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Ultimately, Crystal Boys succeeds on a number of levels but falters in others. It is paced to a much slower tempo than we are accustomed to in theater, and it's not clear that the literary and atmospheric benefits that derive from its slow pace is a worthwhile trade-off for the audience's attention. It also suffers from the fact that several key performers seem to have a hard time remaining engaged and focused throughout the play's duration. But the atmospheric effects are intriguing, the lyricism and symbolism of the text moving and the subject matter utterly fascinating...
...Brahms opened with his Tragic Overture in D minor, Op. 81. Though not one of Brahms' most widely played pieces, the overture is by no means dull, beginning with two dramatic chords and followed by the full statement of the main theme. The piece fluctuates between extremes in dynamics, tempo and mood, immediately placing it in the Romantic period...
...really helps to get the ball down on offense and pass it around," Senior captain Rob Lyng said. "It really helps you relax into it and play well, and they didn't let us do that. They didn't let us be patient, they controlled the ball and the tempo for the first quarter. You've got to hand it them, they didn't let us get set on offense or defense...
...have to come out and dictate tempo," Walsh said. "We're better when we're leading. We're not a good catchup baseball team...
Harvard (3-3, 0-2 Ivy) clearly was not fully prepared to dominate the game from the start, and allowed a less-skilled Vanderbilt team (6-5) to set the tempo for the rest of the game...