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Boston String Players
is an ensemble of students
and recent graduates from
Boston-area colleges that
perform innovative concert
programs, intertwining
established classical pieces
with contemporary and novel
compositions and
collaborating with upcoming
visual and performing artists.

Watch and listen at
bostonstringplayers.org
theniftyfifties:

Models in pants for Vogue US, 1951.

theniftyfifties:

Models in pants for Vogue US, 1951.

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Everyone heard this in their heads in 1960 as they showered.

“Prelude” from Hitchcock’s Psycho, by Bernard Hermann, arranged for Cirkestra and Boston String Players by Peter Bufano.



“Amarcord” by Nino Rota, arranged for Cirkestra and Boston String Players by Peter Bufano.

Brattle Theater, Cambridge, 2011.



mothernaturenetwork:

Japanese scientist makes violin strings from spider silkShigeyoshi Osaki, a polymer chemistry professor, has made violin strings out of spider silk and says that they produce a beautiful sound.

mothernaturenetwork:

Japanese scientist makes violin strings from spider silk
Shigeyoshi Osaki, a polymer chemistry professor, has made violin strings out of spider silk and says that they produce a beautiful sound.

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“La Dolce Vita” by Nino Rota, arranged for Cirkestra and Boston String Players by accordionist Peter Bufano.



ninagarcia:

Fendi - 2012 @ModaOpernadi

ninagarcia:

Fendi - 2012 @ModaOpernadi



shoelust:

Rick Owens Spring ‘12



“Music from Movies” July 2011: Cirkestra invites BSP to collaborate on a performance of work written by Bernard Hermann and Nino Rota.

It was wonderful to have the opportunity to pay tribute to these recognizable but often overlooked pieces of music.

This is “Love Theme” from the Godfather by Nino Rota, arranged for circus band and string orchestra by Peter Bufano.