Look around you. Statistics indicate that 20 percent of everyone you see is asexual. There's almost no way to distinguish them from the rest of the world. These men and women have forced themselves to blend in so well that no one can really be sure of how many asexuals one knows.
Shannon Giles '96 has a boast. "Everyone I've asked to pose for me, eventually has. It may have taken months or years, but so far my record is perfect." Speaking with Giles, whose photographic exhibit of "Nudes" are currently on display at Old Pete's Tavern on Main Street until June 2, it is easy to understand how she gets so many people to take their clothes off for her. Her deep voice and direct conversational style can seem vaguely confrontational, and yet her manner is so laid-back and disarming that one feels completely put at ease. Not that Giles has to hunt down models any more. "These days people approach me," she said.
Ursula Oppens is a pianist of incredible versatility, at her best when called on to reconcile disparate playing styles, whether in the same program, or within the same piece. In Thursday evening's concert, she provided the Spaulding Auditorium audience with a compelling demonstration of her mastery, presenting a program of music from the last two centuries which highlighted the breadth of Oppens' pianistic skill. According to Oppens, the pieces were meant to explore the different challenges offered by virtuosic and non-virtuosic piano compositions.
Ursula Oppens has been hailed as the most important interpreter of contemporary music. She has premiered some of the most significant piano compositions of the last 20 years, garnering praise from both composers and critics for her flawless technique, fierce musical intelligence, and seemingly boundless versatility.
The celebrated Italian pianist, Giuseppe Scotese, returned to Dartmouth yesterday after a two year absence, to perform a short concert as part of the Vaughn Recital Series.