Everything I didn’t play
Laminated ink
I don’t know the exact moment I fell out of love with playing music. Somewhere amid angry spit and demoralizing comments, I grew to fear the piano.
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Love letters and other primary sources
Worm memories
My favorite thing about love letters isn’t the sentiment or the craft, however — it’s the generality.
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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra fills Zellerbach Hall with international prowess
With vehement downbeats, principal guest conductor Pinchas Zukerman led the philharmonic to fill Zellerbach Hall with sound and fury on Sunday.
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The Clog’s spring 2020 bucket list
We at the Clog believe that UC Berkeley students deserve to have some fun this year, so we’ve compiled a list of cool events and things you can do around campus or in the Bay Area.
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Spotify, meet your competition: UC Berkeley student Juliette Mekikian and TREBEL Music
For UC Berkeley junior and art practice major Juliette Mekikian, the history of music mirrors the history of art with a “very beautiful, synchronized” pattern. Both are constantly bending and morphing as the interests and habits of their curators transform from one thing to the next.
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‘Magic’ at San Francisco Botanical Garden: Flower Piano brings joy, musical appreciation to the Bay
Even when not scheduled for a professional performance, the 12 pianos scattered throughout the garden’s 55 acres seldom stood unplayed.
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Benjamin Beilman, Andrew Tyson perform time travel at Herbst Theatre
Beilman, 28, and Tyson, 31, have played together for nine years, and tonight is the final recital of a three-day Bay Area run.
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Picks of the Week: Madonna, Memorial Day and modern art
Before you read any further, open up Spotify or Apple Music or Tidal or whatever service you use to listen to music, and put on “Called Out In The Dark.”
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Asian Youth Orchestra educates, exhilarates at Zellerbach Hall
Yet this list of accomplishments is built almost singlehandedly by the program’s intense dedication to education above all else, a factor that especially shone through in Saturday night’s performance.
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Picks of the week: Music legends, local comedy and more
Legends like Hans Zimmer and Kendrick Lamar are certain to draw massive crowds, but they aren’t the only artists taking over next week.
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