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According to Kristen E. Looney, a Wellesley junior, many students take advantage of this opportunity--and everybody at least knows that it is available. Looney, who transferred from Emory University, another large research university, found herself closer to these resources at Wellesley than at Emory...
...short cartoon that precedes the feature. The plot, eventually, is about the communal effort to pull a dragon's head out of a drainpipe. But the fun comes before, as the whole gang cavorts--heads rolling, bodies warping--in a cheery Dadaist vaudeville that echoes Bob Clampett's 1938 Looney Tunes triumph, Porky in Wackyland...
...dramatic ending to an explosive program. While less well-known than the opener, "The Pines of Rome" is an equally moving experience which was perhaps even more effective in reaching out to the community in a unique way. Exposure to Beethoven and even Orff can come from The Looney Tunes, but Respighi is an experience rarely appreciated by non-classical music listeners, despite the emotional power of his work. Pieces like this, or Lin's Tchaikovsky, or even the improvised new arrangement of Gershwin are what makes a live performance unique and worth sharing with the public...
...dramatic ending to an explosive program. While less well-known than the opener, "The Pines of Rome" is an equally moving experience which was perhaps even more effective in reaching out to the community in a unique way. Exposure to Beethoven and even Orff can come from The Looney Tunes, but Respighi is an experience rarely appreciated by non-classical music listeners, despite the emotional power of his work. Pieces like this, or Lin's Tchaikovsky, or even the improvised new arrangement of Gershwin are what makes a live performance unique and worth sharing with the public...
...fact that our government is looking more and more like an episode of Looney Toons isn't all that frightening. But it sure won't make many of us want to join...