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The Wellesley News

The student newspaper of Wellesley College since 1901

The Wellesley News

The student newspaper of Wellesley College since 1901

The Wellesley News

Brooklyn Rider brings innovative music to campus

April 16, 2014

String quartet ends residency with concert of Schubert, Glass, Bartók By GALEN CHUANG ’17 Assistant Arts Editor “In 1911, several German artists formed the post-World War I Expressionist group...

Boston Symphony prepares for 2014-2015 season

March 19, 2014

Programming under new music director is promising but predictable By GALEN CHUANG ’17 Assistant Arts Editor The Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) announced its 2014-2015 season on March 6. Founded in...

Light TV shows for midterm study breaks: Remembering and revealing excellent series

March 12, 2014

By ALEXA WILLIAMS ’14, KAT MALLARY ’17 and GALEN CHUANG ’17 Arts Editors The Crazy Ones (CBS) What’s not to love about a self-aware sitcom featuring Robin Williams as a genius goofball and...

Editors’ pick: the top albums of 2013

December 4, 2013

By  ALEXA WILLIAMS ’14, GALEN CHUANG ’17, KAT MALLARY ’17 Arts Editor and Assistant Arts Editors Among all the music released in 2013, there were both disappointments and triumphs. Here are...

Arkomo’s “Ace Imagery:” Seattle-based Sam Anderson debuts solo project

Arkomo’s “Ace Imagery:” Seattle-based Sam Anderson debuts solo project

November 27, 2013

by Galen Chuang ‘17 Assistant Arts Editor Arkomo is the debut solo project of Seattle musician Sam Anderson, best known as the cellist in Seattle’s darling indie-folk band Hey Marseilles. Currently...

Julia Weldon

Live full, sing loud: Indie-pop artist and queer activist Julia Weldon talks music and identity

November 20, 2013

by Galen Chuang ‘17 Assistant Arts Editor Julia Weldon’s favorite cuisine is Japanese food. Their dream venue is the Bowery Ballroom (“Not too unattainable”), and their current favorite album...

Boston Symphony performs Britten’s “War Requiem”

November 13, 2013

Monumental work reminds listeners of the human tragedies of war By GALEN CHUANG ’17 Assistant Arts Editor “The composer’s duty, as a member of society, [is] to speak to or for his fellow human...

Ghosts in machines: Nico Muhly’s opera “Two Boys” counters the cynicism of the Internet age

November 5, 2013

by Galen Chuang  ’17 Assistant Arts Editor Opera is an old art form grounded in tradition, and newly written operas are rarely performed by New York City’s Metropolitan Opera. At 32, Nico Muhly is...

The fall of an orchestra: How mismanagement destroyed a world-class orchestra, and what we can learn from it

October 22, 2013

By GALEN CHUANG ’17 Staff Writer Since last October, musicians of the Minnesota Orchestra have been locked out by the orchestra’s administration. This part of the organization, separate from the...

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