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...Paine Hall, where the Bach Society Orchestra presented its first concert of the season. Only after the orchestra slept through its own performances of Bach's Suite for Orchestra No. 2 and Mozart's Symphony No. 33 did it display any enthusiasm or care for detail; then conductor Greg Biss led a more inspired performance of Schubert's Symphony No. 3 in D major...
...responsibility for the oppressive uniformity of the Bach rests more with Mr. Biss. Perhaps because of the inexperience of his players or the limitations of his soloist, he chose indifferent tempi for every movement. He took the second, for example, too slow for bounce and too fast for grace; the music just ambled along like an elephant. He also failed to provide variety in the orchestral dynamics to compensate for the restricted possibilities of the flute; most of the time, the notes did not seem to flow in any direction. Only in the fifth movement did the waters of dullness...
...Gregory Biss, who will conduct the BSO for its next two seasons, introduced himself in a solid, accurate performance of Haydn's Symphony No. 86 in D. Granted that the Haydn offers little latitude for a conductor's virtuosity, Biss's version was singularly unexciting. He made every important cue, handled all the details of podium performance with more polish than one expects of a novice students conductor; unfortunately, the sound lacked a matching professionalism. For example, the dynamics of the first and third movements ventured little beyond mezzo forte and forte; throughout, there was hardly any of the nuance...
Gregory R. Biss '64 of Adams House and Dekalb, III, has been named conductor of the Bach Society Orchestra for the season beginning next fall...
Currently on leave to study at Mannes College of Music in New York City, Biss will apear as guest conductor at the orchestra's final concert of this season on May 3. He will assist Bentley R. Layton 63, the orchestra's present conductor...