“How much are students actually learning in contemporary higher education? The answer for many undergraduates, we have concluded, is not much,” write the authors
Tag: 01.18.11
In Its First Year Wales’ National Theatre Became Truly National
“Its first show, A Good Night In The Valleys, opened in March 2010 at the Blackwood Miners’ Institute. Since then, it has produced shows in a range of locations, from Swansea’s old library, Cardiff’s New Theatre, Prestatyn’s seafront and Sennybridge military range. It is the latter that has garnered the company the most attention.”
Take Back The Music (Enough Of Those Awful Downloads)
“The rules are strict. No talking. No texting. You must listen to every song on the album. This monthly club in north London is run by Colleen Murphy and for her it is a strike against “‘download culture’, the sense that music has just become an endless compilation of random songs used as background noise.”
Iraqi National Symphony Orchestra: A Progress Report
Music Director Karim Wasfi: “We’ve moved forward a lot since 2008. I’m now able to struggle with artistic quality – getting the music right – rather than logistics or mere survival. … Now, the orchestra has expanded to 90 members. We’ve put on very fine performances of ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ and Grieg’s piano concerto, Wagner, Brahms and specially commissioned works by Iraqi composers.” (Yes, bombs are still a problem.)