On Monday, May 8, the Keyboard Orchestra class went on a field trip to see an orchestra performance called Bach at One by the New York Baroque Incorporated in St. Paul’s Church within the Trinity Church Wall Street. The concert happened around one o’clock in the afternoon during people’s lunch break and the seats in the church was quite full with some other schools, tourist, and some elderly people. The performances and music pieces were based around the composer J. S. Bach and other contemporaries such as Buxtehude, Krieger, Heinichen, and Telemann. The performers mainly used period instruments which are instruments that we made during the time. Overall the performance was great and I would want to go to a performance.
My personal favorite piece was during the Vivace section where the music was played in a lively manner. In this certain part, where the oboe, recorder, violin, guitar, piano, and cello were being played, some of the instruments had a solo making them a highlight for some time. The cello, piano, and guitar acted as a background for the other instruments. Usually what happened was that the other instruments playing the melody would either back off or play at a lower volume so the instrument playing the solo would be heard more clearly. The solo player was then able to move freely in pitch because there wasn't too much interference with the other instrument. My favorite solo was the oboe player because I play the clarinet which is part of the same family and it was interesting to watch a professional play.
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