Word: cappella
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...there it languished, obscurely, until the advent of compact-disc technology, which permitted Bryars to fashion a version twice as long -- and at least four times as ambitious. Beginning with a fade-in of the tramp's a cappella singing, it slowly builds and swells, with new instruments constantly added to a basic string quintet. Cellos and basses come and go; horns, trombones and contrabassoons add color; a full string orchestra emerges, along with a vocal choir. Finally, pop singer Tom Waits joins in, his raspy, passionate baritone contrasting with the old man's reedy tenor. Its long journey finished...
...decided, to the shock of her parents, that she wanted to be a star pop singer. She began cultivating a trembling, soulful sound that eventually won her jobs in Paris nightclubs and made her a prominent voice on the Harvard campus, starring in musicals, soloing with a cappella groups and making appearances at jazz and rock shows...
When she got to Harvard, Toomer looked at the music drama scene, didn't see anything too exciting and sat the year out. She did try out for the Pitches. Harvard's top women's a cappella group only to quit without ever singing a note...
Events begin today at 5 p.m. with a reception at the Faculty Club and entertainment by Imani, a student a cappella group...
...Marc J. Dinkin '94 says despite popular misconception, students want more than the usual a cappella or classical music options...