Word: instruments
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...because he or she is capable of doing the work, its just an admissions fact. And while I don’t deny that many of us might not have been admitted on grades alone, the fact is that playing sports is a valuable skill, just like playing an instrument, singing in a band, or being a science fair winner. Harvard looks to admit excellent people, and just like in real life, excellence is not all about what you got on your SAT. Apparently no one ever told Lucy Caldwell this...
...violin was the instrument thatcarried our culture,” Mark O’Connorsaid in a recent talk at Sanders Theatre.“The stories of what our country wentthrough are on this instrument.”O’Connor, a professional violinistand fi ddler himself, has joined previousmasters as one of the storytellers ofour country. He has focused his musicalcareer on celebrating and developingAmerican music, and he shared hisstory at the event, co-sponsored by theOffi ce for the Arts’ Learning from Performersseries and the Harvard AmericanMusic Association.The embodiment of the Americanoptimism...
...film last Thursday at the New College Theatre as part of a talk presented by the Harvard College American Music Association. The film documents Fleck’s travel to the African nations of Uganda, Tanzania, The Gambia, and Mali in an effort to uncover the roots of the instrument that is now regarded as quintessentially American. He eventually encountered the akontig, an instrument fashioned from a gourd with striking similarities to today’s banjo. For 30 consecutive days, Fleck met and played with local musicians, choosing songs in the evening and playing them for the rolling cameras...
...with a beautiful flute solo by Sanborn—soon joined by Albright—and ended with a solid bass pizzicato.The third movement was more jocular—it was almost danceable. As Albright’s hands pressed down on the keys of the grand piano, the instrument became an orchestra in itself. The audience sprang into a standing ovation for the deserving Albright.In response to the audience’s raving applause, Albright performed two encores, both of which fit his unassuming nature perfectly. First, he performed a cute variation on “Ten Thousand...
...hidden behind a mirror during their courtship while he is trying to exploit her. They immediately click when she catches him trying to steal an expensive first edition of a book. In the film’s best scene, Penelope devises a scheme to figure out which instrument Max plays but will not reveal. The montage of Max playing a series of instruments while badly singing “You Are My Sunshine” with a full backup band is priceless. Penelope, too, finds Max endearing and reveals herself to him, but runs away to the big city once...