Word: roars
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...suite allowed individual soloists to showcase their musical personalities; the principal oboist’s arpeggios were sneaky and playful, while the clarinet soloist’s plaintive phrasing complemented the ebb and flow of Bartok’s meticulously constructed tempo lines. The suite ended in a roar of climactic dissonance that even Sung, whose conservative conducting had constricted the other pieces, could not help but encourage. The BSO’s take on Bartok was proof of the artistic talent of each BSO member and their collective caliber as an ensemble. One just wonders why it took three...
When asked about the halfway point of the race at Wellesley College—its cheering crowd is called the “Scream Tunnel”—Moulton said that he could hear their roar from pretty far back in the distance...
...another strong showing by the Harvard women’s golf team. This time, however, it was not the usual first-place finish. In its penultimate tournament before the all-important Ivy League Championships, the Crimson ended up six strokes behind Princeton, good for second place in the Roar-EE Invitational, hosted by Columbia University at Spook Rock Golf Course in Suffern, N.Y. It was Harvard’s first tournament loss since last year’s Roar-EE Invitational. The Tigers jumped out to an early lead Friday and never relinquished it, shooting...
...avail. And they will likely ignore these words of caution, as they are convinced of the righteousness of their causes. Many protestors like to quote Frederick Douglass, who once said that those who want freedom without agitation “want the ocean without the awful roar of its many waters.” But point out that these protests don’t make so much as a splash, and campus activists seem content in responding, “Well, at least I’m aware there’s an ocean...
...over the radio: "If you see anyone standing outside of a building, consider it hostile intent and fire at will." "As soon as I can see a building I'll let you know," retorted the gunner. A vicious exchange of gunfire echoed from below the post, silenced only by roar of mortars hitting the insurgent's suspected firing positions. Then all was still. The thin, wavering sound of the call to prayer lifted from the village below. Still, the soldiers could see nothing. They had no idea if they had been able to defeat their enemy...