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Leverett House: William K. Chen, Marina Fisher, Matthew J. Hall, Alana I. Mendelsohn, Noah L. Nathan, Yuliya S. Nikolova, Michael L. Schachter, Adam R. Singerman, David J. Tischfield, Sara K. Trowbridge, Jarret A. Zafran
Senior theses are notorious for being time-consuming and frustrating, yet ultimately rewarding. Music concentrator Michael L. Schachter ’09 took this characterization to new heights with his thesis, an original composition spanning many genres and lasting nearly an hour. Schachter undoubtedly has the artistic chops to pull off such an ambitious undertaking. He started playing the piano at age five and began to improvise and compose shortly afterward. The Boston-area native soon became interested in performing jazz, and he took composition lessons at the New England Conservatory throughout high school. When college rolled around, Schachter chose...
...This is Harvard University. You study with Pulitzer Prize-winning writers and Nobel Prize-winning chemists,” Everett says. “[Students] should be exposed to the best of American music.” The benefits for students might seem obvious. Michael L. Schachter ’09, a pianist for the Monday Jazz Band, says that guest artists offer an opportunity to look at the music he plays in a different light. “I think it’s the perspective and being able to hear from someone who, rather than going the educational...
...Schachter, who helped choose the winning essay, said that the organizers of the competition discussed how it would look to have an Ivy Leaguer...
...Schachter added that 600 undergraduates submitted essays since the contest opened in July. Handler was the only Ivy League student among the five finalists, although five essays submitted by Harvard students appear on the Times Web site...