Word: choraler
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...Heart of the Matter. Graham Greene's novel, a passionate choral on the themes of sin and salvation, is rearranged into something more like Mad Dogs and Englishmen; Trevor Howard and Maria Schell are superb as the lovers (TIME...
...minute work used as its text none of Kierkegaard's intricate philosophizing, but some simple and often beautiful prayers which Composer Barber culled from the preacher's writings. The work begins with plain chant, moves on to orchestral fortissimos. a restrained soprano solo, joyous choral passages and occasional Dies Irae trumpet blasts. But the overall effect is quiet, without either the sweetness or the grandeur expected of religious music. It is clean rather than austere. But at its best, the music matches the tender earnestness of the prayers' poetry...
...annual Christmas Carol services of the Harvard University Choir and the Radcliffe Choral Society will be presented today...
Sixteen hundred 'Cliffe alumnae are expected to attend the Sanders ceremonies, which are part of a two-day celebration of the college's 75th anniversary. Other events, planned to give alumnae a re-introduction to Radcliffe, include exhibitions, tours, and a Radcliffe Choral Society Harvard Glee Club concert tonight...
...others: Fedora, Madame Sans-Gene). The opera's melodies may sing a little too much like Verdi's without Verdi's dramatic thrust; its flow may be as slippery as Wagner's without Wagner's soaring sense of continuity. But it has a ravishing choral addio (Act I), a roof-raising farewell duet, and cannily applause-getting arias for all of its principal singers...