Orchestra pit

The piece I selected was “Tout est Perplexe,” from the soundtrack of the Japanese animated film, Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo. I selected this piece because it shows a dynamic internal contrast between a mild, lingering sadness and overwhelming depression. The piece starts of softly, with a single instrument playing most of the melody. Moreover, the melody itself is in the minor key, giving the music a sad quality, and it moves upwards in scale in a conjunct manner, so the music does not…

The annual Juried Student Art Show opened this past week. Students can enter artwork that they have done in the past year to try to get in the show, and possibly win a coveted award. Best in Show was awarded to an appropriate work of art. The piece creatively incorporated sculpture, music and painting into one. The artist is a friend of mine who I often chatted with in the art department during late nights and weekends. He had been diligently working on the piece for a full semester. I had been…

The performer in the music used traditional instruments called the medieval fiddle. The medieval fiddle also called the vielle was the most popular instrument for both religious and secular songs in Western Europe in the 11th to 16th century. The texture of the music is monophonic. This is because there only one sound also called the melody but has no accompanying harmony. Also, the sound is played at a fixed interval of time. There is the use of the drone in the music. The drone in the music…

baroque form of music. I treated my high school career as an unending overture full of experiences that created the composition of my life. From the presto of various HOSA competitions and the steady andante of missionary work, life has become an orchestra and I have found myself living through various “tempos and rhythms” that shape me to achieve the final movement- pediatrics. As a young child I would find myself drawn to the melody of natural sciences. I would spend my time tucked away…

I attended Vento Sur’s concert at Glendale College on Oct. 3rd. Following the artist biographies, Vento Sur is a Calarts –All-Alumni group composed of Joao Junqueira, Julissa Bozman, Alex Bozman, and Jay Gravatt. They perform music in Spanish and Portuguese languages both. I saw many interesting instruments, and after other songs end the guitarist Joao Junqueira explained about the traditional instruments to audiences. First they performed Adentro Cojutepeque dance music from Mexico and…

In Founders’ Hall at St.Francis college on October 5th at 12:30, David Jolley playing the French horn and Martha Locker, a piano player took the stage.The reason why we went to the performance was because we would rather listen and learn by the music than just learn in on a blackboard. It is better to get a hands on experience rather than just hearing it from a cd. Mr.Jolley started off by introducing himself and why he picked his first piece which was by Paul Dukas(1865-1935). During the…

Later, Aibne elected to play a Celestial Violin Concerto known as the “Pillars of Creation” at the conclusion of a harrowing interment of two children in London. Only the canorous melody seemed to articulate the inexpressible grief of the bereaved family. In fact, with the help of the music, the mourners’ souls grew wings to soar across the solar system and into the interstellar space to seek refuge among the stardust. After all, they were made of stardust too and would one day return to…

Music has been a strong part of my life and my goal for about four years now. I have been working hard towards it since the beginning, trying to get involved in it as much as possible. I started off with choir and because i looked up to my choral teacher so much it became clear to me that I wanted to become a music teacher. As time went by in highschool i felt more strongly about this and started working towards things that would help me towards that path. During my 8th grade year i wasn't…

gun and shoots itself. And so begins Symphony No. 42. Imagine an orchestra tuning up. They and the audience are waiting for the conductor to arrive. Meanwhile, each instrument needs adjustment, each one currently out of synch with the other. There's no harmony in this moment, just a collection of noises. This is what Symphony No. 42 feels like. We are watching each instrument before it has found its place in the orchestra. This ten-minute short film contains several vignettes, some less…

Concert Report 1 On the date of September 23, 2015 the Ball State School of Music presented a jazz concert at Sursa Hall. The concert provided free admission to students and created a fantastic jazz performance. The crowd in attendance was a mixture of students, natives of Muncie and jazz enthusiast. The performance drew a diverse crowd because it provided a high level of entertainment that everyone could enjoy. It is highly recommended that everyone in the community attend at least one…