Concert Report 1 On the date of September 23, 2015 the Ball State School of Music presented a jazz concert at Sursa Hall. The concert provided free admission to students and created a fantastic jazz performance. The crowd in attendance was a mixture of students, natives of Muncie and jazz enthusiast. The performance drew a diverse crowd because it provided a high level of entertainment that everyone could enjoy. It is highly recommended that everyone in the community attend at least one performance by the Ball State School of Music because it is a great experience due to the level of hard work and preparation the School of Music puts forth into their performances. The performance consisted of the Ball State Jazz Ensemble II, the Faculty Jazz
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Adam, who is based out of Los Angeles, has been a major influence on the Jazz music scene. Down Beat Magazine recognized him as a “Rising Star” in the Annual Critic’s Poll and named him Co-winner of the “Jazz Instrumental Soloist Award” in June of 2000. Adam Schroeder has also been featured on national TV shows such as “The Voice” and “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno”. During the performance Adam Schroeder commended the Ball State Jazz program for their talent and work ethic. Ball State has one of the top Jazz programs in the country, and it is good to see someone with the credentials of Adam Schroeder recognize it.
The Jazz ensemble II was the first to perform in the concert. The director was Jen Siukola. The saxophone personnel consisted of Jacob Melton, Luke Fries, Kendell Fowler, Logan Neher and Andrew Campbell. The trumpet personnel consisted of Connor Freimuth, Dylan Abbott, Sean Alvarez, Jake Hostetler and Conor Fox. The trombone section was made up of Noah Wendt, David James, Aaron Locks, and Bryce Chiddster. Chandler Boyd was on piano, Ryan Mondak was on Guitar and Daman Hyde was on drums. Daniel Sitler and Mitch Borkowski were on …show more content…
The ensemble was able to produce the full sound of the piece, but it was not so full to the point of it being overwhelming. The next song the Ensemble performed was Quiet Night of Quiet Stars. The piece was originally composed by Antonio Carolos Jobim and arranged by Gene Lees. Most people are familiar with the performance of this work being sung by Frank Sinatra but the version of Gene Lee’s arrangement substitutes the vocals with more rich sound from the instrumentals and the rendition by the Jazz Ensemble II was phenomenal. The final selection from the Jazz Ensemble II was Borrowed Time, which was arranged by Don Schamber. The sound of this piece was a good one to close out on because it changed the tempo and had a hint of rock and roll in the sound. The Faculty Jazz Quintet was the second performance.
The Faculty Jazz Quintet consisted of Mark Buselli on the trumpet, Nathan Bogert on the alto sax, Scott Routenberg on the piano, Nick Tucker on the bass, Cassius Goens on the drums and guest artist Adam Schroeder on the baritone. The composition they played was an original piece by the pianist Scott Routenberg. The piece was well put together and executed perfectly. Scott revealed to the audience that the piece was written on September 7, which made the piece even more
Adam, who is based out of Los Angeles, has been a major influence on the Jazz music scene. Down Beat Magazine recognized him as a “Rising Star” in the Annual Critic’s Poll and named him Co-winner of the “Jazz Instrumental Soloist Award” in June of 2000. Adam Schroeder has also been featured on national TV shows such as “The Voice” and “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno”. During the performance Adam Schroeder commended the Ball State Jazz program for their talent and work ethic. Ball State has one of the top Jazz programs in the country, and it is good to see someone with the credentials of Adam Schroeder recognize it.
The Jazz ensemble II was the first to perform in the concert. The director was Jen Siukola. The saxophone personnel consisted of Jacob Melton, Luke Fries, Kendell Fowler, Logan Neher and Andrew Campbell. The trumpet personnel consisted of Connor Freimuth, Dylan Abbott, Sean Alvarez, Jake Hostetler and Conor Fox. The trombone section was made up of Noah Wendt, David James, Aaron Locks, and Bryce Chiddster. Chandler Boyd was on piano, Ryan Mondak was on Guitar and Daman Hyde was on drums. Daniel Sitler and Mitch Borkowski were on …show more content…
The ensemble was able to produce the full sound of the piece, but it was not so full to the point of it being overwhelming. The next song the Ensemble performed was Quiet Night of Quiet Stars. The piece was originally composed by Antonio Carolos Jobim and arranged by Gene Lees. Most people are familiar with the performance of this work being sung by Frank Sinatra but the version of Gene Lee’s arrangement substitutes the vocals with more rich sound from the instrumentals and the rendition by the Jazz Ensemble II was phenomenal. The final selection from the Jazz Ensemble II was Borrowed Time, which was arranged by Don Schamber. The sound of this piece was a good one to close out on because it changed the tempo and had a hint of rock and roll in the sound. The Faculty Jazz Quintet was the second performance.
The Faculty Jazz Quintet consisted of Mark Buselli on the trumpet, Nathan Bogert on the alto sax, Scott Routenberg on the piano, Nick Tucker on the bass, Cassius Goens on the drums and guest artist Adam Schroeder on the baritone. The composition they played was an original piece by the pianist Scott Routenberg. The piece was well put together and executed perfectly. Scott revealed to the audience that the piece was written on September 7, which made the piece even more