The clarinet and piano worked very well together as a pair. ... The clarinet gives vibrant color to the sound of the music while the piano gives underlying harmony under the sharp notes of the clarinet. ... Eyes glued to the notes, hands hammering away on just about every key of the piano, you can tell he was a master of the instrument. ... The notes and ranges he was pushing the clarinet to made it seem like its play was very strenuous. ... They had absolute command of the music and executed each note beautifully. ...

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This piece is a hymn that is usually played as piano, but was dominantly violins and flutes in this performance by the orchestra. ... The piece begins with two flutes playing back and forth, one note to another. ... The movement has a folk melody, and is the melody is played by the piano soloist Rachel Teranishi. ... The piano begins playing in an enchanting tone and it kinds of brings in the feel of the title; nights. ... It starts of with violins making almost a spinning effect from them because of high and then low notes in repetition. ...

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Fortunately, Chopin's "Concerto No.1," did introduce the grand piano, which was dominated by Someyounguy. She was extraordinary; her piano playing abilities surpass anyone else's I have ever seen. ... The piano seemed to be an extension of her own body. It was incredible in the way that she was able to control every key and note sounding with perfection. ... What's more, after watching her play, I actually went out and bought a keyboard piano. ...

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The group consisted of Ryan Sanders (alto saxophone), Marty Dumaual (piano), and Ramin Abrams (Bass). ... Their song consisted a few extremely long saxophone solos, with one piano solo in the middle. ... There was also a saxophone solo, piano solo, guitar solo, and a trumpet solo. ... The piece consisted of a tenor saxophone solo, piano solo, alto saxophone solo, and back to a piano solo. I was really impressed by the range of the alto saxophone player because he could play really high notes. ...

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The instruments included saxophones, trumpets, trombones, the drums, a piano, guitar, and a bass. ... Another interesting aspect that was worthy of note was the peace that was played by the horns upon which a student wrote. ...

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The Philadelphia Orchestra In October 2003, I was able to witness the Philadelphia Orchestra at the Kimmel Center For The Performing Arts. Christoph Eschenbach, in his first season as music director often says that music is the core of his life, and it was evident during this program. Conduc...

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