Tuesday February 9
3:00 pm
John Knowles Paine Concert Hall
Free and open to the public
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Renée Fleming
Master Class
Two-time Grammy Award-winning soprano Renée Fleming, one of the most beloved and celebrated musical ambassadors of our time who has captivated audiences with her sumptuous voice and consummate artistry, will conduct a master class with Harvard student vocalists. presented by Learning From Performers, a program of the Office for the Arts at Harvard, in association with the Harvard University Department of Music.
For more information, call 617.495.8676 or visit www.ofa.fas.harvard.edu
Admission free; no advance tickets or RSVPs. Admission passes will be distributed at Paine Hall beginning at 2:30 pm, first-come, first-served. Seating is general admission.
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Thursday February 11
12:15 pm
Faculty Room, University Hall
Free and open to the Harvard community
First come, first seated.
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Dean's Noontime Concert
The Chiara Quartet
Blodgett Artists-in-Residence
Beethoven: String Quartet in A Minor, Op. 132
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Friday February 12
1:30 pm
John Knowles Paine Concert Hall
Free and open to all.
First come, first seated.
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Performing Beethoven String Quartets: A Symposium
1:30 - Introductory remarks: Lewis Lockwood, Anne C. Shreffler (Harvard University)
2:00 - Scholarly papers: Alan Gosman (University of Michigan), "The distant pianissimo in Beethoven's Opus 18 Finales";
Matthias Roeder (Harvard University) "The 'Little Finale' for Beethoven's Opus 130: Stop-Gap or Serious Alternative?"
3:45 - Panel discussion: Joel Smirnoff, the Chiara String Quartet
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Friday February 12
8:00 pm
John Knowles Paine Concert Hall
Free and open to all.
Questions? musicdpt@fas.harvard.edu
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Blodgett Chamber Music Series presents
The Chiara Quartet
Beethoven Cycle, concert 2 of 6
String Quartet in D Major, Op. 18 No. 3
String Quartet in C Major, Op. 59 No. 3
String Quartet in A Minor, Op. 132
Blodgett concerts are free but passes are required. Free passes available beginning two weeks prior to concert from Harvard Box Office in the Holyoke Center Arcade, Harvard Square. 617-496-2222.
Free parking for this concert available at Broadway garage, corner of Felton St. and Broadway.
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View the poster
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Thursday, February 18
12:15 pm
Faculty Room, University Hall
Free and open to the Harvard community
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UNIVERSITY HALL RECITAL SERIES presents
William Cheng, piano
Cheng will perform a recital of classical improvisation.
University Hall recitals will end promptly at 1:00.
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Thursday, February 18
5:15 pm
Room Two, Music Building
Free and open to all.
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The ERASMUS LECTURES on the History and Civilization of the Netherlands and Flanders presents
Rob Zuidam, composer
Prelude a la nouvelle journee
the emergence of Dutch contemporary music
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February 19 and 20
8:00 pm
John Knowles Paine Concert Hall
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The FROMM PLAYERS AT HARVARD present
Intersections
Joel Sachs, Curator
Two concerts of colorful music by composers worldwide working where cultures collide and fuse. Performed by New York’s internationally renowned ensemble Continuum(R) [Cheryl Seltzer and Joel Sachs, directors]
Friday
Conlon Nancarrow (US/Mexico) Prelude; Blues Study No. 15; Sonatina
Oleg Felzer (Azerbaijan/US) Vestige
Betty Olivero (Israel) Bashrav
Guo Wenjing (China) Concertino for Cello and Chamber Ensemble
Pablo Ortiz (Argentina/US) Hipermilonga
Chinary Ung (Cambodia/US) Spiral VI
Roberto Sierra (US [Puerto Rico]) The Guell Concert
Saturday
Franghiz Ali-Zadeh (Azerbaijan/Germany) Music for Piano
Benjamin Yusupov (Tajikistan/Israel) Haqqoni
Du Yun (China/US) Vicissitudes III
Tony Prabowo (Indonesia) Music for Multiple Voices
Tania Leon (Cuba/US) Indigena
Dmitri Yanov-Yanovsky (Uzbekistan) Paths of Parables II: Woody Allen's Hassidic Tales with a Guide to their Interpretation by the Noted Scholar
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VIEW the poster
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Monday February 22
4:15pm
Davison Room, Music Building
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Spring 2010 BARWICK COLLOQUIUM SERIES presents
Richard Leppert
"The Civilizing Process: Music and the Aesthetics of Time-Space Relations in The Girl of the Golden West"
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Tuesday February 23
12:15pm
Faculty Room, University Hall
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UNIVERSITY HALL RECITAL SERIES presents
NOESIS a cappella vocal quartet
Shari Wilson, soprano
Mary Gerbi, mezzo soprano
Steven Soph, tenor
Thann Scoggin, baritone
Program: Benjamin Britten A.M.D.G.
Aaron Copland Four Motets
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Saturday February 27
Barker Center
9-5
Free
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Graduate Music Forum presents a conference
SONG AND DANCE
Keynote speaker: Dr. Tomie Hahn
Associate Professor of Performance Ethnology in the Arts Department at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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Saturday February 27
8:00 pm
John Knowles Paine Concert Hall
Free
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Harvard Group for New Music with Talea Ensemble
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Bach Society Orchestra Concert
Sergei Prokofiev Symphony No. 1 “Classical”
T. B. D. Concerto Competition Winner
T.B.D. Composition Competition Winner
W. A. Mozart Symphony No. 35 “Haffner"
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March 11
5:15 pm
Room Two, Music Building
Free and open to all.
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The ERASMUS LECTURES on the History and Civilization of the Netherlands and Flanders presents
Rob Zuidam, composer
Hoketus
ensemble culture in the Netherlands
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Thursday, April 1
8:00 pm
John Knowles Paine Concert Hall
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Blodgett Distinguished Artist
URSULA OPPENS, piano
Music of the 21st Century
John Corigliano Winging It * (2008)
William Bolcom Ballade * (2006)
Tobias Picker Three Nocturnes for Ursula* (2009)
Charles Wuorinen Oros (2009) (world premiere) *
---intermission--
Elliott Carter Three tributes (2007-2008)
Amy Williams Three Pieces for Piano (2003-2009)
Astoria
Refined Art
Brigid's Flame
Elliott Carter Two Thoughts About the Piano (2005-2006)
Intermittences
Catenaires
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Friday April 9
8:00 pm
John Knowles Paine Concert Hall
Free and open to all.
Questions? musicdpt@fas.harvard.edu
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Blodgett Chamber Music Series presents
The Chiara Quartet
Beethoven Cycle, concert 3 of 6
String Quartet in F Major, Op. 18 No. 1
String Quartet in F Minor, Op. 95
String Quartet in E Flat Major, Op. 127
Blodgett concerts are free but passes are required. Free passes available beginning two weeks prior to concert from Harvard Box Office in the Holyoke Center Arcade, Harvard Square. 617-496-2222.
Free parking for this concert available at Broadway garage, corner of Felton St. and Broadway.
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Saturday April 10
4:00-5:30 pm
John Knowles Paine Concert Hall
Free and open to all.
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An afternoon of South Indian Classical (Karnatak Music)
Richard K. Wolf -- vina
Umayalpuram Mali -- mridangam
Sponsored by the Learning from Performers Program of the Office for the Arts at Harvard, the Program in General Education, and the South Asia Initiative
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April 15
5:15 pm
Room Two, Music Building
Free and open to all.
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The ERASMUS LECTURES on the History and Civilization of the Netherlands and Flanders presents
Rob Zuidam, composer
"Mi quam een schoon geluit in mijn oren"
on language and musical composition
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Saturday April 24
8:00 pm
John Knowles Paine Concert Hall
Free
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Harvard Group for New Music with Talujon Percussion Quartet
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Bach Society Orchestra Concert
T. B. D. Music Director-Elect Piece
Ludwig van Beethoven Concerto for Piano No. 1 in C Major
with Robert Levin, Piano
Antonin Dvorak Symphony No. 7
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Saturday May 15
8:00 pm
John Knowles Paine Concert Hall
Free
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Harvard Group for New Music with Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart
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