On Monday, May 8th, the Keyboard Orchestra watched a live musical performance at a time that is not usual for these type of performances. Live musical performances usually happen during the night time. This performance happened during the afternoon, around the time people have their lunch break. The group that performed was the New York Baroque Incorporated. The performance happened in St. Paul’s Chapel, which is a part of Trinity Church. The name of the concert was Bach at One and the compositions played were from Bach and Telemann. The three main pieces played were played with period instruments, and played with the techniques used during the time of Bach and Telemann.
As a class, we went to watch a live performance, which we could have easily watched a recording of when it was uploaded. However, Youtube and a live performance are two different things. While watching something live, you get to see all the things that aren’t shown when just a song is uploaded on Youtube. When you’re at home just listening to the music in your headphones, you might not even be paying attention to the music! When you’re watching the songs you hear in your headphones performed live, however, you must give the musician/s your undivided attention. While watching the pieces being played, my brain had questions everywhere. How did these musicians get to this point? Do they tired of always performing? What made them choose to perform this type of music? How do you prevent yourself from messing up without the help of others? These musicians from NYBI did what they do for a living, perform. We watched what is the true way of watching a performance, live.
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