Noam Chomsky to be honored at a special event in MIT
Added: (Sun Dec 20 2009)
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CAMBRIDGE, MASS. - The famous linguist and philosopher Noam Chomsky, widely considered to be the world’s leading intellectual, will be honored during a special concert dedicated to him. It will feature music dedicated to Chomsky and songs written on Chomsky’s words by the Los Angeles-based composer Edward Manukyan. Prominent linguists David Pesetsky of MIT and Gennaro Chierchia, the head of the linguistics department at Harvard, will take the stage with speeches about Chomsky’s contribution to linguistics and world ideas. The program will also include music dedicated to Nobel-laureates James D. Watson, Steven Weinberg and others.
The concert will be held at MIT’s Kresge Auditorium, on January 22, 2010, at 07:00 PM. Tickets may be purchased from: http://gsc.mit.edu/chomsky
The event is sponsored by MIT Graduate Student Council, Cambridge Arts Council and MIT Lecture Series.
Edward Manukyan is an Armenian-born composer from Southern California. Hailed by the world-renowned conductor Loris Tjeknavorian as “the most brilliant Armenian composer of his generation,” Manukyan has dedicated a considerable number of his works to eminent scientists. Recently, he has been promoting wider appreciation for sciences through his original Musical Tribute to Scientists project, which includes dedications to some of the greatest minds of our time. Manukyan is the author of a number of orchestral and chamber works, many of which have been performed on the international scene.
Musicians performing at the Cambridge concert include Sarita Uranovsky (violin), Molly Walker (clarinet), Lyndi Williams (soprano), and Hisako Hiratsuka (piano).
For additional information about Edward Manukyan and the Noam Chomsky honorary concert, please visit www.EdwardManukyan.com.