Word: harbisonã
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Abbott “Tom” Gleason ’60, Harbison??s college roommate of three years, put on live jazz performances with Gleason on WHRB. According to Gleason, Harbison was not one to advertise his musical talent...
...times, the HRO’s performance of the “Overture” seemed a bit too restrained. The piece was technically sound, but the performers could have had more fun with the jazzy intricacies of the music. It ultimately left the listener yearning for Harbison??s lively rhythms to fill the whole theatre...
...concert was highly successful as a whole, especially given the short rehearsal time between their last concert and this one. The concert itself seemed to be a marathon for the orchestra, and the performers’ exhaustion was apparent by the end. The evening could have benefited by eliminating Harbison??s “Overture,” as it fit less comfortably with the other two pieces and added unnecessary length to the program as a whole...
...year’s Arts First was nothing less than a “spiritual experience.” This year, he and other members of the Brattle Street Chamber players will play the String Quartet No. 1 by John H. Harbison ’60. Six years ago, Harbison??who is one the leaders in contemporary classical music—was a recipient of the Arts First Medal. “I wouldn’t say he looms over the campus, but he has a big presence,” says Gillis...
Certainly the viola’s chances in the “battle” were not hurt by Kim Kashkashian, the world-renowned violist who took the reins for the concerto. Harbison??s concerto is one the most difficult pieces in a violist’s repertoire and Kashkashian played it brilliantly. The composition itself, however, was a bit muddled, and it seemed that only during this second event could audience members be seen suppressing yawns...