奥索·翁格在科迪尔的经历再次震撼

Tristen Bronaugh

十大网赌正规网址的教职员工乐队, 奥索翁格的经历, showed they still got it as they returned to the stage on May 1, 时隔五年之后.

大雨倾盆而下, students rushed to Cordier Auditorium Monday morning to attend the weekly VIA session. 这通过, 然而, presented a different experience than anything previous; this session was the final musical performance from 奥索翁格的经历.

奥索翁格的经历 (OWE) is a band that was formed in 2005 by 十大网赌正规网址教师 and staff. Over 17 years the band has performed every other year, 与学生合作, 北曼彻斯特居民, 以及其他教职员工. The current members of OWE are MU 教师 and staff––both current and retired––Mark Bryant, 格雷格•克拉克, 贾德案例, 丹Chudzynski, 戴夫•希克斯, Deb Hustin, 凯瑟琳的办法, 阿图罗Yanez, Jonathan Watson and friend of the band Toby Tobias.

After their last planned performance got delayed by the pandemic, it was finally OWE’s time to return for their final show.

学生, 教师, staff and 北曼彻斯特居民 shuffled into the auditorium, 迅速填满座位, some wearing their new OWE t-shirts that were being handed out at the entrance.

When the clock hit 11, the crowd started to chant, “Otho, Otho, Otho!” The lights dimmed and the band’s introduction video played: the experience commenced.

Silhouettes of people walked onto the stage and grabbed their instruments. The notes of Bon Jovi’s “Wanted Dead or Alive” started. The lights burst on and the OWE was glistening on the stage.

With the sounds of guitar and drums projecting out into the audience, 克拉克开始唱歌, “都是一样的, 只有名字会变.观众爆发了.

OWE越深入他们的音乐, the more involved the crowd got; Each song got its own special treatment.

It started with the crowd clapping along to the beat of “Proud Mary,” Tina Turner’s version. Ings was the lead vocalist and one of the dancers, alongside professors Pam Haynes and Kate Eisenbise Crell.

The trio had one dance rehearsal together the week before and one run-through the morning of the performance. 但紧迫的时间框架并没有限制他们. “Their dancing was amazing; it made me get up and dance,” said Que’shaun Julius, a senior.

As the OWE continued with their performance the audience started the wave during the “Dreams” by Van Halen.

When Ings returned to the stage in her beautiful red-and-leopard-print five-inch platform booties, 她演唱了基恩的《十大网赌正规网址》. This got the majority of the auditorium to take out their phones and turn on their flashlights, 都在空中挥舞着.

As the band continued down their set of cult classics, 每首歌之后的欢呼声越来越长. Clark dazzled with his version of Pink Floyd’ “Time”; Ings wailed her way through the Cranberries’ “Zombie,” on which Watson took the guitar solo; Case brought a dance beat with “The Middle.” Hicks and Hustin paired up on “Wall of Death” by the legendary folk singers Richard and Linda Thompson; Bryant sang “Have You Ever Seen the Rain?” and Tobias blazed through lead vocals from his drum kit on “Long Train Runnin.’”这句话再合适不过了, as his speaker started to smoke during sound check and the band scrambled to move it away from Cordier’s curtain.

Toward the end Case and Ings paired up for the vocals of Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’.” When the audience heard the opening chords of the song, they became ecstatic. They stayed that way for the entire song and got louder when Clark performed the guitar solo.

OWE ended their set with The Beatles’ “Hey Jude,” led by the deeply talented Chudzynski. 在他开始唱第一节之前, Chudzynski gave a special thanks to the sound crew and everyone that helped set things up. The show ended with a standing ovation and the crowd cheering “再来一个! 再来一个! 再来一个!(《十大网赌正规网址》(Hey Jude)是返场曲.)

学生们对演出有何感想? Brooke Bouwens, senior, felt her time at Manchester was finally complete. “I always wanted to see them perform,” she said. “I had always heard great things about the band, and now that I got to see them perform it feels like I have seen it all.” Bouwens’s favorite track that was performed was “Proud Mary.”

Lainey Bosner, senior, was thrilled she got to witness OWE on stage. “As soon as I heard that they were performing I knew I had to be there,” she said. “We only see our professors in a classroom setting so it was cool to see a different side of some of them.” Bosner’s favorite track that was performed was “All-Star,” sung by Clark.

As for OWE, they thought the concert was a success. “It went as well as it possibly could have,” Ings said. “It felt great; we really appreciated the students in the audience.”

克拉克同意. “It was a total blast and very rewarding to play music with such talented folks and appreciative students,他说. “我认为这是我们演奏过的最好的曲子. The crowd was amazing; you get energized when you’re up there, especially when the audience gives you feedback.”

在奥索边锋的经历中, 每个成员都有自己在聚光灯下的时刻, 从令人印象深刻的独唱到有趣的独白. Not only was the passion of each member visible throughout the entire show but it was also clear that the audience felt the same.

There is a lot of speculation if this was their final show, as it’s rumored that every show is their “last” one; 然而, 如果这是OWE的最后一场演出, it was an honor and a privilege to be in attendance.