Music Blog 3

I attended the "An Evening of Latin Music" concert that was held just lasts Friday. It was held in the Conference Center's auditorium. The setting is relatively nostalgic since that is one of the rooms where I attended the UTD orientation. Also, that is the place where most of my calculus tests were held. The music was supposed to be primarily Latin in origin though the first half felt rather Jazzy since there was a piece by Milhaud and some other Jazz during the first half of the performance. Personally, I thought the pianist during the Jazz performance was exceptional considering he played what seemed a flawless program without overpowering the other players. At first I thought it odd that the audience was applauding during the Jazz performance. Later, however, it was explained to me that the audience is supposed to applaud if they enjoyed the solo during a Jazz performance. The second half had more of a Latin feel ending with the "Tango di Tango" which was really well performed especially by the accordionist. The final piece "Tango di Tango" was very dramatic. From the first notes of the piece it felt as though there was a heavy tension in the room. The musicians clearly had put a lot of effort into perfecting that piece.