Crimson staff writer

Matthew H. Coogan

Latest Content


Bluegrass Educates with Sound of Music

As jazz was a generation ago, American folk music is beginning—too late, as many enthusiasts insist—to be embraced and studied by the academic world.


Reaching the End of the Silk Road

The phenomenon of multiculturalism in today’s world often becomes so muddled and clichéd that the cultures represented become vitiated and ...


HDS Talks Green, Spirituality

Students and religious leaders explored the intersection of religion and environmentalism at a conference held Friday at the Harvard Divinity


Dr. Y Says Goodbye Triumphantly

James Yannatos raised the baton for his first concert as Music Director of the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra, the oldest symphony orchestra


HGSE Group Uncovers Creativity Everywhere

For most, the concept of creativity is most quickly associated with art. For James Croft and Edward Clapp, creators of


Divided, HRO's Concert Stands

The Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra gathers some of the most talented musicians on campus, but in their third concert of the year—performed


HRO Evokes Rich Moods

Last Friday, one short month after their Halloween concert, the Harvard Radcliffe Orchestra (HRO) tackled another ambitious program at Sanders


HRO Does the Airplane for Dr. Yannatos

It was the beginning of the end of an institution on Friday night as James Yannatos stepped to the podium