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...following is a review of the performance of Brahm's German Requiem given yesterday at Symphony Hall by the Harvard Glee Club and the Radcliffe Choral Society under the direction of M. Koussevitsky. The final performance of the Requiem will take place tonight at 8.15 o'clock in Symphony Hall...
With the performance of the Brahms' Requiem yesterday afternoon, the Harvard Glee Club and Radcliffe Choral Society have added another triumph to their already long series of successes. Under the direction of M. Koussevitsky, the 300 singers and picked members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra gave a rendition of the Requiem which compares most favorably with the performance last year, and may well serve as a mark toward which to aim in the future...
...justice to a work of this sort, is a task which might well prove a stumbling block to a choral society made up of especially trained voices. Yet the Radcliffe Choral Society and the Harvard Glee Club showed themselves fully equal to the occasion...
...between certain voices and the orchestra, there was no blurring of the melody. From the most delicate pianissimo to a stirring fortissimo, from the richest chords to the most varied countempointing, every voice came out with a clear, sustained sweet quality rarely if ever found in any other college choral societies. Great praise must be given to Mr. G. W. Woodworth, who trained both clubs in the absence of Dr. Davison, for the admirable work he has done...
...meeting for the same purpose will be held Wednesday evening, March 25. Both are special meetings in a series accompanying the Graduate School of Education courses in the Teaching of Music. They are designed especially for those who intend to hear the performance of the "Requiem" by the Radcliffe Choral Society and the Harvard Glee Club with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Mr. Koussevitsky, on March 28. They are, however, open to all those interested in enlarging their understanding and enjoyment of the "Requiem". Copies of the entire work will also be provided for all present...