Word: performer
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...never indifferent to a passing fire truck. My head would follow the Doppler effect, twisting around to see the pulsating lights disappear off to perform acrobatic feats of heroism about which I could only imagine...
There was, of course, only one piece the orchestra could perform. Beethoven's Symphony Number Nine is everyone's favorite symphony, number one on the top classical music hits of all time, the symphony with the tune everyone hums walking down the street. The Symphony remains a universal favorite for building dedications and celebrations of every stripe. It is said that it is not only Beethoven's best work, but the height of the genre--a piece that simultaneously refined and redefined the symphony...
...with remarkably few expectations that one could attend Sunday's much-heralded performance. The crowd packed on the Boston Common resembled the crowd that assembles each year for the Boston Pops' Fourth of July performance at the Hatch Shell or a Red Sox game. One hundred thousand people in shorts and T-shirts stood on walkways or sprawled on lawn chairs and beach towels in the uncommonly hot and humid weather. One might have expected to see Nine Inch Nails perform on the gargantuan stage instead of the Boston Symphony...
Coach Jennifer Weiss commended the "great game" of co-captain Kate Nash, who had 27 assists in the first game alone and 51 for the match. Freshman Erin Denniston continued to perform brilliantly, contributing 15 kills to the Crimson attack. Sophomore outside hitter Angela Lutich had 14 kills. For the Wildcats, outside hitter Jillian Ross had 24 kills, and setter Stacy Barnett chalked up 55 assists...
...only thing I'm really worried about is that three points," said Jack R. Meyer president and CEO of HMC in an interview yesterday. "It is unusual for us to under-perform." Meyer said HMC aims to outperform the benchmarks even in down markets...