College symphony’s “lush orchestrations”
Entitled “The British Are Coming, The British Are Coming!,” the concert was advertised as a night of British composers and their “lush orchestrations” and “singable tunes.”
Julia Lo
Contributor
Orchestra reveals the not-so “Lowly Trombone”
The concert showcased the dynamic musicality of the often “lowly trombone.”
MUSIC
Coffeehouse concert: Big Tree
The warm welcoming of tea and cookies was a telling start for the night of honesty, reverie and soul.
THEATER
Boston Ballet returns to Hill, wows viewers
A year and a half after their last visit, internationally acclaimed Boston Ballet principal dancers Kathleen Breen Combes and Yury Yanowsky pirouetted their way back to the Hill this past Saturday, Oct. 1.
THEATER
Porgy and Bess delights at the American Repertory Theatre
The A.R.T.’s production of Porgy and Bess as a while was nothing less than spectacular.
Beyond language: spoken word artists inspire
Sarah Kay and Phil Kaye came onto the stage like youthful rock stars, and after a brief introduction, surged into their poetic, magnetic performance of words, song and movement.
ALUMNI PROFILE
Alums embark on kindness walk
Nick Tucker '11 and Sam Rouleau '10 began a charity called Making Strides, in which the duo will walk from Maine to California performing random acts of kindness.
MUSIC
Anniversary for composer is upbeat yet exclusive
Although the performance commemorated Renaissance-guru Victoria, the program featured various composers of the 16th century, all of which utilized similar contrapuntal conventions.
Love of music is a Colby jazz musician’s value
Through the musicians’ funky tie-dye attire, the impressive student-arranged and student-composed features, and Thomas’ priority of good music over audience expectation, it was clear that music was the most important concern.
Canonic and experimental sounds
The performance [of L'Historie du Soldat] combined music, dance, poetry and theater, providing a quirky change in atmosphere from the familiar orchestral symphonic concert to an unorthodox entertainment (of course, Stravinsky’s instrumental compositions are impressive and complex). This eccentric synthesis of artistic mediums in the second half delineated the intertwining relationships between movement, character, word and sound.
“Literary Delights” program offers eclectic mix
While the pieces chosen were based on the program’s theme of “literary delights,” the concert was a strange, though intriguing, combination of French Romantic art songs and 20th century Neoclassical interpretations of Renaissance folk traditions, re-imagining old art through new ideas.
Seniors complete TAA research
After taking Grossman Professor of Economics Patrice Franko’s Economics of Globalization class this past fall, two seniors on the Hill embarked on a research opportunity with Dr. Howard Rosen, the executive director of the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Coalition.