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From July 1 to July 27, Hilde Binford and colleagues will present “Johann Sebastian Bach: Currents and Cross-Currents in the Baroque Era and in Our Time,” a National Endowment for the Humanities project whose purpose is to provide an understanding of the intellectual and musical worlds of J. S. Bach. School teachers from a wide variety of disciplines will travel with Dr. Binford, Louise Forsyth, and other experts to Eisenach, Leipzig, and Potsdam, Germany, for an intensive experience of lectures, performances, discussions and field trips. Follow along as the group explores the life and works one of the great geniuses of Western music.

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Happenings in Berlin

Saturday, July 19, 2008

Many of us spent the weekend in Berlin, staying at a hotel near the Alexander Plaza. Early on Friday morning, we watched various people carry out sofas one by one and leave them on the plaza. It started with two or three sofas, but within a couple of hours, there were dozens of sofas. In the evenings, the sofas were loosely gathered around a temporary stage for various performances.

While we all pursued different activities during the day (churches, museums, bike tours, meeting friends), it was great to gather in the evenings for dinner. We had a nice evening at the oldest beer garten, but the Italian food in Charlottenberg was the favorite.

Faculty: Drs. Hilde Binford and Diane Husic   /   0 comments