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PROGRAM Magnificat in G Shutz The Childhood of Christ J. C. Bach The Messiah Handel...
...Childhood of Christ," by Johann Christoph Bach, featured four superb soloists backed up by a fine orchestra-chorus combination. Conductor Alfred Patterson obviously had his musicians well trained; the attacks were accurate and confident, and balance between singers and orchestra came pretty close to perfection. The outstanding soloist was tenor Oscar Henry, whose strong but subdued voice sounded good, despite the sore throat he had to combat...
There, parishioners found him a kindly, angular six-footer, who could play both Bach and boogie-woogie on the piano, and liked to give big coffee parties after church. He was also a man who could inspire faith whether in or out of the pulpit. Every Sunday before service, adults and children would flock to his classes at the church's school, and every Monday evening many would come back for more...
...Bach's Quintet in E flat for flute, oboe, violin, viola, and continuo concluded the program. The combination of woodwinds and strings resulted in some unique tonal effects, but the work itself seemed not worth the trouble...
Antonio Vivaldi had the misfortune of living at the same time as Bach and Handel: overshadowed by his contemporaries, he has never attained the popularity he deserves. Monday night's concert by the Cambridge Collegium Museum presented five examples of his many-sided talent--enough of a sample to make anyone want more...