Word: chorused
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Both male and female choruses are uniformly excellent in their singing. Actually, only their slight confusion as to proper methods of chorus acting keep them from looking, as well as sounding, professional. The standout exceptions are Kent Neilson and Hugh Moffet who maintain expression and vitality all the way through. Gerry Caruthers, also keeps plugging, and a fine make up job has him looking like the most comic pirate since the days of the elder D'Oyly Carte. Among the girls, Phyllis Bodel wins chorus honors with her pert and enthusiastic performance...
...performance by a small chorus under Hewitt Pantalconi adhered admirably to this spirit. There was little difference in tempo between the movements; the dynamic modulations were of the most discreet and tasteful sort. The singers' pure tone and accurate intonation were not, as is often done, made ends in themselves thus necessitating an unbearably slow tempo. If anything, the tempo seemed at times rushed; yet this was a small price to pay for the clean delineation of interweaving vocal lines and logical enunciation of phrase patterns which resulted...
Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex (Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra & Chorus conducted by the composer; narrated by Librettist Jean Cocteau; Columbia). The famed Greek tragedy, telescoped by Cocteau into six scenes and sung in Latin with French narration. With its craggy outlines and dry orchestration, the score has a faddish sound (it was written 26 years ago), but there are moments of drama and fetching lyrical beauty. The voice parts are heavily emphasized, often obscure the orchestra...
...pray that the practice of certain local prep schools is equally abhorrent to the powers-of-change. Before each game, clucking masters herd the schoolboys--all of them--into a long line without the gates. They march to their seats, through the turnstiles, singing a lusty (sic) chorus of the old school song...
Flemish Choral Music (Ghent Oratorio Society conducted by Marcel de Pauw; Esoteric). Thirteen delicately tinted songs for chorus, and two guitar interludes, all glowing with Old World warmth The 104-voice chorus sings with charm and intimacy...