Word: brass
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Perhaps such details are irrelevant, but her teal gown lent her a statuesque air—and her playing was even more divine. Backed by solid percussion and brass, Jeong carried the orchestra with her though the speedy first movement. Her impossibly high notes, darting arpeggios and dancing scales, juxtaposed to her still posture and closed eyes, mesmerized the audience until the standing ovation...
...colorful themes that illustrated vivid scenes of pine groves. The orchestra admirably captured the spirit of this fresh and innovative piece. Some particularly memorable features included a recording of a singing nightingale played while the violins trilled softly in the background, and the performance of a handful of brass players from the high balcony of the theatre in the march section, which effectively captured the attention of audience members below. The main attraction of the night was Levin’s rendition of the Mozart “Piano Concerto No. 24.” The performance by Levin, Harvard?...
...Pentagon’s decision, however, to only target low-level personnel, protect its own brass, and declare a matter of such gravity as closed is a grave injustice to both its own soldiers and the abuse victims. This deceit has further tarred the United States’ global image, and repairing this image must start with the acceptance of responsibility through the immediate resignation of Rumsfeld, lest this sort of gross negligence at the highest levels of our military go unpunished...
...district was disbanded in December after one of its officers was accused of raping a detained woman before setting her free. A search of the precinct building turned up stashed narcotics and counterfeit DVDs. The charges came after years of rumored misconduct, and critics in the media say police brass let the unit continue to function primarily because the department's code of silence is not that much different from the one on the streets. "How will the department look now when any of its spokesmen speak out against things like the Stop Snitching DVDs, T shirts and caps?" wrote...
...Luckily for Blair, he isn?t working for NASA. Even as his comments were making headlines in England, James Hansen, a climate scientist working with the agency?s Goddard Institute for Space Studies, told the New York Times that NASA brass are trying to muzzle his own outspoken comments about the imminent dangers of global warming. NASA officials say in response that Hansen is simply required, as are all employees, to clear public statements with the head office...