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...just that Isley invents powerful high notes where previously there was just empty space, but that he instinctively knows which lyrics matter, repeating "On my head, on my head" during the chorus until the song feels like a gospel ballad. Never mind that Bacharach - who conducted the orchestra - inserts one of his signature flugelhorn solos into the bridge; Raindrops is Isley's song now. Cyndi Lauper doesn't have Isley's voice - or anybody's voice - and the thought of her attacking the Etta James classic At Last (it's like Hamlet's "To be or not to be" speech...
Violinist Stefan Jackiw ’07 plays Samuel Barber’s Violin Concerto with the Bach Society Orchestra. Come witness this young talent who has already been recognized as a remarkable musician. 8:00 pm. Tickets $8, $6 students and seniors. Paine Hall...
Longy Chamber Singers, with the Longy Chamber Orchestra, perform Bach’s Cantata No. 1, Pinkham’s Advent Cantata, and Rachmaninoff’s “Oh Gladsom Light” along with Christmas carols and Hanukkah songs. 7 p.m. Free. Edward M. Pickham Concert Hall, 27 Garden...
...Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum, the Harvard Glee Club, and the Radcliffe Choral Society join forces to present Mozart’s Requiem. Musical accompaniment is provided by the Orchestra of Emmanuel Music, and soloists include Carole Haber (soprano), Paula Murrihy (mezzo-soprano), William Hite (tenor), and Mark McSweeney (baritone). Sanders Theatre. 8 p.m. Tickets $18-$28, students...
...tides were already turning. Michael S. Dukakis, then governor of Massachusetts, created the Music Under Boston program to fund live performances in the subway and, in some cases, hire musicians from the Boston Symphony Orchestra to perform...