Word: violins
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...first lilting phrases of the Allegro of the Spring movement, all present were filled with langorous longing for the delights of May. The high-pitched flute authentically evoked the ebullient song of the birds and the rushing whistle of a brook, despite the initial overpowering of the second violins. During the more "violinistic" spots where the warmth of the intended solo violin would have more richly depicted the sleepy scenes of shepherds napping and dogs baying, Ms. Robison courageously puffed away and made the leap of faith that her modern flute could pull it off as well. And pull...
...what about the mimes? A trio of French clowns, Les Macloma, is tiresome in its first two appearances, beguiling in its third (a snatch of music played on two balloons and a one-string violin). But John Gilkey, Quidam's emcee, is a gawky delight, especially in a dance routine with a hat rack. Gilkey knows that the body is a deft comic instrument, even as the charming Chinese girls who do the "diabolos" routine (spinning a toy on a string while prancing nonstop in short skirts and Tin Woodman hats) know how to make this precision aerobic workout seem...
Glenn A. Nano '98, a member of the Harvard band Daily Planet, complains that "there is very little in the way of space for anyone doing anything post-Stravinsky." He cites the absence of rooms designed for modern music which would require greater sound-proofing than those constructed for violin practice. The provision of instruments is another factor in OFA's classical bias, which Nano suggests is evident in its purchase of additional grand pianos rather than a single drum set. The non-existence of a modern music department since the departure of Anthony Davis is also of central concern...
...Square violin player who identified himself as Henry said Fokin deserved praise for his kindness...
Music seems to be his other passion. Kedlaya has played violin in the Toscanini Chamber Orchestra and sung with the Harvard-Radcliffe Chorus and the Glee Club. One of his favorite activities this year was learning Indian film songs for his Hindu class. And he fondly recalls the spring that he sang Elvis songs with a bunch of Hungarians in a karaoke bar in Budapest. Of course, he was in Budapest for a math program...