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...persona, Berry first created a stir as the plain, plump, unfairly named Lolita in Look At Me, who tries desperately to win affection in a world dominated by a famous, self-obsessed father. She followed up with another impressive portrayal as the teenage double-bass virtuoso and aspiring jazz musician Hannah, whose sweet struggles with sexist bandmates, a stiflingly affectionate Jewish family and her own ample waistline in 1960s Paris provided the heart and laughter of the comedy The First Time I Turned 20. In her new release, a Franco-Algerian tale of confused identity, she plays the supporting role...
...year ago, thousands of Harvard students and Cambridge-area residents jumped at the chance to see an aging rock star grace the stage in the Gordon Track and Field Center. Legendary musician Bob Dylan, in all of his antiquated glory, drew an admirable crowd of students last fall at a campus that is often openly stubborn to embrace community events. This fall, we believe that the Harvard Concert Commission (HCC) and the Undergraduate Council (UC) will top last year’s success, as they announced Monday that the reemerging Wyclef Jean is to headline this November?...
...then, Beethoven had already realized that the worst fate imaginable for a musician had befallen him. In June 1801, he admitted to a friend, “For the last three years my hearing has become weaker and weaker. The trouble is supposed to have been caused by the condition of my abdomen.” Doctors suggested that swimming in the Danube River would assuage the pain of his chronic diarrhea, and that infusions of oil would soften the buzzing in his ears. “In all biography, there are few images more grotesquely sad than that...
...sessions, the ensemble was also looking for new talent. Five musicians were selected to rehearse with the group and play with them at the Thursday night concert. One such musician was cellist Bong I. Koh ’08, who found the experience thrilling, especially due to Ma’s constant presence...
...works to attack the problem from all three angles and bring another high-profile musician to campus this fall, other schools on the eastern seaboard are using a variety of effective tactics—from termbill fees to corporate sponsorships—to make their concerts happen...