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...20th-century music. For a person who only studies music in a limited manner, this book may provide guideposts. Furthermore, these are all large-scale pieces. A whole society has to get involved in these performances. People have to copy parts, sweep orange peels, sell tickets, play in the orchestra, etc. Lastly, these pieces all tell a story, they're all narratives of some sort; they're more than just notes. I can't say that any one of these reasons predominates...
...want. Before 1920 or so, if you wanted to hear music, you had to make it yourself or go to where someone was making music. Music existed only when someone was performing. If a CD performance wasn't good, the CD wouldn't have been issued. But when an orchestra is on stage sweating bullets and no one knows how the music will turn out, there's some excitement...
...imported to Florida immediately after the vote, but Jesse's operation was never like this. Organizers with headsets and microphones moved the protesters about, here for a CNN live shot, there to confront a Democratic congressman, louder here, softer over there, conducting the crowd like a roving symphony orchestra. "The election may have ended, but the campaign hasn't," said New York lawyer Brad Blakeman, a top Bush campaign advanceman now moonlighting as a freedom fighter. "It would be disingenuous to say this isn't part of the campaign. When Bill Clinton came to office, he instituted the never-ending...
...member orchestra, coordinated by Philbert Hong '04, proved essential to the success of the musical as it provided exciting interludes and set the atmosphere of this dramatic tale. Set designer Phillipa Brashear '01 and Lighting Designers Emily Oster '02 and Marcie Ulin '02 worked beautifully together to transform the Agassiz into the brutal prison. The direction of the cast by Sara Heller is also highly commendable. It's not every day that a musical about prison life under a dictatorship with a healthy dash of controversial political and social issues can be turned into something as energizing and captivating...
...orchestra supports the cast well in this production, although they struggled with the overture. The orchestra became more confident as the show continued, however. The lighting was superb, especially in the first scene where bright, bold primary colors were used to set the tone for the show...