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...instrumental use of female voices in the third movement complemented the ebb and flow of orchestral sound, adding yet another textural layer to existing pentatonic harmonies. The tonal color of the choir was concentrated in the high sopranos, whose vocalizations meshed seamlessly with the full orchestra to personify a tempestuous...

Author: By Monica S. Liu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: HRO Goes Back to the Future | 10/26/2009 | See Source »

...disco era or flower power. For example, the priests wear bellbottoms or a long, flowery skirt with a headscarf. The dresses of Juno and those of Iris (Aria L. Guarino ’13), the goddess of the rainbow and handmaiden to Juno, are ball gowns with an inner layer of flashy neon fabric showing through. Although the costumes remain fairly true to the ’70s setting throughout the show, at one point, Jupiter changes from his mortal appearance—decked in a brown leather jacket—to his deified appearance, which features a white ponytailed...

Author: By Marissa A. Glynias, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ‘Semele’ Succeeds in Making Opera Feel Modern | 10/26/2009 | See Source »

...says he's not surprised by the public response. Numerous surveys in recent years have shown that around two-thirds of Czechs remain wary of Germany, despite their country having entered the E.U. and NATO, he said. Moreover, the issue of the deported Germans is still emotionally charged. "The layer is so thin that it is sufficient to press one button and it is all back," he says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Czech Republic's E.U. Holdout Has Public Support | 10/23/2009 | See Source »

...face to face, dress as though you are. When you "walk in," have your résumé ready - this time, as an e-mail attachment. And don't forget to do all the standard prep work. Are you ready to talk about your greatest weakness? "This adds another layer, but people will still expect you to be prepared to have a conversation with them," says career counselor Judith Gerberg...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Skype Is Changing the Job Interview | 10/20/2009 | See Source »

...medical community has long been interested in how the brain is affected by music. Historically, however, most research was linked to the cortex, the brain's outer layer, which is associated with functions like memory, consciousness and abstract thought...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Using Music to Ease Patient Stress During Surgery | 10/13/2009 | See Source »

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