In a preach-to-the-choir speech to legislators of his party, known as Syriza, Mr. Tsipras called for sweeping away the political class in Athens that had agreed to the policies of "the tottering Ms. Merkel and the outgoing Mr. Sarkozy," a reference to Nicolas Sarkozy, the French president who was defeated in an election the same weekend that voters disavowed Greece's government.
Three decades later, I myself stood on the stage of the Free Trade Hall clad in red blazer and grey shorts, singing shamelessly chauvinistic songs as a member of the school choir on Speech Day.
The specific aim of this study was to determine when a tone is perceived as non-vibrato by a population of singers, voice teachers, choir directors, and speech pathologists.
My name is Upneet K. Aujla, and I'm in cross country, track, choir, debate and speech.
I wasn't known only for being Jewish, but also for being involved in theatre, speech and choir.
And outside the city was awash with daytime noise - the grind of traffic, blurred speech, elusive choirs.
Assaf remained dry-eyed through the speeches, until a choir of girls in white gowns sang a mournful song often heard here on the radio after suicide bombings: "Watch over the world, child, because we no longer succeed to".
There was 25 minutes of music preceding the speech, including a gospel choir performing Eminem's Lose Yourself.
His heartfelt speech was followed by the Israeli national anthem, sung by the male members of the Knesset choir.
