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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Symphony Orchestra performed at the Roxbury Community College to celebrate conductor Seiji Ozawa's 25th Anniversary. Roberta Flack hosted the event, with Joseph Lin '00 joining them as a featured soloist for the first movement of Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto in D, Opus 35. The grand affair, whose ambitious program featured famed excerpts from the likes of Strauss, Beethoven and Gershwin, kicked off a new BSO initiative called "Symphony in the City" the aim of which is to offer free music to the city neighborhoods of Boston...
...program then moved towards jazz with Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, performed by special guest pianist Marcus Roberts with Wynton's brother Jason Marsalis on drums. The arrangement allowed for Roberts to improvise and push the jazz flavor of the piece, while at the same time challenging the performers to smoothly transition from these solos into the more classical feel of the orchestral sections. Also in the second half of the performance the BSO invited some talented young musicians to perform with them: a children's choir joined the orchestra for Orff's "Carmina Burana" and several talented high school...
...Pines of Rome" was brilliant and provided a dramatic ending to an explosive program. While less well-known than the opener, "The Pines of Rome" is an equally moving experience which was perhaps even more effective in reaching out to the community in a unique way. Exposure to Beethoven and even Orff can come from The Looney Tunes, but Respighi is an experience rarely appreciated by non-classical music listeners, despite the emotional power of his work. Pieces like this, or Lin's Tchaikovsky, or even the improvised new arrangement of Gershwin are what makes a live performance unique...
...Republicans complained that the President'splan, which aims to help school districts hire atleast 100,000 new teachers, would negativelyimpact the successful Pell Grant program...
...Nieman program is available to any mid-career journalist who works full-time and has at least three years of experience. The application process includes a brief biography, a study proposal and a portfolio of recent work...