Word: choruses
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Franklin Roosevelt hopped out of his car with Governor Lehman in tow, planted himself and the Governor in the centre of the chorus, perched Legion caps on both their heads, added his rich baritone to a rendition of There's A Long, Long Trail while photographers' flash bulbs winked...
...work of the Tercentenary chorus, manned by undergraduates and graduate members of the Glee Club, and assisted by the Radcliffe chorus was also praised, as well as the performance of the Boston String Quarter who played compositions of Harvard graduates in three concerts of chamber music...
From concerts by the Boston Symphony under Dr. Koussevitzky to those by the Works Project Administration's Orchestra, and from Bach's St. Matthew Passion as sung by the Glee Club to "Little Buttercup" as sung by the same chorus, Harvard offers a host of opportunities in the field of music. Not only does the University benefit from the artistic life in its own community but it also profits immeasurably from the numerous contacts with musical activities in Boston...
...recordings on which the late great Leon Bismarck ("Bix") Beiderbecke plays trumpet with such bands as Whiteman's and Goldkette's is that Victor has. wherever possible, made the records from masters not originally used. Like most great jazz musicians, "Bix'' seldom played the same chorus the same way twice...
Last official event of the Tercentenary is the Third Concert by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, assisted by a Harvard and Radcliffe Chorus, at 9 o'clock...