Temple Concerts

Over this past weekend I attended a concert at Temple University for another class requirement, and I thought I would just share my experience. I go to Temple’s concerts every year for about three years now, something even twice a year. They tend to have free concerts which are usually very delightful. This year they had a “Sounds of the Season” concert, which was filled with holiday themed music. It included many carols like Ding! Dong! Merrily on High! which is probably one of my favorite holiday carols. They had two choirs, and a full orchestra and jazz band. The orchestra and jazz band managed to something rather interesting by performing both the original version of selections from The Nutcracker, and the jazz band would immediately play the Ellington/Strayhorn versions of the pieces right afterwards. It was cool to hear both versions back to back. Probably the best part of the performance was the Hallelujah Chorus which they saved until the end. If you ever have to write a review for any other music class I would recommend checking out if Temple has any performances, if you can’t find anything at our college.