Word: 400th
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...next concert, this Sunday at Paine Hall, will commemorate the 400th anniversary of the Dutch War of Independence with a program called "Music from the Netherlands." The program will pay tribute to Dutch and Flemish composers of the Renaissance, who Tokuno describes as a primary influence on "what we call modern music, starting with Bach. [The Dutch school] became a longstanding and powerful tradition that influenced every country in Europe...
...routinely meet with rejection or stagnation. The University has become expert at resisting pressure of any kind from any quarter, maintaining its defenses against siege. As Harvard passes its 350th year, those who preside over it seem increasingly concerned with preserving it in its present state for the 400th...
Lamenting that accounts of Harvard's 350th anniversary celebration in September had completely neglected the widely unrecognized Divinity School, Thiemann said, "Imagine a 400th anniversary in which the [school] is not only mentioned but plays a important role in defining the meaning and aim of critical and practical liberal education...
Looking ahead to the 400th anniversary of Harvard in 2036, Pusey, a Greek scholar, says that the center of the world will have shifted to the Pacific, away from the Atlantic. After having worked for six years with higher education in East Asia, especially with the People's Republic of China, Pusey says, "I feel myself that we have worshipped this Western tradition too long. The Chinese civilization is so much more ancient than ours, and here we look down on them...
Nahigian had to be happy about the nightcap--if not for his 400th victory, then for Mike Presz's strong pitching...