Word: trumpeters
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...work is a free-tonal fantasy for the solo instrument, which is set off against an ensemble that includes bongos, gongs, chimes, temple blocks, harp, amplified harpsichord and vibraphone but omits the orchestra's trumpet and violin sections. It is a felicitous concept, but, alas, the composer's rather dogged quality of invention is not up to his orchestration. Despite a sturdy reading from Carol, the concerto lacks the strong stylistic profile that might have made it memorable...
...promoting breakfast cereal and laundry detergent, advertising agencies often trumpet the message that giant size is the best size. Now they are embracing the bigger-is-better philosophy for themselves. Merger mania is turning Madison Avenue agencies into megashops with clients in almost every business and bases in every major world market. In the past month alone, three huge mergers involving billions of dollars in advertising have made headlines...
Gielgud directed a Hamlet in which Guinness had a small part, and he can still hear that berating voice -- "like a silver trumpet muffled in silk." "Go away," he told Guinness crossly. "Come back in a week. Get someone to teach you how to act." Guinness did nothing except mope for seven days, but his absence was enough. Gielgud was now delighted with the young actor's new interpretation...
...Tribute to Count Basie: Harvard Monday Jazz Band with Clark Terry on trumpet, Agassiz Theater, Radcliffe Yard, across from Cambridge Common...
...doubt some undergraduates will respond that they'll be flattered if the University requires them to sign a statement promising not to cheat and obliging them to snitch on their classmates for breaking the rules. These students will proudly trumpet the honor code as a reflection of the respect and trust Harvard feels for its students...