Word: brasses
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Navy spokesmen say all the rape cases were dropped either for lack of evidence or because the victims recanted. Still, the Inspector General criticized the investigation procedures. Last week the Navy brass -- already embarrassed during the past year by allegations of sexual harassment at the Naval Academy in Annapolis and of rape aboard two Navy ships -- ordered a service-wide review...
...most serious. In your caption, you malign me yet again, this time by classifying my musical instrument as a trombone. It is with profound regret and shame that I find myself forced to tutor your staff in the most basic distinctions between members of the brass family...
...write to you now seeking not redress for the injuries done me, for my life as a brass player and friend of children has been shattered beyond repair, but rather to protect future tubists from wrongful harm at your hands. David Dobson '91 Tubist Harvard University Band...
...classical stage that Wynton first made his mark. In addition to playing at NOCCA-sponsored concerts and recitals, he became a regular performer with the New Orleans Civic Symphony, the New Orleans Philharmonic and the Philharmonic's touring brass quintet. Composer and conductor Gunther Schuller vividly remembers the time Wynton showed up at New York City's Wellington Hotel in the summer of 1978 to audition for the Tanglewood Music Center, of which Schuller was artistic director. After impressing the judges with his virtuosity on the Haydn trumpet concerto, Wynton offered to play Bach's extremely difficult Second Brandenburg Concerto...
...month, Schwarzkopf is constantly performing the dual roles of soldier and diplomat. Because of his imposing physique (6 ft. 3 in., 240 lbs.) and gruff manner, the C-in-C (pronounced sink) is affectionately known as "the Bear" by subordinates and as "Stormin' Norman" by rival Pentagon brass. He is aware that the U.S. presence in the conservative Islamic society of Saudi Arabia has created a potential clash of cultures that could undermine the alliance against Saddam Hussein's aggression. For instance, to avoid antagonizing the Saudis, Schwarzkopf has banned alcohol for the troops he leads. He himself abstains even...