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By Avril Rowland “Der Taucher”, translating to “The Diver”, is a turbulent ballad written by German composer Franz Schubert in 1797. The piece tells the story of a squire who risks his life in pursuit of a golden goblet his king throws into a raging ocean, only to fatally attempt to repeat the trial when his king offers an even greater reward if he can retrieve the goblet again. The featured rendition is performed by baritone Tyler...
זורח עבור אחרים
By Avril Rowland A Broken Star is a lovely animated short film by Ejun Hong about a star learning to shine again by helping others. Set in a softly glowing, jewel-toned outer space, stars are plant-like creatures that receive and grant wishes from children. While other stars are shown as healthy and green, our star is yellow with wilting leaves, longingly watching other stars fulfill their wishes. When our star receives a wish from a...
When Schools Are Not Safe
By Reilly Wisniewski Tanner Sell has done an outstanding job gathering many different sources of information regarding the tragic topic that is school shootings. The Classroom Is The Frontline is a harrowing yet much needed example of the discourse our country needs to have to resolve in this deadly matter. “74% of all school shooters obtain their firearms legally and pass the required validation.” This is truly haunting. The fact...
What Do You Know About Microgrids?
By Reilly Wisniewski Our planet is at the point where the environmental destruction we have caused is irreparable. עם זאת, we have options that can help prevent further damage and begin to course correct the future of our planet. What Do You Know About Microgrids? is an original problem solvers video for the Planet Classroom Network created by Destiny Roney. Roney focuses on the importance of clean and renewable energy, ו...
מקונסרבטוריון בארד: קונצרט הפקולטה: Brahms Trio
By Sean Hendrickson I will preface this review by acknowledging my lack of experience playing live music, and my classical music prowess is shaky at best. עם זאת, I did study audio recording and music production in college, so at the very least I can assess the audio quality accurately. As with any Bard Conservatory performance, the audio in Faculty Concert: Brahms Trio was pristine. The space was minimal and clean with only a few...
A White Rose Grows
The White Rose is a short but powerful video written and directed by Ian Kim that tells the story about two students in Nazi occupied Germany who began a secret literary outlet inciting resistance against the government. The students posted leaflets around their university campus, with hopes that Germans would rise up and resist the tyranny of the Nazi regime. Kim’s video is extremely creative with its imagery, using paper cutouts and...
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