Romeo and Juliet Fantasy-Overture (1880) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
Dominique Hoskin, conductor
Symphony No. 9 in E minor, “From the New World” (1893) Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)
Kevin Sackel, conductor
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Program:
Keeril Makan
Afterglow (2008)
Capture Sweetness (2018, US premiere)
Scott Wollschleger
Music Without Metaphor (2013)
Hans Otte
Book of Sounds (1979-1982)
3 Excerpts
intermission
Morton Feldman
For Bunita Marcus (1985)
"A restless, inquiring mind"
International Piano...
Talia Khan '20 (voice), Stacie Lin '19 (violin), Venkatesh Sivaraman '20 (piano)
Program
Still, still, still - Anonymous Austrian Carol, arranged by Michael Scott Cuthbert (2011)
Chanukah - Avraham Reisen
Es ist ein Roess entsprungenPraetorius (1609) -
Ave Maria - J.S. Bach/ C. Gounod
Al...
Stacie Lin'19, violin
Valerie Peng (G), viola
Jueun Lee'19, cello
Dominique Hoskin (G), bass
Yun Chang '19, piano
Jean Rife, Coach
Ralph Vaughan Williams(1872-1958)
Piano Quintet in C minor (1903)
I. Allegro con fuoco
II. Andante
III. Fantasai, quasi variazioni
Festival of Learning: Wednesday, Jan 30, 2019, 9 am - 4:30 pm.
Featured speakers
Charles Isbell (Georgia Tech)
D. Fox Harrell (MIT)
Tabitha Peck (Davidson)
Eran Egozy (MIT)
Also: Learning Expo, Workshops and Community Lunch
The Festival is free to the MIT community, but registration is...
About the Residency
As part of the inaugural MIT Performing season, Lisa Dwan, acclaimed Irish actress, producer and director, will examine the role of dance in Beckett’s work and the conversations he was having with the human body. Her lecture/demonstration, “A Body of Beckett,” explores the...
Line by Line explores the excavation of heritage and blended traditions specifically related to African-American and creole cultures of Louisiana. Ayesha Jordan and collaborator Justin Hicks use their research as a backdrop to compose music, lyrics and text incorporating the sounds of creole music...
THIS
Written and performed by Adrienne Truscott
Directed by Ellie Hayman
Video & Sound by Carmine Covelli
Lighting by Mary Ellen StebbinsCommissioned by New York Live Arts with support from Mount Tremper Arts and Foundation for Contemporary Art.
Please arrive to the theater 10 minutes before...
Full Schedule
Friday, February 8
1:00pm - Whitman College Orchestra
8:00pm - MIT Symphony Orchestra (Directed by Adam K. Boyles)
Roy Harris (1898-1979) - Symphony No. 3 (1939)
Charles Shadle - Symphony No. 4, Movement II. Scherzo (Noon) (2018)
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) - Symphony No. 7 in C Major,...
Dreams of Germany: Musical Imaginaries from the Concert Hall to the Dance Floor, a volume of essays edited by Neil Gregor and Thomas Irvine, has been published by Berghahn in the series Spektrum: Publications of the German Studies Association. Emily Richmond Pollock's essay, "Pride of Place: The...