Music Building, Room 2

This afternoon renowned British conductor, Christopher Hogwood, will lead an informal colloquium for undergraduate and graduate students in the Music Building. Hogwood is one of the founders of the Academy of Ancient Music and has made several harpsichord recordings. Currently he works with the Handel and Haydn Society, but in the past, Hogwood has recorded with such American groups as the Chicago Symphony and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. His seminar, which is sponsored by the Office for the Arts and the Music Department, will focus on the problems and joys inherent in conducting classical symphonies.

Mastergate

Directed by Larry Gilbert

At the American Repertory Theater

Ongoing, Tonight and Tomorrow Night

Tickets, $14-$28

The ART's production of Mastergate, directed by Larry Gilbert, continues this weekend, with one performance tonight and two on Saturday. Gilbert's play is based on the 1987 Iran-Contra scandal and presents a humorous/satirical view of the government's handling of the situation and the press' coverage of it. Throughout the Mastergate hearings, politicians confuse cliches and information. National figures like President Bush and Oliver North are loosely disguised as bumbling characters in the play. And throughout the performance, a TV crew stands to the side of the stage and resents a running commentary on the action, which critics are applauding.