Recital

There are several factors that would motivate an individual to risk the vulnerability and criticism associated with singing in public: love of music, love of performing, and love of attention. Perhaps all three of these components factored into Florence Foster-Jenkins pursuit and passion for singing on stage .Unfortunately, Florence didn't have the vocal talent worthy of performing - unbeknownst to her. Throughout her amateur career as an opera singer, Florence unwittingly faced ridicule about…

aroma of oranges and lemons that my friend, Mya, scented her pointe shoes with. She would put these miniature cushions in her shoes for every recital because the fragrance would always calm her nerves, and she "abhors the stench of smelly feet" so that's another reason there. Mine, while it wasn't as lavishing, it did its justice. Before each dance in the recital, I would stretch my hands and wrists. And, when I finish, it gives a sense of readiness, and I'm ready to perform. However, when I'm…

Concert Report: Junior Recital Joe Crabb, Trumpet Drew Bridges, Tenor After my experience in this concert, I discover that I will like to continue going to this concerts or recitals. Not only because the concert is free, but also because I enjoy seeing the talent that my schoolmates have. This concert was a sonata. Sonata means a piece for small number of instruments or a single one. In classical period the term usually was referred to compositions for one or two instruments only (Kerman et…

This classical music recital on September 24, 2015, in Duncan Recital Hall at Baird Musical Hall stars many of Morehead State University’s musical professors. The compositions it features are Donald Gillis’s They’re Off, Béla Bartók’s Quarrel, W.A. Mozart’s La ci darem la mano (Don Giovanni), Heitor Villa-Lobos’s Fantasie Concertante for Piano, Clarinet, and Bassoon, Michel Blavet’s Variations on a Theme by Corelli, John Macky’s Damn, and Ryan Mcguillicuddy’s On The Bus. In Donald Gillis’s…

her daughter June starting playing the piano. June starts piano lessons with Chong, who her mother exchanges lessons for cleaning services. After a while, June prepares to play the piano at a recital, which her mom and her friends come to watch her. However, June performs disastrously at the piano recital. This triggers and disappoints her mother. This leads June and her into a verbal confrontation, and mentions how her mother lost two children in China, and that she states that, “I wish I…

For my concert critique, I went to Jason Terry’s Doctoral Piano Recital on Tuesday, December 1st at the School of Music in room 206. Because Terry was able to pick the pieces he played, he picked a range of different pieces to emphasize his wide range of talent. He included older and modern pieces including Bach, Godowsky, Balakirev, Zorn, and Liszt. The first piece he played was “Prelude & Fugue, BWV 872” composed by Bach. I was a little unsure about the nature and form of this piece because…

I have been playing piano for eight years. In those eight years, I have taken piano from three different teachers. My first teacher taught me how to read basic music and helped me grow my interest in piano. However, she was always getting sick and having to cancel my lessons and when I did have a lesson she would complain about how she was feeling bad. I finally had enough of this and decided the best thing to do would be to find another piano teacher. My second teacher was very strict and…

The author tries to meet her mother’s expectations at first. She decides not to respond to her attempt of finding her prodigy after seeing her mother being disappointed with her poor performance at her piano recital (Tan, 391). There is a moment where she has a shouting match between her and her mother when she cries out “Why don’t you like me the way I am? (…)” and it is implied that she doesn’t feel that her mother likes her (Tan, 389). It very well could be that she has a very deep fear in…

“We the jury in the above entitled action, find the defendant, Orenthal James Simpson, not guilty of the crime of murder of Nicole Brown Simpson, a human being.” The courtroom was filled with gasps, tears, cries of joy, and many hugs.“We the jury in the above entitled action, find the defendant, Orenthal James Simpson, not guilty of the crime of murder of Ronald Lyle Goldman, a human being.” More weeping and celebrations followed the second verdict. The final decision had been made. After…

cello. From the second row, the skill and expertise of the artists was evident. The audience member could sense the dedication and time the artists put into their work, and could viscerally feel the emotion encapsulated by each note and key. The recital opened with Johannes Brahms’ (1833-1897) Sonata for Cello and Piano in F Minor, Opus 99. Brahms, a German composer, composed the Romantic-style work in 1886. It features four movements: allegro vivace, adagio affettuoso, allegro passionate,…