The streets were cleaned, buildings painted and concerts given.

This entire concert, in fact, gave the eerie impression of being a Sunday afternoon band concert under a roof.

The concerts gave the performers a platform to exhibit what they knew best, from ballads and blues to standards.

The concert gave ample reason for the survival of Afrobeat.

Sunday's concert provided no revelations, but gave a worthwhile airing to some of the materials at hand.

"We hope that these concerts will make the public aware of the situation and also give them an opportunity to contribute to the restoration process."

The concert gives us another chance to evaluate Dvorak's role in the history of American music.

The 'foys', or concerts, gave way starting in 1901 to an annual dinner, which has continued to the present with few interruptions.

Those concerts, coming later, give the orchestras time to prepare.

These concerts give the musicians, both girls and boys, the opportunity to perform in front of a smaller audience.