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Thursday, as degrees are conferred and video memories are made, the Commencement Choir will be conducted by Beverly Taylor for the last time. Many will express surprise and regret at the news that Ms. Taylor ("Bev" to her many singers) is soon to leave Harvard/Radcliffe. Others, who have observed the administrative indecision over contract negotiations during these past three years, must now accept the failure of their efforts to secure a long-term commitment from Harvard for this talented musician, patient teacher and outstanding person...
This fall, Bev will assume directorship of one of the nation's premiere academic choral programs, that of the University of Wisconsin, Madison. As one who has sung under Bev's direction in the Radcliffe Choral Society (RCS), Harvard/Radcliffe Chorus (HRC) and Harvard Summer Chorus, I have been given this opportunity to discuss her departure, in terms of both historical perspective and future impact...
Beverly Taylor arrived at Harvard/Radcliffe as Associate Director of Choral Activities in the fall of 1978; her hiring coincided with that of Jameson Marvin, who was named Director. Responsibility for each of the Holden choruses would rest with one conductor; Bev was assigned to RCS, while Marvin was to lead the Harvard/Radcliffe Collegium Musicum and Harvard Glee Club. In addition to her duties with RCS, Bev established HRC, a now-thriving chorus of 200 voices drawn from Harvard and the larger community, which brings student musicians into contact with more experienced performers...
...closing, I wish Bev Taylor the best of luck. She has landed one of the premiere academic positions in the nation. I hope that the university of Wisconsin treats her with the love, respect and proffssionalism that was so clearly missing at Harvard. Alan L. Rothschild Waltham...
...Bev and I have been following two paralleltracks for a while," he continued. "While we'veworked together on combined works, like the bigspring concert, or on auditions, and she conductedfor me when I took a leave of absence, I felt itwould be a good plan for me to conduct all threegroups...