Tag: Houghton

  • Nation & World

    From the page to the stage

    Composer and writer Min Kahng talks about how he created his musical “Four Immigrants” in advance of his Harvard visit.

    6 minutes
    “The Four Immigrants: An American Musical Manga”
  • Nation & World

    Up Close, part 2

    In the fast pace of our daily lives we may overlook the details which, collectively, create a stunning backdrop for all that happens within the University. Hundreds of historic volumes stand as individual works of art inside the Houghton and Widener Libraries.

    1 minute
  • Nation & World

    Medieval renaissance

    Medieval history comes to lyrical life at Harvard as musicians perform an 800-year-old Ambrosian liturgical chant recently indetified in Harvard’s Houghton Library.

    1 minute