Husky Choirs Salute Veterans November 9th and 10th, Chino Hills High School’s choir put on successful concerts in honor of the US Veterans and active military members. The concert was very good, and there were performances by the different CHHS choirs. There was the Women’s Choir, Mixed Choir, Concert Choir, Treble Choir, and Chamber Singers. They performed some well-known songs such as “ Amazing Grace”” and “ O Captain! My Captain!” Treble Choir performed a very upbeat song called “ Roll, Jordan, Roll”” which got the audience excited and clapping along. Around the middle of the concert, Men’s Ensemble performed “ Armed Forces – The Pride Of America.” During the concert, they announced a US Military Branch and people in the audience that were Veterans of a particular branch or actively serving, stood up and the audience clapped for them. The Men’s Ensemble sang a song for each branch that was announced. There was also a very cool performance by the Hand Bell Choir where they performed two songs with bells. There were about 20 people in the Hand Bell Choir and each person had 2 or 3 bells to play, and all of them sounded slightly different. The Bell Choir was able to make splendid sounds as a unit. There were also some bell solos by students who performed songs that went …show more content…
At the very end of the concert, all of the choirs came together to sing, “ I hear America Singing!” It was a great way to end the concert with all of the singers coming
On November 16th, 2013, I attended a concert choir, fall choral concert. This event took place on the Wheaton College Campus, in the Edman Chapel at 7:30 pm. The chapel was well-lit, with long pews for the audience to be seated. The concert began with the audience looking up into a balcony, where the ensemble stood in neat rows. They watched the conductor, who stood on a stage in front of the audience, waiting for their cue.
The concert began with an incredibly brief introduction from the president of the Rochester Oratorio Society, after which the society performed a piece that is not listed on the program. After hearing the raw talent the choir displayed in their first performance the crowd praised them, and at this time a representative from the city’s mayor office took the stage and presented the society with a proclamation. The proclamation was on behalf of the city offices and expressed thanks for their 70 years of musical performances and education. Afterwards the society performed Norman Dello Joio’s “A Jubilant Song,” which served as a transition for the Houghton College Choir to take the seats of the men’s choral section. The college choir was approximately a third the size of the society choir, but still managed to perform with a lot of talent. The Houghton College Choir performed Kenneth Jennings’ “The Lord is the Everlasting God” and Larry Farrow’s “Give Me Jesus.” After a quick intermission the Rochester Oratorio Society took to the stage to perform Brahm’s Requiem, which is typically performed with an orchestra, but in their rendition a two person piano served as a replacement. Brahm’s Requiem is in German, making it difficult to understan...
The choir immediately captured my attention and seemed to do the same for everyone else in the audience. I was very impressed by the fact that the choir was made up entirely of college students. It was also stated that some of them sing in the choir just for fun as they are not music majors. There seemed to be an appeal in the fact that the singers were mostly very young. The piece as a whole was also very enjoyable.
in war. These same boys that once sang in choirs are now mocked by "the shrill
Many people across the world are affected every day by the gift of music. To those of us who let it into our lives, we truly view it for what it is. Unfortunately, not everyone realizes how powerful it can be. For me singing was something that I was always good at; I never really took it to heart. I never understood when people would talk about how music had changed there lives; I just didn't see how a few notes put together could affect anyone so deeply. It wasn't until last April when our choir was chosen among a select few to perform at Carnegie Hall that I would understand the indubitable impact of music.
Many people hail “The Star Spangled Banner” as the greatest piece of American music. The audiences of America’s national anthem seem, instinctively, eager to express their respect by embracing the notion to remove their hats and stand up. However, not many people ponder over the question of what “The Star Spangled Banner” truly means. What does it mean? Why does it deserve so much reverence and honor? What exceptional difference allows it to prevail over the masterpieces of prominent composers like Mozart and Beethoven? The answer is fairly simple. “The Star Spangled Banner” symbolizes America’s perseverance, its set of moral laws and ethics, and its history that constitutes what America truly means.
“Reuben, Reuben” was a much happier song and the first of the songs performed in English; however, my favorite pieces were “Water Come-A-Me Eye” and “Great Day!” I especially enjoyed “Water Come-A-Me Eye” because of the percussion instruments that some of the choir members played. Jasmina Begovic kept a steady beat on the maracas and provided a pleasant accompaniment to the melodies of the choir. The other percussion instruments were equally enjoyable and added an element to the song that other songs did not have. “Great Day!” was particularly enjoyable because of the fast-paced rhythm and the energy of the performers. This song had a faster tempo than the other songs and was a great way to conclude the concert. Though it seemed as if the entire concert had picked up speed when the choir sang “Reuben, Reuben,” “Guantanamera,” and “Water Come-A-Me Eye” consecutively, the rhythm eventually slowed down when they performed “Fare You Well,” a traditional American folksong with a rather melancholy sound to it.
On October 6, I attended a Wind Ensemble in Bennett Auditorium and was delighted by the experience. All of the pieces that were played were definitely interesting, but some pieces were more enjoyable than others. When I arrived at the event I was expecting a larger audience than what I saw, however I have not gone to anything like this event before so it could possibly have been a good turnout. Overall the performers all did very well and I would definitely like to attend more concerts similar to this one.
What do you think about when you think of singing? Do you think about the latest rock or pop craze? Or do you think about some opera singer on stage? For me, when I think about singing, I think about All City Choir.
Florida State University presented The University Chamber Choir directed by Dr. Kevin Fenton, in Ruby Diamond Concert Hall on 5 November 2015. The concert included “The Mask,” which is a cycle of five poems that encompass the mood felt during the Harlem Renaissance as well as other times in Afro-American literature. These five poems are titled We Wear the Mask, Heritage, Shadow, Worn Faces, Interlude for Natalie, and Portrait by William Bolcom. The other piece performed were Even when He is silent by Kim Andre Arnesen, and another collection of poems titled “Harlem Night Songs” arranged by Timothy Hoekman.
Concert Report #2 - World Percussion Steel Drum Orchestra On the evening of October 24, 2014 at the Daniel Recital Hall, I attended the World Percussion Steel Drum Orchestra Concert at eight o' clock. The atmosphere surrounding the recital hall was relaxed, comfortable, and had a light feeling to it. When the actual concert began the atmosphere changed immediately to very upbeat and jubilant. In the World Percussion Steel Drum Orchestra, the piece that I liked the most is Fall From Grace composed by Darren Dyke while the piece that I liked the least was Agbekor which is Traditional Music from Ghana.
When the show finally started back up, It was finally time for easton corbin to perform. He played A little more country than that, and a song called working man blues. Finally It was time, as soon as the crowd heard “released a song called hurricane…” the whole crowd stood up and cheered, before the announcer could even finish his sentence. The show was finished off with the song elvira, but all the singers came back out to sing Glenn Campbell’s favorite hymn amazing grace in memory of
On November 15, 2015 and November 22, 2015 I attended two concerts at the Harris Theater put on by the George Mason University School of Music. The two performances I attended were the Mason Jazz Vocal Night and the Vocal Pops concert entitled “Sing, Sing, Sing”, respectively. The MJVN featured the Mason Jazz Vocal Ensemble as well as some soloists from the Jazz Voice Studio such as Linnea Monson, Tracey Wright, and Markus Ellis. The Herndon High School Vocal Jazz group was also present and performed a few songs as their own group and then the closing piece “America the Beautiful” with the rest of the performers. As stated throughout many of these group names, the genre these performers fall into is jazz. Most of the songs performed were traditional jazz songs, though a few were more modern jazz pieces. All of the members of the “Mason” groups were GMU students.
When it came to the chorus, Dave stopped singing and everyone in the room, sung the chorus back. I felt the unity with everyone in that room, although I hardly knew any of them. The song ended with a sigh. The night is over. Dave thanked us and smiled.
In the end, they said their farewells, sang one last song and then left the stage. Well, at least we thought they did. As soon as they left the stage everyone started chanting, "We want more!" repeatedly for about five minutes. They ended up coming back on stage and executing one final song. I thought it was very awesome of them to do another song like that for us.