Soloists James Garth ’13, bassoonist, and Lauren Kim ’13, pianist, were the highlights of Friday evening as they performed the music of John Williams, Dmitri Shostakovich and other well-known composers with the accompaniment of the Academy Orchestras.
The Academy Chamber Orchestra players accompanied Garth in his breathtaking performance of “The Five Sacred Trees,” a John Williams concerto that features highly advanced technical skills and meter changes, all of which Garth performed...
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Scarla Pan Thursday, February 21, 2013
An Afro-Caribbean drumming troupe kicked off Black Arts Weekend last Friday with an energetic, Central American drum performance.
The Habinaha Garinagu drumming group gave their interactive, drum-accompanied dance and song performances in the Garifuna language, an endangered language mainly spoken in Honduras, in order to raise awareness about the dying language and culture. Currently, there are only 203 native speakers of the Garifuna language, according to the Habinaha Garinagu Facebook...
Shay Collins Thursday, February 21, 2013
Triple threat singer-songwriter-musician and Grammy award winner Rudy Currence entertained students and faculty members last Saturday night with his rich, soulful vocals and relatable humor.
Invited by African Latino American Society (AfLatAm) as a guest performer for Black Arts Weekend, Currence has recently signed with Def Jam Recordings and will be putting out a new album soon. Currence was also featured on Christian hip-hop artist LeCrae’s Grammy-winning album “Gravity” in the song “...
Peyton Alie Thursday, February 21, 2013
Legendary for their entrancing music characterized by loud, clamorous synths and guitar riffs, My Bloody Valentine, an Irish shoegaze band led by guitarist, producer and vocalist Kevin Shields, finally released the long-awaited album “m b v” after a 22-year-long career break.
Shoegaze, named after its distinct musicality that mimics the feeling of intense concentration a person feels when staring at his or her shoes, is a musical subgenre of alternative rock. Songs of the shoegaze genre...
Scarla Pan Thursday, February 21, 2013
Meat samosas, fried lamb turnovers, Kashmiri naan, a stuffed unleavened white bread appetizer, and Chicken Tikka Masala, a diced, boneless and spiced chicken dish dressed in a fragrant and creamy tomato sauce served with basmati rice, are some of the classic Indian dishes served at Raagini Indian Bistro, located next to Thai Sweet Basil Restaurant in Shawsheen Plaza.
Jaspreet Singh, owner and manager of the bistro, worked at Kashmir Restaurant in Salem, New Hampshire, for eight years before...
Ji Lee Thursday, February 21, 2013
Last summer, Charles Stacy ’16 debuted his original orchestral composition “Milky Way Symphony, Op.1” at the Queensborough Performing Arts Center of New York City.
Growing up in a musical household, Stacy said that music has always been an integral part of his life. Stacy started playing the piano at the age of five, and it was only a matter of time before he started to dabble in creative musical composition.
“I always was interested in music, but I started to get involved after I watched...
Josh Kim Thursday, February 21, 2013
Seho Young ’15, who has been playing the piano since a very young age, performed a number of masterpieces by J.S. Bach, Frederic Chopin and other esteemed classical composers last Friday in the Cochran Chapel.
Although it proved to be a challenging program, Young’s hard work paid off when the audience applauded his performance with an appreciative standing ovation, which prompted Young to perform his encore piece, “One Summer’s Night” by Joe Hisaishi from the Japanese animated movie, “...
Victoria Skrivanos Thursday, February 14, 2013
Stand out from the crowd of chocolate and candy bearing roman- tics this Valentine’s Day weekend by giving your valentine this simple
yet elegant no-bake cheesecake!
For a delicious, crunchy crust, finely crush a handful of graham crackers, which can usually be found in a basket at the soup counter.
Add three tablespoons of sugar and three to four tablespoons of softened butter to the bowl of crushed graham crackers. Make sure
that the butter is not melted. Solid, softened butter will...
DJ Bierwirth Thursday, February 14, 2013
The closet of Olivia Berkey ’15 is full of vintage style items, such as 1910-inspired Victorian lace up boots and bell-bottom jeans popularized by the legendary musical duo of the 1960s, Sonny and Cher.
Enthusiast of the 20th century fashion, Berkey has been a fashion trendsetter since she was young. Even though she no longer pins 20 colorful barrettes into her hair or wears her brother’s shorts over tights, she can still be spotted donning clothing items that turn heads around campus.
“...
Ji Lee Thursday, February 14, 2013
Explaining delta H equations by day and choreographing complex hip-hop routines for her dance students by night, Nef Francis, Instructor in Chemistry, describes her two major passions as teaching chemistry and dancing in front of live audiences.
Although she danced as a child, Francis fell in love with the art of hip-hop and improvisational dancing as a sophomore on Swarthmore College’s dance team, Rhythm and Motion. Francis said that practicing with the dance team gave her the confidence to...
Josh Kim // Photos by Zoe Gallagher Thursday, February 7, 2013
Shay Collins Thursday, February 7, 2013
Comedian Joe Wong brought his offbeat, factual jokes to campus last Friday and evoked hearty laughter from the Andover audience.
Rob Crean, a local aspiring comedian, opened the night for Wong with some self-deprecatory humor. He recounted a time when his girlfriend said he resembled a Beastie Boy, but only because he was “old and wearing a hoodie.” Although the audience was a little unresponsive at first, his jokes about leading tours on the Boston Freedom Trail elicited laughter. Crean...