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Energetic and infectiously enthusiastic in their band-wide performances, SJE members also demonstrated a shining improvisational creativity in their solos, which were impressively performed by Nathan, drummer Christopher M. Krogslund ’09, and guitarist Neil K. Sawhney ’08, among others...
SJE’s final piece, “Manteca,” began with an interesting, introduction by THUD. SJE crept into the piece slowly, instrument by instrument, and the performance then rather suddenly crescendoed and swung into an upbeat, rhythmically fast-paced piece. The unexpected upswing thrillingly caught audiences off guard. After this performance was met with wild applause, there was a brief intermission to allow THUD...
...Unlike SJE, THUD is a student-directed musical troupe by led by co-directors Danielle R. Lehle ’07 and Sonali Palchaudhuri ’07. Palchaudhuri initiated the THUD performance in the same way, she said, that all THUD performances begin—by having the audience perform. Dividing up and assigning each audience section an instrument, Palchaudhuri led each one in playing various rhythms before having the whole audience synthesize their performances. With the audience’s rhythms in the background, the THUD performers filed onto stage, completing the interactive musical piece with their...
...concert certainly displayed a remarkable level of talents among Harvard students, but their differing talents styles should have been showcased in two separate concerts. Other than “Manteca,” there seemed to be no connection between THUD and SJE. It became almost overwhelming to sit through both concerts with their contrasting complexities...
Indeed, after the upbeat jazz of SJE, it seemed almost unfair that THUD served as dessert, since the musical appreciation required for the less mainstream THUD is so different...