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There’s got to be something about the Facebook and Cambridge. The site was birthed here in our so-named river town, and now, as further proof of this rather unscientific correlation, students at Cambridge University in England have given Facebook an anthem. The appropriately-titled “The Facebook Song,” written by two undergraduate music students—Tommy Hewitt Jones and Pete Foggitt—has taken the online community by storm, leaving in its wake polemical new groups on facebook.com, a renaissance for the synthesized orchestra hit, and increasingly vocal recognition...
...Funky Blues’ was a transformative moment. She recalls, “I was captivated with it. I was intrigued by improvisation, yet nothing in my classical training had given me any idea whether I could do that.” Monson pursued jazz trumpet at the New England Conservatory of Music, where she studied in a unique program, Third Stream, which emphasized learning music by ear. Two particular courses influenced her deeply: one on North Indian classical music with sitarist Peter Row, and another on African music and ethnomusicology. Outside the classroom, Monson was introduced to other genres...
...improve teaching quality in sections. When asked if he will run for UC President next year, Hadfield joked, “I think there’s enough ambition on the UC already.” Hadfield said he plans to study abroad next fall at Cambridge University in England. In other races, Eric I. Kouskalis ’08 will replace his blockmate, UC President John S. Haddock ’07, as Currier’s council representative. James P. Sietstra ’08 will serve as the new representative for Adams and Edward...
TOUFIC H. BARAKEH Surbiton, England...
...shooting it out into space," Kennedy says. And only the labels pay those marketing costs. EMI has a reputation for investing heavily in artist development. It's got high hopes for several new acts, including New York City rockers Morningwood and Corinne Bailey Rae, a jazzy chanteuse from Leeds, England. Her case is a perfect illustration of marketing in the age of downloads. Rae's single, the soulful Put Your Records On, was released on the Net earlier this month, and is already a radio favorite. A few weeks later, it's now also available on that old-fashioned, once...