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In this first discussion, Richard and Eric examine "antifragility" (a concept developed by essayist and scholar, Nassim Taleb), and its relevance within a choral context. Can the metaphors and terms used by Taleb regarding antifragility's usefulness in the fields of risk analysis, engineering, economics, and biology create new ways of thinking about a myriad of issues in the choral ensemble?
Taleb, N. N. (2012). Antifragile: Things that gain from disorder. New York: Random House.
'musica obscura' highlights Johannes Brahms' 13 Canons, Op. 113
'Readings and Writings' is taken from a criticism penned by Johann Adolph Scheibe (1708-1776) about his teacher.
By Eric Barnum and Richard Robbins4.9
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In this first discussion, Richard and Eric examine "antifragility" (a concept developed by essayist and scholar, Nassim Taleb), and its relevance within a choral context. Can the metaphors and terms used by Taleb regarding antifragility's usefulness in the fields of risk analysis, engineering, economics, and biology create new ways of thinking about a myriad of issues in the choral ensemble?
Taleb, N. N. (2012). Antifragile: Things that gain from disorder. New York: Random House.
'musica obscura' highlights Johannes Brahms' 13 Canons, Op. 113
'Readings and Writings' is taken from a criticism penned by Johann Adolph Scheibe (1708-1776) about his teacher.

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