Blog 6

On Tuesday of last week Vox Arcana paid a visit to our school. I was fortunate enough to be able to participate in the workshop as well as the concert. I had not planned to go to the workshop as I had class at that time, but it turned out the workshop was part of that class. I think being able to go to both really helped in the overall experience. I've heard Vox Arcana before, but only in a workshop setting, so it was nice to be able to actually hear one of their concerts. I really enjoyed their style of music, I think it's very unique, at least for me, as I have never listened to anything like what they play before. At some points during the improv it sounded very disorganized, but then it would all come together and it became clear what the music was trying to do. I also liked how they played two different versions of the same piece for the workshop, it was interesting to see how they could make the same piece of music sound different. I definitely think this kind of music isn't for everyone, but I wouldn't mind hearing more from them as they create new music. I think the whole experience was a great reinforcement and example of everything we have talked about in class. I'm very glad I was able to experience the band, I hope to see them again live in the future.