Word: taylorism
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...only has Christopher P. Taylor ’92 done both, he has also emerged as one of the great young American pianists, garnering several major awards and considerable attention for his masterful approach to contemporary music. Taylor gained recent acclaim for his performance of “Vingt Regards,” which has been called some of the most complex and difficult music ever written for piano...
Messiaen’s 1944 expression of faith fluctuates from dissonant cluster chords, to intricate meters based on Hindu and Greek rhythms, to sleepy chant-like melodies, to exuberant bird calls. Taylor played the complete 176-page score from memory at Columbia University’s Miller Theater to glowing praise for his precise and tender interpretation...
...Although all 20 movements of “Vingt Regards” are rarely played together at one time, famous pianist Peter Serkin once performed the complete work 25 times on a tour in 1974-5 after four years of intensive study. By contrast, Taylor knew only a few of the 20 “Regards” a year before his concert and was still memorizing weeks before...
William C.B. Taylor ’04, a member-at-large of the College Democrats and a cadet in the Army Reserve Officers Training Corps, said he supports the draft, calling it an “opportunity” to defend our nation...
...trio of sophomore Reed Bienvenu and seniors Taylor Banks and Simon Holmes guided the Crimson to a clean sweep of the men’s 5000. Bienvenu led the way in a time of 15:12.07, while Banks (15:26.53) and Holmes (15:33.68) crossed the line behind...