Music festival

pleasure that I write in support of Dr. Qing Jiang for consideration for The Samuel L. Williams Endowed Professorship in Music. Dr. Jiang is a very worthy candidate for the award, having distinguished herself amongst Department of Music junior faculty by her impressive record of national and international concert appearances, and by her exceptional teaching of piano and chamber music. Dr. Jiang’s CV details her diverse career as a soloist, chamber musician, and collaborative pianist (a…

musician, nothing terrifies you more than a botched performance. We spend weeks or months or sometimes even years working on a piece, only to get on stage and make a complete fool of ourselves. It is not that we lack the talent or passion for doing the music justice, but that simple, unmanageable factors make a huge impact when we have been stuck in the habit of using our typical environment to prepare for a performance. The smallest things can make the biggest difference- whether it be a…

Mass Scooters Incident On October 1st, 2017, the Route 91 Harvest music festival was in full session. The crowds were packed densely, the music was blasting, and security at its highest on the ground. All of that changed when gunfire erupted from a nearby high rise hotel, killing 58 and injuring hundreds more. The gunman had deliberty planned a new method of carrying out a mass shooting, one that would result in the greatest mass shootings in United States history. This tragic event has…

competition last year. 8. Malta International Fireworks – Valletta, Malta The tiny European island of Malta is host to another stunning fireworks competition. Six firework groups around the world compete by putting up a show combining fireworks and music. You can read about the show a bit more right here. 9. Chinese New Year – China and around the world China is the birthplace of the fireworks, with the country producing most of today’s favourite fireworks. It’s no wonder then the Chinese…

The recital that I chose to watch was by Yuja Wang during the 15th edition of the Verbier Festival & Academy. The recital takes place on the 29 of July in 2008. Yuja Wang played La Valse by Maurice Ravel. Maurice Ravel stated La Valse in 1906, then called Wien, but didn’t finish it until 1920.[1] Ravel used different forms of dynamics to make the piece unique. The piece would move from mezzo piano to forte. This switching from mezzo piano to forte would vary throughout the piece.…

Music Heals The Soul “A painter paints pictures on canvas. But musicians paint their pictures on silence.” -Leopold Stokowski. Stokowski is not from the 40’s, however, his quote goes with any era. Music in the 40’s was a big hit because it gave people a way to express their feelings. From the war and bombs to clubs and jazz, the 40’s were musical in many ways. Jazz all began in the mid 1930’s after big bands struggled to stay together during WWII. In the 40’s people like Dizzy…

rhythm are present in many of his shorts and feature films. Outside film, Pierce experiments a great deal with sound and installation. His artistic style is similar to impressionism, an art style represented by fluid motion and obvious brushstrokes. Music is a large influence in his work, along with other art forms such as poetry and dance. In one interview he stated that his work has been influenced most by teaching moments he’s gained from experiences with these art forms. Pierce captures a…

Marching band is a group of line of people who play one or more pieces of music using a combination of instruments (brass, percussion, and a number of pit instruments) together and display a combination of music and action games on the parade of players. Generally, the appearance of the Marching Band is led by one drum major, and do outdoor or indoor performances in rows that form a pattern formation that changes constantly according to the flow of choreography to the song being played, and…

superpowers still exist and can be developed with the help of music? For myself, I have identified one interesting superpower that wakes up in a human being, if a person is engaged in music for a long time. For how long? Hard to say, because it depends on every individual. As for me, inspiration descended on me just in a few years. Perhaps you have a talent, and you will recognize your superpower in just a few a months. I joined the world of music when I was eight years old. Three consecutive…

Music & Drugs: Should We Really Meet Molly? It has become apparent that music and drugs have forged such a relationship that one cannot be found without the other and, as a result, a drug culture has formed around the music industry. As the decades passed and new music flourished, a new drug was also ushered in as a way to form a deeper bond with the new type of music. Today, the music industry continues to foster this deep relationship with the drug culture but since music has become so…