I Attended Wheaton s Christmas Festival - 830 Words

For this extra credit concert review, I attended Wheaton’s Christmas Festival. I was going anyway and thought I would write a review for it to get some kind of credit. There was a lot performed during this concert and it is not possible to discuss everything in detail so I will discuss the overall atmosphere and some of the specific performances that I particularly enjoyed. The concert started with Claire Holly singing Once in a Royal David’s City composed by Henry J. Gauntlett in 1849 (Hawn and Hanna). It was a solo performance and it was peaceful. The Symphonic Band then played and this was followed by everyone, including the audience, singing Come thou Long Expected Jesus composed by Charles Wesley in 1744 (Carrol). Next, which I will discuss in more detail, Wolcum Yole composed by Benjamin Britten in 1942 (Wolcum Yole!). This was interesting to listen to because we have spoken about Benjamin Britten in class. This piece was mainly monophonic and contained a lot of a gitated style. It was not smooth; it was all over the place. This is a much more modern song as one can tell. It strays away from the much more conservative-style pieces that Giovanni Artusi was an advocate for in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Several more songs were played and sung by the Concert Choir, Women’s Chorale and the Percussion Ensemble which were followed by my favorite piece in the concert, Fum Fum Fum which was thought to be composed in the sixteen or seventeenth centuries but was notShow MoreRelated_x000C_Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis355457 Words   |  1422 PagesMacintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Used herein under license. Library of Congress Control Number: 2006933904 Student Edition: ISBN-13: 978-0-495-11873-2 ISBN-10: 0-495-11873-7 ââ€"   To my nephews, Jesse and Luke Smidt, who bet I wouldn’t put their names in this book. R. P. ââ€"   To my wife, Sally, and my daughter, Anna C. O. ââ€"   To Carol, Allie, and Teri. J. D. ââ€"   About the Authors puter Teacher of the Year award in 1988 and received the Siemens Award for Advanced