Randall Tweed, D.M.A is the musical director of (GSO) concerts having the 75 members orchestral with the members of the music and the non-music from the community. The choir is formed by the 55-65 singers and the majors in the music are mostly dedicated to the music teachers and the community musicians. Notably, the band performs in the regular venues like the remarkable concert music series and the noted church series. Alfred E. Sturgis acts as the master chorale director; the chorus of the symphony performed the masterworks in the choral-orchestral which represents the different revitalization and repertoire contemporary with many voices ranging from the 17-187. There is variation in the instruments used by the Gross Mount Symphony String Quartet depending on the type of the music or the concert. The Grossmont Symphony Orchestra (GSO) and the Master Chorale (GMC) are performed annually to boost the tradition of giving the entertainment and the best art to the audience around the county. It contains the variety of the music styles, arts and the classical music used to enlighten the senses while welcoming the new season. The Phoenix, for example, reawakens the feelings in programming the major works done in the presentation like the multimedia.
What did you like about the concert?
There is groundbreaking creativity in the concert which varies from one song to the other and makes the performance amazing. The chronological presentation of the performances are arranged in the manner that it keeps capturing the audience's attention, here, it minimizes boring. The most conducted performances are the opera and the symphony where the chorus with the repetitions sustained the whole entertainment. During the chores, the audiences are given the chance to participate. The woodwind quintet (GSWQ) and the Grossman Symphony String Quintet (GSSQ) are all in present in the new performance season (Britten3). They all perform in the season of varied rapture and challenging hence they bring the cultural enrichment to the whole county of San Diego’s East. What made the concert a bit boring is that the eleven concerts experiences are offered in different venues which deny the audience the chance to watch all the events.
Was the music from the same century or era?
The music offered is from the same century, the concert opens with the Haydn's whimsical ‘How Do You Do' which is followed by the exceptional duet Finishing the show is Debussy's colorful G minor Quartet' by the Beethoven with ‘With Two Obbligato Eyeglasses. The choir arranged themselves in a circular manner while facing the soloist in the middle; the violinist follows by creating the foundation of love to the audience before the song starts. The soloist then chips in to interrupt the violinist by introducing the choral verse and the rest of the choir sets the fire to the song while presenting different voices (Britten3). Other instruments including the piano and the drums are engaged, the repetition at the mid of the song ensures that the orchestra reaches its climax. Like the older days, the band finishes with the applauds and cheering from the audience while all the instruments are engaged in the last parts of the song followed by the immediate silence. With all the efforts by the violinist, the work was completed with the best performances. Hence, the music was from the same era only that it included some creativity on some parts which made them unique with the original versions.
Was there variety or did everything sound the same
There was the diversity of the songs performed by different choir teams; everything was not the same since there were many unusual events among other actions on the stage. Master Chorale (GMC) like the poems by the Solzhenitsyn by Sophia Burgos in the lovely tone, exquisite sensibility and soaring ease sustaining the happy mood of the audience. The Grossmont Symphony String Quartet ‘How Do You Do' was performed very well but there was the slight difference in the soprano group, they appeared to have almost strained to the bass group. They produced the high pitched sounds that made the whole auditorium very uncomfortable; they continued that way until the equilibrium was achieved at some point. The bass group sustained the music by remaining constant on their voice avoiding the competition from the soprano group, Thereby; it gave the soprano group the time to rectify their mistake in a creative way. The solos like the ‘Correspondences' is an evocative set of the poem by Dutilleux; was sung in the lovely tone, delicate sensibility and soaring ease which attracted the attention of the audience. The solo is designed in the manner that captures the attention of the audiences through the alterations of the voices in between the lines. All the performances were performed successfully, and those few that lacked to show the theme apparently were performed in the creative manner that convinced the audience and hence, they managed to be successful at last.
How the presentation engaged me as a member
The whole concert was engaging and entertaining in all sessions. The festival opened with high expectations, and the performers did not disappoint. The performance was informative as the I learned about artist performing. I was able to the rich music history of the band. In their performances, the band provided high-quality art by providing several classical music incorporating various music styles (Mann7). Their performances were in line with their new season theme “to enlighten the senses". Some of the presentations programmed and were performed through multimedia presentations. A lot of creativity was involved in their performances, and little could be noticed about errors that might have occurred during the presentation. The solo verses were sung with great clarity and appealed so much unlike listening to the lyrics in media. The tone of the songs was pleasing and kept the audience attentive all through the concert. The show was filled with a lot of audience participation (Britten4). It seemed most people had mastered their songs. There where the audiences behind me that shouted the choruses of the songs throughout the night. Audience participation continued throughout the night. There was a lot of energy from both the performers and the audience. Every song they played gave me a perfect feel for the evening. After all the performances, if the light had not been put off I could still desire for more.
Were the performers active or sedate?
All the performances were filled with enormous energy that everyone expected. The artists shouted in between the songs to call on the audience to sing along. At some extent in a song, the guitarist was jumping while playing. His actions fascinated the audience and at some point, the audience were jumping along on the choruses. For instance, the Grossmont Symphony String Quartet performed by Albert Roussel was performed at a high pitch throughout the song. The engagement of drums and other instruments made the song reach the climax. The was applause throughout the song. The band blasted all its sets and made the night sensational. The drum beater was also had a special way to finish the song. He hit every inch of the skin while moving his hand against the skin to create an array of sounds. The choir arranged themselves in a semicircle facing the soloist (Mann 4). The saxophones started the performance at a high pitch and then the soloist intercepted by introducing the chorus and the after the whole choir joined in unison. The choir made various movements in line with the songs they were sung. Different songs had various activities. The audience showed participation in almost all the songs sung by the band moving along the moves made by the members of the band. Songs that showed much activity were followed by those that involved less activity in helping the audience catch a breath before they could embark on the next active song.
Could you understand the words
More was done in translating the song to American English but was not satisfactory. Some of the phrases in the lyrics could not be heard well. When you try to follow up with the lyrics available online, you could easily get lost. Most songs were translated well in their online lyrics, but their performances did not sound clear (Mann7). However, all could not be realized due to their electric performance they pulled. The audience sang along in the languages they understood to the rhythm of the song. Not much could be heard from the performers since the audience sung along all through the concert.
Performance date, time, place, name, and instruments of performers
The performance happened on Wednesday, March 2nd at 1930 hours. The performance took place at the Cuyamaca college performing arts theater. There are several artists and instruments that they played by the performers both from El Captain High School Symphonic Band and Grossmont College Concert Band this include: flutes played by; Rick Kennedy, Brianna Martinez, Loren Keagle, Sarah Berrabe, Kaleen Moran, Sandra Chase. The Clarinets Were Played by; Athena Crews, Emalee Fisher, Audrey Garcia, Joseph Levine, Anthony Monirez, and David Williams. Bass Clarinet Were Played by; Sara Minden Bowser and Jennifer Daniel. Alto Saxophones by Dean Giyer, Sarah Lohman, Amanda Mcvey, Bre Merrill, Christian Berves, Roselle Martinez, Chris Lan. Tenor Saxophones by Taryn Richards, Sean Tellier, and Katherine Horger. Baritone Saxophone by Matt Farrell, Vanessa Tyler, Jacob Brown, and Eric Loschen. Trumpets by: Rodney Carrillo, William Champlin, Paco Coglaiti, Matt Manchnov, Mark Perez, And Kevin Westbrook. Euphoniums by Ernesto Local, Victoria Flaherty, Brittney Vik, Thomas Lau, Daniel Freeman and Andrew Gottfried. Tubas by; Israel Torres, Joey Ortiz, Adrian Galang, Cody Mcgill, and Christian North. Percussion by; Kyle Bachar, Josh Colombo, Jenniffer Flores, Schastye Faris, Levi Finn, Cheyenne Gallaway, Many Garcia Tabullo, Nick Perez, Nick Salts Tyler Woodley, Nicholes Tabizon-Gonzalez, Jacob Freeland, Emily Mahomed, Katelyn Knebel, Joseph Richard, Ryan Rivas, and Paul Kuhn. Trombone by; Marc Loschen, Megan Horger, Lane Haenisch, Ken Kayser, Justin Solo, Glenn Thurman, and Richard Ramage.
Works Cited
Britten, Benjamin. Simple Symphony: For String Orchestra (or String Quartet). London: Oxford UP, 1963. Print.
Mann, Peter H. The Audience for Orchestral Concerts: A Report on Surveys in Birmingham, Bournemouth, Glasgow, Liverpool and Manchester. London: Arts Council of Great Britain, 1975. Print
