Music Faculty Concert

The song I enjoyed the most at the Music Faculty Concert was the song How Insensitive and Lamento. The combination of all four elements of music performance (music, performers, audience, and time and space) made this song stand out to me as the most enjoyable song at concert. The music in and of itself contributed greatly to the music performance, mostly due to the style of music that was being played. The song was reflective of a “smooth” jazz type of style, which made it stand out among the other songs, all of which were not even close to jazz. The very nature of the “smooth” jazz allowed the music to contribute to a relaxed atmosphere that engaged both the audience and the performers with the “groove” of the music. The performers themselves were engaged in the music they were playing which was evident through their body movements that “grooved” in time to the music. The obvious engagement of the performers was then reflected through the audience as some audience members could be seen “grooving” to the music as well. The fact that both the audience and the performers were engaged in the beat of the music meant that the usually wide chasm between performer and audience, which tends to occur in many classical performances, was bridged in this musical performance. The time and space also helped to contribute to this relaxed groove that was inherent in this performance. The concert was on a Friday night, which means that the audience most likely was already in a relaxed mood, because of the weekend. Also, the venue was relatively small which made it easier for the audience to feel engaged with the performers. Overall, the performance of How Insensitive was a great musical performance in which all elements of music performance were perfectly intertwined together.