Let me start off by saying that this type of singing/music is not really my thing. That being said, I definitely enjoyed some of the pieces that were performed, especially the final one, as it was quite silly and fun...although it did go on for quite a lot longer than I was expecting. Also, I really appreciated the fact that both Jenni Cook and Arlene Kies are extraordinarily talented (I have seen Arlene perform as a soloist for a Faculty Series concert and it was incredible).
What I took from the performance was that just little things like a different melody or a different key can completely change the mood of a song. It's also extremely fascinating to me how the different composers tended to focus more on certain words and phrases, while sometimes they would both emphasize the same phrase. This is so intriguing because it really gives you a clue into how that person's mind works and what they wanted audiences to take away from the poems.
This observation completely applies to any form of art. Like in painting for example, a scene can give many different moods based on the technique used in the painting as well as the color choices of the painter, and a number of other factors. These type of choices give the artist a lot of power to effectively portray what they want people, as well as themselves, to get out of their work.
One other thing I also enjoyed about the performance was that Jenni Cook would start off each set of poems by giving a little informal introduction, sometimes discussing why she picked this particular set and also the historical back story behind the work. It was great to be able to put each of the sets of poems in some sort of context.
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