The Communication Arts Division presented the Piano Ensembles Concert that filled Harbeson Hall as they told the story of the Nutcracker and the Mouse King on Nov. 3 at 8 p.m.
Each piece was played to reflect the emotions of the story, playing intensely during extreme parts of the story and calmly during more relaxed parts.
Connecting a story to the ensemble was different than what is usually done.
“I thought it really helped to have a story along with the music, it was ingenious. They usually don’t do that. I liked it,” said Instructor Cynthia Williams.
Williams performed the last piece of the night titled The Nutcracker Suite alongside director Dr. Phillip Young.
Young thought that everyone worked really hard, and expressed his admiration towards the music department.
“There was a lot of enthusiasm and energy both from the performers and audience, which created an energized concert experience,” said Young.
He added, “Here you have the opportunity of producing music, not only consuming it. That’s what the class is able to do.”
The student performers agreed that they played their best during the ensemble.
“All together, it was great we actually performed better than what we did during practice,” said student Sarine Kalechian.
Adrian Trevino supported Kalechian’s opinion.
“It was really nice. It was probably one of the best times we performed. We did our best despite all of our nerves,” said Trevino.
Trevino is a high school student who has been taking piano classes in PCC, and performing in the ensemble for the past three semesters.
He was one of the performers as part of a quartet named Danse Macabre, and will be also be traveling to Germany to compete in a global quartet along with eight others.
Yi-ping Chen performs at the Piano Accompanying Recital on Nov. 2. (Anthony Richetts / Courier )
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