Gustav Holst

Mason Taylor 4th Hour 7 November 2017 Dual Literature Gustav Holst vs. John Williams Gustav Holst’s The Planets suite heavily influenced the soundtracks for John Williams’s Star Wars movies. This is shown through each production’s use of rhythm, tone, and orchestration. Gustav Holst - creator of famed suite, The Planets - is widely considered one of the best-loved 20th-century English composers, and is actually more serious of a composer than one might assume from listening to The Planets.…

Personally, I enjoy listening to mellow, tranquil classical music pieces or smooth jazz. Specifically, my favorites to listen to are “Venus, the Bringer of Peace” by Gustav Holst, “Moonlight Serenade” by Glenn Miller, and “Colonial Song” by Percy Grainger. Musically, I believe this type of music has a calming effect over the body and soul since it’s soulful, and you can sense the deep, melancholic senses that went through…

SAN FRANCISCO, October 31, 2015—The Grammy Award-winning vocal ensemble Chanticleer keeps its oldest and best-loved tradition with 12 performances of A Chanticleer Christmas in the Bay Area between December 10th and 23rd. A Chanticleer Christmas offers profound, peaceful and joyous music in beautifully decorated missions, churches and cathedrals around the Bay Area. Chanticleer’s Christmas season begins on November 28th in Fairfax, VA, with concerts in Manassas, VA, Chicago, IL, New York, NY,…

On Sunday June 12th, I attended the Oklahoma Community Orchestra Concert. This event took place at the Oklahoma Christian University Pavilion. The Concert started at 7:30pm and it was free for everyone.this was my first concert in a long time, since middle school. I got there exactly at 7:30pm, which made it hard for me to get a seat and a clear view of the concert. There were a lot of people there which meant that this was going to be a very good concert. The concert started of with the band…

The Hit and Run UIC Wind Ensemble was conducted by Jose Oliver Riojas and performed by the students of UIC Wind Ensemble along with the performance of marimba and percussion by Jordan Kamps, Peter Ferry, and Chris Sies. The performance took place at the UIC Theatre, which was located on 1044 W Harrison St. The show was on Thursday, March second, 2017 at 7:30 PM. The theatre was very crowed with many older adults who came to support their families and friends’ performance. There was not enough…