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...Symphony Hall, "The Saints" was the first encore, and everyone knew it would be the last song of the concert. Those who could fit in the remaining space in the aisles left their seats and pressed forward. Robinson danced around the stage, waving his white handkerchief, directing short oom-pah bursts at people in the front. Putting down his trombone, he lifted some little children onto the stage and danced around with them...

Author: By Richard Shepro, | Title: Jazz Preserved | 3/15/1973 | See Source »

...this week, McCurdy has been working on the team's already sky-high morale, getting them as emotionally up as possible. Yesterday he handed out red and white beanies to the team, and he has kept their Dillon Field House locker oom festooned with inspiring posters...

Author: By Richard D. Paisner, | Title: Harriers To Seek Big 3 Title Against Yale, Princeton Today | 11/3/1967 | See Source »

...Papa Oom Mow Mow--Rivingtons...

Author: By Andrew Beyer, | Title: The Answers You've All Been Waiting For: | 4/1/1966 | See Source »

...Papa Oom...

Author: By Andrew Beyer, Linda J. Greenhouse, and Jeremy W. Heist, S | Title: OK, Fans--Another R'n'R Quiz | 3/24/1966 | See Source »

When Mozart wrote a single melody line for the piano, with the barest of oom-pahs for orchestral accompaniment, he was calling for every ounce of expression the pianist could muster, and exposing it to the audience. Levin rose to the challenge, with an admirable blend of feeling and control. Mozart is not as sure fire as Telemann, and it kept the orchestra on its toes. The celli were lithe and interesting on a part that can't have been intrinsically fascinating...

Author: By Isaiah Jackson, | Title: Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra | 3/8/1965 | See Source »

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