Word: harpist
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...music is plagued by painfully unenlightened gender politics. Up until the middle of the 20th century, it was rare for orchestras to hire female instrumentalists, let alone female conductors. The Vienna Philharmonic was all male until 1997, when under the pressure of popular opinion it finally hired a female harpist. Among the top 75 symphony orchestras in the U.S., there are still only three female conductors. "The last domain of gender within the music business is the position of conductor," says Deborah Borda, president of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association. "Somebody like Marin is a real pioneer." Alsop is philosophical...
...bill features 16 acts, from Roma (or gypsy) minstrels to Mongolian throat singers to percussionists from the Ivory Coast. Among the must-see musicians are Pakistan's Faiz Ali Faiz, whose trance-inducing qawwali rhythms draw deeply on Sufi traditions and Indian raga, and Florencio Mess, the rootsy Belizian harpist who personally crafts new instruments for each new performance. As well as the eclectic international fare, you can pick up on some local culture: the festival is held on the seven-hectare grounds of the Sarawak Cultural Village, a 45-minute drive from the state capital, Kuching. The venue features...
...Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder musicians are Pakistan's Faiz Ali Faiz, whose trance-inducing qawwali rhythms draw deeply on Sufi traditions and Indian raga, and Florencio Mess, the rootsy Belizian harpist who personally crafts new instruments for each new performance. As well as the eclectic international fare, you can pick up on some local culture: the festival is held on the seven-hectare grounds of the Sarawak Cultural Village, a 45-minute drive from the state capital, Kuching. The venue features...
...scholars Benjamin Bagby and Katarina Livljanic will conduct a lecture-demonstration on April 21 co-sponsored by the Center for the Study of World Religions, Harvard’s Department of Music and Learning From Performers at the Office for the Arts. In 1977, Bagby, a vocalist and harpist, co-founded Sequentia, an internationally acclaimed ensemble that combines vocal and instrumental virtuosity with innovative research and programming to reconstruct the living musical traditions of medieval Europe. Livljanic, a singer and musicologist, trained at the Zagreb Music Conservatory and directs Dialogos, a vocal ensemble specializing in medieval chant and liturgical theatre...
Every afternoon, New York City's Plaza Hotel serves high tea in the Palm Court, a bright winter garden with towering palms and a harpist. And every day, among the set of silver-haired dames in wool suits are demure but excited little girls who have come to pay homage to Eloise. They nibble on cucumber sandwiches and rocky scones, just like their beloved literary heroine...