Fall 2008
Bridging the Decades: Yannatos to Retire as HRO Music Director: After an extraordinary 44 years as the Music Director of the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra (HRO), Dr. James Yannatos will retire at the end of the 2008-09 academic term. Yannatos has a joint appointment in the OFA and Music Department, serving the latter as a Senior Lecturer on Music. (Read more...)
Talking About Change: A Discussion with Stephen Greenblatt, Cogan University Professor and Chair of the Harvard Arts Task Force: Nearly one year ago, President Drew Faust commissioned the Harvard Arts Task Force, a group of faculty, practicing artists, students and administrators, to undertake a study of the arts at Harvard. This is the first University-wide assessment of the arts since the Brown Report of 1956. The Task Force’s recommendations will be submitted to the President in the fall of 2008. During the summer, OFA Director Jack Megan sat down with the Task Force’s Chair, Professor Stephen Greenblatt, to discuss his impressions of the past year and the work that has been done. (Read more...)
New Director for A.R.T.: “Dedication to the ensemble environment” is how American Theatre magazine characterizes the interdisciplinary approach of Diane Paulus ’88, appointed in May as the new artistic director of the American Repertory Theatre (A.R.T.)... (Read more...)
Year-End 2007-08
The Art of Mentoring 
Just do it. It’s not only the signature motto of a sneaker company, but also the credo of Harvard’s student art community. And so they do. 3,000 of them in all. Sculpting,
painting, throwing clay, singing, playing instruments, composing, conducting, acting, directing, building, designing, dancing, videoing, filming. (Read more...)
Jazz = Passing It On
On the simplest human Level, mentoring in jazz clicks: passing on ways of thinking and feeling, sharing little tricks here and there, and, while improvising, reacting in the moment to whatever the leader offers. (Read more...)
Visual Arts = Community
Mentoring opportunities flourish in ceramics because of the long kiln firings and specialized equipment. Clay’s complex physical changes require the collective experience of a community. Beginners work alongside independent professionals, as well as resident and visiting artists. Outside of class time, the studio literally hums with activity as clay is transformed through each step from modeling to carving, glazing, and finally firing. Everyone gathers for the kiln loadings and unloadings, the sharing of ideas on glazing. (Read more...)
Spring 2008
University-Wide Task Force to Explore Role of Arts at Harvard: Two short weeks after her inauguration as Harvard’s 26th President, Drew Gilpin Faust announced the appointment of a task force to examine the place of the arts across Harvard’s schools. The arts task force will conduct the first University-wide assessment of the arts at Harvard since the 1956 Brown Report, which led to the creation of the Department of Visual and Environmental Studies and the construction of the Loeb Drama Center... (Read more...)
Jazz Saxophonist Joshua Redman '91 to be Awarded 2008 Harvard Arts Medal: Kicking off the ARTS FIRST festivities, Joshua Redman ’91— Grammy nominated saxophonist, recording artist and jazz bandleader—will receive the 2008 Harvard Arts Medal on Thursday, May 1, 2008. President Drew Gilpin Faust will present the medal as part of an event hosted by the Learning from Performers Program at 5pm in the New College Theatre. Redman will be the 14th distinguished Harvard or Radcliffe alum or faculty member to receive this accolade for excellence in the arts and contributions to education and the public good through arts. (Read more...)
Revel in the Presence of Benny Golson: For the 31st year the Office for the Arts will collaborate with the Harvard Jazz Bands to honor distinguished artists in jazz. In the spring semester composer/saxophonist Benny Golson will be celebrated with “Along Came Benny” (an artist residency named after his famed composition “Along Came Betty”). (Read more...)
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