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Elected were: Donald N. Bach, of Eliot House, government; Gregory W. Brumfiel, of Leverett House, mathematics; Patrick A. Curtin, of Kirkland House, biology; John D. Fay, of Lowell House, mathematics; Donald E. Gerson, of Eliot House, anthropology: Alan Gilbert, of Kirkland House, social studies; David M. Gordon, of Adams House, social studies; and James M. Herzog, of Quincy House, social relations...
...specially assembled chamber orchestra of his very own, unlimited rehearsal time and, most important, a program of his own choice. The result was a treat worth the waiting. In five concerts at Manhattan's Philharmonic Hall this month, with the accent on works of "special interest" from Bach to Berg, Scherchen displayed an attack that was clean, intense and boldly original. He braked tempos to the creeping point, intertwining each contrapuntal strand with meticulous care, then revved up the fast movements until the musicians were fairly bouncing off their chairs. To critics' charges that some interpretations were flawed...
...BACH...
...with an occasional "papa-da, chin-chin" or "waap" tossed in for special accents. While the revved-up tempo calls for a certain amount of vocal gymnastics, they stick faithfully to the score and never improvise. In fact, their allegiance is much more to Bach than it is to jazz. Their approach is restrained, respectful, and marked by finely honed precision and musicianship...
...Bach Outswung. The eight Swingle Singers, currently on their first tour of the U.S., are all classically trained musicians. All are French, except their leader, Ward Swingle, 37, who is a native of Mobile, Ala. A graduate of Cincinnati's College Conservatory of Music, Swingle went to Paris in 1951 on a Fulbright scholarship to study piano, and eventually settled there. To pick up pocket money, he sang the "do-wa" backgrounds for pop singers in various Paris recording studios. As an escape on weekends, he recruited the best singers from the studio vocal groups to have...