Word: capellas
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...that’s pressure. There are some extraordinarily gifted people here, but ultimately all the a capella jams and orchestra concerts they put on are little more than glorified talent shows. We know they’re good, but few know when (or if) they make a mistake. And when they do, hundreds of people don’t groan in disappointment, and those rooting for them to fail don’t cheer with glee...
...massive increase in the arts has been demonstrated campus-wide—from skyrocketing enrollment in extracurricular dance courses (more than 600 Harvard affiliates now take dance classes through the University) to the emergence of new choral and a capella groups (interest in participation has expanded beyond the dozen already on campus). The ever more competitive admissions process has helped fuel this expanding interest in the arts; it is rare to find a Harvard first-year with no artistic background or training. An increasingly well-rounded—and often determined—student body has led to a flurry...
...Fewer a capella groups...
...time, and Schorr says she sees “glimmers of innovation” this year from student participants. “They’re thinking differently about performance, audience, how to put something together,” she says. “There are still thirteen a capella groups and all the orchestras, but there’s something new going...
...number probably isn’t important. Everything about this band is subject to fluctuate or move without prior notice: the musicians, the instruments and, most recently, their billing in Harvard Yard between two a capella groups for Arts First weekend...