Musical ensemble

A choice has been made to pick this delicate instrument, a weapon of my choice—the violin. Carefully, one removes the seals from the case it has been resting in—it made a soft clicking sound like the locks from a prisoner’s cage. The case opens slowly revealing what was inside of it. The instrument patiently waits for its master as it lays on its furry navy blue bed. Silence filled the room as each one stare at each other and talk with their amazed eyes. The violin was glistening with beauty;…

Saving Theatre Programs My life revolves around theatre. Whether it is rehearsal, memorizing lines, building sets or fundraising it's always about theatre for me. It is stressful to balance school work and time with theatre, but I’ve never loved stress more. I know that my school has an outstanding theatre program. I have seen outstanding school plays and have been part of great shows. I look forward to going to rehearsal and theatre class everyday. Most of the time it’s the only reason why I…

School is not just a place to learn in a classroom; it is also a place to explore your personal interests and learn from your classmates. I have participated in many different school activities over the past few years. I started learning flute when I was in Grade 3. My biggest motivation for learning the flute was probably the fact that I wanted to be in a band. I remember when my brother used to be in the school band and I would go to his performances. After watching the first performance, I…

was Paul Da Silva playing piano and Manon Robertshaw on cello, and lastly Sung Ae Lee doing a solo performance. This was performed at Cerritos College in the music building at BC-51. It began at eleven in the morning on February twenty sixth. First musical performance was the piece of Muzio Clementi’s sonata in B flat major for two pianos. It was experience to see a performance with two pianists performing together. This piece alternates between the two doing their own specific solo and had…

When watching the video of John Cage's 4 "33", I was first confused on what William Marx was doing. I watched the video several times, to gain my focus on what he was doing. Finally, I understood why he was just sitting there and not playing the piano. Truthfully others probably have thought the same thing that I did when I watched the composition. William Marx sat down and opened the top cover of piano and set a timer, he never struck a key on the keyboard through three different movements.…

production, Rent, is a rock musical that is based on a group of distressed artists having a hard time striving in the days of Alphabet City with HIV/AIDS constraining their lives. The original playwright, Billy Aronson, came up with the musical as a renewal of the opera La Bohemia of 1988. Aronson collaborated with Jonathan Larson, a playwright and composer, and created one of the most popular Broadway musicals to date. I watched and experienced a production of this musical at California State…

Throughout the last century, music has transformed drastically in numerous ways. For example, in the 1950’s, songs were almost entirely acoustic and incredibly organic. Artists in the industry did not have access to the technology available today, which made them rely on their talents alone. Today, individuals are able to autotune their vocals and they have tools such as metronomes, drum machines, etc. that can enhance their songs. At the same time, their are several similarities in the style of…

No.1 Lonesome Town There are only three elements in this music: vocal, acoustic guitar, and the chorus. Because of there are only three elements, the stereo image builds on how wide and narrow the sound is instead of placing to the right or left location. However, I feel that the acoustic guitar is a little off to the left, and I hope that is not the problem of my hearing. The chorus is the widest sound that spread all over the left to right, and the distance of the sound is the farthest.…

grew up with her father until he passed away. Ruth began writing poetry at an early age and as a teenager had aspirations to become an "authoress or poetess". In 1914, Ruth went to Foster's School of Musical Art to study musical art by learning the piano. After she attended the Foster’s School of Musical Art, she began attending the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago to further her education by focusing on the piano, but that is not what happened. Instead of staying for only a year like…

The song was from the Broadway hit musical "Sinbad" and gave George an overwhelming amount of success and fame (The Editors of Encyclopedia). By the age of 20, George had already made a name for himself in the classical music world and Broadway music. What came next was his most famous piece of work on Broadway, "Porgy and Bees". The play is about the lifestyle of African-Americans in 1912 in South Carolina (The Editors of Encyclopedia). George started to get musical inspiration from the…