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Mad Scenes and Exit Arias cover
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  • Pam MacKintosh
Mad Scenes and Exit Arias
Heidi Waleson, opera critic for the Wall Street Journal, provides an in-depth history of the New York City Opera from its founding, through 70 years of ups and downs, and on to its declaration of bankruptcy in 2013 and the aftermath.
Lost in the Stacks
The Keeper of Secrets Book Cover
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  • Pam MacKintosh
The Keeper of Secrets
A beautiful story following a 1742 Guarneri del Gesú violin and the men (and boys) who loved her.
Lost in the Stacks
Several students place their hands on loudspeakers filled with percussion instruments.
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  • Eleanor Daftuar
Design Lab 1 Snapshot: The Force of Things
A quick look into what was happening in Design Lab 1 on the morning of January 24, featuring a course offered through the Living Arts program.
Lab Notes
A metal enclosure and various electrical components.
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  • John Paul Sciortino
Work in Progress: "Fuzz Face" Effects Pedal Construction
Isaac Levine and I have immersed ourselves in the troubling yet rewarding world of guitar effects pedal construction. What began as a short project designed to bolster our knowledge of circuitry in musical instruments has now turned into a lengthy trek to explore the instructional resources of the internet, the inventory of the North Campus WorkBench, and the variability of the electrical components required for guitar effects pedal construction.
Lab Notes