MIT Music in HD! is an hour-long program featuring a montage of music performances from the MIT150 Convocation: A Rhumba for Rafael Reif composed by Institute Professor John Harbison for President Reif’s Inauguration; the open rehearsal of the MIT Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gustavo Dudamel; performances by the MIT Festival Jazz Ensemble; and the premiere screening of a documentary and live concert performance by the MIT Wind Ensemble of Awakening, a piece composed by visiting artist and MIT alumnus Jamshied Sharifi in recognition of the Arab Spring.
Moderated by Frederick Harris, Jr. Director of Wind and Jazz Ensembles, and Lawrence Gallagher, Director, AMPS MIT Video Productions
