Jazz, Politics, and Ellingtonian Eloquence
with Mark Harvey and the Aardvark Jazz Orchestra
presented in conjunction with the music subject 21M299, Duke Ellington
Mark Harvey and Aardvark present facets of Ellington the statesman and social philosopher through his words and pieces like "Chinoiserie...
MITHAS presents R.K. Shriramkumar, Carnatic Violin, 4pm, Wong Auditorium. Admission: $30; Free with a valid student ID. Tickets can be purchased online at mithas.org and with cash or check at the door.
MIT Concert Choir. William Cutter, director. 8pm, Kresge Auditorium. Händel, Messiah. Jodie-Marie Fernandes, soprano; Wei En Chan, countertenor; Eiji Miura, tenor; Seth Grondin, bass-baritone. Admission: $5. Free in advance to the MIT community. Tickets at http://mitmta.eventbrite.com and at...
The recital program will feature Bach, Partita no. 1 in Bb major, BWV 825, Partita no. 3 in a minor, BWV 827, Partita no. 6 in e minor, BWV 830.
About Jean Rife
Jean Rife, Lecturer, B.M., Oberlin Conservatory of Music; M.A., Harvard University, coaches ensembles in the MIT Chamber Music Society and...
The program will feature:
Mozart, Overture to Così fan tutte; (Thus Do All Women, or The School for Lovers) an Italian opera buffa.
Puccini, Crisantemi, (Chrysanthemums) an elegy scored for string quartet and often performed by string orchestra, composed by the late 19th century romantic Italian...
Come and hear the MIT Chamber Chorus sing healing music of comfort and loss. The beautiful Bach Cantata 161 (Come, sweet death); William Schuman's brilliant "Carols of Death" incredibly imaginative and moving settings of Walt Whitman's reflections on the end of life; and Handel's gorgeous tribute...
Recent Music for Pianos, Hyperensemble and Cities
Tod Machover, Muriel R. Cooper Professor of Music and Media, MIT Media Lab
About Tod Machover
Tod Machover is the Muriel R. Cooper Professor of Music and Media at the MIT Media Lab where he also directs the Opera of the Future Group. He is...
This program by the MIT Vocal Jazz Ensemble will feature Standards with a Twist, arrangements created by the members of the Vocal Jazz Ensemble and its coach Liz Tobias. A MIT student jazz trio will accompany the group as they explore the music of Arlen and Harburg, Loesser, Porter, Hamilton, Burke...
October 8, 2016
Heply Digging Schuller by David Stevens
Friendship from two worlds lit up MIT’s packed but intimate Killian Hall Tuesday as “Streams of Expression
and Love: Joe Lovano Celebrates Gunther Schuller” emphasized the composer as jazz musician and collaborator. Having famously performed...
Joshua Higgason is a video, lighting, scenic, and interactive designer for theater, opera, concerts, and live performances. Recent projects include Hansel und Gretel (projections; Teatro Alla Scala); King Arthur (projections; Statsoper Berlin); Die Dreigroschenoper (projections; Salzburger...
