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...Jean Sibelius’s “The Bard,” a little-known tone poem from the Finnish composer’s “dark period.” The exploratory rubato and ethereal runs in principal harpist Ann Hobson Pilot’s introductory solo were masterfully evocative of Nordic folklore, but a messy ensemble entrance quickly overran her lyrical interpretation. The minimalist dynamic range and bare orchestration of the piece, which should have constructed a spare yet meditative musical texture, only served to render the orchestra’s shortcomings all the more apparent...
...With crisp, brief, repeated verses and a twin-falsetto chorus—“crazy, crazy, naked girls”—it is a perfect piece of fuzz pop that is implanted in the consciousness at the first listen, before a distortion-heavy guitar solo transposes the song into the genre of drugged-out epic. At over six minutes, “Crazy Naked Girls” is a demanding song, but the listener is easily hooked from the start.The finest moments of this majestic album are its effervescent pop songs. Perhaps the best song...
...always reaching for something, and as in the first, Koh shifted elegantly from introversion to extroversion. Impelled by a pizzicato theme in the cello at the beginning, the third movement continued Yannatos’ unusual tonality. The orchestra had a kind of bulging tension just below the solo cello, and the piece ended with a radiant flourish in the cello’s highest register.After intermission, HRO President Eugene W. Lee ’10 and Office for the Arts Director Jack Megan spoke to the audience about Dr. Yannatos’ distinguished career and enormous impact on generations...
...together today,” Harvard coach Joe Walsh said. “We took two losses, so we’re very disappointed.”Sophomore center fielder Dillon O’Neill went 4-for-9 on the day, including a solo shot, and junior designated hitter Chris Rouches belted a two-run homer en route to three RBI in Game 2, but the Crimson struggled to find its offense and overcome early deficits.BROWN 8, HARVARD 5Following a low-scoring opening game, the Crimson took to the field for Round 2 eager to make plays and produce...
...Bock hit a two-run homer in the top of the fourth to tie the score, but the Bears got two back in the bottom of the inning.The Crimson’s ace settled down, allowing just one run through the last three innings on a seventh-inning Strobel solo shot and letting the Harvard offense take over.With the victory, Brown moves to 13-5 on the season, and her 10 strikeouts place her second on the Crimson single-season list, just 13 behind Tasha Cupp ’98 for the all-time record.—Staff writer...