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...John H. Harbison '60 would not necessarily consider composing pure fun. Even after five symphonies, four operas, and multiple concertos, there is still something about the uncertainty of a piece in progress that would be, according to him, “wrong to describe as enjoyable...
...Harbison, who can list a Pulitzer Prize and a MacArthur Foundation “Genius” Award among his accomplishments, settling on a career was never that difficult. He started improvising on the piano at the young age of 4 or 5; at 16 he won the prestigious BMI Student Composer Award. Now, at the age of 71, he is considered one of the most prominent musical figures of his time...
...John H. Harbison '60 won a Pulitzer in music for The Flight Into Egypt and conducted the BachSoc as an undergrad...
...evening began with a light, carefree mood, thanks to the “Overture to the Great Gatsby” by John H. Harbison ’60. The piece’s jaunty clarinet, saxophone, and piano parts deftly conveyed the cool, foot-tapping breeziness of 1920s ragtime. Its dark, clashing passages poignantly evoked the troubles of Gatsby’s life, as did the lively, often frantic melodies that suggested Gatsby’s extravagant dance parties...
...Gershwin’s “An American in Paris.”Other works planned for this season have close Harvard ties. On the programs for the November and March concerts are “Overture to The Great Gatsby,” composed by John H. Harbison ’60, and “Dances from West Side Story,” by Leonard Bernstein ’39. Gustav Holst, whose “The Planets Suite” will be paired with Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony tomorrow night, was a member...