Fokus och Scennärvaro : Jakten på en kompromisslös konsertupplevelse

In this thesis I have examined how inner and outer preparations associated with a live experience can affect both the audience and the musicians on stage during a concert. What happens when we change the placement of the stage and the distribution of the musicians on it? By challenging conventional setups and methods of a live performance, is it possible to amplify the musicians and thereby creating a better end result for the audience as well? The testing of my thesis was carried out through a concert consisting of three acts with different concepts: “Focus inwards”, “Focus that way” and “Focus energy”. During the project I composed and arranged music in a way that would give the ensemble the optimal conditions for focusing on the music itself and the communication on stage during the concert. I also hoped to enhance communication by placing the stage in the middle of the room with the audience surrounding it. Afterwards surveys were distributed to the musicians and the audience. The result was among other things that the ensemble shared a sense of excitement and felt like the concert lasted longer than concerts usually do. The audience reported having felt connected to everyone in the room and that the placement of the stage enhanced energy throughout the concert. KONSERTPROGRAMSkylarkKompositörer: Johnny Mercer & Hoagy Carmichael, Arrangemang: Amanda SandorovShiny StockingsKompositörer: Frank Foster & Ella Fitzgerald, Arrangemang: Amanda SandorovSipKompositör: Amanda SandorovYou've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'Kompositörer: Phil Spector, Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil, Arrangemang: Amanda SandorovRocketKompositörer: Amanda SandorovBostadsansökan / Allt GröntKompositörer: Laleh Pourkarim / Jason Michael Bosak Diakité (Timbuktu) Arrangemang: Amanda When Will Real Love Come Around?Kompositörer: Amanda SandorovNatural WomanKompositörer: Carole King, Gerry Goffin & Jerry Wexler-----ENSEMBLE (Sandorovs Orkester)Sång - Amanda SandorovSång - Maja SvantessonSång - Ella CronbergBas - Jakob UlmestrandPiano - Isak ÅbergTrummor - Ryan WardSlagverk - Filip ÖhmanGitarr - Anton BrodinTrumpet - Tumi TorfasonTrombon - Tilde Schweitzer-----ÖVRIGA MEDVERKANDEDans: Kornelia RomotProjektorkonst: Mauritz Larsson, Klara Viridén och Roxana Mohajer Ljudteknik: Pedro MartinezLjusteknik: Anders Undelius