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Category Archives: Concert Series
Schumann on a Rainy Day
It’s a rainy Wednesday afternoon here on Wellesley and your delinquent ARTsee blogger is enjoying the sounds of the “Classical Music for a Rainy Day” playlist as she works. There’s something about a symphonic sound or a lyrical sonata that … Continue reading
posted in Concert Series, Fall 2013
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Pushkin: In Song and In Our Hearts
I loved you; and perhaps I love you still, The flame, perhaps, is not extinguished; yet It burns so quietly within my soul, No longer should you feel distressed by it. Silently and hopelessly I loved you, At times too … Continue reading
posted in Concert Series, Fall 2013, Uncategorized
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A Sensible Solution
Wellesley’s orchestra conductor Neal Hampton told me some great news the other day. His new musical adaptation of Sense and Sensibility is going to be presented at the 2012 Colorado New Play Summit! I had the chance to see this … Continue reading
posted in Concert Series, Theatre
Tagged Colorado New Play Summit, Jane Austen, Jeffrey Haddow, Music, Musical, Neal Hampton, Sense and Sensibility, Theatre
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Wellesley Patch helps us celebrate the holiday season
The Wellesley Patch just wrote this great post about ways to celebrate the holiday season at Wellesley: Here are a few holiday-tinged performances (and more!) taking place in Wellesley: The Chamber Music Society will host a performance Wednesday, Dec. 7 … Continue reading
posted in Concert Series, fall 2011, Theatre
Tagged Concert Series, Holidays, Season's Greetings, Theatre, Wellesley Patch
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Wellesley’s South Asian Sampler
There was a wonderful article in Thursday’s Globe West section about upcoming South Asian performances: “At Wellesley, a South Asian sampler” Boston Globe – West September 28, 2011 Nancy Shohet West Bringing cultural diversity to its campus is a critical … Continue reading
posted in Art and Soul, Concert Series, fall 2011, Theatre
Tagged Carnatic Music, Cultural Diversity, Dance, India, Performance Art, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Transgender, World Music
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the composers are coming!
Every July, Wellesley’s relatively quiet summertime campus gets a shot of energy when the Composers Conference comes into town. I used to be acutely aware of their arrival, because my office was right next to the percussion ensemble rehearsal room … Continue reading
The hidden inscription on Wellesley’s meantone organ
This past Saturday I attended the final concert of Wellesley’s 2010-11 concert series. Organist James David Christie presented a fantastic hour-long program on the Fisk meantone organ to a large and enthusiastic crowd. The concert honored the 30th anniversary of … Continue reading
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