Concert Report

March 26, 2011
Music Appreciation, Saturday Class
Concert Report #1
CONCERT REPORT #1
On Tuesday, March 22nd, I attended a Choral Artists Recital at the Moores School of Music at the University of Houston.   The recital was given as partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Doctor of Musical Arts degree for conductors, Kevin M. Klotz and Paulo Gomes.   The recital was split in two parts.   Mr. Klotz conducted the first half of the recital and Mr. Gomes conducted the second half.   Both parts were very formal with the men in tuxedos and the women in evening gowns.   While the two parts were very different from each other, they were both equally enjoyable.
Mr. Klotz’s program consisted of both choral artists and instruments.   The choral artists stood at the back of the room with the women on one side and the men on the other while the band or orchestra was in front.   Mr. Klotz conducted Antonio Vivaldi’s Magnificat in G minor.   The Magnificat in G minor consists of nine (9) subparts or sections, Magnificat anima, Et exultavit, Et misericordia, Fecit potentiam, Deposuit potentes, Esurientes implevit, Suscepit Israel, Sicut locutus est, finally, Gloria.   Vivaldi’s Magnicat in G minor was written and conducted for the church and was probably first performed in 1717.   The instruments included in Mr. Klotz’s program were a violin, viola, cello, bass, oboe, bassoon and harpsichord.   There were many solos for both the choral artists and the instruments, especially for the oboe and violin.   The beginning of Magnificat seemed very serious and reverent, but it seemed to lighten up as the concert went on.   The vocal aspect of the concert was absolutely beautiful.   The harmony and the switch between solos for the men and women and the whole choir were really very beautiful. It almost felt as though they could have done without the instruments and I do not think anyone would have even noticed.
Mr. Gomes program was very different from Mr. Klotz in that Mr. Gomes...