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...Instead, the orchestra gamely offered up a trancelike Wagner overture, a defiantly modernist Stravinsky ballet and--strangest of all--a bassoon concerto. While Wagner and Stravinsky are hardly obscure, it's not every day that you get to hear the bassoon--an instrument that ranks with the tuba and bass in ungainliness--dominate the stage...
...times it's hard to tell whether the composer intended what sound like humorous effects; the second movement's creeping themes were reminiscent of the Pink Panther's sly theme song. Similarly, the soloist's first entries in the first movement are preceded by total silence, with only a bass thumping in the background, as if something clandestine were about to happen...
...collaborative effort between childhood friends Christian Lane (guitars and vocals), Tommy Furar (bass) and drummer Mark Doyle, Loud Lucy hails from Chicago. Since Loud Lucy's formation while Lane and Furar were still in high school, the band has gained a reputation as one of Chicago's most popular unsigned bands in recent years. In 1995, they released their debut, Breathe, proving that they could make the transition from live shows to the studio...
...dressed in classical South African garb, represent the black masses of South Africa and the conscience of the world. Led by Alan Rias, this powerful chorus is the highlight of the show, singing innovative harmonies and performing traditional African dances. The cast is also supported by the beautiful resonant bass voice of actor Kamau M. Hashim. In the role of the protective father of Jacob Zulu, Hashim holds up the rest of the cast with his powerful, expressive vocal performance...
...Hampshirites are accustomed to surprising themselves. Representative Charles Bass, a Dole supporter, is the son of the man who created the modern New Hampshire primary in 1952. "It was done to stop Bob Taft with Ike," says Bass. "From then, we've seen how someone can come from nowhere and win here in the last three weeks." For Bass and his fellow Dole backers, the task is to keep a man from nowhere from going somewhere. No one will take...