Wyatt Ford

On March 27, the International Contemporary Ensemble, joined by a flutist, violinist, and pianist, premiered three new pieces by John Zorn, Laura Elise Schwendinger, and Ichizo Okashiro, as the third installment of Miller Theatre’s Pocket Concerto series.

After 10 years, Benjamin Britten’s Peter Grimes finally returned to the Metropolitan Opera stage last Thursday, in a new production by John Doyle.

As an aggregate, So Percussion’s performances at Miller Theatre over the past few years constitute a remarkably compelling argument for modern music. Combining intelligence and virtuosity with enthusiasm and unpresumptuous accessibility, the percussion quartet consistently succeeds in delivering exhilarating, highly-enjoyable performances.

As Contemporary Civilization Chair Philip Kitcher presents it, the argument for having former Czechoslovakian President Václav Havel deliver this year's CC course-wide lecture is that he is someone who "has not just thought about these ideas ... but has also lived them.