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...species, such as fynbos, silver trees and 8,500 indigenous flowers with hundreds of thousands of imported species. On late, lazy Sunday afternoons from November to April they form what must be the world's most pastoral concert arena. Backed by the natural amphitheater of the majestic eastern cliffs of Table Mountain, musicians perform under clear skies as a golden sun plays on the forest canopy before dipping over the blue peak. The atmosphere is appropriately...
...offering a mix as eclectic as the country they live in. This season, which runs from Nov. 25 to April 6, kicks off with folksinger Vusi Mahlasela, often described as South Africa's Bob Dylan. There follow 26 concerts from performers as varied as the Cape Philharmonic Orchestra, pop chart-toppers Freshlyground and punk rockers Fokofpolisiekar, plus four nights of Christmas carols. Tickets are $6-$7 and go on sale two days before each concert...
...stories of the year.” The ceremony, held at Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall, was attended by the award recipients and high school girls, who could look to the awardees as role models. As Singer Mariah Carey began her performance before the packed concert hall, “all the girls in the upper balcony just started shrieking,” Faust said. “I looked at Amy [Gutmann] and said, ‘Good grief, this is not how we usually spend our time...
...Harvard alone: “The student body wants small events to happen with relative frequency,” she says.The Pub, with its performance stage, sound system, and proximity to the same equipment that has allowed WHRB to broadcast performances from Sanders Theatre, is ideal for small concerts featuring Harvard’s musically-inclined. It also has the potential to draw significant crowds, with its food and drink serving as an added incentive to attending live shows that is lacking at more obscure on-campus venues such as the Quincy Cage.FOOTING THE BILLBut while the perfect stage...
...world and went home to Iceland. “It just seemed like something we had to do,” says bassist Georg Hólm in the new film “Heima,” explaining the band’s motivation for a free concert tour spanning the island nation. “Heima,” which is Icelandic for “at home,” chronicles Sigur Rós’s journey through small towns as they spread their symphonic brilliance. The movie has been screened sporadically throughout the United...