L Abri String Ensemble: Concert Analysis

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The L’Abri String Ensemble was more than I had expected them to be. If I’m honest, I’m not usually a fan of string-only music, however, L’Abri changed my perspective of that very quickly. They played for roughly forty minutes, and never once did I find myself not enjoying the beautiful Appalachian music they had altered to work so well with a string ensemble. In short, The L’Abri String Ensemble may have completely changed my opinion on string-only music, opening my eyes to something new and pleasant. L’Abri began the night with a group of Celtic pieces, which were easily some of my favorite songs of the nights. The pieces were stringed together so nicely that it was a bit hard to catch on to when the songs changed, but they were still very, very easy to listen to. The songs were soft, often sad, and only speeding up in the second song, slowing down once more for the third. Easily, these pieces were some of the best that were played all night – not exactly an easy feat. In my opinion, the Celtic Medley pieces were very hard to follow, however, L’Abri out did themselves with the Dulcimer pieces that followed the Celtic. Although the Celtic pieces were very good, the Dulcimer pieces took the grand prize in my opinion, earning the spot of my favorite section of the night. Like the Celtic …show more content…

If you turn on your television at the right time you’re sure to hear it during a commercial break, and it’s a go to whenever tragedy strikes. It’s a classic, and very great, but sad song. However, L’Abri gave me an Amazing Grace I had never heard before. Before the L’Abri concert I had never once heard Amazing Grace played by strings, and I must say that I was not disappointed. Oft times I hear Amazing Grace sang, and the melody is often the same, however, when you play it with strings only, you get an entirely new, yet still familiar sound. I felt as if I were listening to something old and new at the same time, which impressed me

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