Miranda,+Javier

@jm Assignment 1

@jm Assignment 2

@jm Shadow Puppet Description Assignment

@jm Assignment 3

Javier Miranda 2nd Year Undergraduate Japanese Major

Hometown: Augusta, GA (though I have lived in several locales throughout the years)

Hobbies: Playing music in a variety of styles and ensembles (guitar, piano, and voice, primarily). I'm looking forward to performing Johann Sebastian Bach's //St. Matthew Passion// on 5 April with the University Chorus.

Favorite Music: No particular genre stands out. Pretty much if it predates the 1990s, I am very likely to be at least marginally interested. Favorite Band: The Beatles (and subsequent solo acts, particularly George Harrison and John Lennon) Favorite Composer: a very close toss-up between Franz Schubert and Robert Schumann, both due primarily to their songs [//lieder//] (though Schumann's piano works are also very interesting and beautiful). Favorite Opera: In Italian, Ruggiero Leoncavallo's //Pagliacci//. In German, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's //Die Zauberfloete//. In French, probably Gaetano Donizetti's //La Fille du Regiment//. Favorite Singer: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Other favorites upon request, as there are far too many to simply list here...

Favorite Films: Not quite sure. I haven't really decided just yet.

Favorite Works of Art: The paintings of Jan Vermeer, Raphael, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, and Michaelangelo (the Sistine Chapel...). The engravings of Albrecht D ü rer. My favorite //particular// work is probably Henri Lehmann's //Portrait of Franz Liszt//, which I adore for its color palette and simplicity.