Musical ensemble

For this final project, several classmates and I have assembled an eight-part vocal ensemble, accompanied by a pianist. We have chosen a piece that also has eight-parts, to add variety and layers on the basis of each vocal part. This piece we are performing as an ensemble is titled “Weep No More,” arranged and composed by David N. Childs, and adapted from a poem by John Keats. David N. Childs is a well-known freelance composer of music, with his ideology being, “music has the power to transform…

into the past, there was never a time that I was not involved in music. Music, to me is a way of life and a gateway to express my inner most spiritual thoughts and emotions. I have expressed myself for years, I have utilized my musical talent in classical and jazz ensembles, invented numerous compositions in production programs, and created relationships with numerous instruments. In the past, I have always thought that music would pave its way through my life and provide an avenue for a content…

American Tap dance, and Balinese Gamelan are very different, they all have striking similarities such as the need for instruments. What I noticed in the Indian Kathak was the huge similarity with the Gamelan. Near the beginning of the show, the ensemble that was performing with the Kathak group started off their presentation with a beautiful performance of music. A main singer started the music off and was…

Jessica Liu MUSI 2361 Paper One: Jiangnan sizhu The term sizhu is a musical term that has been used all throughout history in East Asian countries especially Taiwan and China, which describes what the instruments in the genre are made of. Si meaning silk, which is what the strings are made up of in string instruments, and zhu meaning bamboo, which is what the wind instruments in Jiangnan sizhu, are made of. Despite the fact that sizhu is used in different countries, Jiangnan is a “geographical…

were significantly discounted and right at my disposal, of course I took the opportunity to go. When the show was announced, I was very excited as I had heard a lot of buzz about the musical. First of all, it stars Josh Groban in his debut on Broadway, which obviously would direct a lot of attention towards the musical. Additionally, I have heard from multiple people that the Female lead, Deneé Benton, is very much in the running this year for receiving a Tony award. Further, before I got the…

it was not performed in a church again but only in concert halls. The purpose of the concert I attended was to entertain the audience with a story of the music. The melody was played by the musical instruments in this piece and it remained quite constant, only changing in dynamics with the rest of the ensemble. The melody did jump back and forth between the only the instruments, the instruments and chorus and the instruments and soloists. The chorus was the harmony for the majority of the time.…

When it first started, musical theatre wasn’t what we think of today, it wasn’t even called musical theatre. The roots of this art form go all the way back to ancient Greece. In America, however, it goes all the way back to minstrel shows, then vaudeville, follies after that, musical comedy and then finally it developed into what we recognize as musical theatre. This paper will tell a brief history of how musical theatre, or more specifically, Broadway, developed. There’s one prominent person…

Concert Report: Mivos Quartet The Mivos Quartet performed at the Conrad Prebys Concert Hall on the campus of UC San Diego on the evening of October 12, 2016. The four-membered string ensemble - consisting of Olivia de Prato and Lauren Cauley on the violin, Victor Lowrie on the viola, and Mariel Roberts on the cello - played three modern composition in a concert that lasted about one hour. The quartet opened their performance with a piece titled Serashi Fragments composed by Lei Liang in 2005.…

Study Question Ch.2 1. What are some important ways that the musical traditions of Africa and Europe are different? In African music the references to the characteristics of and instrument used in African music are from historical African traditions. Also, African musical tradition is the blurring of the distinct lines between the performer and audience. References to European music point to the traditional classical music of Bach, Beethoven and Brahms. 2. In what ways was the performance of…

of an elite organization of student musicians on campus, I have found outlets for friendships, performances, and leadership. My contributions to Plano Percussion have given me a significant opportunity to inspire others to musical growth through the facilitation of ensembles, instruction of middle school drumline, and leadership of the Clark and Plano Senior High schools as drum captain. This opportunity has impacted my viewpoints of unity and accountability and given me a community in which…