{"id":328,"date":"2020-05-28T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-28T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/?p=328"},"modified":"2022-01-31T11:05:56","modified_gmt":"2022-01-31T17:05:56","slug":"improvisation-and-a-capella-singing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/improvisation-and-a-capella-singing\/","title":{"rendered":"Improvisation and a Capella Singing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\">\n<p>This week you have the opportunity to hear a short-form standup improvisational bit and an a capella performance of the Star Spangled Banner. One from a faculty member physician and another from an alumnus\/current student. UNMC is truly full of many &#8220;hidden&#8221; talents and we are excited to showcase them in the <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/UNMCT3-Playlist\">UNMC Talent Treasure Trove<\/a>! Enjoy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"An Improvised News Story\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7c4qd-0W5tQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Dr. Michael Smith, a hospitalist at Nebraska Medicine and an Assistant Professor in Internal Medicine at UNMC, showcases his improvisational skills for the three-person audience of Kat Hamilton, Dr. Kati Cordts, and Dr. Steven Wengel.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Star Spangled Banner by Cacey Vavra &#039;19\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zasNjI6M3h4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Cacey Vavra, a 2019 alumnus of the UNMC College of Allied Health Professions radiography program, and current radiation therapy student (August 2020 completion), sings this acapella performance of &#8220;The Star Spangled Banner&#8221;. 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