Word: alto
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...first piece to be sung publicly by the choir will be "Come, Thou Lovely Hour of Dying," Bach's one hundred sixty-first cantata. Geraldine Viti, formerly an alto with the San Francisco Opera Company, will journey up from New York City to do sole work in Saturday's concert along with George A. Maran...
David Allen, pianist, and Geraldine Viti, alto, will be guest artists at the coming performance. Featured as soloists for the concerti will be Paul De Marais '49, Douglas Allanbrook '48, Maxwell Harvey '44, Robert Ritzenheim 2G, Clarence Taylor '49, and Sarah Cunningham...
...four of the eight sides he is joined by alto saxophonist Johnny Hodges and the combination of these two is a happy one. Hodges' playing also effectively balances melody and technique. The tunes they play, "On The Sunny Side Of The Street," "Flamingo," "Night And Day," and "Time On My Hands," are melodic, medium-paced, and moody, just right for their combined talents...
...years passed, Colonel Murray led the 160th in bloody Philippine fighting. Then, after V-J day, he became the officer in charge of the Bank of Japan's vaults. But after he had had a leave home to Palo Alto, U.S. Customs men began to take an interest in the Colonel's affairs. Smuggled diamonds had begun to appear in San Francisco's gem market...
...Union Baptist Church, largely because the late Rev. Wesley G. Parks was deeply interested in . music, loved his choirs and encouraged any outstanding singer in them. At 13, Marian was singing in the church's adult choir. She took home the scores, and sang all the parts (soprano, alto, tenor, bass) over & over to her family until she had learned them. Since work is also a religion to her, Miss Anderson considers this one of the most important experiences of her life. She could then sing high C like a soprano...