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Though the acting is amusing and generally consistent throughout the performance (despite the sometimes overzealous facial expressions of the Rapturous Maids), the singing from most of the rest of the company remains a weak spot. At times the performers’ voices are nearly drowned out by the orchestra and, at others, breathiness and forced vibratos and undermine the energy of scenes...
...deficiency in singing is highlighted by the production’s uninspired orchestra. The music is unevenly performed and fails to deliver any of the heightened playfulness provided by Sullivan’s entertaining score...
...York Philharmonic site (Kidzone at NYPhilkids.org) "you can do the things you always wanted to do, such as go backstage, visit a dressing room or try out an instrument," says Thomas Cabaniss, the orchestra's director of education. "If people are going to visit the site anyway, we'd like to extend the learning process, not just have them purchase tickets." But the real test of most of these sites is whether they appeal to kids. Simone Crew, 10, served on the panel of kids that tested the SFSKids site before its launch. She gives it a resounding thumbs...
...Whatever that “special mission” may be, perhaps the editorial staff is a bit too stiff and dated to remember and appreciate the significance of collegiate life outside of the classroom. The experience of competing with an athletic team or playing in an orchestra or writing for a newspaper does not hamper our liberal arts education, but rather enhances and intensifies...
...November 1991, Chris Lee, then a sophomore at MIT, was invited by a friend in his orchestra to join a Bible study group. Looking for spiritual fulfillment at the time, he agreed. “I thought when I first joined, it would just be a Sunday morning service,” he recalls...