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WEBSITE MAKES GETTING PAID FOR GIGS EASY
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Brace Yourselves: Winter is Coming October has come and gone: midterms are over, leaves are falling, and the air is getting colder. And even though the seventy degree weather lasted for longer than usual, there can be no doubt that, yes, Winter is just over the horizon. And as the semester begins its final push toward a month of finals, auditions, scarves and - of course - snow, we at the Penguin are already here to give you some tips to help survive what’s to come. So after you swing by Elizabeth Wendt’s tips on how to survive Boston Winters, go check out Julian Pozniak’s recipe for Tomato Sauce, done the authentic Italian way - it’ll be a good way to spend all that extra time you’re indoors. That’s not all though; this issue of
the Penguin is chock-full of timely articles written by your peers on topics like technology, culture and, of course, music. The Penguin also offers a warm welcome to Umar Zakaria, our new Assistant Editor, and permanent addition to our team. So find yourself a steaming cup of hot-chocolate and take a look at what we have for you this month! As always, if you want to be even more awesome like our new authors and guest writers, please consider submitting an article or two (or three! or four!) for future issues of the Penguin, we’d love to have you.
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IA R A K A Z UMAR
penguin SPOTLIGHT The Penguin warmly welcomes a new friend!
Let me tell you a story about myself. As an improviser (which inevitably means also a composer), I often feel like what I am doing as I perform is communicating my ideal world. In order to do that, I have to daydream. One of my most interesting daydreams came to me when a composer I was very fortunate to spend time with, John Psathas, began discussing an upcoming project of his which was related to World War II. Essentially, what he said was that making music was as close to the opposite of making war as one could get. I began to imagine a world where musicians traveled from place to place on missions of peace, similar to but not exactly like the way that military forces operate. They were trained in such a way that they understood the relationships between people, cultures and communities and how music could both fit into and directly affect those relationships. The musicians would make use of their training to spread understanding within and between societies. Then I thought back to a story I had read about a trip undertaken by the late Bob Belden to Iran, in which he discovered that the locals would not dance, but responded enthusiastically to “modal groove.” He used this knowledge to connect with the audience and
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Well, what should we do about that? I could be completely off and this whole idea could be just a silly daydream. On the other hand, I could be right. Today I’ve shared with you a daydream which has now, for me, become a vision that I believe in, and hopefully I’ve convinced you to believe in it too. As I develop the ideas that will help me to realize that vision, I’ll do my best to share them with you in future issues of The Penguin. So basically what I’m saying is, stay tuned - Umar is coming.
build on the relationship between America and Iran for all of those people involved. The whole story actually sounded like a perfect
Exhaustipated Phisycho, a Poetic Interlude by Maryann Han
example of exactly what I had been imagining in my daydream.
Take the magnificent man-eating jellyfish. It does not eat man, Nor does it DO anything.
The more I thought about this idea, the more I realized it wasn’t necessarily that far-fetched. In such a world, musicians had a definite place in society - a purpose for existing. In some ways, I do think that can be what goes missing for us. It’s not that what we do is not important, but we need to apply ourselves in a way that fits how and why we are needed - everyone does, and personally I’m not convinced that we succeed in this regard all of the time. Sometimes I feel that we apply what we do in a way that more closely fits how it was needed in the past, rather than how it might be needed in the present.
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It just Floats... ..In the water There are slivers Off a boat Which hasn’t cast Since... ..Death Peace And the jellyfish patiently waiting..
Technology: Friend or Foe to Musicians
by SARAH ATWOOD 2nd Year - MM Violin
LEARNING AND RETAINING KNOWLEDGE THROUGH TECH
library catalogues only see what shows up on the first page of the search results! His suggestion was to take a chance and explore a little farther - the most interesting tidbits are found in the following pages after the initial search results. That was a good realization -- that technology is not harmful in itself, but people (especially artists) should be thoughtful as to how they use it to help further learning. Google can certainly be helpful, but it is only one tool of many to be utilized. When technology becomes the only way to learn, it can sometimes become a crutch. There have been times where I had the chance to make note of something and memorize it, and instead told myself “That’s ok, I’ll just Google it again later.” Has instant access to everything made our minds lazy? We can afford to rely less on our memory and more on our smartphone. In some ways, our minds have become quicker. We are able to flit from screen to screen to screen as we scroll DISTRACTION? OR HIGHLY INTELLECTUAL USE OF TECHNOLOGY?
through Instagram to Facebook feeds or Snapchat. However, some studies have shown that frequent practice of these
Everything is at our fingertips, at the click of a button: within
bursts of shortened attention has made it harder for brains
one second, we can find information on anything, we can
to really retain long-term information. All of the clicking and
listen to anything. Forget about the hunt for a forgotten record
scrolling available at our fingertips is making us less capable
or CD, Youtube has it all (or does it...?). Gone are the times of
of slowing down and assimilating things at a deeper level
encyclopedia use (and discovering new words accidentally) and
-- whether it involves memorization, or kinesthetic memory.
of spelling (autocorrect is so sneaky you don’t even realize it’s
Certain literature on this topic suggests that corporations
there, until you have to handwrite something). Learning about
are consistently and almost aggressively attempting to lower
other cultures and countries can be done in the comfort of your
people’s attention spans to under half a minute, to actively
armchair; from historical facts to the latest trends in Greenland.
require multiple stimuli at a fast pace. This change of pace
Take it one step further, and Siri finds it all out for you - all you
and lower attention span affects not only students in school
have to do is scroll for two seconds.
and people in the workplace, but also audiences who listen to classical music. Most movements of pieces are longer than half
But how does this instant access to knowledge, and the
a minute long! Some lapses in support of the arts (e.g. concert-
consequent shorter attention span, affect us as people, and
going) could very well have to do - not with people’s inherent
more specifically, as musicians?
lack of interest - but in their losing that interest too quickly. Certain entrepreneurs have caught onto this phenomenon,
Instead of times when academics spent their lives accruing
and have started producing CD’s of classical music geared
knowledge and making a living out of understanding it,
specifically towards both young children, to train them to focus,
people nowadays can read all of that and more within one
and for adults, to encourage them to slow down. Technology
afternoon. I had a conversation about this topic with a man
offers both quantity and quality. As musicians studying and
who has worked for decades as a music librarian. He is a big
perfecting our art, we can learn a certain quantity from the
proponent of using the internet for research. In his opinion, he
online world. However, our final quest for quality can only come
thought it was very exciting to have so many sources available,
from our experience in the real world, in real, unrushed time.
to be able to scroll through and take his pick. However, he
Awareness of this balance may help us towards becoming more
also commented that most people whom he witnesses using
sensitive and present artists.
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Hire Notes: A Website to Help Musicians
by INGA LIU 3rd Year - BM Violin
HIRE NOTES SEEKS TO HELP MUSICIANS MANAGE PERFORMANCES AND GET PAID ONLINE “worry factor” out of the equation, since all payments are made through the website on the day of the performance, directly deposited into the musicians’ bank accounts. Hire Notes creates an individualized contract that is sent to the patron before the service. The musician simply enters all details of the service (time, location, contact information) into the website to create a contract. The fees are usually negotiated beforehand, but the terms - cancellation, overtime, deposits - are set by the musician. Perhaps the website’s most attractive feature is that in the case that a patron does not pay the negotiated amount, Hire Notes covers that expense. Though Hire Notes does not charge for membership, they collect 7% of the comprehensive fee for each service. Half of this goes towards processing the credit card payments and the other half goes towards paying musicians when patrons don’t. The website is still in beta mode and suggestions are highly encouraged. “Right now our focus is on getting musicians to sign up and give us feedback. WEDDINGS AND EVENTS ARE OPTIMAL SITUATIONS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF HIRENOTES
It’s happened to every musician - after performing at a restaurant, a club, or even a funeral, the fateful words are spoken: “I’ll send you the check in the mail.” For gigging musicians - who often manage overlapping schedules of rehearsals, concerts, and teaching - making sure that they get paid for their services is crucial. But the process can be timeconsuming, cumbersome, and sometimes even awkward. Many professional and freelance musicians rely on irregular and unsteady gigs as a primary source of income. Hire Notes, a website created by Tufts and New England Conservatory alumni Shaheen Lavie-Rouse and Alex Barstow, aims to help musicians organize performances online and to make sure they are compensated in full and on time. “Professionals in every industry have tools to help them find clients and manage their business online. Musicians have a lot of online tools to market themselves, but no tools directly help them find work and get paid,” said Lavie-Rouse. Almost every freelance musician has experienced some degree of frustration with the current system. “A lot of times [patrons] don’t pay you when they say they will pay you and it’s a huge hassle, ” said percussionist and NEC graduate student Brian Maloney. “I plan my monthly finances around these gigs, and when paychecks are so few and far between it becomes a real problem.” For working musicians, Hire Notes takes the
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“We only want people to pay us a fee if we’ve been able to help them,” Lavie-Rouse said. At NEC and other music schools, Hire Notes has a definite appeal. “Students and recent graduates are in the process of adjusting into a professional career. We think we can especially help them easily adjust to the processes and management tasks that surround paid performance engagements,” said Lavie-Rouse. Musicians can also add a link to a booking page on Hire Notes through their personal websites, simultaneously promoting themselves and actually acquiring paid opportunities. “A violinist I played a gig with mentioned that despite having an active website, Facebook, SoundCloud, and LinkedIn, he’s never found a client from the internet,” he added. “We’re hoping to change that.” For patrons it simplifies the process of hiring a musician as well. Patrons can use Hire Notes Concierge to discover, contact, and directly book musicians that interest them. Having a contract that expresses clear rules and guidelines for how much to pay for what type of service eliminates confusion. Lavie-Rouse, who studied Quantitative Economics at Tufts University and Cello Performance at the New England Conservatory, is well versed in both money and music. “When I graduated, I felt that a career in music would be both difficult and financially uncertain.” He is currently a senior analyst at Analysis Group in Boston and is primarily focused on health care strategy. “I started Hire Notes because I believe that with the right technology, that doesn’t have to be the case.”
How To Survive Winter
AN NEC PENGUIN EXCLUSIVE FOR SURVIVING THE COLDEST MONTHS IN BOSTON
by ELIZABETH WENDT 4th Year - BM Voice
Lately, it seems like Mother Nature has been toying with our
community to help prepare you all for winter! Sit back and relax
emotions. One day it’s cold, windy and cloudy, and the next day it’s
because I’ve got you fellow Penguins covered. No matter how you
hot and sunny. But no matter what the weather is, there’s really no
decide to cope with the oncoming winter, just know that there a
denying that winter is coming. November is the time of year when
plenty of Penguins who are here for you and who are ready to help
people really start to hunker down and get prepared for the coming
keep you warm with a good ol’ penguin huddle!
cold. So, I thought I would put together a small guide for the NEC
ONE: YOU DON’T! No matter what you try to do, Winter is going to sneak up on you like that nasty bully in your 8th grade science class who liked to steal your Go-Gurt, chew on all your favorite pencils, shoot spitballs at you and shove you into a smelly gym locker…(I’m not speaking from experience. I just thought it would be good for dramatic effect…I would NEVER let anyone steal my Go-Gurt).
TWO: SOUP! Now that you have accepted that there’s nothing you can do and you’re going to be miserable for the next five months, we can move on to the nice things. Like soup! There is nothing more comforting in the cold months than a nice, warm bowl of soup! It’s filling, it’s warming, and boy are there some yummy soups out there. One of my favorite soup dishes to get during the winter months is the grilled cheese and tomato soup combo from Panera! Talk about comfort food! Start stocking your pantry with cans of soup and you’ll be sure to feel a little more prepared, and probably a little toastier.
THREE: AN ARSENAL OF SCARVES! Definitely start to build up an arsenal of scarves. I’m not even just saying this because I’m a singer! There truly is nothing worse in the winter than being all bundled up, but having a cold neck. Put on a hat, a thick scarf, a heavy jacket, fleece-lined pants, fuzzy socks, and some serious snow boots. Oh, and maybe seven pairs of underwear or so because, I mean, who doesn’t love to have a toasty tushie?
FOUR: SNOW BUDDIES! Designate someone you trust to be your snow buddy. Especially if you are of the shorter stature. After being in Boston for four years, I can say that I have seen some major snow piles, and I’m fairly certain (since I, myself, am only 5’2) that if I’m not with a friend or two while trapesing around the city, I could easily step into a pile of snow and disappear into a snowy abyss, never to be seen again. But thankfully, I have friends to help pull me out of any snowy situations.
FIVE: STAY POSITIVE! Try to stay positive. This is honestly one of the hardest things for me to do in the winter. It’s cold, it’s gloomy, there are bound to be countless transportation mishaps with the commuter rail and subway, and it’s really hard to stay motivated when you can’t feel your nose and toes, but we have to find a way! We will all be going through this together, and thankfully, our campus is very small so we don’t have to worry about walking a mile in the snow just to get to class (even though sometimes it feels like we do). Also, we have a great Building Ops staff that keeps the sidewalks and stairs heavily salted and cleared, and it feels really nice to know that there are so many people who work so hard to keep us students safe!
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penguins from TEXAS by Lewis Warren
I’m a Texas boy. I’ve lived in Texas my entire life until now. Before coming to NEC, the concept of living in a completely different state that’s thousands of miles north east was a lot to contemplate. Living in Boston, as one would suspect, is completely different than living in Dallas/Fort Worth Texas. It’s a good different, a great different in fact. I’ve only lived here for 2 months, but I can offer a perspective for my fellow Texans that are either here or want to live here. There are 4 things Texans need to know about Boston. Get your walking shoes—and I don’t mean cowboy boots! As a Texan, one aspect of Boston that I appreciate is the transportation system. The thing about Texas is that unless one
DALLAS, TEXAS - IT MAY NOT LOOK TOO DIFFERENT, BUT IT DEFINITELY IS
lives in a high rise apartment in the city, a car is the main form of
many beautiful buildings, but it’s a different viewing experience in
transportation. Everything is spread out due to the large amount
Boston. There are so many places one can go. One such place I like to
of land Texas encompasses. It’s normal to have a thirty to forty-five
frequent is the Boston Public Library—perhaps one of the greatest
minute drive to visit friends, attend a concert, or even shop! Here,
libraries I’ve ever laid eyes upon. Now that’s a BIG compliment from
however, I can get up and walk to school instead of driving. I can
a Texan, where everything is bigger and better! The incredible Bates
walk to the mall instead of driving. I can walk to the Boston Public
hall has the ability to make one feel like an actual scholar.
Library or the Museum of Fine Arts. Another fantastic place to see is the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. Everything in the city is in walking distance. I would never walk to
It’s literally breathtaking. In Texas, we are definitely patrons of the
church in Texas. It’s just not convenient. However, here, I can walk
Arts, but Boston takes art appreciation to a whole new level. From
to City Life Presbyterian Church and actually enjoy it. It’s a different
the museum itself to the academic community here in Boston,
pace, but it feels good to walk around and immerse myself in the city.
you are constantly surrounded by art, both ancient and modern.
My first experience with a subway system was here in Boston which
This amazing combination of old and new gives the newcomer
was so fun. In Texas, we don’t have anything like the T, transportation
a fascinating sense of appreciation for the marriage of different
is very limited. There are only buses in the city, and the trains aren’t
philosophies and practices that are evident in the artistic and
used that often. Learning to walk and use the T are definitely things
academic exports that is produced in this city! If you come from a less
that Texans have to adjust to here in Boston!
urbanized place in Texas, be prepared for the cultural overload.
Arts and Academica
Weather, Weather, Weather Shortly after arriving here at NEC shortly after landing, I began
One of the great things about walking around here in Boston is
gawking outside my window because of the green trees. Having
that you can appreciate the architecture! Boston is a great place for
been here before during the winter, I was shocked that where
people who love the arts, both indoors and out. In Texas, we have
there was once an abundance of snow there could be such vibrant
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expression of life.
...now in BOSTON! I have learned to not wear particular clothes as a fashion
Driving in the night to the lull of the highway is like walking along
statement because the snow is fashion-inept. Many clothes
the reflection pool at Huntington.
have been ruined. It tends to get cold in Texas during February -- unlike Boston, we don’t get real snow; it’s more of a slushy
Laughter is here, art is here, people are here. It’s a wonderful city
ice. Also unlike Texas, the heat is insignificant. Ya’ll don’t have
filled with history, intellect, and fun. Both Texas and Boston have
heat like we do in Texas, sorry to say. We don’t have green trees
a great appreciation for the arts, even though we might see that
in Texas because they’re either dead from not knowing what
reflected differently. The calm and quiet of Texas is balanced out
season is or it’s too hot. I have yet to experience a storm quite
by the boisterous activity of Boston. There is so much to do and so
like a Texas storm.
much to learn, and while the lull of the lazy Texas nights calls to me, the thrill of Boston keeps me awake and ready to conquer the
Our thunderstorms are spectacular. If the pouring rain and
world.
hail isn’t enough, we experience the majesty of tornadoes. The thrill of a tornado warning is something Boston lacks -- you’ll never experience the calm before the mess that follows. A calm experience that does occur in Boston, however, is the view of the Charles River. In North Texas, we don’t have any major rivers, and although San Antonio has good river activities, nothing compares to the lazy and carefree hum of people and life that the Charles River provides. It’s lovely and captivating, something I appreciate as a Texan in Boston. No Country - lots of Classical The classical scene is super rich in Boston. Of course, the New England Conservatory has such a deep history spanning almost two centuries. So many people understand classical music and are passionate about it. I’m impressed and touched to see everyone from the elderly to small children lining up to listen to classical music. You cannot live here and avoid going to multiple performances at the BSO or the Jordan. I find this patronage of the arts similar to where I grew up in Texas. We have the Van Cliburn at the Bass Hall, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra—though not as renowned as the BSO, it garners the attendance of many musicians and music-lovers across Texas and worldwide. Seeing that music has such a presence in both areas proves that music can be a common uniting factor regardless of origin! While there are many differences between Texas and Boston, I really am starting to feel that this is my second home.
AS SEEN FROM THE BOSTON HARBOR, THE COLORS OF BOSTON MIMICK ITS VIBRANCY
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penguin CULTURE La Mer or The Ocean? WHICH CAME FIRST?
by PIERRE-NICOLAS COLOMBAT 1st Year - MM Piano
It was a week before Thanksgiving in the fall of 2014, but more
nature with the people who are close to you. With Saugus behind
importantly, almost the end of the semester. But more importantly
us and Newbury just beyond Newburyport as spelled out by the
it was the day I took a trip with my roommate along the coast of
green highway signs, I was set that THIS is why I practice. All my
New Hampshire and southern Maine. In less than 7 hours, we saw
time spent practicing, pragmatically making money, and vainly
two states, four separate towns, a wildlife reserve, the home of a
‘philosophizing’ on music was so that I could now maximize the
president, countless shades of green yellow red brown blue, the
pleasure and fulfillment of seeing nature and the world around
sunset hit a boardwark at low tide, swam in the ocean, ate clam
me. Or at least have another crack at thinking about just how big
chowder on a pier, and helped a British couple who accidentally
the ocean is. But Brahms, Brahms! My kingdom for an Eb minor
had parked their car in a locked private
Intermezzo! Withdraw, my lord I’ll help
parking lot.
you to an Intermezzo...
Why then is the most significant cause of
Any other day, any other moment, I
my current exuberance and life affirming
would coolly and clear-mindedly say
feelings the fact that I just listened to
that we play music in order to better
Glenn Gould play Brahms’s intermezzi
understand the ocean. Not this time.
just as Andrew was parking the car back
The transcending, crowning, glimpse
home in Boston? Compared to a day with
of Elysium I experienced today was not
an abundance of nature and illusions
from touring Emerson’s backyard; it was
of freedom, it is four short piano pieces
from listening to the first four tracks of
that make me want to cry. I can definitely
the second CD of Sony’s The Glenn Gould
pin point it to Brahms. I was about to
Edition. On the highway. In a Honda civic
fall asleep in the car and the CD started
from the mid 90’s. Truly, I heard these
playing.
pieces like I never had before.
Do you look at the ocean to listen to Music better or do you listen
As far as human experience goes, I don’t quite have any answers
to music to look at the Ocean better?
to which one precedes which, Ocean or Music, but either way I am sure that we are all sensitive to these things in different ways. The
Capital letters aside, I was thinking about it all day in some way or
one thing I do know is that I try to spend my time on a large and
another. I woke up early in the morning because I wanted to put in
small scale looking for something that is undeniably true. True, not
at least two hours of practicing before hitting the road and giving
in a way that it is the strongest argument, but true in that it never
up any practice time I might have later in the day. Just as we were
even needs to be defended against anything. You know... like the
passing Saugus (God bless the Saugins? Saugians? Saugusans?)
Ocean. But among the white firs, changing leaves, marshes of
I was so hopeful for the day ahead and to leave Boston behind
cow-licked tall grass, water so cold it immediately stole my breath,
that I started thinking about why I needed to practice anyway.
and the vast and terrible ocean whose gently spreading waves
Aren’t I just living my life to maximize the amount of days I can
invited themselves into the soles my shoes, Gould playing Op. 118
spend doing what I was about to do? Real content is being in
no. 6 was the most devastatingly intimate.
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A Masterclass in the Kitchen
by JUALIAN POZNIAK 1st Year - MM Composition
A DISCOURSE ON TRADITIONAL ITALIAN STYLE
As musicians refining our craft, we are all familiar with the knowledge and wisdom that comes with the guidance of an experienced instructor. Though we come to know it in the halls and practice rooms of our dear conservatory, the same is true in all walks of life, no less so in the kitchen. With the exhausting routines and frantic commotion that come with trying to see our
Tomato Sauce with Onions and Butter Adapted from “Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking” by Marcella Hazan
way in the musical world, we may find ourselves without time to
Ingredients:
see our way around a stove, yet just as music exists as a powerful
1. One large can (1 lb. 12 oz.) Italian Plum Tomatoes (preferably
way of bringing us together, so too does food.
San Marzano) 2. 5 Tablespoons of butter
While anyone could wax poetic about the complementary qualities of food and music, there is also a deeply pragmatic aspect of cooking for one’s self and for others. It may save time and energy to eat take-out and pre-packaged food, but eating
3. 1 medium onion, peeled and cut in half 4. 1.5 - 2 teaspoons of sault 5. 1lbs of Pasta: Spaghetti or Penne preferred 6. Freshly grated Parmigiano Reggiano (NOT FROM A CAN)
such food for an extended period of time will obliterate your wallet and health faster than Webern’s shortest composition. Learning one’s way about the kitchen can be useful, in fact, in a number of ways, not just to build ensemble or secure that commission, but also to save money.
There are many things to be learned from this recipe, but the most essential is the use of quality ingredients, to which Hazan
While there are many recipes that could be included as the first
dedicated most of her writing. The glory of Italian tomato-based
in a series about cooking, there are few simple recipes that can
sauces is the use of Italian plum tomatoes, which bring such
teach us more than Marcella Hazan’s recipe for Tomato Sauce
a magnificent flavor to the dish that is the perfect balance of
with Onion and Butter, and few masters that can teach us more
sweet, acidic, and savory. The Italians prize the San Marzano
about the world of food than Hazan. Just as singing the simplest
variety of tomatoes so greatly that they guard the name like
Schubert lied for Fischer-Dieskau could still teach the performer
the French guard Champagne, with strict laws. However, unlike
so much, so too can this recipe teach the aspiring cook many
Champagne, San Marzano tomatoes are absolutely affordable,
things about the kitchen.
costing little more than what you might get out of a Heinz can, but bringing so much more to the table. The other ingredient
Pour the tomatoes with their juice into a saucepan (if the can has
whose quality is crucial is the Parmigiano Reggiano (Parmesan).
basil leaf included, omit the basil). Bring to a gentle simmer, and
The chasm between the quality of Parmigiano Reggiano and
then add the butter, onion halves, and salt, maintaining the low
imitation Parmesan is so vast that one can hardly comprehend
simmer for 45 minutes, or until the fat floats free from the sauce.
comparing the two, but cheap imitation Parmesan, will
Stir only very occasionally, using the stirring implement to break
absolutely ruin a lovingly made sauce.
up larger chunks of tomato and to separate the layers of onion as they become softer. About fifteen to twenty minutes before
The most important lesson to be learned, and emphasized over
finishing the sauce, begin boiling a covered pot of generously
and over, is in the final unwritten step of the recipe: share this
salted water for the pasta (it’s almost impossible to over-salt
dish with your friends. Eat together, enjoy some time away from
pasta water, since most people err on the side of too little, so just
the crisis of your daily lives, and share in each other’s company
eyeball it). Add the pasta to the water once it has come to a boil
over a simple, heartfelt dish. If music be the food of love, then
and cook until it is ‘al dente’ (no longer firm in the center, but not
perhaps it is food that nourishes the love between musicians.
yet mushy). Taste the sauce to correct for salt, adding slightly more if necessary. Discard the onion (or set it aside as a chef’s treat) and toss the sauce with the drained pasta.
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THE WRITING CENTER @ NEC Where Artists Collaborate On The Page NEW FALL 2015 HOURS! Sunday
3-6pm with Margaret Bridge (walk in or apt) 6-9pm with Aaron Blumenthal (walk in or apt)
Monday
11:30-3:30 with Tracy Strauss 6-9pm with Julian Pozniak (walk in or apt)
Tuesday
9-12 with Patrick Keppel 10-12, 2-3 with Tracy Strauss 6-9pm with Rami Stucky (walk in or apt)
Wednesday
by appointment with Patrick and Suzanne
Thursday
10-12 , 2-3 with Tracy Strauss 2-4 with Patrick Keppel
Friday
by appointment with Suzanne Hegland
Saturday 3-6pm with Umar Zakaria (walk in or apt) 10
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N I U G N E P THE ! U O Y S D E NE NEC’s student newspaper can only continue to thrive with your help. ANYONE is welcome to join! Perks of contributing include: * The opportunity to publish your writing, poetry, photography, and/or illustrations
THE PENGUIN N E C ’S S T U D E N T - R U N N E W S PA P E R
PENGUIN PENMEN Andrew Port, editor Umar Zakaria, assistant editor Suzanne Hegland, faculty editor Sarah Atwood, contributor Elizabeth Wendt, contributor Julian Pozniak, contributor Inga Liu, guest author Lewis Warren, guest author Pierre-Nicolas Colombat, guest author
SUBMIT SOMETHING! If you'd like to contribute an article, illustration, or idea, email a 1-2 sentence proposal to: penguin.newspaper@gmail.com We’d love to hear from you! Please limit articles to 650 words.
* Meeting other people who share your interests * No commitment! Submit whenever you have time. * A great addition to your resume * Warm & fuzzy feelings knowing that you have improved the NEC community The Penguin publishes eight issues each school year. For more information, come along to our Penguin Party or contact anyone you see in the Penmen’s column to find out more! Ideas for our December issue include: Holidays (All of them)! * Winter Prep * Second Semester * And More!
SUBMISSION DEADLINE FOR NEXT ISSUE :
TUESDAY DECEMBER 1ST
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Fall Foliage
Colors and sunlight
Commonwealth Statue, Part I
Commonwealth Statue, Part II
St. Botolph on a Sunny day
Submission by Sophia
Boston Ballet performs...
...Mahler’s Third Symphony...
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