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...Harvard Glee Club is not an organization whose activities are surrounded by a fanfare of publicity; and perhaps because of this, as well as a decreasing interest in choral music generally, its most recent concerts have not received the popular attention which they deserve. Under the inspiring leadership of first Dr. Davison and now Mr. Woodworth, a progressive and vigorous policy has boon pursued which is reflected in the highly interesting program which the Glee Club is presenting with the Radcliffe Choral Society next Tuesday evening at Sanders Theatre...
This work was commissioned by the League of Composers and was originally inspired by the painting of the same name which now hangs in the Worcester Art Museum. Its text, taken from Isaiah, is divided into seven part--each of which is superbly effective through the sheer application of choral tools, without resort to vocal trickery for more dramatic results. It is a significant and welcome addition to a field of music which is too often passed by on the other side...
Combining with the Radcliffe Choral Group, the Glee Club will take part in the main Tercentenary Ceremonies in the Yard on the morning of September 18, under the direction of Dr. Archibald T. Davidson, professor of Music...
...sort of thing. On occasional instances the Wellesley Glee Club has been merged with Harvard's but this has been merely a temporary stop-gap and has but served to what the desire for some means of injecting life and a high register into the booming basses of our choral organization. However the problem seems to have been solved. some decision must have been reached, although it smacks to us strongly of coercion. We leave it up to the reader to pass judgment. The cause for our concern is to wit, a notice issued to the Glee Club which reads...
...well known that the participants in both the Glee Club and the Choral Society are enthusiastic about the work of their organizations and the selections which they render. Despite this enthusiasm, however, the voices conveyed no impression of enjoyment or spirit barely restrained to the requirements of the compositions. The impression is rather one of a well-drilled group, not particularly carried away with the compositions which they perform. Technique there is an abundance, but the glee which might be expected of a music loving Glee Club is lacking...