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...Harvard-Radcliffe Opportunes' Head of the Charles Jam was not a concert for the feeble-minded or faint of heart. Four a capella groups and three droll, yet tire-some, emcees gave the packed Sanders Theater crowd three and a half hours of orgiastic a capella excess...
After hours of fun, excitement and intermission, the crowd itched to hear the Opportunes in a way that only hard-core a capella fans can itch. But when the first three songs did not sound up to snuff, people braced themselves for a very long set, and some left...
...Opportunes' first song, R.E.M.'s "Shiny Happy People," is not suited for an a capella arrangement, and even Conal Murray's solid solo could not make the song provide any aesthetic pleasure. But, three songs later, when Alyssa O'Farrell started singing "In Your Eyes," the Opportunes began to deliver the complex, daring arrangements topped by superb solos that make the group great. O'Farrell saved the night, and everyone in the audience was proud...
Harvard's eight existing a capella groups may soon be joined by a ninth...
...Hasty Pudding Institute, which already oversees a centuries-old theatrical society and several a capella singing groups, will expand its involvement in the arts this February by publishing a magazine...