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Peggy Seeger Performs Cindy

Thursday, October 8th, 2009

Peggy Seeger presented a concert and a talk at Swarthmore during Alumni Weekend 2009. This was her fourth visit to campus; she and her brother Mike sang and played in informal gatherings around the campus at the 1954, 1955, and 1957 Folk Festivals. Her most recent visit was organized by Swarthmore Folk, a group of alumni interested in carrying forward the tradition of folk music on the campus. Enjoy Seeger's rendition of Cindy that was part of her talk titled "Scalpels or Sledgehammers? Music as a Tool for Activism."

 
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First Collection 2009: Sixteen Feet

Monday, August 31st, 2009

Sixteen Feet, Swarthmore's oldest a cappella group, welcomed the Class of 2013 with the College's alma mater at First Collection.

 
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Mendelssohn's Piano Trio in D minor, op. 49

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009

presented by the Department of Music

Composer: Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn
Movement 1: Molto allegro agitato
Performers: Halleh Balch '12 - violin, Paul Wiggins '11 - cello, Corey Silberstein '12 - piano

 
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Brahms' Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major, Op. 8

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

presented by the Department of Music

Composer: Johannes Brahms
Movement 4: Allegro
Performers: Stephanie Hsu '07 - violin, Henry Heaton '09 - cello, Glen Ye '09 - piano

 
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