Word: bachs
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Despite her apparent savor for adventure, Block’s freshman year roommates recall a young lady more intent on her music—she played viola for the Bach Society orchestra—than on any journalistic pursuits. Although Block did write briefly for the weekly Harvard Independent, her companions would show more of a flair for the on-air throughout college...
...years as FAS dean: University President Drew G. Faust and former University President Neil L. Rudenstine were among those offering remarks, as well as Hanna H. Gray, a former member of the Harvard Corporation. Internationally renowned cellist Yo Yo Ma ’76 performed a selection from Bach, Knowles’ musical icon, for whom one of his sons—Sebastian—was named...
...store salesman Roy Preston from radio broadcasts of Kapell's final tour. A selection of those recordings is now being released in a two-disc set, WILLIAM KAPELL REDISCOVERED. Here, Kapell powerfully revisits some of his previously recorded repertory, especially Rachmaninoff and Mussorgsky, and displays a deepening mastery of Bach, Mozart, Chopin and Debussy. Preston, alas, was no audio engineer; his recordings hiss and crackle. But fortunately only the sound of the piano is marred. Kapell's talent comes blazing through...
...talent in music only grew, and by the time she was 16 and a student of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music’s Preparatory Division, she had begun to take composing quite seriously. Since the beginning of her career, Lim has received numerous awards, including the Bach Society Orchestra’s yearly composition contest and the 2006 Hugh F. MacColl Prize in Music Composition for her string quartet “The Dream.” Lim was also named the 2008 Emerging Composer-in-Residence for the Berkeley Symphony Orchestra. Lim’s inspiration...
...realized that I could not forgo this wonderful opportunity to study music in a much more in-depth way and pursue what I really love.”Yu’s passion for music is evident in her activities at Harvard. She was a finalist in the 2007 Bach Society Orchestra Concerto Competition, is a current member of the Brattle Street Chamber Players, and participates in three other chamber music groups. But for Yu, what matters as much as the music is the people involved with it.“I am the kind of person who loves working...