Word: capella
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Unsatisfied with the specturm of talent Harvard's a capella singing groups and performance bands have drawn in recent years, two students have organized a cabaret-style talent show to expose some of Harvard's less well-known artists...
Doctoroff, who originally came up with the idea for the talent smorgasboard, said that last year she became "a little frustrated with what was happening musically at Harvard." Although she is a singer, she said she did not feel the a capella groups were "where she wanted...
...said that "Harvard focuses a lot on a capella groups, jazz groups and occasionally musicals, but in terms of small bands and soloists there isn't much of an outlet...
Harvard abounds in clubs, teams, publications, orchestras, a capella groups, ethnic associations and sundry political associations. These activities can mean positions of prestige, ties of friendship, but they also mean commitment. Time and commitment. Behind every race, performance and magazine lies a large volume of meetings, rehearsals, practices, and planning sessions. Except for one loosely organized group--the Lowell Bell Tower Ringers. For them, every rehearsal is a performance, every performance a new composition. The only requirement for joining the group is a willingness to climb the eight flights of stairs and improvise on the ancient Russian bells. Any student...
...movie, a 45-minute compilation of two and three-minute sketches spoofing everything from Hyatt Legal Services to a capella singing, is a tongue-in-cheek tribute to the wonder of video. At its best, the film is a well-worked parody of television's silliness; unfortunately, the script's tendency toward cliche and its occasional poor editing detract from its potential humor...