A tribute to Patsy Cline with Mandy Barnett and the Nashville Symphony
On November fourteenth at eight o'clock p.m. I attended a Patsy Cline tribute concert featuring Mandy Barnett and the Nashville Symphony with my grandparents. On that particular Friday night, it had been raining for most of the day. My grandparents came and picked me up at five o'clock in hopes of going to a nice dinner before the show. Once we got on the road, it was clear that our itinerary was not going to work out as we had planned it to. There was wreck after wreck, leaving most of the interstates backed up and some closed until late that night. We had to turn around and drive through Mount Juliet to make it to the concert right on time.
None of us had ever been to the symphony before, so we were not sure what to expect. Walking into the Schermerhorn Symphony Center took our breath away. It was absolutely gorgeous, and that was just the lobby! We sat in the lobby for about ten minutes before we could go into the performance hall, our excitement growing every second. They finally let us into the performance hall and escorted us to our seats. The hall was even more spectacular than the lobby.
Finally, after about thirty minutes of waiting for everyone to get to their seats and get settled, the symphony started to come out and take their place. They looked very classy, wearing white button up shirts and black slacks. The conductor, Albert George Shram came out after them, to introduce himself and the symphony. Mr. Shram brought life to the symphony, his eyes shining bright with passion for the music and doing what he loves.
Mr. Shram conducted as the symphony began to play their first number written by George Enesco when he was only nineteen years old,...
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...ver heard. Though I do not know a lot about Patsy Cline, I believe that she would be honored to have such a beautiful woman, with a beautiful voice performing her timeless classics. Performing with the Nashville Symphony was Mrs. Barnett, of course, Harold Bradley on guitar, Kerry Marx on guitar, Tony Migliore on Piano, Bob Mater on drums, and Michael Rinne on the bass.
When I first began Music 1030, I did not appreciate all the work and effort put into composing and performing music. After seeing the symphony play their music and do what they love, I feel as though I have a better understanding of the beauty of classical music, and otherwise. Though I do not see myself listening to classical in my car on the way to and fro, I do appreciate the complications and frustration that must go into writing such enduring pieces, such as the ones we have studied in class.
Classical music can be best summed by Mr. Dan Romano who said, “Music is the hardest kind of art. It doesn't hang up on a wall and wait to be stared at and enjoyed by passersby. It's communication. Its hours and hours being put into a work of art that may only last, in reality, for a few moments...but if done well and truly appreciated, it lasts in our hearts forever. That's art, speaking with your heart to the hearts of others.” Starting at a young age Johann Sebastian Bach and Ludwig van Beethoven have done just that with their musical compositions. Both musical composers changed the world of music and captivated the hearts of many. Their love of composing shared many similar traits, though their musical styles were much different.
The 17th annual Sphinx Orchestra Finals Competition Concert has changed my perspective on classical music. I fully enjoyed the performance and might even consider going to next year’s performance. The young musician upheld incredible talent and the orchestra was just as unbelievable. I applaud the Sphinx Orchestra for putting on such a miraculous performance that anyone would enjoy a classical concert.
On Monday March 25, some members of the baseball team, my girlfriend, and I traveled to Murray State University to watch a concert performed by Nelly and the St. Lunatics. It was a terrible night to go anywhere because it was raining and storming the whole way, but there was nothing that was going to stop us from going to the concert. We where all so hyped up about it and couldn’t wait to head out. My brother, who attends Murray State, had gotten us excellent seats about seventy-five feet away from the stage.
In the eighteenth century two conductors were often used for operas.1 One conductor would direct the singers and the other conductor would direct the orchestra. On occasion there were three directors. The principle or lead violinist would often be the lead director, followed by the keyboard player and a conductor. 1 Orchestras without conductors also existed during this period, a tradition still continued today in chamber orchestras. 1 Gradually the lead violinist director became more important than any other type of director transforming himself into lead conductor. 1 The violinist would lead the orchestra by using the violin bow to conduct in the same manner that the baton would be used later.1 By the early period of the nineteenth century, about the time the size of the orchestra had expanded tremendously, a conductor had become a fixture. This paper will inform the reader on a brief history of conductors in general, the importance of a conductor, the history of black conductors, important and revolutionary black conductors, the future and popularity of black conductors, and how black conductors influenced the art of conducting.
Overall, I was very impressed by the concert and I feel that the rest of the audience was also impressed. The expectations for the members of the Chamber Orchestra are high and those were met, but I feel that the expectations for the choral group were not as high. My expectations for the choir were not very high and they were immensely exceeded. The level of talent in that group was something that I was really not expecting at all.
In conclusion, the programmatic symphony has been used to create some of the greatest works of musical literature in the past two hundred years. In the next century composers will probably follow in these composers’ footsteps and expand the size of the orchestra to create new timbres and tell stories through tone painting in symphonies.
It was the day of April 13, 2000. I woke up at exactly 12 o’clock because my boyfriend was to pick me up at 1 like we planned the night before. The day looked quite nice, but I was in a fowl mood. I got into a car accident the night before and had a huge argument with my parents about the car. I finally dragged myself into the shower and got ready in half an hour. Then I went downstairs, sat on my couch, and repeatedly told myself the day would hopefully turn out better than last night. At around 1:15, my boyfriend came to pick me up. We took the 5 freeway to the 57 since it was the only way I knew how to get there. As we approached the 134 freeway, my girlfriend veered to the right, taking the 210 which was wrong way and got us lost. So, we exited the freeway and got back on the right track. Then finally, before long, we reached Norton Simon.
Stango, C. (n.d.). A Study of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, His Requiem, and Its Influence on Conducting. Retrieved from https://www.misericordia.edu/honorus/CStangoPaper.cfm
What was fascinating about the symphony was the relationship Stravinsky and Diaghilev. Stravinsky wanted the audience to feel the their inner self locked away. Stravinsky wanted the audience to feel restless, awaken and even scared. These feelings he himself felt that inspired him to
The Symphony Orchestra concert was preformed by The OU School of Music with Jonathan Shames as a conductor and they presented Sutton Concert Series. In addition, the Orchestra concert performed at Paul F. Sharp Concert Hall in October 12, 2015.There were like forty-one performers on the stage including the conductor using different types of instruments and and all of them were wearing a nice black clothes. The stage was a quite large with wooden floor and there were two floors for the audience with a comfortable seating. However, all the performers were on round shape and against the conductor.
Pogue, David and Scott Speck. “Classical Music for Dummies.” Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1997. Print.
The American Symphony Orchestra opened with the first piece “Alleluia” composed by Randall Thompson. This piece by Randall Thompson was composed on July 1-5,
Pogue, David and Scott Speak. Classical Music for Dummies. Foster City, California: IDG Worldwide, 1997. Print
...d in the history of the world. It harvested amazing musical composers who shared their music with the world. The future is indebted to Beethoven, Mozart, and Handel for their hard work, courage, and eagerness. On tv, in the stores, on the radios, and everywhere you go, music from the Classical Period will always be heard by fresh ears and will always be remembered!
When I first started this class, I was not sure what to expect in terms of the overall content. Would I be listening to various pieces of music and then have to identify them? This class turned out to be so much more. First, I think one of the most important elements in learning about music, is learning about the history that shapes each piece.