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...officer took a report of a burglary in a tutor’s suite in Quincy House, where a watch and over 200 CDs were reported stolen...
Resident tutor Timothy P. McCarthy ’93 said that he is missing his collection of close to 300 CDs, a watch with significant sentimental value, money and his gym bag. He estimated that he lost $4,000 to $5,000 worth of items in the burglary...
...twist their hips slowly in a figure 8 while extending their arms to the side. Later come side-to-side hip sways, pelvic thrusts and serpentine torso waves done to a rhythmic drumbeat. Occasionally classes are accompanied by live percussionists, and women play finger cymbals called zills, though CDs with Middle Eastern music and singing are often used...
More than a century after Heart of Darkness was first published, Joseph Conrad's haunting novella continues to cast an immense shadow. His short masterpiece has spawned an endless stream of literary guides, dramatizations, even CDs such as Heart of Darkness by the aptly named Conrad Herwig Quintet. So it's no surprise to find novelist Daniel Mason also falling under Conrad's intoxicating spell. Mason's debut novel The Piano Tuner features an array of elements familiar to Heart of Darkness buffs: the madness, the river, the oppressive imperialism. Like Conrad's tale, Mason's book traces a treacherous...
...regularly recorded the central repertoire with top conductors and orchestras. Vinyl and tapes wore out, so people bought new performances since at that time reissues were less common. When new recording techniques like digital came along, consumers acquired their favorite works with better sound quality. But the durability of CDs - and the emergence of top-selling crossover artists like Andrea Bocelli - has meant a falloff in new core classical releases. In 1987 the London Symphony Orchestra recorded 198 sessions for classical albums; in 2001, only 95. Now the orchestras are fighting back. Cheaper recording technology plus new deals with musicians...