| 单词 | concert |
| 例句 | I didn't tell my parents when she'd cut school to go to the beach, or that she once missed an entire Aerosmith concert because she passed out from drinking before the band took the stage. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “You’re sounding absolutely awesome. Killer bass, Elijah. But everyone’s got to be able to play the song for the spring concert, right? These two dudes need a chance to learn the song, too.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z We got a little lost downtown and made it to the concert hall with only a few minutes to spare. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “The Jackson Five concert is in December. That’s four months from now. So when Papa gives us our allowance, you write how much money you’re putting in by your name next to ‘week number one.’ P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z The laws prevented Jews from using public parks, swimming pools, concert halls, and transportation. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z In 1923 she became the first black concert artist to record Negro spirituals for a major American recording company, the Victor Talking Machine Company. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z “Progress seemed to have stopped; I had substantially the same circuit of concerts but little more. I was beginning to feel that I was at a standstill.” The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z You can’t play the concert, and I could play but have to run out! Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z To put England’s advance in context, it would be over a century before music-mad Vienna had similarly open-to-all, ticketed public concerts. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z That night I create a memory of the best concert Michael will ever go to. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z She literally stopped the concert midsong and dragged me offstage to go get a checkup. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Just a fluffy m/m retelling of the school concert scene. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z They were incapable of concerted action on their own behalf. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The space is enormous, as big as a concert hall, and a live orchestra is sitting in the pit right below. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Anyway, my whole family came to the concert, and it was AWESOME. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z "Yes, of course! You have to start as you mean to go on, dear. You have a long life of concert gowns ahead of you." What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z A free concert at the Lincoln Memorial would attract thousands of people, far more than any auditorium could hold, and would send a powerful message of defiance against the injustice of bigotry and racial discrimination. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z When they got to the concert, scanning the tickets took over an hour because they had to swipe through 1,442 of them. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z And what if Pa decided I couldn’t go to the Jackson Five concert because I was shouting “Your pie-baking mama!” in social studies, like a dice-throwing hoodlum? P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z When they arrived at the arena, it looked deserted: no concert or game or circus happening today. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z The concert hall as a dedicated venue was still a novelty outside England, but wealthier members of the bourgeoisie were often invited to hear musical events inside the grand palaces of aristocrats and princes. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Since black artists were barred from appearing at Constitution Hall, Howard officials decided to schedule Anderson’s 1936 concert at Armstrong High School, a black school with a large auditorium. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z Certainly, the Department of Justice wanted him deported back to the United States to stand trial for his violations, possibly in concert with the Department of the Treasury, for income tax evasion. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Will you get the tickets for the Thursday concert?” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I pause to take a deep breath with my eyes closed, and I try to channel the way I felt the night of the philharmonic concert. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z “Well, you know how we were both supposed to be at the concert with Stan, right? So maybe tonight he was looking down, checking out the Peppers, and he just kind of...” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “Nonsense,” Mrs Bland said, but her voice sort of died away and she stared at me for a moment, and the girls drew their breaths in with a soft concerted sound. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Vonetta surprised me by saying, “Not too much money, Delphine. We don’t need candy. We need thirteen more dollars for the concert at Madison Square Garden.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “Celebrating me going to the Flush concert? Aww, you shouldn’t have.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Marcy and Lou went to a jazz concert together, and she had a great time despite her avowed dislike of jazz. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z “Like, the teachers have their own secret parties, or concert trips, or Ultra?” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z To keep the crowd occupied while this happens, the band plays a concert and the clowns, including Walter, tour the stands, handing out candy and chucking tots’ chins. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “Living in the country, they are surrounded by nat-ural museums and concerts,” I said. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The concert took place on Christmas morning in the courtyard. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘These concerts surely are as much yours as mine.’ The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z “The cops have better things to do. Man, it’s just my luck the mayor was at the concert! What kind of mayor goes to rock concerts?” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z I'd begged my dad to take Kia and me to a Bob Dylan concert, even though the venue was a long trek from our hometown. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z When the Cranes left for the concert, a murky white washed the sky. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I figure she's asking partly to seem hip and partly to make sure I went to the concert. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z Evolutionists believed that the Eastern and Western Hemispheres had developed in concert. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The third question—embryological development—would require a much more concerted effort to solve. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The damage is light, mostly confined to the U-boat pens and refineries, but two errant bombs land in St. Pauli, a neighborhood known for its theaters and cafés and concert halls. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z Armpit had seen him twice before: first at the concert, then in the lobby of the Four Seasons. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z She traveled to Tennessee, where she gave a week of concerts at black churches and colleges. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z It was almost eight, but the concerts never started on time. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z After dinner and before lights-out every night, Simon and I had been bringing our cellos outside to hold impromptu concerts in the long twilight. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z On the concert stage or over the airwaves, the transcendent quality of her voice touched her audiences deeply. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z “I never asked you how you felt after playing at that concert,” Jessie said. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Accompanied by a CBS television crew that filmed the tour, she visited twelve countries, singing in concert halls, meeting heads of state, and making informal visits to schools, churches, and local organizations. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z They even applaud after the Eugene Field band plays its annual concert, and that’s really saying something. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z He also studied the games of Mark Taimanov, the 1956 champion of the Soviet Union—and a concert pianist—who introduced novelties in opening play that Fischer found instructive. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Figure 6.21: In the top line, the melody is written out in concert pitch; on the second line it has been transposed to be read by an alto saxophone. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z I hoped she’d be so mad that he went ahead and okayed the concert that she wouldn’t even notice I’d gone behind her back to get permission. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Abyssinian was a big church too, but they’d line up along 128th Street to get into Metropolitan like it was a rock concert. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Back home, while Anderson was greeted everywhere as a celebrity, she still felt the sting of racism as she traveled back and forth across the country on concert tours. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z I didn’t really understand the lesson Pa was trying to teach us about disappointment, but I knew he wanted us to forget all about the concert and the Jackson Five. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “And I had to learn the new song for the spring concert, which is the day after tomorrow. There’s so much going on, Dad.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z They went to plays and operas and concerts in the parks, listened to string quartets and piano recitals in office-building lobbies, attended movie screenings, and visited museums. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “So why did you go to the trouble of attending his concert?” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z “You know at the concert, how Ginny and I had counterfeit tickets?” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z “Nothing. Just that he’s mean. He’s more, like, intense. Tech is kind of like a job, but a really cool job. We do the school play, the winter concert, the Valentine’s Day show, everything.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z “The tickets are for Belle’s concert,” I say. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z I need photographs and souvenirs, concert ticket stubs, evidences of inside jokes. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z He knew a rock concert could be a wild scene and had every intention of protecting Ginny and holding her hand until they were safely in their seats. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z And who doesn’t want to kiss after a concert? A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Performers who brought enormous jellyfish puppets to concerts and other events, making the night sky look exactly like the sea. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The shocking part was what he was wearing—athletic shorts, flip-flops, and a faded Brent Chisholm concert T-shirt. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Then I stared at the concert program, at the names and pictures of the people who’d created the music. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z It would have to last her until the concert. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Anderson appeared at Armstrong High again in 1937, but as the demand for tickets to her performances continued to grow, Howard University rented the still larger downtown Rialto Theater for her 1938 concert. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z The lights of the cars tooling up the ramp blinded us as we shuffled backwards through the snow that had started falling, like, two minutes after we’d left Delaney’s in our lightweight concert garb. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z But in practical terms, concerted cultivation has enormous advantages. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Are we going to a soul music concert? Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z One appearance led to another, and soon they began to appear at theaters and small concert halls as well. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z For the rest of Marian Anderson’s life, wherever she traveled and sang, people would come backstage after a performance and say, “You know, I was at that Easter concert.” The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z The concert is recognized today as a milestone in the struggle for equal rights. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z “So I guess you got to see the concert,” X-Ray said. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Even with the concert tickets, the private jet, and eight hours wasted online shopping, they weren’t even halfway. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Heaven knows what the poor woman thought when she eventually heard the Berlioz piece at a Paris concert and read the programme notes, although it didn’t prevent her from marrying him three years later. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z I just love the way Lou Reed’s concerts feel—expectant, uncertain. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “And if I’m going to be mad about anything, it’s not the surprise concert.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z I step out of the hellish clothing shop, and a girl hands me a flyer for a concert in the cafe on the town square. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Suddenly I think of our first kiss after the Yo-Yo Ma concert, how I didn’t know how badly I’d wanted his lips on mine until the kiss was imminent. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The Hannover Orchestra will be visiting the camp to give us a concert, and they want our musical society to play with them. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z At a concert in February 1814, for example, Beethoven presented the premiere of his eighth symphony alongside a performance of his seventh, which itself was only two months old. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z By then she had retired from the concert stage, following a farewell tour that began with a sold-out concert in Washington’s Constitution Hall, where she had once been barred from singing. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z In one of the pockets was a concert ticket from the casino in Monte Carlo. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z She’s knocking her rings together, topaz, I think, like the kind my mom once pawned when she wanted to buy Olivia concert tickets for her thirteenth birthday. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z These are key characteristics of the strategy of concerted cultivation. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Unlike mine, which is completely black on the outside, Emery’s is covered in stickers, concert tickets, and tape. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z First he had written Miss Lavinia—Johnny knew he was dancing attendance on her—a rude note bluntly declining her invitation to a frolic which on the fifteenth of December would follow a military concert. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Rock stars plan relief concerts to raise funds. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Back at her San Francisco hotel she found a telegram from Sol Flurok, informing her of plans for a huge outdoor concert. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z At Greenock they performed two concerts in the town hall to two thousand people a night. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z That evening an audience of nearly a thousand people turned out for the concert in Savannah’s new Municipal Auditorium, whites sitting in the boxes and dress circle, blacks in segregated orchestra or gallery seats. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z The Indian community was outraged and launched a concerted, two-year campaign of passive resistance to oppose the measures. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I know you don’t want to sing in the concert, but it would be wonderful if you could play piano and accompany the singers,” she asked with a hopeful expression. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z As she traveled across the country, plans for the Lincoln Memorial concert were moving forward. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z Until then, Anderson and her concert managers had been willing to compromise with established laws and customs in the South. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z The three-day concert was supposed to finish Sunday night, but the music kept going all night long as one band after another played. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z His childhood was the embodiment of concerted cultivation. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Once Mr. Smedley got used to the idea that he was listening to a concert given by a cricket, he enjoyed the performance very much. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Fred was that kid who always got picked to play the solos in the school band concerts. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Every night there was some kind of performance, including classical concerts performed by instrumental students. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z For the workers he referred to as “my people,” Erwin built a huge auditorium where they attended concerts and plays, movies and flower shows. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z A couple of kids stood on their chairs and waved their phones back and forth like they were at a concert. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z So after the concert, my parents and Jeffrey came to the band room. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z It eased me not a bit to discover I was being fit with a new suit of clothes for the concert. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Mr. Van Deusen sounds like that old man at the a cappella concert. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z A young Negro contralto was a rarity in German concert life, and many people came out of curiosity. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z He leapt from the beast’s back, strolled coolly down the aisle between the many rows of seats meant for student assemblies and choir concerts. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z That night she arrived one hour late for a concert at the fair’s Festival Hall that had been arranged solely in her honor. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z She could not find a reliable concert manager who was willing to take on a young black singer, so she and Billy had to make all booking and travel arrangements themselves. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z The Lincoln Memorial concert made both musical and civil rights history. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z I urge—I implore!—every man, woman, and child who has music in his soul not to miss one of his illustrious—nay, his glorious— concerts! The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z “Because you have a beautiful voice, and everyone knows it. And if you don’t get a solo, I’ll boycott the concert.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z It’s a mini concert, right here in the parking lot. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “You hear about the underground concert? At the Fillmore?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z A swarm of sisters appear and reproach us in concert. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Genie and Ernie clapped like they just got a free concert or something. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Jeffrey insisted on coming with me into the band room, which was his right, since the concert was for him. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z She had performed before appreciative audiences in concert halls across the United States. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z I listen to Ruby giggling after Grammy tells her that she looks like a movie star in her new glasses, and memories roll through my mind of Grammy clapping too loud at school concerts. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z This is how it will be onstage during the holiday concert. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z “There are a lot of crazy people at a rock concert.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z A downpour from a huge thunderstorm forced a break in the concert, after which Country Joe and the Fish appeared. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Moss hoisted his bike up on his right shoulder and ascended the stairs, glancing at the posters for concerts and plays from decades past in San Francisco. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z That afternoon, her family was going to an outdoor concert at Golden Gate Park, which sounded like the perfect opportunity to get her mind off Mr. Griswold and his game. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I squeezed his hand back and we sat there like that for the rest of the concert. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I bet this chaos is what a first-time skydiver feels as she’s plummeting out of a plane, or a pianist playing his first concert. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z As usual, the expectant crowd, chaotically loud a moment before, fell silent as Caesar’s party appeared through the back of the Imperial Box, and then burst into concerted roars of adulation. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z I promised to spend some birthday money on them and to contribute to our Jackson Five concert savings. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z For years Marianna Farm provided a welcome refuge for Marian when she returned from a concert tour. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z “Flush at the Fillmore, Dad. That’s, like, my Jack Kerouac and my City Lights. I have to go to that concert. I’ll never have this chance again!” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “Come on. A guy like Adam going to a Yo-Yo Ma concert? He was buttering you up.” If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Her mom was updating their 50 Homes in 50 States blog with photos from the Golden Gate Park concert. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Lion Spirit Mediums looked down on ordinary mediums, the way great concert musicians looked down on people who played the harmonica. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z When an airwoman for the 587th gave a concert for her companions, her comrades made her a white silk dress out of parachute fabric to wear while she sang. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z I go to class and play in an orchestra concert. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z They banded together to create the “Wise We Boys,” a network of reporters and dockers operating in concert to catch Seabiscuit training. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “He has a concert. Tomorrow night. In Chicago!” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z “I was on my way to the concert hall for my performance and couldn’t stop to buy a paper,” she recalled. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z “But I’m not letting you two go off by yourselves. There’ll be more concerts. I’m on your scavenging team whether you like it or not.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Scrubby plants sprouted between the rows of stone benches, so it looked like a concert for thorn bushes. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z During one ten-month period she gave 123 concerts in fifteen different countries, performing a repertoire that included over two hundred songs and arias in German, Italian, English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Finnish, and other languages. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z When the first commercial public concerts started taking place in London the net widened to include merchants and tradespeople, a development in which England very much led the way. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z It’s just me up here with the fading fathead moon and every screaming seagull from far and wide visiting Lost Cove for a dawn concert. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Since it was Sunday, Chester thought it would be nice to start with a hymn, so he chose to open his concert with “Rock of Ages.” The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z And during the intermissions—there was always an intermission of ten minutes halfway through the concert—he delivered short talks on musical appreciation to the audiences. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Not by rethinking the entire classical music enterprise or building new concert halls or pumping in millions of new dollars, but by paying attention to the tiniest detail, the first two seconds of the audition. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z By the end of her three-week tour, Anderson had given more than a dozen concerts throughout Scandinavia. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z Later that day, shortly before the concert was scheduled to begin, Anderson and Vehanen returned to the Memorial in a handsome limousine with a motorcycle escort. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z It ends in a large antechamber, nearly the size of a concert hall. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Everyone is in the music room, putting together instruments, getting ready for the holiday concert. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z The big concerts he opened and closed, the songs he wrote, and the famous musicians he toured with. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z My mom and Jeffrey were down in Philadelphia, but they were due to get back in time for the concert. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z She’d be glad when the concert started and she could lose herself in the songs. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Then I practiced singing one of the solo choices Ms. Holly had listed for the winter concert—just for fun. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z All the time, in fact, in the meetings, special concerts, gatherings with other kibbutzim. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Next thing you know, that fool was doing a full-blown concert in the barbershop. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z The night crackles electrically, the front thunders like a concert of drums. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Participating in mushaira, poetry concerts; working late at school; helping neighbors settle disputes. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z CUT TO: Montage of Charlie getting promoted at her PR firm, attending events, going to a concert, and eating dinner alone. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Outside, Brooke is still singing, as though this were the concert she’d come to Portland to give. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He had invited me to probably ten of his gigs to watch him play and had once let me sit in on drums at a big band concert for a thousand people. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z They were artsy misfits who dressed exclusively in concert tees and ragged flannels, and it was those brooding qualities that intrigued me more than the cookie-cutter athlete and cheerleader types. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z All those white hands working in concert, committing their facts and figures down on blue paper. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z By January 1996, thanks in no small part to Fischer’s concerted lobbying, the magazine made a firm commitment to send me to Everest—probably, Wetzler indicated, as a member of Fischer’s expedition. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Life was going about as well as could possibly be expected, right up until the day of the concert. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Then one evening there was to be a concert at the university and the Rosses decided to go. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z In the front row at one of the concerts sat a cherubic man with a white beard. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Despite his concerted efforts, he was unable to land a lucrative commercial sponsorship of the sort enjoyed by some of his more famous peers. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z My brother’s fashion sensibilities run more into the support-your-sports-team end of the aesthetics spectrum, whereas this guy is wearing a faded concert T-shirt under a fashionably loud plaid jacket and fitted, distressed jeans. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z But he was wowed when, later, after the concert, Woz came backstage and asked Dan if he wanted to have dinner sometime, just to hobnob and hang out. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z In Wilmington, Delaware, at a reception following a concert, she was introduced to a tall young man named Orpheus Fisher, who, like her, was still in high school. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z “See, I have this friend. And he was scalping tickets. We bought twelve tickets for your concert. I paid for the tickets, and he sold them, and we split the profit.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z There he became the first African American to achieve an international reputation as a concert singer. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z Below was a drop-down box to select your zip code, followed by a checkbox list of various activities, like sports, concerts, and volunteering. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z When the Cranes left for the concert, a murky white washed the sky. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z As I packed away my supplies before the concert started, Colton walked over with a boy about a foot taller. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Ms. Min wears black and a serious expression, as if she has just come from a concert performance. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z I could be at a concert with Blue. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z The instrument was taken out of the house again and carried to Mr. Brown's, where the young concert artist really did receive very sincere applause and the most enthusiastic congratulations. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z We all gathered in Vonetta and Fern’s room as we had been doing since Pa insisted we save our money to earn our way to the concert. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Soon they reached the crowd lined up for the concert. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z But when my mom told the doctor about the big concert, he had agreed to discharge Jeffrey with another specific warning to rush to the E.R. if anything didn’t seem right. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Shortly after that concert, Eleanor Roosevelt invited her to sing at the White House. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z Once the concert started she was able to shut out all thoughts about her mother and El Genius and just disappear into the music. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Her concert tour would take her to a total of fifty-four cities, so she wasn’t even half done yet. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Even Hitler, who had been contorting himself in concert with the athletes, was watching him. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z The kids who didn’t own ships would either hitch a ride with a friend or stampede to the nearest transport terminal, headed for some offworld dance club, gaming arena, or rock concert. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I sat in the very back one time when Dad took me to a concert by some famous Polish pianist. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z In the evening there would be band concerts under the trees across from the Café Marinas. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Her mom was updating their 50 Homes in 50 States blog with photos from the Golden Gate Park concert. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z But in concert with its fellows, a mighty iron that subjugated millions despite its weakness. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z It was Ms. Banks who helped me pack up and drove me home even though the concert wasn’t over. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Which makes me think of the holiday concert and my slide fail and the locked closet, and I blink hard to make the memories stop. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z Plus, and I know this is shallow, I wanted the concert to be MY big night. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Country Joe liked to get to concerts long before he was scheduled to appear so he could see everyone else perform, and Woodstock was no exception. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z “And play concerts on a pleasure barge. You can park it in the canal right outside your father’s house.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z For my Raleigh concert I'd probably open with the number used to promote the town's oldest shopping center. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z She was married to the cellist Gregor Piatigorsky, who happened to be giving a concert in Los Angeles that Sunday afternoon. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Even if Ms. Parker thinks I can do the concert without earmuffs, I’ll keep them nearby just in case. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z Crowds of questions stream through me like lines of people exiting a soccer ground or a concert. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z To their right, the lighting trusses are going up quickly over the stage where Bea will be playing an £8,000-a-ticket concert with a live band and celebrity guests tonight, her first solo fund-raiser. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z She became one of the most famous concert pianists of the century. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z June nodded her head like she was at a concert of her favorite band. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Except for PE and swim, and assembly and concerts and stuff like that, our paths never crossed in lower school. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z He went to work early on Saturday, glad to be doing physical labor so he wouldn’t drive himself crazy thinking about the concert and Tatiana. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Her son was a spoiled “billionaire brat” who’d spent a million on a concert that had lasted twenty minutes. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z After the wedding and the concert, they’d have less than a million left. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z “Wrong night, Rufus. The dude bumped into me at the Fun concert. Hey, this is the stop where we got tattoos.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Working behind the scenes, a group of influential political figures had found an appropriate concert space for Anderson. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z It took a concerted effort to keep from telling Yusef to go away, that this was obviously a bad time for small talk, that he clearly had no idea how to read social cues— A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z At that time our church served as a concert hall, a public auditorium, and the gathering place for most African- American social events. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He gave a thumbs-up to a concert rendition of the theme from Rocky. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z “It doesn’t matter! It’s our money. If we want to spend a million dollars on a concert, we can!” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Away from the concert stage she valued her privacy and preferred a quiet family life. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z Matthew had found a group of friends from his school who were going to the Flush concert, so their parents had agreed to let him buy a ticket. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z She only cared that Uncle Darnell had stolen our concert money last year and ruined our chance to see the Jackson Five at Madison Square Garden. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z But I let it go because it was my first-ever concert and the Killers are awesome. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z And with the band concert coming up so soon, she needed to keep Callum focused. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Most of the money in the Jackson Five Madison Square Garden concert jar was mine and now I needed to shake some of it out. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z On the other hand, there’s Bep’s engagement, the Pentecost reception, the flowers, Mr. Kugler’s birthday, cakes and stories about cabarets, movies and concerts. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Lindsey told stories about Seattle, where everything sounded edgy and cool, stories about the concerts and parties she had been to, all the crazy friends she said she had. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z “Sidetracked isn’t even the word. We were off the face of this planet. We were holed up twenty-four hours a day. I missed so many concerts.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z She toured more widely than ever, giving as many as eighty or ninety concerts a year. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z I wanted to push through it, to return to the glow of the night of the concert, but I was unsure of how to get back there. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z But get this—on the condition that Arletta is given time to make a statement and introduce Brent Chisholm at the concert.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z In concert we wore white cotton blouses and dark skirts. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Friday, with the concert just eight days away, Armpit went to the Stop & Shop after school to buy a newspaper. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z But after the concert, Roza is swarmed by girls, and more than a few boys. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “You want to go to the concert with me?” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z “Cracking. For our next concert, I shall shift you to play with the first violins.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z JonPaul took my letter when I found him near his locker, but as I turned to walk away, he said quietly, “I gave your concert ticket to Greggie.” Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Our attempts at procreation took place not in service of important monthly hormonal markers but rather in concert with the Illinois legislative schedule. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z She was flying high; I think because now she really was a big part of the concert again. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Wonderful—the concert in the park wouldn’t be canceled tonight. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “There’s a concert tomorrow at MUSON. Do you like classical music?” he asked. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z There was an agitated flurry of tree plantings, memorial services, fund-raisers and concerts. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z And I say, "Uh, well. I thought I would, uh, go to bed pretty soon. And then, just go to school. I'm going to a concert on Friday. I already told Mom." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z She was wearing a vintage Rush 2112 concert T-shirt, and the numbers were warped around her large bosom. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “I wanted to talk to you about the concert tickets.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z In concert, without ever meeting each other’s eyes, they stroked the blades up and down, up and down. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I was in a zone, concert mode, even if I was only in the front seat of my mother’s blue Honda Civic. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z So once home, we had to tell her all about the concert. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I get to go to the concert and Dad breaks the news to Mom. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z In a sixty-year career on the concert stage she tirelessly championed the music of her husband, of Brahms and of Chopin. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z One night at a small concert headlined by Iron Butterfly, Scruggs was drawn to one of the other performers, Country Joe. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Early Saturday morning, he and his manager caught a ride to the concert. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Since we have this performance coming up, they thought “Why not make it a benefit concert?” Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z A little before five Aureliano Segundo came to fetch Meme for the concert and was surprised that the house was prepared for the funeral. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z It didn’t matter if “old” Uncle Darnell had come back to us and was holding tickets to the concert. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Said Mr. Turner, “I have, at long last, recognized you. Some years ago you played a devilish ugly Tartini article for a subscription concert.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z While perhaps a more provincial cause, it had all the advantages of a more concerted and tightly focused political agenda in which each man played a clearly defined role. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z But I’m going to stick with John at the spring concert. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Showy, circus-like turns, though, were only a tiny part of what he could do at the piano in his ‘recitals’ - a term he coined for a solo piano concert. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Then he reached into his backpack and handed me the Buket o Puke ’n Snot T-shirt that he’d bought me at the concert. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead of putting the rest in my savings passbook, I gave Vonetta the other two quarters to put away for the concert. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Since black performers were not welcome at most of the country’s concert halls, he sang mainly at black churches and colleges. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z No one at school could stop talking about the Jackson Five concert, and I was tired of hearing about the songs, the steps, the costumes, and the screaming over Jermaine and Michael. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Once out of Independence Hall, Anthony spotted a bandstand that had been set up for a musical concert that evening. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z The concert of so many different birds became so disturbing that Úrsula would plug her ears with beeswax so as not to lose her sense of reality. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The year of Chopin’s final concert, 1848, was one of huge political upheaval across Europe; it was a year of revolutions. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z The disappointment and loss of not going to the concert suddenly overwhelmed Fern. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z “Gee, thanks, Chris! Now I’m going to totally mess up my solo at the spring concert. And it’s totally going to be your fault!” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Dad rose from the recliner, decked out in his usual stuck-at-home uniform, a faded Fishbone concert tee and running shorts with worn-out elastic. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z “I’ve never been to a concert,” Luke said, dropping next to her. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The idea of a concert career for me appealed to his vision of himself as a poet and of me as more than a spunky tomboy. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z “We can go to the concert. And if the troll insists, we’ll even sit in every seat. For at least a few seconds.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z I smile when I remember the time Lorena and I came to a summer concert here. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The strange, passionate marriage of Russian and French modernism that was born at those Trocadero concerts was to turn into something big, noisy and rebellious. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z I lie on my bed and daydream about the day I’ll actually be able to go to one of his concerts. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z On the other walls there are concert posters and a large black-and-white photo of him onstage somewhere, guitar in hand. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z They were planning to take Melanie, but since Marshall had a way of going to sleep at concerts, it seemed best to leave him at home. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z A Sunday concert is just letting out, and some of the kids are trading pieces on the grand piano. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z If you looked closely, you could see that the leather twine was actually a finely written list of the festival bands, interspersed with the concert date—April 27, 2003. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The people at the Roxy and the No Doubt concert saw him in the flesh. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z He says, “I didn’t ...” There’s a surge forward, like a crowd at a rock concert in the former time, when the doors opened, that urgency coming like a wave through us. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z He performed concerts to the empty parlor, bowing to silent applause. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z My sister Princesse—who had been away at the choir concert on the night of the attack—reunited with them in the hospital. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Wait till my mother sees her big sister dressed like a teenager at a Sweet Micky concert, oh! American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z It’s the night of the holiday concert, when we sing about Santa and dreidels and Kwanzaa. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z I’m going to make other people feel the way that I did that night at the concert. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z On the evening of the concert, I was dressed with much fanfare. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Soon after the war started, the DAR announced a series of concerts to raise funds for war relief. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z That woman Aileen had stolen most of the money from the concert tour, and there were still many people who needed to be paid and ticket holders who needed to be reimbursed. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z I’d never told Mom about what Adam had said that night after the Yo-Yo Ma concert, when I’d asked him Why me? If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “I want to know what they paid for this private concert,” Benji’s dad said. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Princesse was away for the night, attending a choir concert in a nearby city. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “We usually do a completely classical program for the spring concert.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Bill’s clothes would not have looked out of place at a rock concert, except that Harry recognized his boots to be made, not of leather, but of dragon hide. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z His seventh symphony received its premiere at a Wagner memorial concert in December 1884, its second movement, Adagio, being in the form of a funeral lament for Wagner. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z The concerts and parades were helpful but were of too “stated or programmed” a nature. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “The thing is, this is going to be our last spring concert before the three of us graduate.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Roza and I have just finished playing for a wedding here in the concert hall. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z His voice is a throaty whisper, the way it gets after a particularly screamy concert. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She died on April 8, 1993, at the age of ninety-six, one day short of the 54th anniversary of the Easter concert at the Lincoln Memorial. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z The line moves along at a steady pace, like we’re filing into a concert or a football game. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z Or maybe because he didn’t mention that the concert was in Chicago. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Two concerts a day, every day, was an exhausting program. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z He ended up in the San Francisco Bay Area, living out of his backpack, going to rock concerts, sleeping in local parks. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z It’s young men wearing colorful dashikis and white cotton kurtas and concert T-shirts. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z What they found is everything you would expect to find if you were comparing children raised in an atmosphere of concerted cultivation with children raised in an atmosphere of natural growth. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z At the lodge, I gave a little concert one night, in the main room, with my relatives and the dead game animals mounted on the wall as my audience. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z With a final kick, a final marimba concert, a final autumnal lunge through leaf stacks, they went home. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z The NAACP, the civil rights organization most closely identified with the concert, reaped substantial rewards. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z I was savoring the sound of Muthu’s snores rising and falling in concert with yours, after telling you our bedtime tale, when I heard Arul sneaking out of his tent. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Even the simplest melody became a full concert—like a music video—when Angel danced to it. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The authorities permitted us to organist a concert, hold competitions, and put on a play. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “All strength is born of association,” wrote Beaumont, “and 30 individuals united through perpetual communication, by ideas, by plans in common, by concerted schemes, have more real power than 900 whose isolation makes them weak.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The hybrid keening-singing- declaiming style Stravinsky adopted was like no sound ever before heard in a concert hall or theatre. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Two months after the Lincoln Memorial concert, Marian Anderson was invited back to the White House to sing for the visiting king and queen of England. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z Unlike much else composed in the 1940s, it is still popular and regularly performed both in the theatre and on the concert stage today. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z If your kid played solos in the band concert, it was okay if he didn’t bring home all As. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z And again the congregation at Union Baptist Church came to Marian’s aid, organizing a benefit concert that raised $566 so that she could study with Boghetti. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z One Saturday when Dev called, late at night, she heard people laughing and talking in the background, so many that she asked him if he was at a concert hall. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Like last week in homeroom when Mr. Bontaff made this whole big deal about how Matt had done such an amazing job for his trumpet solo in the jazz band concert. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Her voice was carried into hamlets and farmhouses far from any concert hall, and newspapers across the country featured the concert as a front-page story. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z The cricket had just finished his most beautiful concert. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z The Committee called a mass protest meeting to “defend our democratic right to hear Marian Anderson sing,” and sent out a call for telegrams supporting an Anderson concert. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z Most of Marian’s earnings from concert appearances went to her mother, who was still taking in laundry and scrubbing floors, and to her sisters, who were still in school. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z To Marshall’s delight they rode home in a police car, and they left a note on the Rosses’ door because they Weren’t back from the concert yet. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z On the evening of the concert, the Vaughans dressed up and met the Manns at the theater, arriving early so that their large group could all sit together. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z His last public concert was given at London’s Guildhall in November 1848, a fund-raising event for Polish refugees. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Following a concert, introduce new songs slowly after reviewing the choir’s favorite song from the concert. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z At school on Monday, Tatiana wanted to know all about the concert. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z There are risers pushed to the side of the stage left over from a choir concert. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Beyond which issues the concerted whispers of pianos playing. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z His projects conduct electricity, engage motion with toothed wheels, react in concert with universal laws of physics. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She would have to leave for the concert in a little over an hour. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z If it were anyone else who had already befriended an entire group to go to a concert with, it might surprise Emily, but this was Matthew. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “You want to go to the concert on Saturday?” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Or was I supposed to stay and play the concert? Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the girls who volunteered was in the concert choir, but she was not in Ms. G’s class. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I loved being in London visiting art galleries and going to concerts. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Once she got the hang of figuring out money she saw numbers as money to be saved for the concert. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z I clap my cleats and then raise my arms and sway from side to side like I would at a concert. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z In the event, the concert became famous for one reason only. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Every frame of Rush concert footage in existence. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z By five o’clock that afternoon, when the concert was scheduled to start, an estimated 75,000 people had gathered on the Mall. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z It was to be the last concert I played. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z They were just going to hang out at the concert together. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z “Yeah. We’re doing music from the sixties through the eighties for our concert.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z That would be the icebreaker I needed to talk to Tina and make her aware that I was a cool guy into alternative music who went on weekend concert trips with college students. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “You who gets everything? Who comes here and listens to concerts and nibbles chocolates and warms yourself by the fire?” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z And even if it’s only for one night, even if I have to throw her over my shoulder and carry her a hundred miles up the highway, we’ll go to that concert in Detroit. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Arrangements were made for press coverage, for sound amplification, and for a coast-to-coast radio hookup that would broadcast the concert to the nation. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z Soon they reached the crowd lined up for the concert. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The moment Mom got home from work on Friday, I told her that I was going to a concert with Radar and then proceeded to drive out to rural Seminole County to see Collier Farms. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z “After I take you to this concert and everything, you won’t even tell me? Now I’m mad.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z For the spring concert last year, before I had a growth spurt, I had to stand in the front row. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Ms. Holly takes attendance, goes over class procedures, and talks about how we’ll soon be preparing for this year’s winter choral concert. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z After I came home from the Yo-Yo Ma concert, I told Kim the vaguest of details. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “I did not get one until after the concert, and I honestly could not conceive that things had gone so far.” The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z “Would you like to come backstage and watch the concert from there?” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Something about the song made me feel powerful, and I even started to daydream about signing up for the concert and finally getting the chance to surprise everyone with my secret. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z If I stand outside the backstage door after the concert, I might see him as he leaves. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Not a kid, not a student, but a professional piano player, ready for a concert performance. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Lying mute on the floor between us, a crumpled envelope and two concert tickets. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z For school concerts he had to play Schubert, Beethoven, and Mozart, but now that he had graduated, he was free to play whatever he liked, which was swing. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Afterward, the concert manager rushed backstage and exclaimed, “I did not know I had such an artist. You are marvelous.” The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z Thank you, Steven, for watching out for your family, even when your father wasn’t And thank you, All-City members, for a great concert a marvelous show of support and... uhhh, listening to me ramble. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “We can only play one song at the spring concert, and we want it to be ‘Seven Nation Army.’ Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z It got so bad that when the concerts were over, he took to crawling into the matchbox and pushing up a piece of Kleenex to block the entrance. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Then came the winter concert, which I totally hated because I had to sing in the chorus. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Malia was already signed up to sing in a middle school choral concert. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z To fire muskets is not an act of war, but a routine with which we, ranked in concert, take up the hours between ten and noon. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z This station with its hanging baskets of flowers is another sham, like Theresienstadt with its concerts, plays and lectures. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z And in any case, as she well knew, an American concert singer who did not study and perform successfully abroad couldn’t hope to have a distinguished career at home. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z “So they don’t know you went to the concert?” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z His kindergarten photo was blown up nearly to full-page size, and beneath it, there was a statement in neat black calligraphy: “All proceeds from tonight’s concert will benefit the Jeffrey Alper Medical Trust.” Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z During her high school years, Marian continued to sing at church and social events and, increasingly, at concerts out of town. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z "See? I remembered. I saw you last night at the concert, in the new camp band, didn't I?" What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z For all his friendly talk, she thought he’d prefer to be home by himself, playing concerts in empty rooms. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z But the worst thing happened after the concert was over. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Imagine the largest concert crowd you’ve ever seen, a football field packed with a million fans. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z They cut school to stand in line for killer concert tickets. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z In 1939 the Rialto wasn’t available, and the Howard concert series had to find another and even larger location for its most popular event. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z Impressed, they invited Marian to give a series of concerts in the Scandinavian countries. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z And with that answer, the Apex-7 concert dropped to second place of things he was looking forward to tomorrow. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z “Okay, well, this is a good start. I’m going to talk to some of the other people seated nearby at the concert. Maybe they also bought their tickets from Habib.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z But part of me was thinking,“What’s the point of practicing for a stupid concert when my brother might not live to see it?” Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z His voice sounds ragged after the sleepover, like he’s been screaming at a rock concert. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “Oh, hooray! He’s going to play for us!” they cried, and immediately the whole company sat themselves down in a circle around the Old Green Musician—and the concert began. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z “Celebrating me going to the Flush concert? Aww, you shouldn’t have.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z How could I forget this concert given before an audience of the dead and dying? Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Her parents hadn’t realized this was a Halloween-themed concert, and the front benches were filled with zombies, witches, and fairies. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Wynn was quick to pull out his phone and call Momma to discuss the concert details. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z In the midst of all this controversy, Walter White and Sol Hurok began to discuss the possibility of a free outdoor concert by Anderson. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z Whispering masses of people are just milling around in the shadows, waiting for a concert that will never start. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z And Alice is a person too—a woman, not a goddess—and I’m taking her to the concert tomorrow night. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z The hall is nothing like what you’d expect from seeing concert halls in the movies. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z The people who bought tickets to our Echoes of the Soul fundraising concert did not simply support one hundred and fifty high school kids, they supported a cause. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I’ve got to understand what happened to me last night at the concert. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z She made the first change effortlessly, and she made her face look like a concert pianist—all solemn and stuff. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Here’s my folder; I won’t be playing in the spring concert I fell down the stairs at my house last night an broke my arm in three places. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z If it were anyone else who had already befriended an entire group to go to a concert with, it might surprise Emily, but this was Matthew. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Some years later, DePreist was engaged to conduct a series of concerts with Washington’s National Symphony at Constitution Hall. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z The Assembly Hall was used for large lectures, debates, plays, and concerts; it had the worst acoustics in the school. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Ted Friedman, the prominent litigator in the 1970s and 1980s, remembers as a child going to concerts with his mother at Carnegie Hall. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Dear Diary, We decided to have a concert in order to raise money for our Washington, D.C., trip. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Like a majorette before the ever-shifting sidewalk crowd, I smiled during performances, and in Japanese dancing that is equivalent to a concert violinist walking onstage in a bathing suit. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry had been down to Washington Square to hear an open-air concert of chamber music. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z After the song ends, the DJ announces that Billy Eckstine is coming to Detroit next month for a special concert at one of the jazz supper clubs. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Well, I’ve decided that the spring concert is going to be all Latin music, and that song is going to be the finale. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Any sane person would just forget about playing in the spring concert on Wednesday at all. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z It was actually Duncan, the bass player, who finally called the Berkeley Auditorium and informed them that there’d be no concert. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z I was proud of Sasha, who turned fifteen that same day and was counting down the hours to the Beyoncé concert she was going to in lieu of a birthday party. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “Yes. My musical cutlery skills have landed me in the top concert halls of Europe. The Queen yelling out, ‘Spoon solo!’ Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z And most of these people still counted those peaceful evening concerts among their most cherished memories. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I think of the concert and how I haven’t told her about passing on the chance to sing a solo. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z I could see myself strolling into school after the concert and walking past Tina wearing my Buket o’ Puke ’n Snot T-shirt. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z When the concert started, I peered at Adam out of the corner of my eye. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Every part of the concert was carefully planned and scripted, but Kaira had never said that before. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z The first I saw him was at a concert for The Dusty Archives. or was it The Platonic Planets? From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Again their request was rejected on the grounds that the hall had a standing policy of not renting concert space to black artists. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z We were head-on now, voices raised, concert over, bodies quaking. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z If I stayed in the after-school rock band, it’d just be me and John playing “The Final Countdown” at the spring concert, with Mr. B playing drums, and we’d look like the world’s biggest dweebs. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z I sat on the carpet for a while as Radar read to me more about New York, about the Catskill Mountains, about the nation’s capital, about the concert at Woodstock in 1969. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z My papa and I walk down the cobblestone streets of Köln to the concert hall. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “Here, it’s her concert recordings. She was amazing live, so honest, so pained. She was glorious. Take it.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z "I know it was pretty lame of me to go to the concert," she says randomly. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z Constitution Hall was not available for a concert by Marian Anderson. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z The concert, covered by newspapers around the country, opened the door to more engagements. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z During the late 1920s and 1930s black and white patrons integrated the audiences of numerous lectures, meetings, and concerts in government auditoriums and in private concert halls. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z With delight, our orchestra played our first concert after the restitution of meat. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Her parents hadn’t realized this was a Halloween-themed concert, and the front benches were filled with zombies, witches, and fairies. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “She’s completely in love with this guy. The only reason she even came to the concert was to see him. I’m the big Peppers fan. I bought the tickets a long time ago.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z My mom had explained to him that the concert was going to raise money for his treatment, that he should thank people for coming, that he should behave himself like a gentleman, blah blah blah. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “I was a great concert pianist once,” she said. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Fine, then let’s go to the band room together. Band starts in thirteen minutes; we can practice for the concert.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Rule Rasmussen, a Norwegian concert manager, and Kosti Vehanen, a Finnish pianist, were traveling through Europe in search of talented performers. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z He took her to plays and concerts and bought her flowers and books and sweets. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Tucker Mouse took himself very seriously now that he was the manager of a famous concert artist. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s a concert, and I can hear it by listening just right. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Later that afternoon, at a crowded press conference, Ickes announced that the Lincoln Memorial would be the site of a concert by Marian Anderson on Easter Sunday, April 9, 1939. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z Most teenagers camped out for concert tickets, but I had to camp out so that I could continue to legally work in the country. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z I see through her trick—this is exactly when rehearsals are to begin for the winter concert. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z For the last four years, he had been performing at concerts, antiwar rallies, and marches, but this would be the group’s largest audience ever. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Reyna’s voice boomed as if projected from the statue itself, like the Athena Parthenos had become a stack of concert speakers. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z That’s where Dr. Newman posts his annoying inspirational quote every week and where we get reminders of the important things happening, like concerts and field trips. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z It's filthy, crowded; dead bodies lie stacked in horse-drawn carts in the street; people are shot or beaten for no reason—but inexplicably, there are concerts and plays. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “Matthew’s going to a concert tonight—” Emily was interrupted by whooping even louder than Matthew’s singing. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z At the ballet, in operas, on the concert stage, lilting, driving, whirling, tiptoeing, leaping, gliding, jumping, gyrating and twirling, Russian music can’t get enough of it. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z I found her at lunch, in the library, at The Table, the one that, for a few golden weeks in December—after the concert, before the movie—I’d dared to think of as ours. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Barred from Constitution Hall, she would give a free open-air concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z You’d think it was a concert the way people react, rapping along and jumping to the beat. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z They had also promised him VIP tickets to any future concert of his choice. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Kia was probably the youngest person at the concert, but I wanted my last night with my brother and parents to be memorable. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z At first they thought of staging the concert in the small public park directly across the street from Constitution Hall. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z She had been a great concert pianist, the doctor said, until illness forced her to retire. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Last spring Isa had had a solo violin part in the school concert. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “We’re thinking we want to play ‘Seven Nation Army’ for the spring concert on Wednesday.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z I had sent out a text seeing if everyone wanted to meet up for lunch before Hudson took me to the concert. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z We presented The Blockade of Boston, Major-General Burgoyne’s farce upon rebel hypocrisy, as one of the most celebrated events of our hivernal concert series. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Anderson had agreed to the concert, but not without hesitation and doubts. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z I may be the only kid in America who ever clinched the Musical Achievement Award by skipping out on his big concert. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Hours later, as I was lying in bed, I realized that my dad still hadn’t given a final ruling on the benefit concert. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z And there are evenly spaced orange plastic crowd-control barriers—you know, the kind you sometimes see along parade routes or at outdoor concerts—between the fence and us. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z He preferred not to perform in large concert halls, as was increasingly the vogue, but rather in small salons and private homes. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “I was busy with the beginnings of my concert life,” she said later, “and I thought there was no great hurry.” The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z The outdoor concert was joyfully billed as “three days of peace and music.” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z After the concert Mama and Papa Bellini had to go off for the evening. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Jesse never mentioned either event but, weeks or even months later, he or Eric would refer to the concert as an “awesome” experience or recall some “neat” film. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Shortly before the concert got under way, the skies above Washington began to clear. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z Constitution Hall was the largest and finest auditorium in Washington, home to the National Symphony Orchestra and the Washington Opera Company, and host to distinguished visiting orchestras and concert artists. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z The last chord from Hendrix’s guitar echoed off the hills, and the concert was over. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Standing onstage in the empty concert hall in Würzburg, learning how to tease the loudest voice out of my belly while Maria stands in the back row of the balcony. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z We went to a concert this evening, but I got bored and we left in the middle. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Friday evening rolled around with parties and free concerts. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z He notices the Lennon obituary pinned to the bulletin board, and then a cassette of classical Indian music he’d bought for Gogol months ago, after a concert at Kresge, still sealed in its wrapper. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Better to go by the trees that sheltered the large colonies of fruit bats; the only assault there at that early hour was the bats’ discordant concerts of squeaking and chattering. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Madge sees me looking at her and says, “I don’t care about going together to Belle’s concert anymore. Oma says it’s too far, and anyway, we heard Belle for free.” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z Erickson, based at the University of Pennsylvania, worked in concert with a Bolivian archaeologist, who that day was elsewhere, freeing up a seat in the plane for me. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I’m going to be the star of my spring concert. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Ms. Parker thinks I can do the concert without earmuffs, and I did okay today. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z And there hadn’t been any after-school concerts yet. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z “That was a concert party they had in the sergeants’ mess last Christmas.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “But I’m not letting you two go off by yourselves. There’ll be more concerts. I’m on your scavenging team whether you like it or not.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The concert that night was in an outside amphitheater, nestled in the foothills. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z And by the time he dropped me off from the Yo-Yo Ma concert, I think we were both aware that we were falling in love. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I haven’t been to a Bleachers concert but I get the game now. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z You can't tell the truth without talking, so I'm telling her the whole story, trying to make it funny, trying to make it grander than any MDC concert could ever be. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z I take a deep breath and refocus on making no mistakes and not worrying about the concert. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z At the spring concert, he came over, asked if I needed assistance setting up my camera. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Even if I looked like a total dweeb at the spring concert, I couldn’t let John down like that. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z After a concert she usually had a bowl of ice cream. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z For one thing, I had told Mr. Wren that Katie McAnn, the first trombonist, could take my trombone home today to practice her solo for the spring concert on Wednesday night. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Mom got two tickets through work for Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back in concert. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z The three of them got split up coming in and Faith had spent most of the concert looking for the other two. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Despite cold and threatening weather, the crowd began to assemble long before the concert was to begin. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z “Flush at the Fillmore, Dad. That’s, like, my Jack Kerouac and my City Lights. I have to go to that concert. I’ll never have this chance again!” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I didn't go to the concert, of course, but I know they played the song. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z Live concerts in the nineteenth century had typically presented mostly premieres, with some familiar favourites sandwiched in alongside them. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z And, oh yeah, just before noon my buddy Dwight showed up looking like he’d used the concert as an excuse to spark up a little earlier than usual. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Dad was a partner in an architecture firm that mostly designed museums and concert halls and other “centerpieces for urban living.” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I change into a gray Wilco T-shirt I got when David and I saw them in concert last summer. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z “Now we’re going to learn ‘A Song of Peace’ for our fifth-grade holiday concert for the whole school and your parents.” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z She writes her address on the concert program. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z For the first time in its history, the organization permitted a concert to be held in Constitution Hall with no segregation of any kind in the seating arrangements. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z “I’m not going tomorrow,” I say, but I have a better chance of being heard at a Drake concert. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z For the same reason she continued giving concerts at church fairs and school parties, even though the requests were less and less frequent. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z What is this I’m auditioning for, a dance concert? Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z John asked, since we’d all agreed a few weeks ago—after much arguing—to play “The Final Countdown” by Europe at the spring concert. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z “Oh, no, I’m not giving a concert,” I said. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z As the concert went on, the songs changed from fast to slow, from funky to sincere, but Kaira maintained a magical hold over the crowd. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z “Great. I’m really looking forward to the concert.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z But consumed with her studies and excited by the prospect of additional concerts in Europe, Marian was quite certain that she wasn’t ready for marriage. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z They had also promised him VIP tickets to any future concert of his choice. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z More dinners, a concert, another Knicks game, his face in the front row of my shows, hands clapping hard. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z When, in the time of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven, we refer to a ‘public’ concert, it is not in the modern sense of a gathering open to absolutely anyone, for the price of a ticket. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Like when I let him plan my birthday and he took me to a concert of his favorite band. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z He gave me a bit of a look before asking about the Peppers concert. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “They were so awesome last night at the concert. You should’ve heard them. Maybe you did. Anyway, they were amazing. You would’ve been so proud!” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z When the song fades out, they slap five like they just gave a sold-out concert at Symphony Hall. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z By October she was confident enough to make her debut in the German capital, but she wasn’t well known enough to get financial backing for a full-length concert. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z Last summer at the Massachusetts retreat, I brought my cello so I could keep up my practicing for an upcoming chamber-music concert. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z After a concerted effort, the body finally floats down the river, his long hair spreading around. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “These concerts are so boring,” Jefferson had said to a girl with long wispy hair and tiny ears. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z It wasn’t until we were all in the car, several blocks away from home, that I realized the random shirt I had put on was last year’s middle school band concert shirt. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “I just remembered, I need to practice for the spring concert.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z My wife and son will be arriving shortly, we are attending a concert tonight with Mr. and Mrs. Fudge.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z This place for concerts was also part of Rock Center. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z She also got a music school to set up a stage outside, where our band and chorus would hold a winter concert dress rehearsal. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Matt and the other kids trooped off to the concert. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The highlight of her stay was her appearance, arranged by friends, at London’s popular summer concert series the Proms. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z Sometimes, Sweetie Pie snuck in for the concert, too. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z The rest of the money raised by the benefit concert made it possible for Marian to begin high school at long last. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z “I’d buy my mom a new car, and then I’d donate the rest. And maybe go to a Clean Cut concert.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z For a second the idea glittered before Sefia like one of her Visions: the Five Islands working together in concert, all the warring kingdoms united, their turbulent histories smoothed over in a single decisive victory. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “I’m glad you like it, for I want you to take me to one of the new concerts some night. I really need some music to put me in tune. Will you, please?” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z The concert was four days away and no tickets had been sold. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Of course, I’ve never been to a concert because I’m not allowed, but when I dream about going to a show, Jeff Tweedy is crooning, “I Am Trying to Break Your Heart.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Why did most of them pick the 23rd to expire in concert, in the presence of all those supposedly harmless humans? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z If he hinted at a lecture or a concert, he was answered with a reproachful look, and a decided—“Leave my children for pleasure, never!” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z In 1917, just before Christmas, she was invited to take part in a gala concert at the Georgia State Industrial College, a black college in Savannah. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z Steven, don’t worry about leaving the concert Max asked me to sit in and cover your parts, and I did. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “Band was fine. We’re playing ‘Seven Nation Army’ for the spring concert on Wednesday. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z I come up with one that’s as pathetic as I feel—there was a concert I had to go to, and there was just no way to tell him ahead of time. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z “You hear about the underground concert? At the Fillmore?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The concert ended abruptly and she heard other sounds in the dimness. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z You were coughing in concert with the buzzing hordes of mosquitoes, and we were all slapping and scratching at our skin. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z They tune in to newscasts, concerts, operas, national choirs, folk shows, a dozen children in a semicircle on the furniture, Frau Elena among them, hardly more substantial than a child herself. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “All right. They have free spring concerts in Central Park. Next week you can take me to one of the concerts.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Our concert was only a month away, and we needed the extra tightening-up work. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z She was invited to return, and during the early 1930s she made several triumphant tours of the Scandinavian countries under the management of Helmer Enwall, whose concert bureau was the largest in Scandinavia. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z Following the tradition established by Roland Hayes and other African American concert vocalists, she concluded each of her programs with a group of spirituals that often moved her audiences to tears. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z As a gesture of compromise and goodwill, the Daughters invited Marian Anderson to give the opening concert, a benefit for the United China Relief Fund. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z You will never again post selfies with friends from the movie theater or while waiting for a concert to begin. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Early in the 1950s black community leaders in the South began to organize boycotts of concerts and public events that imposed segregated seating. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z The huge movie theaters, the museums, the concerts, the science exhibits. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z And when he told one of my students he had tickets to the “Rage Against the Machine” concert, she turned to me and whispered, “Doesn’t he realize that he is the machine?” The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z There were about a million messages from people who had been at the concert, wishing us well and checking on Jeffrey’s health status. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z That afternoon, her family was going to an outdoor concert at Golden Gate Park, which sounded like the perfect opportunity to get her mind off Mr. Griswold and his game. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “Well, become one. It’s Halloween, our first one together. Shooting Star has a big show that night. It’s a costume concert, and you promised to go.” If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Some concert venues objected so much to this signature song being included in Holiday’s set that white staff would deliberately create noise with the cash tills or bottle crates while she was singing it. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z And on Saturday there had been a concert of classical Indian music up at Columbia. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z She could always come to the game after the concert, he argued. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z But he’d never missed any of my organized games, concerts, plays, or picnics. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z He smelled like the amphitheater bathrooms after a big concert, but I couldn’t get enough of him. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z At first, I walk around the room, waving my arms as if I’m carrying a baton—like the conductor I saw at the New York Philharmonic concert with my mom. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Constitution Hall clearly was the most appropriate place in Washington for a concert by Anderson. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z Even the king of Sweden was intrigued enough to attend one of her concerts. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z Instead of living in concert with the land, instead of relying on the country for sustenance as the natives did, he attempted to insulate himself from the northern environment with ill-suited military tools and traditions. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z People experienced a sense of invulnerability and well-being by attending rap sessions, outdoor flute concerts; enjoyed having an official excuse to compare nightmares or break down in public. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “What about if we invite Deb and her parents over after the holiday concert for a little celebration?” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z There was no one to go to concerts with, and dorm sports were boring to watch now that she didn’t know anyone on the teams. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The truth is, though, that from the 1940s until the 1990s, film composers tended to be a different breed from concert hall composers. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z She just talked about music, and told me about some concerts she’d been to, a few years before. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Matthew had found a group of friends from his school who were going to the Flush concert, so their parents had agreed to let him buy a ticket. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “Matthew’s going to a concert tonight—” Emily was interrupted by whooping even louder than Matthew’s singing. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z And when I gave a concert or recital, it was alone, on a stage, my cello, myself, and an audience. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z They don’t come for their kids’ games, concerts, plays, or carnivals. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Dear Diary, I read this poem at the Freedom Writers concert: An Innocent Freedom Writer A young black boy filled with innocence and care, looking for someone, but no one is there. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z He wore a faded purple Prince concert tee and ancient running shorts he constantly had to pull up. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z |
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