Electric Light Orchestra

1.A. From an early age up until the present moment, I have first and foremost been a songwriter, musician and lover of music. Specifically, I chose to attend law school with the goal of learning the legal and business side of the music industry. Over the summer, I worked at North Star Media, a boutique music publisher in my home state of Michigan. My initial exposure to publishing with North Star piqued my interest in music publishing, leading me to pursue music-publishing opportunities here…

Struggling. Struggling to breathe. Struggling to keep still. In a few minutes, I would have to perform my midterm for band class. For most, a certain amount of anxiety and nervousness is normal before a performance. But for me, my anxiety impaired me. Hours and hours of practice would end up making no difference in the end. I walk into the back hall, with just a chair, a stand, and the conductor. The first part of the exam, the twelve scales, is fairly simple. The conductor tells me to begin. I…

Vancouver-born, San Francisco-based Michael Zilber, a talent of the saxophone, a dexterous composer, and a respected educator, exhibited his impressive skills side by side with jazz luminaries such as Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, Dave Liebman, Miroslav Vitous, and Dave Douglas. Now, leading an elastic quartet whose reliable rhythm section includes Dave Kikoski on piano, James Genus on bass, and Clarence Penn on drums, Zilber prepared “Originals for the Originals”, a beautiful 11-track album…

I attended the matinee of the Joffrey’s Modern Masters program today, which I was quite excited to see because Glass Pieces and the 4Ts were on tap! The Four Temperaments is a masterpiece that never disappoints. The highlight for me was Stefan Goncalvez in Melancholic - his supple back and fluid movement were a joy to behold. I also enjoyed Victoria Jaiani in Choleric, as she completely commanded the stage. Christine Rocas was a bit of a disappointment in Sanguinic as she didn’t quite have the…

On April 7, 2018 the New York Repertory Orchestra played in the church of St. Mary the Virgin and performed three musical pieces. The architecture of this church is so beautiful, it has a bunch of details, paintings and sculpture that resemble the Catholic religion. Inside the breathtaking church, where the father usually gives his sermon, the orchestra took their places surrounding the conductor. The cello and the percussion were in the back and the violins and the brass were in the front. They…

composed by Fred Fisher New York, New York – Frank Sinatra (V) composed by John Kander with lyrics by Fred Ebb It’s Been a Long, Long Time – Bing Crosby composed by Jule Styne Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree – The Andrew Sisters and the Glenn Miller Orchestra composed by Lew Brown and Charles Tobias and Sam H. Stept At Last – Etta James composed by Harry Warren These Boots are Made for Walking – Nancy Sinatra composed by Lee Hazlewood I’ve Got You Under My Skin – Frank Sinatra (V) composed by…

For this assignment, I had the challenge of analyzing the attributes and meaning behind Mozart’s Marriage Of Figaro - Overture. Something that I found very interesting was that there isn’t much repetition throughout the song. There are about 7 or 8 different ideas that are present in the entirety of the song, all very different from each other. It took me a little while to notice because all of the ideas fade into each other so masterfully. To begin, the piece begins with a lot of instruments…

For this assignment I am going to be analyzing the piece “Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White”. The writer Prado was called “The King of the Mambo” and according to Rolling Stone he was responsible for helping popularize the Cuban- originated genre in America with this particular song. The song itself is very rhythmic and upbeat with a couple of different ideas throughout. The first idea (Idea A) is repeated twice at the beginning of the piece up until :36. Idea B is then repeated twice until…

The Junior Instrumental Recital took place in the Corley Auditorium in Webster on Tuesday March 15. The performers were Paige Burris, clarinet and Tyler, trumpet assisted by Kathy Nenadal & Debra Snodgrass piano and Cheryl Cotter, clarinet. I enjoyed when Tyler Jones, Trumpet performed the atmosphere was very calm. The pitch of some of the sounds were very low and some of them were very upbeat. The harmony of the slow songs he played were incredibly beautiful. My favorite music selection had to…

music was wonderfully organized. The name of the production comes from the colorful costumes that cause the dancers to look like a kaleidoscope. With the incredible, inspiring ballet, the music also had a huge effect on the show. Boston Ballet’s orchestra consists of many instrument, including two flutes, a piccolo, a oboe, a bass clarinet, two english horn clarinets, a bassoon, two trumpets, three horns, six trombones, four timpanies, a harp, three pianos, two bass, four cellos, four violas,…