On the Silk Road again
It wasn’t your average day in the expansive Spangler lounge at Harvard Business School (HBS). The sounds of a Galician bagpipe, a conch shell, a tambourine, and a host of other instruments shattered the hall’s typically hushed atmosphere to the delight of a large lunchtime crowd of potential future entrepreneurs and CEOs. Clad in a dark blue pinstripe suit, HBS Dean Nitin Nohria happily plunked himself on the floor, the only place left to sit, and quickly began tapping his foot to an infectious beat as members of the Silk Road Ensemble partook in a brief performance and discussion with the audience. The event was part of the ensemble’s weeklong residency at Harvard. Harvard Business School Dean Nitin Nohria (lower right) happily plunked himself on the floor, the only place left to sit. Affiliated with the University since 2005, the group, made up of internationally renowned performers and composers from more than 20 countries...