Word: capella
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...people sing at Harvard, performing classical pieces, a capella songs, gospel numbers, and show tunes. Although few students decide to devote their lives to music, Ryan wants the challenge of professional singing and songwriting. After years of writing and performing, most recently with Wild Women and Cinnamon, Ryan has concluded that she will never end up "working in front of a computer screen." She accepts her musical "calling" with a conviction that reflects her childhood, her life at Harvard and her involvement in Wild Women and Cinnamon...
...have seen the New World Order, and although there were a few technical difficulties, it sounded great. The Harvard-Radcliffe Opportunes, in their New World Order Jam, showed a large Sanders Theater crowd why they are the best co-ed a capella group on campus. A mix of polished vocals, lively choreography and outrageous humor left the audience of groupies speechless, forcing them to employ animal howls, grunts and shrieks to express their wholehearted approval...
...another string of mellow songs. Blackwell's intense lead in "I Only Have Eyes for You" drew wild cheers from the audience. And Lara Goitein's fragile, beautiful voice in "Breathe" provided a nice follow-up. These songs made the crowd tingle with pleasure but they only reached a capella climax during O'Farrell's riveting performance in "Moondance." Her oozing voice was nothing less than magical...
...Capella Concert: All right, you might as well go to this. Sometime in your Harvard career, you will end up seeing one of these singing groups perform. Might as well get it over with...
...alarming thing to keep in mind about a capella groups is that they breed. When I was a pre-frosh four years ago, there were only about five of them. There are now at least eight. Statistical projections indicate that by the year 2008, every undergraduate will belong to at least one group...