The music had a very steady tempo, and a smooth melody. Then the Kiwanis Boys Choir came out and sang a fun song "Enatus est Emmanuel" by Michael Praetorius. The boys did an excellent job with this piece. They had no instrumental accompanist. The steady melody, catchy tempo, and other musical issues were all emphasized with their voices, which by itself is a beautiful instrument. The second piece, the boys choir added a fun rhythm by snapping their fingers. This piece is titled "Good News" by Jay Althouse (20th century). This piece was faster beat and had very catchy melody that made you want to dance. I really enjoyed how these boys used their voices in sequence to each other. One part of the boys choir would sing a fun, deep du-ough for the background and the other group of boys would be singing the verses. At the end of the piece they stopped snapping their fingers and went back to using their voices only. The piece had a beautiful, high-pitched ending.
For the next part of the concert they brought out multiple xylophones. The first piece they played was "Here drums Santa Claus". Also this piece had bells and chimes that played along with the xylophones. The xylophones added a very peaceful timbre. This song went high to low for the different notes. It sounded like minor mode. They instruments they chose to use for this piece coincided together perfectly making the music sound very harmonious. The next piece was "Away in a Manger". This piece also used the xylophones and had a very slow tempo, sweet harmony, and a steady tempo. There was one xylophone that was playing a solo while the other xylophones played background music. I was very impressed by the way 2 people were playing on the same xylophone. You could hear the two separated melodies but the way they came together was beautiful. The song had a very constant and smooth melody. Towards the very end of the piece it did speed up in tempo and also became louder in dynamics but still had a very peaceful harmony.