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From an early age, Timothy Wright, 61, excelled at playing the piano at his church. Later he composed music that would make him a Grammy-nominated gospel star. He died on April 23 from injuries suffered last July, after a vehicle driven in the wrong direction collided with his car, killing his wife and grandson...
...constructed a spare yet meditative musical texture, only served to render the orchestra’s shortcomings all the more apparent. Rocky tempo changes and halfhearted instrumental solos transformed what might have been an entrancing musical reflection into a painful exercise in the mechanical art of staying together.The Grieg Piano Concerto in A minor fared no better under Sung’s direction and Brazilian pianist Nelson Friere’s touch. Friere, whose command of the keyboard rivaled that of his longtime duo partner and legendary pianist Martha Argerich at the peak of his career, delivered a restrained performance...
...Beneath the Veil” is a joy to listen to, both for its genre-bending appeal and for its own musical merit. “Fingers” also succeeds in these same respects. Sounding more like a Beatles ballad than anything else, the track integrates staccato piano chords, a marching beat, and some impressive orchestration to give it a simultaneously fresh and dated feel. While the lyrics are a bit more hit or miss (“And the fingers of your mind / Have wrapped around my spine / And made me feel so blind”), the retro...
...theater outsider,” Sarnak had never even seen a theater production at Harvard before she starting writing this musical in the summer before her senior year.Working in a lab her sophomore year, Sarnak would set up experiments and then run next store to play the piano. The musical started with a song, which Sarnak then built a character around. Then came more songs, and more characters, and a storyline started to develop. But Sarnak was only beginning to see that she could do something more with her passion for writing songs. In her junior year she finally enrolled...
Malcolm G. Campbell ’10 and his brother Graham were playing the piano in Quincy one day when a friend walked in. “It was so eye-opening for him to see my brother and me making music together,” Malcolm says. Graham, who is diagnosed with Down Syndrome, has been playing piano since childhood. This Sunday, he and Malcolm will both perform in the Down Syndrome Awareness Seminar and Concert, which will take place in the Adams House Lower Common Room. The event, which celebrates the passions and talents of individuals with Down...