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Wherefore art thou, Pops? In fair Harvardia, where we lay our scene. Pfomeo is enraptured by Julowett's Beauty (and the Beast) at the Lowell Ball, but both lovers are (Les) Miserable(s) because of their Toxic parents, Lord Pfontague and Lady Lowellett...
For several hours on the Saturday afternoon of April 25, Holden Chapel will turn into a sanctuary for environmental listening. Being one of the oldest buildings in Harvard Yard, since 1744 this space has served many disparate functions, hosting morning...
Although it cannot be heard by humans, infrasound permeates the atmosphere. Because the air absorbs it far less readily than ordinary sound, these extremely low frequencies can travel vast distances, originating hundreds or even thousands of miles away...
Rachel Rosenman presents Towards an Intermedial Poetics of Song: Studies in Twentieth-Century French Mélodie. Rachel's dissertation research focuses on French art song ( mélodie ) around the turn of the twentieth century, advocating for an analytical...
Cana McGhee presents " Botanical Musicalities: Listening with Plant-Human Encounter." Cana 's dissertation, "Botanical Musicalities: Listening with Plant-Human Encounter," gathers case studies from the 19th century to the present where plants become...
Join us for a conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, Anthony Davis and Grammy-nominated curator and bass-baritone, Davóne Tines , moderated by James Edward Ditson Professor of Music, Anne C. Shreffler. Anthony Davis is Harvard University's...
Barwick Colloquium: Jessica Bissett Perea Listening with and through x̌əč̓ [heart] to the Healing Heart of the First Peoples of This Land Please note: This is an in-person event where Jessica Bissett Perea will join us virtually via Zoom to present her...