Last Monday, we had our class visit to a performance at Carnegie Hall. The performance was a celebration of Chinese culture, featuring colorful and unpredictable music and a talented ensemble. When the lights dimmed, the show began and the stage looked like it was miles away. It transformed into a different scene that became a part of the artists' performace.

“Ancient Path Modern Voices” is a festival celebrating Chinese culture organized by Carnegie Hall. Attending it was an experience that changed my perspective on the classical music. I, who am not very fond of traditional music, because as I am not musically educated I do not understand it, liked it. To me, as the music does not have lyrics and most of the time is somewhat slow, it resembles a noise rather than a song. At the same time an oeuvre is not a song but a symphony.

 As I have said before, I'm somewhat disappointed that we do not touch upon the topic of film in this class. 

 When I stepped into the Carnegie Hall conference room where our IDC class was to meet the Artistic Director at Carnegie Hall, I was truly grateful to be part of the compilation of Macaulay honors Students. It is an honor that really is a privilege to have. It is incredible to me that we are able to have a formal meeting with no other than the artistic director of one of the most prestigious artistic performance halls there is in NYC. Carnegie Hall has worldwide fame, and here we were, a group of Baruch freshman, at a conference table with a man of tremendous status.

 How many first semester college students can say that they have had a sit down conversation with the creative director of Carnegie Hall? We can. In anticipation of seeing an evening performance of the class of 78's compositions at the Weill Recital Hall, we met with Jeremy Geffen that afternoon at Carnegie Hall. The first thing I noticed upon entering the room was the gorgeous view--the canopy of Central Park, with its fall colors starting to settle in, like great puffs of red, orange, and yellow cotton candy within seemingly plucking distance. It was not long before Mr.