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...cellist when she arrived here; the skills of Harvard musicians struck her profoundly.“When I got to Harvard, the talent and education I saw in my colleagues was just incredible. And I’ve been fortunate enough to work with some of the most talented musicians??not only at Harvard, but compared to music conservatories. They are top notch players.”This is high praise from an individual with a Cello Masters scholarship to Julliard who has worked with such famous musicians as Ethzak Perlman...
...with the OFA [Office for the Arts at Harvard], who wanted her to do a Learning from Performers event.” Renowned trumpeter Marcus Belgrave mentored Allen in her hometown of Detroit; since then, she has played and recorded with a seemingly endless list of notable and diverse musicians??Bill Cosby, Steve Coleman, Betty Carter, Ravi Coltrane, and Marianne Faithfull, to name but a few. Allen has also put out a dozen albums. Most recently, the Walt Whitman Arts Center and Meet the Composer commissioned her to write “For the Healing of the Nations...
...with Canada. If you’ve never heard of Canada before, that’s okay too. It’s pretty much like the United States except colder, and with better beer and healthcare. Canada’s also home to most of your favorite actors and musicians??the ones with any talent, anyway. Every few months, the indie executives at all the cool and current media outlets make a trip up north together to sign bands, steal ideas, and get blasted together. It’s proven to be a successful business strategy...
...time around, their familiar melancholy is even deeper. Perhaps it’s precisely because the band has forsaken the world they imagined on “Funeral” for the real one. “Funeral” was a sensation lauded by critics, fans, and fellow musicians??including initials twins David Bowie and David Byrne—alike. Arcade Fire could have easily slipped into any number of sophomore album clichés; they could have given into the fear of failure, or nervously tried to reproduce what worked on “Funeral...
...that it?”Traveling effortlessly through her technically demanding concerto, Bartosik had clearly internalized the music in the very marrow of her being. The ebb and flow of Grieg’s memorable themes traveled flawlessly from her fingers, and, as evidenced by the other musicians?? awed expressions, the orchestra was honored to be following in her considerable wake...