Tag: Harvard University Band
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The Harvard band at 100
To mark its 100th anniversary, the Harvard University Band will take to the field during halftime at the Cornell game on Saturday, swelling to 400 performers as alumni join the student members.
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Enduring cymbal
Cymbalist Latonya Wright has played 22 consecutive Commencements. This year will be her 23rd.
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There are tubas, and then there’s this
Mysteries and discoveries surround the origins of Harvard’s giant tuba.
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Forceful convocation message
In her final convocation address, Harvard President Drew Faust urged freshmen to challenge assumptions, connect with classmates, and embrace diversity.
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Harvard kicks off football season
“We are off to a solid start at 2-0, but we have a great deal of room for improvement …,” said a cautious head football coach Tim Murphy after the win over Brown University on Sept. 28. Harvard goes up against Holy Cross on Oct. 5. It won’t have another home game until Oct. 19.
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Honan Race gains ground
Almost 700 Harvard-affiliated athletes sponsored by Harvard Public Affairs & Communications and the Harvard Business School were among the 1,800 runners in the annual Brian J. Honan 5K Road Race on Sunday. The race benefits the Brian J. Honan Charitable Fund.
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A Pudding Pot for Cotillard
Actress Marion Cotillard came to Cambridge to receive her Hasty Pudding award as the 2013 Woman of the Year.
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Tom Everett to retire from Harvard
The Office for the Arts at Harvard and Harvard’s Department of Music announced that Thomas G. Everett, director of Harvard Bands since 1971, will retire Feb. 15. His Harvard career will be celebrated in various ways at the University, including a Jazz Bands concert dedicated to him on April 13 at 8 p.m. in Sanders…
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Let there be music
As a liberal arts college, Harvard trains its students broadly so they can adapt nimbly to a rapidly changing world. Increasingly, appreciating and participating in music are integral parts of student life.
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A great day for Danes
Claire Danes, who has won back-to-back Golden Globe awards as Best Actress, can now add another trophy to her collection, the Hasty Pudding Theatricals’ Pudding Pot, which she received today following a Harvard tour, parade, and traditional roast.
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Moments that make Commencement
After weeks of rain and cold, Harvard ended the 2010-11 year on a postcard-perfect day of azure skies and warming breezes. Most of the focus was on the speeches and rituals of Tercentenary Theatre, of course. But all across Harvard Yard, where graduating students, faculty, families, and friends gathered, there were thousands of magical moments…
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Poehler express
Comedian Amy Poehler, star of “Parks and Recreation” and a former cast member of the late-night sketch comedy show “Saturday Night Live,” has been selected as the 2011 Senior Class Day speaker.
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It’s all about the numbers
Alexander Ahmed ’10 shows a passion for statistics both on the diamond and in the classroom.