The concert performed April 24th, 2001 in Baldwin Auditorium was one of the most remarkable I have attended. The title “Classical Meets Jazz V” drew my attention because I have studied that Jazz has a strong parallel with Baroque, but not with the classical period due to its counterpoint and layering. I thought that it would be a mixture of them, but I later found out that each piece performed was a style of its own.
It all started with Andrea Adamcová playing the piano. She started playing a few soft notes with her left hand and suddenly she added some scattered notes with her other hand. The rhythm was starting to gain pace and you could hear the counterpoint that kept a constant tempo. This piece was clearly Jazz. After the second section of the tune was stated, it was then followed by the return of the first one. You could hear some dissonance. There was a point in which the texture became homophonic in a slow tempo, which appealed to my senses as sad. The final section of Children’s Songs by Chick Corea starts very fast in
Finally, Dr, Pavel Wlosok, demonstrated his superior abilities by performing outstandingly pieces by different jazz composers. The emotions varied from piece to piece, but in general they all fulfilled my expectations as a listener. His hands seemed like lightings sometimes, and in other they looked like soft rain drops falling slowly. Until this point I haven’t realized that jazz could be so emotional. The audience seemed to love it also, because even a “Bravo” was heard among the listeners.
After she left, Margo Jones who played the flute and Pavel Wlosok who played the piano came into the stage. The flute started and then the piano joined in. They both started slow and the tempo increased. Another characteristic from jazz that I could notice from this performance was that several melodic concepts were presented simultaneously. Different parts seem to go their separate ways, but they still relate to each other through the harmonic framework underlying the music. The two instruments intertwined to create a great music framework