Word: stringing
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...Kammerfeld Quartet, consisting of Joe Lin '00, Johnny Lee '01, Albert Pan '00 and Isaac Nakhimovsky '01, performed string quartets by Beethoven, Prokofiev and Brahms at their debut concert at Lowell Hall last Friday Presented by InterCity (a community service organization dedicated to bringing together public service and technology in the inner city), these talented players presented a balanced and accessible series of string quartets, showing off their individual talents while blending their voices into a harmonious whole...
...Beethoven String Quartet in B-Flat Major, Op. 18 No. 6, showcased the quartet's bright sound and vivacious spirit in several allegro movements, while the Prokofiev String Quartet No. 2 in F Major, Op. 92, provided a dynamic and powerful contrast. The Prokofiev was quite accessible to the casual listener, incorporating folk melodies and stirring emotional themes. The peaceful, melancholic Brahms String Quartet in C Minor, Op. 51, No. 1, beautifully demonstrated the quartet's skill at intricate interplay and musical lyricism. The concert concluded with a crowd-pleasing arrangement of Aaron Copland's "Rodeo" for String Quartet...
Friday night against Cornell marked the last of an extremely tough string of competitors the Crimson has faced in the past month, including Lehigh and Penn, also Top Twenty teams in the NCAA. And much like its experience with those two teams, the Crimson's meet with Cornell showed a Harvard squad of enormous talent and potential that has threatened to upset but has been unable to come away with...
Edgar Ace Hope Jr. isn't someone you would want living next door. He has been found guilty in a string of crimes starting at age 14, when he stole a bag of groceries, and culminating in his conviction in two separate murders in 1983. Hope, now 40, has admitted one of those killings, for which he is expected to receive a life sentence at a new hearing. But he steadfastly denies committing the other crime--the slaying of a security guard at a Chicago McDonald's, for which he was sentenced to death. His lawyer last month detailed persuasive...
...World, the new release from writer and director Scott Elliott, explores the intricacies of all these questions. Alice, the lead character played by Sigourney Weaver, is a well-standing member of her community. A string of crises, however, push her to the edge, testing her strength and challenging her preconceptions...