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...Maryann Zschau easily navigates the vocal difficulties posed by Sondheim’s compositions, especially shining in the titular rapid-fire opening number. If her acting is not ideally nuanced, she never strikes a false note, and her powerful voice and lush tones are a delight. She is even better in act two as Marie, the aged grandmother of the 20th century George, who serenely mesmerizes with “Children and Art,” a simple, almost lullaby-like song, that discusses the only worthwhile things for a person to leave behind...
...slides in perfectly amongst the brass stabs and chunky guitar. The rhythm section has to rein in their polyrhythmic tendencies a little, but the momentum is great. At times Ozo sound, to their credit, a bit like a sublimely rejuvenated and bass-heavy Buena Vista Social Club, with lugubrious vocal lines even in the midst of relentlessly upbeat songs like “Guerrillero.” Which makes Kanetic Source’s rap in the middle of “Dos Cosas Ciertas” sound a little like a mic-rush by a peculiarly talented audience member...
...thematic, their talent as musicians cannot and should not be overlooked. OAR has a fresh sound that is a unique blend of rock and reggae, mixing rasta rhythms with driving rock riffs. They combine standard instrumentation—drums, electric guitars and bass—with bits of vocal scat like “skittleedat dat dat, well how ‘bout that?” which augment a strong lyrical use of rhyme and alliteration. They also have a saxophone to inject a little bit of jazz into a few of songs...
...most visibly, Harvard has faced vocal protests from Cambridge’s Riverside neighborhood over the proposed building of a modern art museum along the Charles River, with the City Council passing a development moratorium on the entire neighborhood last October...
When Lawrence H. Summers was chosen to be the 27th president of the University, many hoped he would restore the position’s national prominence and become a vocal spokesperson for education. But in the aftermath of the recent terrorist attacks, Summers has become not a national voice, but a campus...