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3 weeks ago | 
emorywheel.com | Miranda Wilson
When I sat down in my first-ever Mandarin class freshman year, I was so clueless that I did not even know the language lacks an alphabet. A debate topic on the Belt and Road Initiative, a global infrastructure development project spearheaded by China, in high school sparked my interest in U.S.-China relations, and, on a whim, I decided to enroll in Emory University’s “Chinese 101.” It turned out to be one of the best decisions I ever made.
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1 month ago | 
stringsmagazine.com | Miranda Wilson
By Miranda WilsonThe Cellist’s Guide to Scales and Arpeggios by master teachers Theodore Buchholz and Robert Jesselson solves a problem the cello world has had for a long time: the lack of a comprehensive and explanatory scale book for students of all levels. With stated goals such as “progressive order,” “a sequential blueprint,” and “a logical and systematic order,” this book covers information every cellist needs to know in a way that preempts common errors and misconceptions.
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Jan 29, 2025 | 
stringsmagazine.com | Miranda Wilson
By Miranda Wilson | From the January/February 2025 issue of StringsCross-cultural fusions in classical music have become a familiar part of the recorded landscape. Julia Glenn’s new album, Ink Traces, is a product of 15 years of research into Chinese poetry, dancing, calligraphy, painting, and music.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
stringsmagazine.com | Miranda Wilson
By Miranda Wilson | From the November/December 2024 issue of StringsThis diverse collection of American compositions is German-American violinist Augustin Hadelich’s love letter to his adopted country. Spanning a century and a half, the works on this album represent American composers of many eras, regions, and musical traditions.
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Jan 1, 2025 | 
stringsmagazine.com | Miranda Wilson
By Miranda Wilson | From the November/December 2024 issue of StringsShorthand is a collaboration between the renowned British composer Anna Clyne and the Brooklyn-based performers’ collective the Knights, whose mission is “transforming the orchestral experience and eliminating barriers between audiences and music.” The compositions on this album refer to poetry, art, and music.
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Oct 23, 2024 | 
stringsmagazine.com | Miranda Wilson
By Miranda WilsonHeroic is the project of conductor David Bernard and the New York–based Park Avenue Chamber Symphony. Composed of players from a variety of backgrounds and walks of life, this group meets weekly to rehearse, perform, and record warhorse symphonic repertoire, including Dvořák and Tchaikovsky. Their new album features Beethoven’s Third Symphony (Eroica) alongside Mahler’s Fifth.
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Oct 9, 2024 | 
emorywheel.com | Miranda Wilson
ACROSS1. EDNA - Fictional fashion designer Mode from “The Incredibles” 5. TIME - “About Damn __,” Lizzo song9. SCAR - Harry Potter’s is lightning shaped13. INCAN - Like quinoa’s early cultivator14. ANDS - No ifs, __ or buts15. TOGA - Roman clothing item16. COUNT THE SQUARES - Step one of solving a crossword clue 19. ERN - White-tailed eagle20. IHOP - Asking for waffles here would be ironic21. CRISP - Adjective for a good apple22. MILQUETOAST - Timid 26. VOUS - Parlez __ français? 27.
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Sep 10, 2024 | 
emorywheel.com | Miranda Wilson
ACROSS1. CURED - With 43-across, Jamón Ibérico, e.g. 6. SHOT - Single serving of espresso10. PSST - Sound accompanying a note being passed14. AMIDO - __ black, chemical compound used in forensic science15. WINE - Sangria, e.g. 16. AQUI - “Here” in Spanish17. SPLIT LEVEL HOUSE - Quintessential staggering architecture of suburban America 20. A SET - In tennis, six games to win _ __21. PAELLA - Chicken, rice and saffron dish22. III - XII divided by IV23. ISNT - “That __ funny” 25.
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Jul 11, 2024 | 
stringsmagazine.com | Miranda Wilson
By Miranda Wilson | From the July-August 2024 issue of Strings MagazineGuilhermina Suggia (1885–1950) is best known now as the subject of a dramatic oil painting by the British artist Augustus John. Madame Suggia (1920–23) shows a dark-haired, strong-featured woman in her late thirties, clad in an impossibly glamorous red gown. Her head is turned to the right, following the elegant line of her extended bow arm. Her eyes are closed, her expression rapturous.
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Jun 11, 2024 | 
uscnpm.org | Juan Zhang |Miranda Wilson
[Editor’s note: Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, author, and researcher Ian Johnson recently published his newest book, Sparks: China’s Underground Historians and Their Battle for the Future. The book challenges the stereotype that the state has quashed all free thought in China, revealing instead a country engaged in one of humanity’s great struggles: the battle of memory against forgetting. Johnson sees it as “a battle that will shape the China that emerges in the mid-21st century”.
