Eliana Pirovano
Concert Report
Graces/ Jr. Choir 1 / 2 A
1/9/2013
“Grand Festival Concert”
For this term I went to the Festival Concert in Temple Square where the All- State
Choir sang. This was a truly amazing experience. I am so glad I went because I was able
to hear not just our wonderful madrigals, but also the Brigham Young University singers,
and some great piano pieces along with it.
The concert started by the BYU- Provo choir. They sang seven songs. First they
sang “Lord, My God, I Trust in Thee,” this was a wonderful first song and I loved the
meaning they put behind it. I could actually kind of feel the passion they had. The thing
about this concert that I loved is that both the Brigham Young University choir and the
All-State Choir had different themes to them. The BYU singer’s theme was “O Joy to
Sing” and they surely demonstrated it in the rest of their songs: “Everyone Sang” which
was super fun, and I absolutely loved. They also sang “Always Singing,” “O Joy!”
“Voices on Earth,” “Tune Thy Music to Thy Heart.” All those songs were amazing, and
I loved the different arrangements they put to it. Their voices were just so beautiful and
blended so well. Their last song was “Yonder Come Day” and it was a great song to sing
to continue on to the next parts of the concert.
Then there was the organ solo, by Linda Margetts, who I got to meet during
another choir experience… her piano/ organ talent is just unbelievable, and this was a
wonderful piece to play. Yes it was a bit long, but truly beautiful.
The All-State Choirs are a group of the best singers from each school in Utah, that
come to sing and they definitely showed that they can sing. Their theme was “My Heart
Goes on in Endless Song,” and I loved the song choices they had. The first two were in
Eliana Pirovano
Concert Report
Graces/ Jr. Choir 1 / 2 A
1/9/2013
other languages, and “O Schone Nacht” is soo beautiful. I was able to hear the
translations and it was so good. They also sang four other songs.
This concert over all was one of the best I’ve gone to and it’s probably because of
all the techniques and dynamics they were able to show. There were like 3 or 4 acapella
songs, and they were so impressive. The way they were able to show the dynamics was
so incredible. I’m so glad I went to it!