Yesterday’s the Nota Bene Contemporary Ensemble at the LeFrak Concert Hall was spectacular. The blend of poetry, music, and light was perfect. This performance again includes percussion instruments and the unique effect it produces in this performance make me like them more.

I like the first piece very much. It reminds me the music used in the dance “the Water Stains on the Wall” that I watched before by myself. I wasn’t sure what instrument created the sound when I was watching the dance. I was so surprised that it turned out to be flute. The combination of drum and the special way of playing the flute create the music that is similar to the music used for perform Chinese Kungfu such as Tai Chi in some way. This performance was very different from the concert we listen to before; it does not have a huge group of people. However, it was like a concerto because it has flute as solo, accompanied by drums.

The fifth piece of this performance mainly contain singing. The song that was sang was abstract and creepy. It was like the song used in the near end of the dance Three to Max by Ohad Naharin that we watched in the Fall for Dance at City Center. It was not like a normal song that we listen to. It is hard to understand what it is expressing.

It must be not a coincidence that both contemporary music are used in modern dance. Both contemporary music and modern dance tend to convey ideas in abstract ways; they are usually not understandable to most people. So, contemporary music and modern dance seem come together naturally and acquiescently.

I am so glad that we have so many great performances right in our campus. I anticipate more wonderful performances at the LeFrak Concert Hall.