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...composers, and a committee made up of members of the Society and members of the Music Department narrowed the field down to 15 pieces by 12 composers. Last night's concert was devoted generally to chamber and orchestral works, while next Sunday night's presentation will feature choral and more chamber works...
Crowds overflowed the opera house for all three of "Papa" Monteux's final concerts. His swan song was the same great work with which he has closed his 16 previous seasons: Beethoven's choral symphony (No. 9). At the end, the audience gave the four soloists a polite round. When the old (77) conductor started to trudge offstage, he was recalled for ten minutes of shrieking and hysterical cheers. Papa Monteux finally waved them into quiet, then found that all he could say was: "Thank you ... I will not say goodbye, but au revoir...
...traditional Easter concert with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Harvard Glee Club and Radcliffe Choral Society combined forces to sing Bach's St. John's Passion, under the direction of Charles Munch...
Handel was above all a choral composer, and the extensive passages for chorus in Semele require a first-rank ensemble with clear texture and plenty of volume. The Lowell Musical Society was very fortunate to have the services of Hewitt Pantaleoni '52, an industrious, capable chorus director. The group sounded nearly perfect in unison, as well as in the tricky polyphonic sections. There was precision and grace here not always found even in professional groups...
...Music have attracted top men and large audiences. Adams House Musical Society, known for its fine performance of "Gypsy Baron" last year, is holding a Harvard Composers Contest this spring. About 60 entries are in already, from which 15 will be performed by the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra and combined choral groups in two concerts this spring...