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...hear Harvard's latest addition to the a capella music scene serving up the normal fare of doowop. The six undergraduates who have been performing since January as the singing group Onyx have a slightly different style...
Besides singing in a different musical style, Onyx distinguishes itself from its a capella counterparts on campus in at least one, other major respect. Due to the intense camraderie of the group, it is unlikely that there will ever be any new members, said John L. Simpkins '93, an Onyx singer. Because two members will graduate this year, he said, the group will probably sing as a quartet next year...
...Dare You" were spicier, with Rebecca Musher, Blasko Ristic and Victoria Martinez giving impressive performances. The subdued, jazzy "I'm Feelin' Right" and "The Carwash Blues," featuring a strong solo from Tim Krochuck and humorous staging, rounded out the set. Unfortunately, the encores did not provide the tasty a capella treats the crowd demanded, although Karin Hagaman's beautiful, quivering alto gave "If' a touch of style...
Although their numbers were well sung, the Tigertones did not exactly push the limits of a capella excitement. With the exceptions of "Kiss the Girl," from The Little Mermaid, and a medley of college alma maters, the Tigertones' performance was little more than a sleeping pill. Among their crimes: stripping the soul from "My Girl." It is ironic that the group sang "Who Put the Bomp (in the Bomp Shu Bomp Shu Bomp)"--the answer certainly was not the Tigertones...
...show begins with a demanding but well-executed a capella rendition of "Yesterdays," performed by Charlie Cardillo and Paitra Russell. Cardillo and Russell are not personalities in the Holiday story--they are Harvard students. And it is unclear at first how the audience is to understand their presence. The program reads "Act I," which prepares us for theater. But this feels like a jazz show...