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Thunderous applause perhaps more fit for a rock venue than stately Sanders Theatre marked the performance of Stefan P. Jackiw ’07 at Friday night’s Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra (HRO) Pre-frosh Weekend concert. A raucous crowd refused to sit down until after Jackiw had returned to the stage three additional times after his performance of Johannes Brahms’s “Violin Concerto.”Led by HRO conductor Dr. James Yannatos, Harvard’s orchestra proved a fine match for Jackiw, executing a moving performance...
...listening to a musician who is a symbol of American jazz.Legendary jazz vocalist Jon Hendricks began a four-day stay as the 2006 Jazz Artist-in-Residence at Harvard University on Wednesday. While on campus, he will teach, rehearse, and perform with student musicians.The residency will culminate with a concert tomorrow featuring the Monday Jazz Band and the Kuumba Singers. The musicians will perform selections from Duke Ellington’s “Concert of Sacred Music.” The work has never been performed at Harvard.Harvard University Band Director Thomas G. Everett, one of the key organizers...
...Once. Sunday, April 23 at 8:00 p.m. Memorial Church. Tickets at the Harvard Box Office. $10; $5 students and seniors. How else could Mozart celebrate his 250th birthday year but by having his music performed by practically every classical music group in the world? There have been entire concert seasons dedicated to him and tons of his lesser-known works have surfaced. Birthday cakes have even been frosted lovingly with his portrait. What’s more, he only hit the big day in January, which means—fortunately for audiences everywhere—that there?...
...Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground.” Their choreography was perplexing at first: the dancers frequently seemed out of sync, and their gestures were jerky and angular, but it gradually became clear that their movements were stylized interpretations of the unhinged dancing of rock concert revelers. “Sparks,” an ensemble piece choreographed by Ruthie B. Birger ’06, was easily the recital’s most energetic performance. In this quirky number, the dancers stomped and leapt about the stage in perfect unison to the tune of Mongo Santamaria?...
...this academic year. The 20-person board will be selected through a hybrid of elections and appointments and will be in charge of planning campus-wide social events. A typical year for the board might include a fall “welcome back” event, a concert featuring a prominent headliner band, and a House-based event such as House Olympics or a large Dodgeball game, among other events.The reason for the creation of an independent social programming entity was multifold. Firstly, members of the UC pick committees based on how many votes they received in UC elections...