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...swimming through 20 notes in a matter of a few seconds. Then, violinist and orchestra merged together, fortissimo, to produce an epic finish.Goto performed a surprise encore, wild and improvised. While plucking strings with his left hand, he masterfully maneuvered the bow with his right.After Goto’s solo, the orchestra returned to center stage. Their performance of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93 was impressive, especially considering the small size of the orchestra and the fact that half of BachSoc is comprised of new, albeit talented, freshmen. It was nearly impossible...
...what-you-want download, it’s perfectly representative of what modern “albums” are. Plus—oh yeah—it’s got music.Thom Yorke evidently got all his bleep-blips out with last year’s solo outing, “The Eraser.” On “In Rainbows,” Radiohead once more consists of five distinctive musical personalities, each pulling in their own direction with their own instrument.Drummer Phil Selway gets to play the funky beats he’s kept...
...piece featured a band of flirtatious, pixie-like figures, who teased and played with each other using both set choreography and improvisation. The use of the curtain across the back of the stage was the most creative and also the most humorous part of the piece; during a solo or duet, a gesturing hand or foot would appear from under the curtain, suggesting further frolicking behind the scenes. Again, Murcek’s energy and visible exuberance shone and made her stand out from the rest of the dancers...
...Guru” begin with promising, tight intros, and for about a minute I experience indie bliss. But then that damn Oujia board takes hold and the lyrics goes careening off in the wrong direction while we’re left with some flute solo or a heavy metal interlude. Very few songs can survive such abrupt transitions (Derek and the Dominoes’ “Layla” being one obvious exception) and this bipolarity often comes off as cliché. At times on “Widow City,” the Furnaces seem to remember that...
...sculptures actually use their clean, humble, and elegant blankness to represent traditional values of Japanese art, as the artist explained through a translator. Fukai, a gallery owner involved extensively with Japanese art around the world, saw a Web site featuring Takeuchi’s work after he had a solo exhibition in a small museum. She was immediately struck by its beauty, as well as its emotive possibilities. “I like very clean, very sophisticated, modern ceramic sculptures,” she said. “But I can also feel the emptiness of the pieces. They?...