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During the week, Daniel P. Gurney ’09 learns theory and composition in the Harvard Music Department, where he recently composed a string quartet. On weekends, Gurney leaves the campus behind for Boston’s Irish pubs, where he plays jigs and reels on the accordion. “As far as the department is concerned, the accordion is my secret life,” he says. While tradition is important to Gurney and his music, he is eager to push at its limits. Over the course of his time at Harvard, Gurney has brought together traditional...
...Vartikar’s iconoclasm extends not only towards the works of Shakespeare but also towards theatrical conventions in general. For example, he decided against a soundtrack. “I hate theatery things, things that look and feel so theatery, these really cheesy soundtracks, piano music, highlighting moments by having tracks under it. It’s very trying to be cinema, trying to be movie,” Vartikar says. “Theater’s more alive with a heartbeat. It’s more about people interacting in front of us. It?...
When asked if he has any regrets from his four years at Harvard, John D. Kapusta ’09 succinctly replies “I don’t think so,” an answer unsurprising to anyone familiar with his musical endeavors. During his time at the College, Kapusta has been integral to many musical organizations; his activities have ranged from playing the trumpet in the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra to sitting on the board of the Dunster House Opera. A joint Music and Literature concentrator, Kapusta is also one of the few Harvard students participating in Harvard?...
Senior theses are notorious for being time-consuming and frustrating, yet ultimately rewarding. Music concentrator Michael L. Schachter ’09 took this characterization to new heights with his thesis, an original composition spanning many genres and lasting nearly an hour. Schachter undoubtedly has the artistic chops to pull off such an ambitious undertaking. He started playing the piano at age five and began to improvise and compose shortly afterward. The Boston-area native soon became interested in performing jazz, and he took composition lessons at the New England Conservatory throughout high school. When college rolled around, Schachter chose...
...Bakker ’10, who sings the alto part in the vocal ensemble, “and we were making a pun.” The program that Camerata Obscura will be presenting on Saturday May 2 at 2:30 at Adolphus Busch Hall, titled “Music of Lament,” showcases music’s ancient past. Camerata Obscura is a small group composed of five singers that come together for Arts First. “We’re small—we’re one to a part,” says...