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With more than 150 performances scheduled for this year’s Arts First weekend, it stands to reason that a diverse range of acts will see the stage. This variety is certainly the case with the weekend’s concerts: alongside the familiar orchestras, rock bands, and a cappella groups, students will also find everything from gypsy-bluegrass fusion to rhythmic ping pong. These offbeat acts cover a considerable range of traditions and experiences. Some, like Jeolla Woodo Iri Pangut, a Korean percussion group, deliver faithful renditions of ancient pieces; others, like The Harvard Undergraduate Drummers (THUD), draw...
...Wang. In addition to his forays into musical theatre, Wang is also a budding classical composer. Last year he was awarded the prestigious Hugh F. MacColl Prize for composition by the Department of Music, and his original piece, “Sonatina,” won the Bach Society Orchestra competition. Come next fall, Wang will pack up his keyboard and head south to Yale, where he plans to study for a Master’s degree in music. Yet the road to New Haven has been anything but straight for this young man of many musical hats. During...
...pieces written from the 15th to the 21st century, but rarely take the stage in such numbers. The merger of three 60-person choruses will fill Sanders’ stage with nearly 200 vocalists. As if that weren’t enough, the choirs will be joined by The Orchestra of Emmanuel Music, a professional ensemble that specializes in performing Baroque and early Classical music. To execute this elaborate undertaking, 16 student soloists will deliver the various arias and recitatives throughout the show. “The Messiah,” often performed in recognition and celebration of the Christmas...
...multi-talented Goldman has worked behind the scenes on countless shows, contributing her expertise as a set designer, stage manager, and even puppet designer. She served as president of the Harvard-Radcliffe Gilbert and Sullivan Players last year, and has also played the cello for the Mozart Society Orchestra for four years...
...Taipei’s National Music Hall. After compiling an impressive resume that boasts first place in the Haddonfield Concerto Competition, a full tuition scholarship to Julliard School of Music, and The Taiwan Youth Music Scholarship, Yuan also raked in this past year’s Harvard Radcliffe Orchestra (HRO) concerto competition. Next year, he will be carting his talents south to Yale for graduate study in music...