Word: choruses
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Radcliffe Choral Society will give a joint concert for the benefit of the Radcliffe Choral Society Scholarships in Sanders Theatre this evening at 8.15 o'clock. The program will include selections from the Madrigals, from 19th century composers and from modern Russian church music. In addition a special chorus will render three songs by the French composer Debussy that have never before been given in this country, except at the recent Lowell Institute lectures by Dr. A. T. Davison...
...usual manner; Miss Follies as "the daughter of the regiment" is dainty and sings prettily; and Miss Odell does an excellent bit of acting in the bazaar scene. Although the comedians--Messrs. Monroe, Judels and Edwards--are persevering and fairly amusing, their lines are not too humorous. The chorus, frequently prominent, is unusually good, particularly in the male element, while the orchestra is more than adequate...
...University Glee Club will give its second concert of the season in Symphony Hall May 3, when they will assist the Cecelia Society, a mixed chorus of 150 voices, in a concert to be given for the benefit of the American Red Cross. Many University men are interested in this undertaking, as Chalmers D. Clifton '12 is the conductor of the Society's chorus, and Henry L. Mason '88, president of the Society, has suggested to Allston Burr '89, the head of the Red Cross Society in Boston, that the entire proceeds of the concert be turned over to this...
...this student chorus suffers in comparison with adult choruses only in qualities which cannot possibly be a fair basis of comparison between students and adults; while in several qualities, such as accuracy of pitch, time and shading, it considerably surpasses many adult choruses...
...Davison should feel, as the individual members of his chorus should feel, the greatest satisfaction at the success of this courageous undertaking. Still more praise is due to Dr. Davison for the planning and execution of the details of training so large a body of students in work of so serious a character. But by far the greatest, worthiest and most dashing effect of the task and its achievement must be that of inevitably broadening and intensifying musical interest and understanding in the minds of the participants themselves. And this undoubtedly means more to Dr. Davison than everything else...