Tag: Yo-Yo Ma

  • Nation & World

    Lessons from a master

    Jazz great Wynton Marsalis will make several visits to campus over the next two years, lecturing on a variety of topics to illuminate the relationship between American music and the American identity.

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  • Nation & World

    ‘Treat and Greet’ in Allston

    Harvard hosts a Halloween “Treat and Greet” celebration and open house in the Barry’s Corner section of Allston, a get-together that drew flocks of costumed local residents and children.

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  • Nation & World

    Silk Road Project moves to Harvard

    The Silk Road Project will move its headquarters to Harvard University this summer, strengthening a partnership between the University and the world-renowned organization that promotes innovation and learning through the arts.

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  • Nation & World

    A march toward the arts

    The relocation of the Silk Road Project to Harvard space in Allston is just the latest indicator that the University is expanding its commitment to the arts as a pivotal source of creativity.

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  • Nation & World

    A day in the life of President Faust

    A university president’s day is packed with public presentations, private meetings, and a steady stream of phone calls and visitors. A photo essay chronicles one day on President Faust’s schedule, from dawn till dusk.

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  • Nation & World

    Deep into indigo

    Cellist Yo-Yo Ma examines the educational value of indigo through a number of disciplines.

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  • Nation & World

    A new kind of aria from Dershowitz

    “Yo-Yo Ma was over the house yesterday … he was begging me to go to the piano and play a few notes and I said I wasn’t ready yet.” While the renowned composer John Williams could have uttered those words, last week they belonged to Harvard’s Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law Alan M. Dershowitz, who…

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    Former trio reunited and it sounds so good

    Peter Gomes wasn’t stingy with his superlatives when he introduced the trio of musicians about to perform at the Memorial Church on the evening of Oct. 30.

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    The Silk Road Ensemble

    Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble perform during Learning From Performers, sponsored by Office for the Arts, September 2005.

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