Throughout the semester, the Linfield Visual and Preforming Art Programs has combined the Place theme to their performances.

On Tuesday, Nov. 3, Linfield’s very own Concert band performed a Place themed concert. The theme, “Air, Water, Earth, and Fire: the ancient elements on a changing planet,” created a captivating concert program.

In order to spread the message of the Place theme, the performance focused on the variety of different disciplines.

The first piece was called “Mother Earth” by David Maslanka, which had a very lulling tone to it.
“Hymn to the Infinite Sky” by Satoshi Yagisawa started off with soft and angelic tones before switching to bigger, more drastic tones.

The song “Crystals” by Thomas Duffy was the song that was really a representation of the water element from the PLACE theme.

Each note and sound of the song showcased the many evolutionary changes of the water and how they interact with the crystals in a cave.

The tone of some of these songs gave off similar vibes of old Chinese songs, and evoked similar music from movies, like Disney’s “Mulan.”

“Arctic Fire” was a song that truly represented the element of fire, due to the passion and energy projected to the audience.

Junior Wyatt Lay, who play saxophone in the band, said that he enjoyed some of the more challenging pieces in this concert’s program.

Throughout the song, there were slow build-ups for long dramatic portions before it died down, then the sound build itself back up again.

The song started off really quiet before a big explosion with percussions was utilized. However, throughout the song, there were some similar tones that had the similarity of Asian music tones.

“Cave of the Wind” by Robert Dett was a very interesting song. The best way to describe it is a song from a marching or fair band. This song would start big, quiet down, and repeat for the entirety of the song.

Lay also mentioned that, “It was fun to play music that was inspired by science, which isn’t something that is often heard in concerts.”

The band’s all science inspired program made for an interesting and thought provoking experience for audience members.

The performance was so breath-taking and showed that the elements always change and they can make beautiful music.

Junior Rachel Conway who plays French horn in the band commented, “I really enjoyed the theme this year because it involved a lot of interesting percussive elements, such as the bird calls in Hymn to the Infinite Sky and the water gong in Crystals.”

Conway also mentioned her her favorite piece to play was “Songs of Earth, Wind, Fire, and Sky because it tied into Native American culture and it also had the best French horn parts.”

The Linfield Jazz Band will perform its Jazz Night concert on Dec. 10 at 7:30 p.m. in Ice Auditorium.