father played accordion with a Scottish country dance band. When Evelyn turned eight she began having symptoms of hearing loss. Her ears progressively worsened. At the age of 11 she was required to wear a hearing aid. Evelyn was a musically gifted…