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if you have a yearbook waiting for you
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Review
By DOUGLAS BELL
Staff Writer
The Tuesday performances of
two USC wind ensembles'at the
Koger Center had their ups and
downs.
The Tuesday Ensemble, directed
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first and was followed by the
Thursday Ensemble, conducted by
Director of Bands James
Copenhaver.
The Tuesday Ensemble's performance
was static, with a very dry
and unbalanced interpretation of
the music. The Smetana Fanfare
had major performance problems,
including a lack of balance between
the brass, woodwind and
percussion sections. There was no
ensemble sound. It was all brass
and percussion, and the woodwind
could not be heard.
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Secondly, there was no interpretation
of the music. They played
the notes and then rested. The Sinfonietta
went nowhere; it simply
filled up time on the program.
There was a complete lack of direction
and contrast
Thirdly, there were sound production
problems. The trumpets'
sound quality was thin and piercing.
Intonation problems existed in
both the woodwinds and brass because
the sounds that were played
were not supported by correct bre
athing habits.
Finally, the conductor communicated
nothing to the players. The
conductor gave the student musicians
the cues for basic beat patterns
and cues to come in, and that
was all. When the music was loud
or soft, a difference could not be
seen in the size of the conducting
pattern. The one audible crescendo
wasn't conducted. Beats, not
phrases, were conducted.
The problems of the ensemble
performance are with the conductor.
Most of the obvious musical
problems could have been solved
in rehearsal. The conductor cannot
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blame the students for a poor performance
if they are not told anything
from the podium.
On the other hand, the Thursday
Ensemble did a superb job and
was a top-notch ensemble performance.
The Moor side March and
The British Eighth were clean,
well-articulated performances. The
contrast necessary to make a good
march performance was there.
Changing the order of the program
was good planning; playing both
marches together would not have
been a good idea.
My favorite composition of the
evening was Dana Wilson's Piece
of Mind. The blend and balance of
the ensemble made the piece sound
beautiful. The ease and relaxed
manner of the oerformers made the
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audience feel comfortable. The
quality of performing such a demanding
composition is a credit to
the conductor.
Copenhaver made the concert
worth coming to. This group needs
to be heard more often and deserves
another round of applause.
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