Blog 6 - Vox Arcana (by O'Brian Davis)

The performance by Vox Arcana was a very inspirational one. They proved that the use of improvisation can stimulate a wide array of responses and thus relate to how one perceives music. John Cage postulated that any sound heard was music, that notion may be true in his case but not to all. Vox Arcana's performance - filled with individuals with great musical prowess - can be too much to the ear of some yet pleasing to others. But at some point in the  performance each individual will find a sound that they view pleasing. The performance, at times, I would find very appealing when the volume and pitch was low but was not very attractive when the pitch and volume was high. I however, saw others enjoying themselves at the point when I was not feeling the music - enjoying the music in opposition to me. There is no doubt that Vox Arcana's performance covered the spectrum of each individual's musical preference. It is my belief that improvisation, though viewed by others to be imperfect, is the best means to appeal to a wide variety of individuals.