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This fall, Bev will assume directorship of one of the nation's premiere academic choral programs, that of the University of Wisconsin, Madison. As one who has sung under Bev's direction in the Radcliffe Choral Society (RCS), Harvard/Radcliffe Chorus (HRC) and Harvard Summer Chorus, I have been given this opportunity to discuss her departure, in terms of both historical perspective and future impact...
Beverly Taylor arrived at Harvard/Radcliffe as Associate Director of Choral Activities in the fall of 1978; her hiring coincided with that of Jameson Marvin, who was named Director. Responsibility for each of the Holden choruses would rest with one conductor; Bev was assigned to RCS, while Marvin was to lead the Harvard/Radcliffe Collegium Musicum and Harvard Glee Club. In addition to her duties with RCS, Bev established HRC, a now-thriving chorus of 200 voices drawn from Harvard and the larger community, which brings student musicians into contact with more experienced performers...
...understanding that Dr. Marvin became discontent with the existing structure of the choral program over time, and, three years ago, convinced Dean of Students Archie Epps to initiate changes that would bring all three Holden choruses under his directorship, ostensibly to allow him to prepare more joint works and to address a perceptual problem among a minority of RCS members - namely, that their status was lower in the eyes of incoming first-years because they were conducted by the Associate Director of Choral Activities...
...must respond to your article last Wednesday regarding the departure of Beverly Taylor, the director of the Radcliffe Choral Society, from the Harvard ranks ("Taylor is Replaced as Choral Director," News, May 24). The article, by Victoria E.M. Cain, ignores completely any positive work Ms. Taylor accomplished during her time there, and hints strongly that students and members of the extanded Harvard Community are happy to see her leave...
...circumstances surroundig Ms. Taylor's decision to leave include much bad management on the part of the University. Her latest contract renewal process was drawn out by the offices of Director of Choral Activities Jameson Marvin and Dean of Students Archie C. Epps III for over a year. During that time, Ms. Taylor's commitment didn't fail; her work for Harvard continued unabated, despite the fact that she was without a contract...