The Arts in NYC

At the beginning of this course I was extremely excited about all the arts I would be exposed to and how I would learn to appreciate each and every one of them as if I were a high-class socialite. Thus, when I walked into the MetOpera House with my ironed slacks, sleek dress shirt, and [...]

(Sorry these entries came late Professor, I had trouble accessing internet for the past couple of days). Thump-thump. I heard the beat of my heart amongst all the chaos. The school bus was shaking uncontrollably and my teammates were screaming at the top of their lungs from excitement. I remember one of them elbowing me on the [...]

I feel music and art are a very important part the human experience and our necessity to be part of something greater.  Synthesizing either is a fairly difficult task.  However, the end result trascends the languorous task of production.  When producing either, we are exercising a divine prerogative-- we become creators.  For some beings that [...]

Currently, I am listening to Yo-Yo Ma on YouTube with Michael, Andreas, and Antonio sitting beside me in my room. My favorite music performance of the semester was on Friday, October 10, at 8:00pm, when our Arts in NYC class went to Lincoln Center to enjoy the New York Philharmonic perform Dvorak – New World [...]

I've always loved classical music, I think its beautiful. The musicals we saw this semester, the opera "La Traviata," and the Smithsonian Orchestra, were my favorite events because of their music. Music is likely the most emotive of all arts. There must be some connection between the fact that people who listen to certain artsistes [...]