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The Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) has a venerable tradition of performing the modern classical music of the age. Its various conductors throughout its 121-year history have often promoted the display of new and occasionally controversial music. Although the music performed during the March 2 concert is not new in...
The concert began with Stravinsky’s Orpheus, a ballet in three scenes based on classical mythology. The story focuses on Orpheus, who mourns the death of Eurydice, but then convinces Pluto to let him be reunited with her in the land of Hades. Orpheus neglects to follow Pluto?...
“De-mystifications,” a piece by Sangita Shresthova, a graduate student at MIT, showcased a similarly strong connection between movement and music. Shresthova choreographed in the style of Bharat Natyam, a classical Indian dance form, hoping to give her audience a feel for the great...
“Microlending refuses to accept the classical economic assumption that poor people are bad creditors. Anne Goldfeld has refused to accept the classical medical assumption that poor people with tuberculosis should be quarantined and forgotten,” Bock says.
His involvement in “Drawing with Fred,” he explains, stems from his belief in the importance of exposing children to classical music.