Word: performancy
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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These qualities that make Mozart so universally appealing are also responsible for his difficulty to perform. Happily, though, David Sogg is an extraordinarily gifted musician. His tone is clear and pure, his technique marvelous. Few regard the bassoon as an exceptionally agile instrument, but Sogg demonstrated that it can be precisely that. The rapid passagework and the herioc leaps between the uppermost and lowermost registers were rendered with astounding lucidity. More importantly, his fine sense for the subtle lyricism of Mozart was obvious, especially in the second movement, and throughout the piece he allowed the music to express itself with...
...trauma also extends to the fact that it is more difficult to do our job in these conditions. It has damaged our capability to perform the intelligence function authorized by the laws of our country. When we cannot ensure adequate secrecy, foreigners who are willing to work in support of our country, foreign governments whose intelligence services are willing to work with us, are certainly much less willing...
...service at the end of last year, Wald announced in the rock press that Donna was more trouble than she was worth, once even canceled a chartered flight because her astrologer counseled against it. Says Donna: "Jeff Wald earned over $200,000 through me and never saw me perform. He was just running around Hawaii with his wife [Singer Helen Reddy] having a great time, thinking he was above being a manager." Tending to Donna's needs now are both a former publicist for Donna's record company, Casablanca, and the wife of the Casablanca president...
Although there are no seniors on women's squash this year, Moses feels the team will perform well under pressure. "The emphasis is on mental toughness," he said while sending another racquet-woman to do windsprints. The racquet-wielder groaned...
Aside from the 21 U.S. and world champions skating in this weekend's Jimmy Fund benefit at Walter Brown Arena, six Harvard students will also perform at the 8 p.m. shows...