Word: concertizer
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...great composer's life and music, replacing it with scholarship and practical judgement. Much of the enjoyment in reading the biography derives from its flexible approach and its lack of a didactic single answer to the enigma. Hildesheimer freely admits that his work is only a contribution to the "concert of diverse voices," yet he hopes to alter that concert with his voice. He considers "the reader's power of imagination and willingness to imagine" an integral requisite for the appreciation of his discussion...
Explaining that rock hands at the Washington Mall's annual Fourth of July concert have been attracting "the wrong element. James G. Watt announced that this year's event would be different. It would "appeal to families and a broad range of Americans," in a spokesman's words, and it would feature the heart swelling music of Wayne Newton and various military bands...
...Watt has stirred up in his far-from-placid two years in office, a department of official reported. Disc jockeys across the country inveighed against Watt-one called him "the administration's chief nerd." The Beach Boys, the most prominent group to play at the Fourth of July concert in past years, issued a statement that declared. "After Watt's remarks, we believe the Department of the Interior has attracted the wrong element...
Even the most novice musician gets a chance at a recital, but very few got to perform alone before a concert half crowded with Latin American diplomats, as pianist Min Chung '86 did during spring break...
...performance lasted around 90 minutes, and Chung played some of her favorite works. She was also called back on stage for an encore. A Washington Post review of the concert described it as "creating a perfect balance between pure flash and lyric poetry...