Word: performer
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...people of Boston, unfortunately, did not turn out in droves to see James Galway, perhaps the most well-known classical flautist of our time, perform an all-Baroque concert on Sunday afternoon with some of his longtime collaborators: harpsichordist Phillip Moll '66, violist Sarah Cunningham, baroque violinist Monica Huggett, and flautist Jeanne Galway, James Galway's wife. There were many empty seats at Symphony Hall, and at the beginning of the concert Galway apologized to the audience for keeping it in on such a beautiful day. He and his friends then proceeded to give a concert that was as wonderful...
...Benjamin R. Sears and Bradford L. Conner are administrators at the Harvard Law School, but by night they are members of a successful piano and vocals duo who perform 1920s-style music in the Boston area...
...indicative of a larger problem with the quality of undergraduate education at Harvard: Due to the small number of Faculty member and qualified teaching fellows relative to the number of students, finding quality instruction at Harvard College is not guaranteed. Instead, it is a task. Some students perform it very well, but for the many others who do not, a tradition of excellence--and not excellence itself--may be what they're getting for their money...
Scientists report a promising new treatment for Parkinson's disease. A study of advanced and even bedridden cases shows that electrically stimulating the brain with implanted electrodes reduces symptoms dramatically. Indeed, most patients who underwent the procedure were well enough to perform everyday tasks again--even while cutting back on their medication...
...crew of the Space Shuttle Discovery, scheduled for a week from now Oct. 29, will perform experiments to measure the temperature of particles at the sun's surface, an area that Kohl has researched since 1974. They will also conduct research exploring using the link between space flight and aging, Glenn as a subject...