Northeastern Illinois University band concert starring Joey Derus, Tony Tabor and a forty person-plus ensemble. A real concert of dedicated “students of music” playing in unison, and in sections, using forced air through wooden and brass tubes, sticks and mallets colliding with taught skins and strings. They “tune” in sections and the house lights drop as we embark on an adventure that stimulates our imaginations with complicated arrangements of rhythm, harmonics and percussion.
A George Gershwin composition takes us on a slightly whimsical instrumental story which has been famed by animating the final eighteen minutes of the 1951 “American in Paris”. I presume, the music coincides with the actor’s emotions, thought s and actions where no words are necessary. A wonderful world for those who can see it…from the audio arrangement.
After the concert, Joey D., Tony T. and myself roll out from the NEU theater and boogie westbound to Homer Glenn’s Vista Lounge while the Bulls and Celtics go into overtime. We arrive as Noah muscles a turnover for a lay-up and draws a foul. 126 – 123. Celtics foul... foul... foul. Bulls WIN 128 – 127.
There are times like these when I should be solely focused on earning more money, developing my son’s work ethics, working on home projects, helping my wife with adult responsibilities and practicing guitar, but certainly not running around with friends to concerts and jamming in bars. My weaknesses and crutches are enabled by rationalizations. Murphy pulls up to an “unstable table”.
Dynamics. Joey and Tony understand the value of dynamics. The two of them alone can make a three minute song feel like an epic jam simply by involving slow builds into fantastic furies and then BAM!...mellow and harmonic. Mood swings oiled by dynamic arrangements of melody, taught strings and skins.
As we approach midnight, we move into something sublime. The door is open to the patio full of smokers and it feels like “summertime” in the LBC.
- JT
A George Gershwin composition takes us on a slightly whimsical instrumental story which has been famed by animating the final eighteen minutes of the 1951 “American in Paris”. I presume, the music coincides with the actor’s emotions, thought s and actions where no words are necessary. A wonderful world for those who can see it…from the audio arrangement.
After the concert, Joey D., Tony T. and myself roll out from the NEU theater and boogie westbound to Homer Glenn’s Vista Lounge while the Bulls and Celtics go into overtime. We arrive as Noah muscles a turnover for a lay-up and draws a foul. 126 – 123. Celtics foul... foul... foul. Bulls WIN 128 – 127.
There are times like these when I should be solely focused on earning more money, developing my son’s work ethics, working on home projects, helping my wife with adult responsibilities and practicing guitar, but certainly not running around with friends to concerts and jamming in bars. My weaknesses and crutches are enabled by rationalizations. Murphy pulls up to an “unstable table”.
Dynamics. Joey and Tony understand the value of dynamics. The two of them alone can make a three minute song feel like an epic jam simply by involving slow builds into fantastic furies and then BAM!...mellow and harmonic. Mood swings oiled by dynamic arrangements of melody, taught strings and skins.
As we approach midnight, we move into something sublime. The door is open to the patio full of smokers and it feels like “summertime” in the LBC.
- JT