Unit 2 Concert Report Sample

For my second concert report, I went to see South Alabama’s Flute Choir and Celtic Crue perform in the Spring Concert. The USA Flute Choir performed a total of six pieces and the Celtic Crue performed four short pieces of Irish tradition. The concert was on Thursday March 30, 2017 at 7:30 pm in the Laidlaw Recital Hall. The first piece was A Gaelic Offering by Catherine McMichael and consisted of two movements. This piece was a flute quartet in the first movement, but in the second movement one performer switched to a piccolo. Other than that, both pieces sounded similar. They started with a solo flute, then slowly the other three began to accompany her to create a harmonizing sound. The second piece, Flutes in the Garden, was composed of four movements. The flute trio started the first movement, Madonna Lilies with a somber presence with the flutes. The piece then starts to create a sense of panic as the use of decrescendo and crescendo and changing meter sounds like the piece is spiraling.

This piece had such a fast tempo to create a haste feeling. The accelerando of the flutes reminded me of when Tom would chase Jerry with the music speeding up when Tom would get closer. The music crescendos until it could not go higher, then it goes higher. Finally, it stutters briefly before restarting its accent. Next, they performed Arrival of the Queen of Sheba from the piece Solomon. They performed this piece with the use of bass flutes, flutes and piccolo. The uplifting melody and fast tempo expresses a feeling of joy. The piece has a strong harmony throughout, but also a sense of