Tag: Ingrid Monson

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    Reflections on the ‘Queen of Soul’

    Harvard faculty, others reflect on one of the great voices and artists of the 20th century, Aretha Franklin.

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    Aretha Franklin
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    Cassandra Wilson’s voice of wisdom

    Acclaimed jazz vocalist Cassandra Wilson is at Harvard this week to work with students and share her insights and experiences in music.

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    Trumpeting women in jazz

    Some inroads finally may be happening for women in jazz, which traditionally has been a man’s musical world.

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    The sweep of jazz history

    Pianist and composer Randy Weston visits campus on the eve of Harvard acquiring his personal archive.

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    The ace of bass

    Noted jazzman Rufus Reid is teaching Harvard students, and will share his wisdom and musicianship with the public. There will be two events open to the public — on April 6 and 9.

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    Disruptive music

    Harvard Professor Ingrid Monson during a fellowship at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study is exploring the music of Malian Neba Solo.

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    A work supreme

    During a lecture that is part of a series of master classes sponsored by Harvard’s Mahindra Humanities Center, Harvard Professor Ingrid Monson explored the genius behind John Coltrane’s 1965 jazz album “A Love Supreme.”

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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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    Banner year ahead

    Harvard gears up to celebrate an event-filled 375th anniversary, embracing what President Faust calls a “tradition of imaginative change.”

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    All that jazz

    In four days of festivities, Harvard celebrates four decades of dedication to a great American musical form.

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    Adrian Staehli named Loeb Professor of Classical Archaeology

    Archaeologist Adrian Staehli, whose work has challenged conventional interpretations of nudity and the human body in ancient Greek and Roman art, has been named James Loeb Professor of Classical Archaeology at Harvard University, effective next Jan. 1.

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    Hip-hop’s global reach

    A two-day conference explores the global reach of hip-hop and examines how teachers can use it in the classroom to convey important lessons about art, culture, language, and society.

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    A New Literary History of America

    This compilation of original essays features a myriad of voices from Harvard. Ingrid Monson, Peter Sacks, Cass Sunstein, Helen Vendler, and others take on Americana’s finest: porn, country music, and J.D. Salinger.

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    Undergrads spend summer studying international law, child soldiers

    Trevor Bakker ’10 spent this summer at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, the world’s first permanent war crimes court.

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    Pair of music professors to collaborate on improvisation project

    Headed by University of Guelph English professor Ajay Heble, the international “Improvisation, Community, and Social Practice” project recently secured a $2.5 million grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Harvard affiliates Ingrid Monson, Quincy Jones Professor of African-American Music, and Jason Stanyek, visiting associate professor of music, are among the project’s…

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    Study abroad program sings

    This summer, five Harvard College students exchanged dorm life for West African village life to investigate the role of music and dance in Malian culture. As participants in Harvard’s summer study-abroad program “Music and Dance in Mali — Ethnography in Practice,” the students had the opportunity to live among and learn from some of the…

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    The ‘Sun of Latin Jazz’ rises at the OfA

    Grammy Award-winning pianist, composer, and bandleader Eddie Palmieri, dubbed the “Sun of Latin Jazz,” was honored by the University April 11-14.

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