Word: quartets
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...they never got enough funds to start construction.” The dilapidated Saiqi orphanage is still home to 34 mostly disabled orphans. The benefit included a speech by Anthony Saich, Daewoo Professor of International Affairs, on the social challenges faced by China and musical performances by a string quartet organized for the occasion by Lushen L. Wu ’09. Gene Corbin, executive director of the Phillips Brooks House Association (PBHA), said that although HCC is not a member, its fund-raising strategy is similar to that of other undergraduate public service organizations. The Undergraduate Council...
...chance to be a big-time goaltender and has a chance to compete for the starting job from day one,” Donato says. “[He has] good size, great athleticism, [and he] put up great numbers.” Rounding out the Crimson goaltending quartet are sophomore Mike Coskren—a Massachusetts native who saw two minutes of ice time last season—and rookie John Riley, a veteran of Team Illinois. Donato has relied on Tobe and Richter thus far. Tobe took the season-opening 5-2 loss to Dartmouth, and Richter...
...Platoon.” Due perhaps to the tough psychological leap from Bach to Barber or the fact that the tempo was a bit too upbeat, the Barber Adagio was the least successful of the three pieces. Originally written as the second movement of Barber’s String Quartet op. 11, the Adagio is often performed by a full string section rather than just four players, which can muddy the sound and dilute the piece’s emotional impact. Bach Soc did encounter some of these problems by using all of their strings, and only reached a true...
...audience member said, like “an organ and a church steeple put together.” The rehearsal ended with a composition by the modern Chinese musician Zhou Long, set to some Chinese poems about drinking too much. Here, the HRO joined Ma and his string quartet in an intricate and difficult piece. According to Ma, the final eight chords sounded like “drunk men falling down.” Though the mood was lighthearted—there were numerous references to the aptness of playing those pieces in Sanders, as the Queens Head Pub will...
...ensemble silliness, with off-kilter lyrics and jazzy lines perfectly executed by Derrick L. Wang ’06 on the piano and the rest of the capable instrumental ensemble.The final two numbers sealed the show with style. “Some Other Time,” a quartet number from “On the Town,” set up “Tonight” from Bernstein’s crown work, “West Side Story.” With nearly a dozen voices in harmony, singing intertwining vocal lines in front of great music...