Philharmonia to tour ‘for peace’ at Olympics
As details have emerged in recent weeks about the Yale Philharmonia’s trip to the Beijing Olympic Games this summer, School of Music officials are seeking to put the tour in the context of an “arts march for peace.”
“If one looks at artistic enterprises at their very best notion, the arts do offer hope and can build bridges of understanding,” School of Music Dean Robert Blocker said, referencing recent turmoil in Tibet, where activists seeking independence have clashed with the Chinese government. “The currency of music is hope.”
Blocker said the Philharmonia tour, formerly...
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