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Marvin, however, credits most of the success of the choirs to the students’ own talents: “I think it’s that kernel [of musical knowledge] that excites students, because if they know they can really grab it and own it,” he explains. “I’ve taught the students in each of these choirs how to hear and therefore how to take the responsibility...
...manager of the Radcliffe Choral Society. “Sometimes they get explained at the beginning of the year but he uses them so often that it gets to the point where he could say something that seems totally random to anyone outside of the [Holden Choirs], but we know exactly what it means and respond to it.” When a chorus isn’t grasping a passage, Marvin shouts, waves his arms and utters seemingly incomprehensible torrents of nonsense. This seems slightly ridiculous until the chorus tries the passage again—and performs it infinitely...
Gann says Marvin creates common ground between current and former Holden Choirs participants. “When I talk to alumni, I know that we have this common background of having been a part of producing the same sound and that’s a pretty special historical connection,” he says. Draves voices a similar sentiment. “You meet these people and you’ve never seen them before in your life, but you instantly have something in common with them because you know so many of the same songs and when you sing...
...young writer, who cites authors such as Annie Proux and David Foster Wallace as major influences, is unsure what his post-graduation plans will entail. “I don’t know what I am doing next year, but I’m going to continue writing,” he says, voicing his intentions to continue seeking publication for his stories in magazines and journals. “It is a shame that so many people here feel that they need to begin a career or begin down a certain path as soon as we graduate...
...from the Caribbean. The book does not push a particular argument, but rather reflects Lord’s personal interests. “It’s a matter of combining things that I’m actually interested in. I’m really interested in plants, you know? I’m really interested in food, and its relation to taste literally. I’m interested in bad paintings. I love photographing paper. I like being outside. All of this stuff is actually my life...