On November 9th I planned to attend a string quartet concert at the Kimmel Center. When I arrived I noticed there were a lot of people at the center. Upon talking to the ticket seller, she informed me that the Philadelphia Orchestra was also playing. I quickly decided to attend the orchestra concert instead. We then were led into the hall as a group since were all students. I was amazed of the layout of Verizon hall. It was quite an intricate setup. The center had an intricate array of wooden designs. Soon after sitting down the music began.
First they played Suite Espanola by Isaac Albeniz. The piece at some points gave me goose bumps the music was so powerful. How the piano fused with the Orchestra was very intriguing to me. After this was finished the conductor, Rafiel Frubeck kept leaving and coming back while everyone applauded.
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Ottorino Respighi in the 1920s in the company of h...This confused me why he would do this 3 times. Each time acting as he was leaving the concert and then returning.
The second had a more romantic sound reminding me of Mozart. It was pleasing but a bit tedious. Composed by Claude Debussy, the orchestra played clouds, festivals and sirens. It was a series of Nocturnes. A nocturne is a piece of dreamily romantic music without fixed form. The Codas were quite dramatic with symbols. The Cadence was very loud as well. It was enjoyable but I was thankful for the intermission. After Intermission a choir was brought out to sing with the orchestra. The choir didn't sing with the first section witch was called the fountains of Rome. This piece was composed by Ottorino Respighi. I found this to be a little bit boring. The sound was good but wasn't very exciting. The last section suite from the...