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...varsity Dave Dooley, Tom Musliner, and Rich Kolombatovich will fence foils; Jon Kolb, Bob Damus, Dave Redmond, and Dan Morris, sabre; and Kent Britten, Jerry Keller, Bill Neaves, and Paul Mundie, epee...
...BRITTEN: YOUNG PERSON'S GUIDE TO THE ORCHESTRA (London) usually has a commentator to introduce the woodwinds, brass, strings and percussion. This performance without words, conducted by the composer, shows that the piece, with its inventive variations on a theme of Purcell's, is more than just a stunt. The virtuosos of the London Symphony Orchestra make the most of their uninterrupted chance to show off. For those who want a spoken explanation, there is also a new version by the Boston Pops, with Hugh Downs emceeing the instruments (RCA Victor...
...BRITTEN: STRING QUARTET NO. 2 (London). Written to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the death of Purcell, this quartet is an architectural tour de force, requiring four lone instruments to construct a stately musical monument. Britain's impressive Amadeus Quartet does the job with distinction...
...poll of delegates disclosed that 68% opposed holding another convention in Atlantic City. But to some thoughtful Democrats it seemed to have been an inspired choice. As Delegate Arthur Jones of Britten, S. Dak., put it: "Here we're mingling with the real people who make up America, who are going to decide the election...
...Britten finally brought East and West together last week in a 14th century Norman church near his home in Aldeburgh, a tiny (pop. 3,000) fishing village on the windswept east coast of England. The occasion was the 17th Aldeburgh Music Festival, where right from the start the main attraction has always been Townsman Britten. The premiere was just about to begin when a thunderstorm knocked out the electricity. When light was restored, Britten unfolded his hour-long opera, Curlew River, a moving parable patterned after an English medieval mystery play, but with strong No overtones in its echoes...