What it means to be a Chorallarie!
What it means to be a Chorallarie!
The Chorallaries are MIT’s oldest coed a cappella group, started over January term in the ’76-’77 school year. Read more at: http://choral.scripts.mit.edu/wp/
Evan Ziporyn on the New Music Marathon
Evan Ziporyn on the New Music Marathon at MIT, 2011
Evan Ziporyn introducing the New Music Marathon at MIT which took place during the 2011 MIT Festival of Art, Science and Technology (FAST).
MLK Breakfast 2012: Musical Selection
MLK Breakfast 2012: Musical Selection
On Thursday, February 9, hundreds from the MIT community gathered to honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. at the Institute’s 38th annual breakfast celebration of the late civil rights leader. The breakfast featured a performance by the MIT Gospel Choir. Read more at ...
Finger Breaker - Piano Music Roll
Finger Breaker - Piano Music Roll
Piano arrangement on hand-punched paper. A dynamic music roll of Finger Breaker composed by Jelly Roll Morton, AS PLAYED BY Jelly Roll Morton. Also known as Finger Buster and often confused with Willie Lion Smith's Finger Buster. Note: Music rolls or piano rolls were almost never played or ...
Listening Faster
Listening Faster: How Digital Humanities is Transforming Music Scholarship
Computers have altered so many aspects of musician's lives, from digital performance, to electronic composition and beyond
Chanukah Prophecy
Chanukah Prophecy
Chanukah Newspaper prophecy for the lighting of the giant Chanukah menorah on the Framingham Green. Rabbi Lazaros of Framingham Chabad officiates. See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCnyGLR2wDU and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7i5T7PxqG08 for more videos of this foretold event. Sixth day of ...
Player Piano Revealed - Calibration and Test
Player Piano Revealed - Calibration and Test
Calibration, dynamics test, and demonstration of a 1920 player piano. Mechanism revealed: "bellows", pneumatic motor, tracker bar, paper tracking system. Roulette Rag and Hot Dog. Note: Music rolls or piano rolls were almost never played or recorded by a pianist. Even ...
Leoš Janáček, Sinfonietta
Leoš Janáček, Sinfonietta
Leoš Janáček, Sinfonietta; Recorded live at Kresge Auditorium, December 4, 1966
Mozart, Symphony No. 41, Jupiter
Mozart, Symphony No. 41, Jupiter
Mozart, Symphony No. 41, Jupiter MIT Symphony Orchestra (MITSO) David Epstein, conductor Recorded live at Kresge Auditorium, April 5, 1998 CD available at the Lewis Music Library Jump to: I. Allegro vivace Jump to: II. Andante cantabile Jump to: III. Menuetto allegro Jump to: IV. Molto ...
Schubert, Overture to Des Teufels Lustschloss
Schubert, Overture to Des Teufels Lustschloss
Schubert, Overture to Des Teufels Lustschloss MIT Symphony Orchestra (MITSO) David Epstein, conductor Recorded live at Kresge Auditorium, March 15, 1997 CD available at the Lewis Music Library
Brahms, Symphony No. 4 in e minor
Brahms, Symphony No. 4 in e minor
Brahms, Symphony No. 4 in e minor MIT Symphony Orchestra (MITSO) David Epstein, conductor Recorded live at Kresge Auditorium, March 15, 1997 CD available at the Lewis Music Library Jump to: I. Allegro non troppo Jump to: II. Andante moderato Jump to: III. Allegro giocoso - Poco meno presto - ...
Brahms, Concerto in a for Violins, Cello, and Orchestra
Brahms, Concerto in a for Violins, Cello, and Orchestra
Brahms, Concerto in a for Violins, Cello, and Orchestra MIT Symphony Orchestra (MITSO) David Epstein, conductor Rose Mary Harbison, violin Andrés Diaz, cello Recorded live at Kresge Auditorium, March 15, 1997 CD available at the Lewis Music Library Jump to: I. ...
Schumann, Symphony No. 4 in d minor
Schumann, Symphony No. 4 in d minor
Schumann, Symphony No. 4 in d minor MIT Symphony Orchestra (MITSO) David Epstein, conductor Recorded live at Kresge Auditorium, December 6, 1997 CD available at the Lewis Music Library Jump to: I. Ziemlich langsam- Lebhaft Jump to: II. Romanze - Ziemlich langsam Jump to: III. Scherzo Jump to: ...
Tchaikovsky, Variations on Rococo Themes
Tchaikovsky, Variations on Rococo Themes
Tchaikovsky, Variations on Rococo Themes MIT Symphony Orchestra (MITSO) David Epstein, conductor Edward Wu, cello Recorded live at Kresge Auditorium, October 19, 1996 CD available at the Lewis Music Library
Sibelius, Symphony No. 2 in D, op. 43
Sibelius, Symphony No. 2 in D, op. 43
Sibelius, Symphony No. 2 in D, op. 43 MIT Symphony Orchestra (MITSO) David Epstein, conductor Recorded live at Kresge Auditorium, October 19, 1996 CD available at the Lewis Music Library Jump to: I. Allegretto Jump to: II. Tempo andante, ma rubato Jump to: III. Vivacissimo - Allegro moderato
Richard Strauss, Burleske in d for Piano and Orchestra
Richard Strauss, Burleske in d for Piano and Orchestra
Richard Strauss, Burleske in d for Piano and Orchestra MIT Symphony Orchestra (MITSO) David Epstein, conductor Elaine Chew, piano Recorded live at Kresge Auditorium, March 16, 1996 CD available at the Lewis Music Library
Beethoven, Egmont Overture
Beethoven, Egmont Overture
Beethoven, Egmont Overture MIT Symphony Orchestra (MITSO) David Epstein, conductor Recorded live at Kresge Auditorium, March 16, 1996 CD available at the Lewis Music Library
Wagner, Prelude and Love Death from Tristan und Isolde
Wagner, Prelude and Love Death from Tristan und Isolde
Wagner, Prelude and Love Death from Tristan und Isolde MIT Symphony Orchestra (MITSO) David Epstein, conductor Recorded live at Kresge Auditorium, December 7, 1996 CD available at the Lewis Music Library
Debussy, First Rhapsody for Clarinet and Orchestra
Debussy, First Rhapsody for Clarinet and Orchestra
Debussy, First Rhapsody for Clarinet and Orchestra MIT Symphony Orchestra (MITSO) David Epstein, conductor Asher Davison, clarinet Recorded live at Kresge Auditorium, December 7, 1996 CD available at the Lewis Music Library
Bach, Concerto in d for Two Violins and Orchestra
Bach, Concerto in d for Two Violins and Orchestra
Bach, Concerto in d for Two Violins and Orchestra MIT Symphony Orchestra (MITSO) David Epstein, conductor Jin Choi and Grant Ho, violins Recorded live at Kresge Auditorium, December 7, 1996 CD available at the Lewis Music Library Jump to: I. Vivace Jump to: II. Largo ...