Category Archives: Music

Musical Mentors Collaborative Provides Lessons to Those in Need

Musical Mentors Collaborative, a student-run organization based primarily at Columbia, held their end-of-semester recital Saturday, December 15, to celebrate the progress of their students. The organization seeks to provide free musical instruction and shares much in common with the famed … Continue reading

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Spoken Word on Bleecker Street

Entering the shadows of Le Poisson Rouge, a “multimedia art cabaret” on Bleecker Street, is a bit like being swallowed into the sultry depths of a red-tinted cave. The atmosphere hums with the dampness of drink and low voices as … Continue reading

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The Ballet Goes to P.S. 175

While the undergraduate community at Columbia may be familiar with the polished performances of the Columbia Ballet Collaborative, the group also contributes to the surrounding community in less visible ways to students. Two autumns ago, the dancers piloted an outreach … Continue reading

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Jeffers Win Unites On-Campus Music and Film

“There’s lots and lots of very talented student bands going on,” Paul Nungesser, CC ’15, said of the Columbia music scene as we chatted about his upcoming collaboration with Jeffers Win, a student band also made up primarily of CC … Continue reading

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Classical Music Made Simple

Before I attended a Late Night Rose Concert at the Chamber Music Society last week, it would be safe to say I had never seen classical music performed outside of an academic setting. Even after Music Hum, it’s hard to … Continue reading

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Let Nan Jombang and Asia Society whisk you away

The East side is a little bit like another world – at 7:45 p.m. at 70th and Park Ave on a Saturday, it was silent but for little puffs of breath from the occasional hand-holding couple. The austerity of the evening … Continue reading

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A Night at Rooftop Films

At night many New Yorkers are looking either for a movie to watch, music to listen to, or a party to go to. Rooftop Films combines these three things seamlessly for a great night at a very affordable price. During … Continue reading

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SummerStage: Bringing the world’s performing arts to a park near you

Perhaps this seems like an obvious statement, but I’ll say it anyway. There is no excuse to be bored in New York City over the summer. No matter what day or night of the week and where you’re located, there’s … Continue reading

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Princes and Painters in Mughal Dehli – Now at Asia Society

Perhaps the most surreal aspect of immersing oneself into the art and culture of a long-forgotten empire, while residing in New York City in 2012, is the thought that one day, people will look back on our society much the … Continue reading

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Godspell

Heading off to Stephen Schwartz’s Godspell at the Circle in the Square Theater last weekend, I had absolutely no preconceived notions. My knowledge of the show was based off a friends comment that it was about New Testament stories. Though … Continue reading

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