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Singers performed music from many different genres, including rap, hip-hop, soul and R&B, while musicians played solos on piano, guitar and saxophone...
...songs on Cypress Hill IV are the ones that boast the most chilling sounds. "Dead Men Tell No Tales" is a pleasingly eerie mesh of quiet guitar riffs, chimes and the voice of B-Real clucking "Da da da daaa." "Prelude to a Come Up" features a strikingly solemn piano line that punctuates the lyrics, creating a softly mystical aura. And the album's best song, "From the Window of My Room," is exhilarating through its creepy blend of synthesized violins, electric keyboards and juiced-up bass beats...
...piece obviously requires the attentions of a virtuoso, and Shaham was up to the task, flawlessly tossing off harmonics, contorted chords, astronomically high melodies and endless strings of fast-paced arpeggios. The piece is interesting in that the final raucous section marked "Fast and Brilliant" also highlights the piano, and at Friday's concert Akira Eguchi, a well-known accompanist and performer in his own right, also rose to the occasion, fulfilling effortlessly his much under-appreciated role...
...great time doing it. Aaron Copland's Ukelele Serenade, was the first clue that the remainder of the concert was going to be a wild ride. Heavily jazz- and blues-influenced, the piece gets off to a rollicking start with slip-sliding chromatic passages in both violin and piano parts, which Shaham and Eguchi both tackled with characteristic aplomb and finesse. This explosive opening segues into the actual "serenade," which sounds like a hoe-down gone completely wrong. The violin and piano take turns mimicking a twanging ukelele and tossing around a tipsy but surprisingly lyrical melody; different time signature...
...Dining Services' hearty meal of pork picatta, mushroom chicken and lo mein doesn't fill you up, try Food Glorious Food. Advertised as a cabaret event that will "whet your curiosity (and appetite)," The Will and Lil Show, with Joe Della Penna on piano, is serving up some classic culinary tunes. And the best part is you won't gain weight. 8 p.m., Cambridge Center for Adult Education, 56 Brattle Street...