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After an unsteady beginning, the Harvard Glee Club and Radcliffe Choral Society added another to their crowded collection of superb performances. The men, especially, did more than just sing notes correctly--presenting believable characterizations of demons, soldiers, and students...
...modern orchestration." In Mephisto's sardonic serenade, for instance, plucked strings serve as a monstrous guitar-like accompaniment; in the Ride to the Abyss, woodwinds croak like vultures and wild hoofbeats run through the strings. But the Damnation of Faust is not a mere succession of orchestral and choral "effects." Besides dramatic fireworks, it contains pages of melodic beauty--like Marguerite's Romance--that place it among the most inspired works of the Romantic period...
...former pupil of Davison, Woodworth has said that he first got his interest in music from his instructor. "It was the powerful magnetism of Dr. Davison which attracted me towards music all through my undergraduate years," Woodworth commented. He became Choral Instructor at Radcliffe immediately after his graduation...
Professor Randall Thompson said yesterday he was glad Woodworth had agreed to take over the course. He called the choral instructor the logical successor to Davison. Thompson felt that although the new lecturer would probably change the course externally, he would retain its basic aims...
Dubois: The Seven Last Words of Christ (Boston Chorale, organ and soloists conducted by Willis Page; Cook). A major effort by a minor 19th century composer. The disk is notable chiefly for its remarkable sound reproduction, some stirring choral singing, and the beautiful soprano voice of Margo Stagliano. Available in binaural recording...