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Question:I totally don't get what to write about except her eccentric movements while playing, beautifully as she played, but i can't write about that. it was in St. Turibius Chapel at the josephinum.


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: I totally don't get what to write about except her eccentric movements while playing, beautifully as she played, but i can't write about that. it was in St. Turibius Chapel at the josephinum.

This looks like it was the program
Holst – St. Paul’s Suite
Bach – Suite for Solo Cello
Noon – Buxtehude: Adagio & Allegro
Haydn – Cello Concerto in D major

Just writing about those composers alone should fill up lots of space. Hint they're all different time periods and styles.

The difference between a "solo" performance (just cello the Bach) and duo.

Aspects of the cello; range, tone color, techniques (pizzacato, bowing, etc...)

She is a very "young" artist, if you want to talk about that.

Hope you enjoyed the concert, she is making a lot of news these days you have been lucky to hear someone early in their carrer who might become a real champion of the music in the years to come.

Why can't you write about the eccentric movements? Those are a part of the performance.

Think hard. What was her melody like--was it technical, was it like singing, was it quirky? What about her harmonies?

You already have the gut reaction that she played beautifully--do the "sublime" thing and consider what aspect, in particular, of her playing moved you.