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Student ID: 00895825

I attended the Fullerton Guitar Orchestra on May 15, 2009, 8PM held at Meng Concert

Hall, CSUF Clayes Performing Arts Center at California State University Fullerton, 800

 N. State College Blvd., Fullerton CA. It was directed by David Grimes. The FullertonGuitar orchestra consists of 17 classical guitarists and they played music which was

composed and arranged for multiple guitars. The whole performance was divided into

two equal 50 minutes part. The orchestra performed an international program which theyare planning to use for their upcoming tour to Bulgaria. The performance included works

 by Nikolas Ikonomou (Cyprus), Annette Kriusbrink (Netherlands), Veselin Stoyanov

(Bulgaria), Roland Dyens (Tunisia-France), Thierry Tisserand (France), Hansjoachim

Kaps (Germany) and Carlos Perez (Chile). There were also selections played by a quartetand a trio.

The first part of the performance was Thalassini Spoudi by Nikolas Ikonomou

(August 11, 1953-December 29, 1993) and it was related to the classical period. The nextitem played was “The Chippewyan Naildance” composed by Annette Kruisbrink. After 

that they played Toccata by Veselin Stoyanov, which was very interesting to watch howthey were plucking the strings and lightly fingered the instrument. The last item in the

first part of the performance was Hamsa from Roland Dyens (1955).

The second part of the performance included Estampas which is guitar quartet byFederico Moreno-Torroba (March 3, 1891-September 12, 1982). After that they played

Baiao de Gude by Paulo Bellinati (1950). After that they played Couleur Milonga by

Thierry Tisserand, Alcazar de San Juan by Hansbjoachin Kaps and Divertissements sur un Theme de Vivaldi composed by Carlos Perez.

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I really liked the Thalassini Spoudi by Nikolas Ikonomou. This is my first interaction

with music, especially with live performer. I really felt in to it while listening to this part

of the performance. It was a totally different experience for me at that moment.

All of the performers were actually enjoying their performance while playing on the

stage. I was able to see some seriousness on the performers’ faces but I was not able to

spot any nervousness on their faces. It was a wonderful experience to see that they arevery dedicated and well experienced. They were trying to connect the audience as they

were playing, which I felt an important connection between them and the audience.

Overall it was well organized and the performers were knew what they were doing.

The concert hall was not full and most of the seats were empty. The audience was

very well behaved, but at the same time they were appreciating the performance and the performers by applauding at the end of each piece. At the end every body stood up and

gave standing ovation to the performers.

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I was never been to any live performance, so this is the first live performance I have ever 

seen. Overall I should say this is very good experience I had and I really felt connected to

the music. Throughout the concert I felt a connection to the music and it was a wonderfulexperience, which is very hard to express in words. I took my uncle with me since he is a

 big fan of classical Indian music and always inspired me to attend the Indian classical

concerts. I will definitely go and hear the Fullerton Guitar Orchestra again since I learnedlot of things form it and I will be better prepared and well educated the next time.