Last Saturday, Feb. 27, the Lawrence Symphony Orchestra once again pulled off a program of amazing strength and beauty. Led by guest conductor Keong Syung, the orchestra opened with Prokofiev's "Classical Symphony." Prokofiev's memories of conducting Haydn symphonies inspired him to write the symphony, although, as violinist Tamiko Terada put it, the piece is "a beagle in a sweater" compared to his other works.
This weekend, March 4-7, Leonard Bernstein's operetta "Candide" will be performed in Stansbury Theatre. Based on the novella of the same name by Voltaire, the operetta was first performed in 1956, and features music written by Bernstein and lyrics written by several other contributors, including the poet Richard Wilbur and Stephen Sondheim.
After attending the Lawrence University Film Club's Experimental Film Festival last Thursday in the Warch Campus Center Cinema, you wouldn't know that the University still does not have an official Film Studies major. Right now, students interested in film studies can only get an "IA" --Interdisciplinary Area-- in the subject, or choose to create their own Film Studies major.
I first became familiar with the morning benders - lowercase intentional - through a video they posted of themselves performing "Excuses," the opening track off of their new album "Big Echo." The video was shot live in-studio, as the band assembled a group of friends - including John Vanderslice and one of the guys from Girls - and tore through the retro-pop masterpiece with an overwhelming dose of positive energy.
Chris Dorn is not the type of guy to go out of his way to get your attention, but he is absolutely the kind of guy to whom we should all start paying attention. Dorn, a Senior who is double majoring in Art History and Studio Art, says his interest in art began in high school, where he had a talented teacher who nourished the technical aspects of art.
The winter doldrums have finally drawn to a close - there is no need to look for TV on DVD to watch because the most important show of all time is returning to television on Wednesday, March 10th. That's right - "America's Next Top Model" is coming back for Cycle 14.
Movies Friday, March 5 "Alice in Wonderland" "Brooklyn's Finest" "The Secret of Kells" Music Tuesday, March 9 The Morning Benders, "Big Echo" Titus Andronicus, "The Monitor" Gorillaz, "Plastic Beach" Liars, "Sisterworld" DVD Tuesday, March 9 "Prec