Word: cappella
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...Simons '99 received a forceful backlash when he misused Harvard's e-mail resources to mass-mail an advertisement for an a cappella concert.... While Simons' mailing may have been an innocent mistake, it serves as a reminder of how fragile the Internet is.... If individuals cannot regulate their own actions, then a higher power will inevitably step in, and in doing so will decrease the value of the 'Net to all users...
Instead, they were treated to a full day of performances sponsored by the Shops by Harvard Yard, including a folk song tribute to singer Pete Seeger '40, this year's recipient of the Arts First Medal, as well as a cappella and dance numbers by Harvard companies...
...cast of 26 dancers and musicians (the company now numbers 85). The production's signature is scarcely controlled energy and bravura. Legs fly, but arms too are often loose and vividly expressive. A piece for the male corps called Thunderstorm is a consistent showstopper. It is performed a cappella, the tapping, stamping feet providing the accompaniment. As the dancers traverse the floor, the rhythm they kick up resembles a storm in all its fury, followed by the growls and eddies as the storm regroups. When conventional, cheerful instruments join in at the close, the effect is one of rescue...
Last week witnessed a forceful backlash against Dan A. Simons '99, who recently misused Harvard's e-mail resources to mass-mail an advertisement for an a cappella concert. While we disagree with the magnitude of the campus' reaction, we agree with its general principles...
...Krokodiloes, Harvard's oldest a cappella singing group, will perform a 50th Anniversary Concert next weekend in Sanders Theater...