Unfortunately, I lost my notes to the concert.
However, I do remember one song in particular, although I do not know its name. It was a very distinct piece or music: short, disjunct, fast paced, dissident, and it used one of the instruments in a unique way. This piece was performed by Mary Medrick on the piano, Ronald Neil on the violin, and Winston Stone on the clarinet, as well as a woman I did not recognize on percussion. All are members of the music department and have years of performance experience under their belts. This piece, like all the pieces of the night, had a Latin American theme, but it also had a few very different aspects as well. First, Ronald Neil, who had up to this point played skillfully on the violin, played his instrument by repeatedly plucking only one note very loudly, and, as if to show the absurdity of this, stood up, walked down into the crowd, and had the professor who introduced the musicians, even pluck one note, all while the other musicians simply carried on. In this aspect, the crowd was involved in the music experience in a very interesting way.
As far as time and space goes, it happened on a Friday night, which (at least for me) gave the concert a feel of entertainment, of fun. It didn't feel like an assignment!
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
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