Art Event # 2

So this past week i went to the wind ensemble concert in Anderson Theater. The concert was titled A Celtic Journey, and it really lived up to its name. The conductor, Curley, was very humerous and he talked a little about the songs before they were played. I liked that, made it more personal. They played a lot of music that was very good, but i was unfamiliar with, and they also played the famous Danny Boy tune which everyone seemed to enjoy. I used to sing this song in chorus when i was younger, so that brough back memories. They also had a bagpiper come in to assist with that well known song. The lighting was very neat when he came in, it was like a ghostly blue surrounding him. My friend Ben does the lighting and i talked with him after, he said it was totally improvisation! I also spoke to my friends who were in the show and it turns out about 1/3 of them were not playing their primary instrument, i thought that showed how much they have truly learned here at Hartwick. They also all commented on how "Curley has been the BEST addition to the music department." I thoroughly enjoyed the show, partially because i knew a lot of the performers, but also because the music and setting was very well done. I took a picture with my phone i will try and get up here if i can.