Word: soloed
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...Solo and Groucho Marx enticed audiences to the box office in bad times, but they didn't have to compete with hundreds of cable channels and home theater systems as unspeakably powerful as the Death Star, did they? "That makes it a little harder to predict," concedes Dergarabedian. "But I still think the recession will have a negligible effect. If anything, you might see people cutting back on concessions." That's what belt-tightening looks like in the America in 2008 - popcorn movies without popcorn...
Jesse W. Barron ’09 begins with a flourishing solo cadenza. Hunched over the piano, eyes closed, he taps his foot to the beat. A moment later, Eyal Dechter ’09 strums the first chord on his acoustic guitar, leading into an original melody. Loren J. Bienvenu ’08 joins in on drums, completing the trio. Dechter’s soft tenor breaks into a love song. The band crescendos as they near the chorus, at which point Dechter sings the lyric that gave the song its name...
...said. “There’s noneed for the poaching of fi ddle music,because fi ddle music is being acceptedas a legitimate art form.” The promotion of fiddle and American music is a goal that O’Connorhopes to achieve as a solo musicianand through his independent recordlabel, OMAC. His decision to remain asolo musician and to leave his corporatelabel was infl uenced by his desireto explore, experiment, and promoteAmerican music. O'connor hopes that his innovativeand inspirational compositions and recordingshave helped broaden the scopeof American music. “I think...
...display. Bresnick also praised the “Hydra” performance system designed by the Harvard University Studio for Electroacoustic Composition, which created a dramatic and atmospheric rendition of his composition. Giving credit to flautist Patti Monson for her playing during his “Conspiracies for Solo Flute and Four ‘Other Flutes.’” Bresnick emphasized the importance of multiphonics—a novel way of playing the flute that relies on unusual fingerings and special blowing techniques—to the composition. Multiphonics are one of the many innovations that...
...soul sound thatcomplements Ross’s booming voicenicely. With lines like “I’m looking for thenext top model / Give me head on You-Tube and then pop bottles,” Ross presentsthe usual fare, but does so in a playful andexuberant way.Another solo song, “Billionaire,” mightbe one of the album’s best cuts were it notoutdone by final track “I’m Only Human(ft. Rodney).” Ross’s voice soars over anorganic synth melody and subwooferworthybass...