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...people making music, but they're not making it now. We forget that symphony orchestras can't be put in jewel cases. When you perform for people, you can get a sense of how you're doing. If you're doing we'll and people are enjoying it, you do better. You rise to the occasion and things come out that you didn't know you had in you. Other days, nothing goes right and you go through the motions. Music is not just what I do; it's an interaction among people...
When the violinist Itzhak Perlman walked onto the empty stage last Sunday to perform a recital in celebration of the life of arguably the greatest violinist of the 20th century, Jascha Heifetz, the expectation that filled the magnificent Symphony Hall was palpable. Some would say Perlman himself has taken over the mantle Heifetz has traditionally held. Even for those who don't believe that, this performance would have strengthened Perlman's bid for the title...
Audience adoration figured prominently in the Dar Experience. The nearly sold-out house adoringly hung on her every word and lyric. They especially appreciated her older songs, cheering when Dar announced that she was about to perform an oldie. She acknowledges this, joking, "I don't take it personally anymore." Her solo performance of "The Babysitter's Here," a description of adoration from the perspective of a pre-teen taken from her first album, was one of the highlights of the show...
...debate over whether graduate students should have the right to unionize hinged upon the nature of their work. The NYU administration maintained that the work performed by graduate students serves as an integral part of their education, and therefore exempts them from full worker-status, including the right to unionize. But these arguments fail to take into account the large amounts of menial work graduate students perform, often in departments completely unrelated to their field. Shouldering clerical duties for a professor does not enhance the edification of graduate students--if anything, the work detracts from their studies. These extra tasks...
...those serious about bringing a championship to Boston, the window of opportunity for this team is closing fast. Pedro Martinez cannot be expected to continue to perform at his present peak level forever, and too many people take for granted that Nomar Garciaparra will be in Boston for his entire career. If the Red Sox cannot pull off a World Series title now--when they have arguably the best hitter in baseball and unquestionably the best pitcher--God help us, because we will never...