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TRUTH, BEAUTY AND GOODNESS REFRAMEDWednesday, March 7, 2012 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM (ET)Boston, MA |
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Howard Gardner, Hobbs Professor of Cognition and Education at the Harvard Graduate School and Boston Landmarks Orchestra Overseer will discuss his latest book at the Harvard Club. Harpist Ina Zdorovetchi will be performing prior to the lecture.
Truth, Beauty and Goodness Reframed: Educating Virtues of the Twenty-First Century, looks at the challenges faced by traditional education in light of two forces: the post modern critique from the humanities and the disruptive potentials of the new digital media. Gardner will focus his remarks on 'beauty in the arts' with kudos to the Boston Landmarks Orchestra. Cash bar.
5:00 - 5:30 p.m. Registration and Cocktails
5:30 - 6:45 p.m. Discussion with Howard Gardner
6:45 - 7:00 p.m. Cocktails and Conversation
Howard Gardner is the John H. and Elisabeth A. Hobbs Professor of Cognition and Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He also holds positions as Adjunct Professor of Psychology at Harvard University and Senior Director of Harvard Project Zero. Among numerous honors, Gardner received a MacArthur Prize Fellowship in 1981. In 2005 and again in 2008, he was selected by Foreign Policy and Prospect magazines as one of the 100 most influential public intellectuals in the world. Most recently, he was bestowed with the 2011 Prince of Asturias Award in Social Sciences, which aims "to reward the scientific, technical, cultural, social and humanistic work." The author of 26 books translated into 30 languages, and several hundred articles, Gardner is best known in educational circles for his theory of multiple intelligences, a critique of the notion that there exists but a single human intelligence that can be adequately assessed by standard psychometric instruments. Among new research undertakings are a study of effective collaboration among non-profit institutions in education and a study of conceptions of quality, nationally and internationally, in the contemporary era.
For more information contact Laura Jennings (617) 267-7366 or laurajennings@harronandassociates.com
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When & Where
The Harvard Club
374 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston,
MA 02115
Wednesday, March 7, 2012 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM (ET)
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Boston Landmarks Orchestra
In 2007, the orchestra began performing at the underutilized Hatch Shell on Boston’s Esplanade. In the summers since, the Landmarks Festival at the Shell has established itself as Boston’s newest tradition, with audiences exceeding 60,000 people per season. The orchestra is committed to maintaining Boston’s reputation as a world-class destination. During the summer, much of the city’s cultural activities diminish, but through the Festival at the Shell, the city maintains its position as a cultural capital and center for tourism.
Maestro Ansbacher died in the autumn of 2010. With the support of his wife, Ambassador Swanee Hunt, the trustees assumed the full mantle of responsibility for the orchestra. They unanimously chose Boston native Christopher Wilkins to carry on the orchestra’s mission as Music Director. His clear commitment to Ansbacher’s core values of artistic excellence, community engagement and inclusive programming were evident this past summer.
Artistic excellence is the hallmark of the Boston Landmarks Orchestra. Boston Globe critic Matthew Guerrieri wrote: “The point of the Boston Landmarks Orchestra is to make classical music not just in the city, but part of it, as much a soundtrack as the traffic, the T rattling across the Longfellow Bridge, even the New England weather.”
The orchestra is committed to breaking down barriersfor people with disabilities, by offering sign language services, Braille and large print programs at concerts, and special drop-off and pick-up points on the Esplanade. The orchestra has also expanded its volunteer program and it is fast gaining resonance with both the young and the young at heart.
Building community through culture is a part of the orchestra’s DNA. To further underscore its importance, Christopher Wilkins has identified his 20/20 Vision: “By the year 2020, the Boston Landmarks Orchestra will provide all residents of Boston’s 20 diverse neighborhoods opportunities to be involved in its programs both at the Hatch Shell and in the neighborhoods.”
The orchestra will launch its vision in 2012 by:
- Assembling a neighborhood community choir to perform on Opening Night.
- Partnering with the Villa Victoria Center for the Arts for performances in the South End.
- Collaborating with environmental organizations to host concerts with themes about preserving and protecting natural water resources.
- Soliciting volunteers from all 20 city neighborhoods to help at concerts.
- Continuing to have John Hancock MLK Summer Scholars serve as stage crew.
- Engaging public summer school students in classrooms and at the DCR’s Hatch Shell.
- Implementing musician residencies at summer youth programs.
We welcome you to enjoy our concerts at the DCR’s Hatch Shell and in the neighborhoods this summer!