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...evening began with a light, carefree mood, thanks to the “Overture to the Great Gatsby” by John H. Harbison ’60. The piece’s jaunty clarinet, saxophone, and piano parts deftly conveyed the cool, foot-tapping breeziness of 1920s ragtime. Its dark, clashing passages poignantly evoked the troubles of Gatsby’s life, as did the lively, often frantic melodies that suggested Gatsby’s extravagant dance parties...
...Gershwin’s “An American in Paris.”Other works planned for this season have close Harvard ties. On the programs for the November and March concerts are “Overture to The Great Gatsby,” composed by John H. Harbison ’60, and “Dances from West Side Story,” by Leonard Bernstein ’39. Gustav Holst, whose “The Planets Suite” will be paired with Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony tomorrow night, was a member...
...break as a singer until she was 31, when controversial director Peter Sellars cast her in a summer festival production of Handel's Giulio Cesare. Throughout her career, she made unconventional choices, favoring complex roles in little-known baroque operas as well as contemporary pieces such as John Harbison's The Great Gatsby, in which she made her 1999 debut at New York City's Metropolitan Opera, playing Myrtle Wilson. Audiences were enthralled by Hunt Lieberson's deeply passionate portrayals, but she once said they left her "crispy fried in every way." She last sang professionally in March in Neruda...
...East Asian Languages and Civilizations Department, 5 Bryant St.2:00 PM Inherit the WindJFK Jr. Forum Medieval English PolyphonyAdolphus Busch Hall Sonatas for Flute and PianoFogg Art Museum Calderwood Courtyard Lowkeys: Co-ed A CappellaHarvard Yard Stage The Bass ViolinHolden Chapel On The HeirLoker Commons Dance FestivalLowell Lecture Hall Harbison String Quartet No. 1Memorial Church Music for Clarinet and PianoPaine HallProkofiev Sonata for Two ViolinsPhillips Brooks House Harvard Brass! Sanders Theatre Aikido DemonstrationScience Center D2:30 PM Duelling Lutes: Music for Two GuitarsAdolphus Busch Hall Divided We FallCarpenter Center Wafted, by Angels, Safely AboveCarpenter Center Liszt: Piano and WaterFogg...
...brilliant acoustics of Busch Hall during last year’s Arts First was nothing less than a “spiritual experience.” This year, he and other members of the Brattle Street Chamber players will play the String Quartet No. 1 by John H. Harbison ’60. Six years ago, Harbison—who is one the leaders in contemporary classical music—was a recipient of the Arts First Medal. “I wouldn’t say he looms over the campus, but he has a big presence...