Today, or yesterday, I was part of the audience for two amazing recitals.  It was a long day of recitals, but totally worth staying and watching.

The first recital at 11am was Amanda’s Junior Recital.  Her opening timpani piece was fun to watch, as there were plenty of mallet tosses and cross overs.  CaDance, which was a duet Amanda did with Danielle, was really intense.  You’d have to hear this one to understand.  My favorite piece of her recital would have to be Blues for Gilbert for vibraphone, which I think I’ve heard her play before, but it was even better this time.  That piece sends shivers running up my spine.

A few hours after was Jesse’s Senior Recital.  I have to admit that the recital was almost nothing I expected.  His multi- piece was probably one of the coolest things I’ve seen.  The whole time I was watching, I was totally thinking he moves like a character from a fighting video game.  I also really liked his vibes piece.  Actually, I liked all of his choice for recital pieces.  They all sounded great and were fun to listen to.

So yeah, congratulations to both Amanda and Jesse for a very successful recital by both of them

You all should have been there, especially anyone who’s into percussion stuff.  Should have been there!