Kansas Symphony

I went to the Kansas City symphony on the 14th day of October, and experienced something that I might not have ever experienced in my life. I went with some of my close school friends, but while I was there listening and watching the orchestra, I felt a seclusion as if the orchestra was playing for me. First the orchestra began to play Kyrie, music that I could understand the meaning of just by hearing it without the translation. The composer came out before this music, along with the singers and the first violinists, all of whom I had never known took place. Also, while we took our seats passing all the rich old people, I heard the symphony tuning their instruments and warming up. It was by comparing this sound of chaos with the unity of the orchestra under the control of the conductor, that I realized how truly beautiful the sound of the synchrony of the different instruments, families, and voices.

Another thing that I noticed at this symphony was a factor in the symphony that I could relate to. From my birth to my 8th grade confirmation, I have been raised in a Catholic church. Although when I was little and tired on Sunday morning, I hated the boring sound of all the old men and women singing the hymns. But it was during this symphony that I realized that these songs were truly beautiful. Maybe it is because these songs were in a different language, but overall I think this style of music is highly interesting. For example, the song Gloria, was a hymn we would sing in my church. I remember the words while looking at the translation in the program. Also, I am not exactly sure but the two songs near the end of the show which contained, “ Hosanna in the highest”, seem very familiar. I mean, I know for a fact that this phrase was in the hymns that we sang. It was with these traditional sounding songs that I came to Christ, and here at the Kansas City Symphony, I was reminded of that and the actual beauty of the music, especially the synchrony of the instruments and voices.

Now a little background