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conductor, and his brother, who was also a studio percussionist. In 1952 Williams was handed an amazing opportunity, to arrange music for The U.S. Air Force Band. He took the job until 1955 when he decided to move to New York to attend Juilliard and study piano. Little did he know this was just the start of his musical career. John Williams currently holds the title for the most Oscar nominations for a living person, he was nominated 49 times. This wasn’t his only accomplishment and I am sure…

would not enjoy myself, but I left the concert having a great time. The concert had 9 men and between those men there were 8 different instruments. The 8 instruments that were used were: the guitar, baritone saxophone, saxophone, bass, drums, trumpet, piano, and trombone. During this concert, there were 7 songs played that were written originally by well-known Jazz artists. I was amazed during this concert how well 3 or 4 different instruments sounded in such perfect harmony together. I was…

can bring music that allow me to stretch and be creative; he can also enrich my compositions inspiring the other band members to create new ideas and ways to play it. Every time I play in New York, without hesitation I ask Mr. Guerrero to take the piano chair in my band. I always know he is the perfect fit. He brings his talent and powerful playing to any musical situation. This view is shared by most musicians I know. It would be difficult to find someone to replace him given his broad…

chorus minutes earlier, when a member of the chorus steps forward and addresses the audience to explain and introduce the next piece. The piece was “Song of the Universal” by Norwegian composer Ola Gjeilo. The piece is for chorus and accompanying piano and string quartet. The member introducing the piece notes that every person on stage, including the accompanying players and the conductor, are female to the audiences humored laughter. In fact, I was the only person to step on stage for the…

the black community in The Piano Lesson by revealing the discriminatory practices targeting black people. The…

Introduction This paper contains a description of the sound, setting, and significance of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons performed by Janine Jansen at the International Chamber Music Festival on June 29, 2014. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzE-kVadtNw). There are four main pieces of music in this concert, each split into three sections. This was an auditory representation of the four seasons, and an attempt will be made to describe the sound, setting, and significance of this piece. Setting The…

country to offer them great living and opportunities. Jing-Mei’s mother wanted to see her daughter as a successful person. Jing-Mei's mother classifies success for her daughter as being brilliant at something, therefore, Jing-Mei was forced to take piano lessons in order to be a child prodigy. After reading the story, I can completely relate to Jing-Mei as my mother once forced me to do things I was never interested in. As a child, I was always forced to do things my parents thought were right…

at numerous concerts during his life in Frankfurt. Furthermore, Hindemith presented his talented since he was a child. He was a member of Frankfurt Children's Trio since his early childhood. The trio is consisting of one violin, one cello, and one piano. In addition, in autumn semester 1912, the composition and counterpoint subjects added. He studied composition with Arnold Mendelssohn and completing them one year later with Bernhard Sekles. In addition, he studied conducting under Karl…

Have you ever been in a toxic environment? I’m not talking about the nuclear toxic either, but rather the one where you’re forced to be around people that are no good for you. Tobias Wolff, author of This Boy’s Life, was stuck in one as a young boy. His mother was known to pick out bad boyfriends and settled with one named Dwight, who is probably the worst one mentioned. He seems to have a strange aura around him and it shows through the way he treats Tobias. There are many more people in this…

societies throughout history. The Piano, directed by a New Zealander Jane Campion in 1993 revolves around a female protagonist and the transformations of her desires and identity as defined by her gender. The film was subject to much controversy with its release in 1993 and raised many questions challenging traditional values of a patriarchal society. Are men and women ‘different’ on multiple levels because of women’s biological inferiority or social construction? In The Piano, both factors…