Word: flair
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...piece that showed off the orchestra’s full abilities, Haydn’s Symphonie Nr. 88 G-Dur “Letter V” was played with unique flair. Each movement displayed singular flavor and strength of distinctive interpretation. Although I was initially skeptical of the orchestra’s unusual positioning of players for this piece—violins on the outside and violas and cellos on the inside—the result was a relatively harmonic sound. The orientation of the players particularly served to showcase the orchestra’s excellent cello section, headed...
Burning Spear is also an able percussionist and his understated contributions on the congas and woodblocks emphasized the subtlety of his music. His solos were carefully spaced, never devolving into manic virtuosity but underlining Spear’s flair for nuance and rhythm...
...famous flair for amusing metaphor and clever one-liners—the legacy of decades leading church sermons, protest marches and political campaigns—kept Sharpton agile during a barrage of tough questions from his equally brash interviewer, with whom he joked during commercial breaks...
Harvard did manage to equalize in the second half on one final bit of flair when Westfall slid a ball behind the defense to Moran, who redirected it to the bottom left corner of the net in a single touch...
...Dresden Dolls’ theatrical flair and atypical setup break indie rock conventions. With Amanda Palmer (keyboard, vocals) thrashing to Brian Viglione’s uncommonly emotive drumming, the two capture a haunting sensuality that is hard to resist...