Concert report - Assignment Example

1F10 Written Assignment I was very fortunate to attend the concert d "The Longing Spirit" by the Avanti Chamber Singers. This amazing concert, as part of Brock Universitys Viva Voce! Choral Series 2013-2014, was performed at the St. Barnabas Anglican Church, which is located in downtown St. Catharines. I can still remember that day, Saturday February 8, because it was a frozen night and there were no parking spaces around the church due to the immense interest in this concert. I arrived just before the scheduled start time of 7:30 p.m., but even at that time I was forced to park my car over ten streets away.

When I walked into the church there were a bunch of chairs directly in front of the stage for the audience, but there were also two rows of chairs on the stage. This was so when the group of performers finished their parts then they could take a rest over there and watch the solo parts of the concert. The audience extremely enjoyed the concert because the Avanti Chamber Singers put on a great show for everyone. This concert was very special for me because it was the first time that I was privileged enough to hear a choir live.

Throughout the first half of the program, I would have to say that three songs stood out to me, and all of them were composed by the Brock professor Matthew Therrien. The piece, titled "Requiem," created a warm and sweet image in my mind. The sounds of the violin and piano provided wonderful background music and made me really comfortable. When the female voice came in, I felt like many angels were singing the song at that moment. After the intermission, I would have to say that my most favorite piece was "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot.

" The reason is that it was one of the very few that I had already heard before that night. This song invoked a range of emotions for me, but I guess I enjoyed the deepness of the voices. It gave me a feeling like I was in church or something because it felt like there was power in the air. Although the song was repetitive in a way, I liked that the choir changed key for each new chorus so that it provided a new sound. The song is very old yet it is still powerful today, and I think that this shows the songs popularity too.

This song would have to be my favorite of the night because I could just not resist getting up and clapping in time with the beat. If I had to choose one song for a movie sound track, then it would have to be "Aint Got Time to Die" by Hall Johnson. This song made a real impact on me because it gives hope where there does not seem to be any. I would use in a religious film where the main character has been through a hard time but can see the light again. The song would be used to help the audience connect with the character because they could witness his struggle but then see the moment where his life turned around.

This song is very uplifting, and I think that it could be used in a movie to provide real emotion and power. As this is the first time I attended a concert like this, it is very hard for me to compare it to anything else. Overall I was very impressed because even though this concert did not really suit my musical tastes, I must say that I was pleasantly surprised at how it spoke to me at a deeper level. The most challenging aspect of writing this paper was being able to express all of my feelings and emotions because it is not something that I have ever really thought of before after listening to music.