Concert

Review: Students perform a variety of melodies

Jeffrey Howard Roundup Reporter

Another Pierce student concert fashioned an amazing show in the musical recital building, with a variety of cover songs and even a few originals cultivated by the school’s very own student body on Thursday afternoon, April 3.

Music Adjunct Professor James Bergman hosted the weekly Concerts at Pierce event, with eight different acts performing everything from classic video game melodies played with guitar to excerpts from the play “Les Miserables.”

“Performing can be a terrifying, but great experience,” Bergman said before the show. “You can do it your whole life and it can still be terrifying.”

Alma Villaescusa, a 21-yearold psychology major, sang an excerpt from the play “The King and I” titled “I Have Dreamed,” accompanied by piano player and music adjunct Frank Garvey. In an ardent and intense performance, Villaescusa was able to properly convey the feelings of two lovers of extremely different circumstance.

“It’s about a scholar and a servant who are secret lovers,” Villaescusa said. “The scholar tries to convince the servant to run away with him, and the servant responds in the song.”

“I normally sing gospel songs, but this time I wanted to do something different,” Hemans said.

The dramatic piece described the pondering of a lover worried that her companion lost the connection and attraction that seemed to dissipate in the relationship over time.

Bringing the only style from a folk-blues background, Jacob Billings, an 18-year-old undecided major, played his original song “Way to Go.”

Billings will also be performing a show on April 25 at the Guitar Merchant, a local instrument, music education and sometimes concert venue located in Canoga Park.

Students Brian Delgado, David Durrani, Bruce Salyer, Ani Khajadourian, and Luis Villalobos also performed.

Their songs included “Bring Him Home” from “Les Miserables” sung by Delgado, original song “Ignite” with vocals and guitar both by Durrani, a scherzo from Alex Tansman’s “Sonatine” played by Salyer via baritone saxophone, original song “Barely Breathing” with vocals and guitar by Khajadourian, and Villalobos performing songs from early Nintendo era games such as “The Legend of Zelda,” “Super Mario,” and “Donkey Kong Country” via guitar.

The next concert will be on Thursday April 17 at 12:45p.m.

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Donna Hemans, 56-year-old music major, performed a love song with a more sorrowful tone called “Leavin’ on Your Mind,” originally written by country artist Patsy Cline.

Arts & Entertainment briefs

Special Guest Lecturer [4/23]

Ending the Stigma of Mental Illness Film Festival [4/23, 4/24]

Media Arts Speaker Series [4/28]

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A student- and professorexclusive presentation by radio host, columnist and author Dennis Prager will be held in the Great Hall at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 23. For more information on this event, contact Kathy Oborn at (818) 7102587.

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