Word: adept
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...sugary strings. While the bulk of the college’s music fans were outdoors listening to DeGraw, those who sat in Sanders received more than their fair share of Mahler in the cathartic fifth movement. This symphonic finale juxtaposed many of the themes introduced throughout the piece. Particularly adept were the French horns and trumpets, which were pleasantly energetic with their jovial sounds. Unfortunately, the HRO played to only a half-capacity crowd at Sanders. But those who were there exhibited their appreciation with a standing ovation, which the orchestra earned during the excellent fifth movement. The orchestra?...
...production of “Urinetown,” successfully managed to belt out a number of Yiddish songs while prancing about. Caplan, whose roles in the play ranged from Jewish immigrant father to wannabe tango star, deserves a special mention for his performance as well. Caplan was especially adept in his role as a disgruntled Jewish husband, demanding variety from his wife’s constant culinary reliance on potatoes. Unfortunately for him—but to the audience’s amusement—his wife appeared to have nothing but “bulbes?...
...diplomat, journalist, scholar and WW II Navy veteran, David Newsom wore many hats. But his greatest gift was for adept negotiation; Newsom's expertise was often called for during the most delicate and urgent situations, notably while he served as Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs from 1978 to '81. During that period he had to contend with Pakistan's growing nuclear program, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and the 444-day Iranian hostage crisis, in which 52 Americans were held captive in Tehran. A lifelong public servant, Newsom always advocated negotiation and debate before resorting to conflict...
Erja Hirvi, 39, whose designs have been produced by Marimekko since 1995, says Finns, especially those from the frozen north, are particularly adept at drawing on their imagination. "When I was a child, there were five children in my class, and we lived far from one another," she says. Self-reliant in her life and in art, she says she can now conjure up entire patterns and colorways in her mind...
...Goodfellas up to his 2006 The Departed (for which he finally won a Best Director Oscar), he has blended elegance with agitation, depicted the anomie of the cunning, late--20th century brute in classical style. Though he's earned his renown with these movies, he's equally adept directing documentaries. Making films like Shine a Light is a vacation from his vocation--an escape from the straitjacket of narrative and from the rigidities of the Hollywood system...