{"id":16526,"date":"2020-02-16T21:57:34","date_gmt":"2020-02-17T03:57:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/offtheshelfandonline.blog\/?p=16526"},"modified":"2020-05-02T20:28:08","modified_gmt":"2020-05-03T02:28:08","slug":"somi-a-captivating-voice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teaching-without-borders.org\/?p=16526","title":{"rendered":"Somi: A Captivating Voice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On Friday February 14th, 2020 in the Colwell Playhouse at Krannert Art Center for the Performing Arts a performance entitled “SOMI”<\/a> ,named after the singer, was executed beautifully. Somi and the rest of her band performed a variety of music which captivated the audience through Somi’s use of traditional jazz along with African elements.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Written by: Lydia Amezcua Ramirez <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Before the performance began, the instruments were set up for the musicians <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A Night to Remember <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Many would spend a valentines day out with friends, partners, or just stay in. This valentines I was in for a treat given that I went to go see “SOMI” at 7:30 pm that valentines day. At the beginning of the performance the musicians came in first and began tuning their instruments. The band behind Somi consisted of drums, piano, guitar, cello, violin, viola, and bass. Once they were set up, Somi came in, in a bright red dress that really brought out the color behind such a festive day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Somi’s Music<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Somi introduced herself and the reason behind her song selections for that night. By doing this, she was engaging with the audience every now and then to let them know the purpose of her song selections. Usually, each genre of the songs she sang had a certain meaning to it and one could feel that through her voice along with the background of the music. For example, she sang love songs in dedication to valentines day which evoked a feeling of love. Other types of songs she sang consisted of melancholy and upbeat moods. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore, throughout the songs she would interact with the musicians by gesturing at them so that the audience would give them a round of applause whenever they got the chance to perform a solo in the songs. Not only this, but she individually pronounced their names at the end of the performance so that they would all get recognition. I found this really sweet on her part because when I think of the performance I would imagine that she is the star of the show. When she acknowledged the other musicians I thought that showed a grand characteristic on her part.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Somi and some of the musicians from that night playing behind her <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Given that Somi’s performance was on valentines day, my favorite song from that night had to be the one that she dedicated to the holiday. I really enjoyed this song because of the mood that she evoked through her singing and because love is in the air around this time of the month which made me fall in love with that song. As for my favorite moment of the night, I really enjoyed when Somi transitioned from singing the slow songs to upbeat songs which really showed me the diversity in her singing ranges, which were truly outstanding. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A standing ovation was given from everyone in the audience <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Stage was left just like it was at the very beginning of the performance, all the instruments and chairs in place. At the very end of the performance, the audience stood up for a standing ovation to “SOMI”. The way they stood up was pretty neat, it was like a wave since the people in the front got up first and then everyone followed after that. After a few minutes of clapping, Somi came back and performed one last song as an encore. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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