Word: concerte
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Sousa marches and Harvard songs will make up the program of the first annual outdoor band concert on the steps of Widener tonight...
Oklahomans, who tend toward he-men as their politicians, have watched with interest as 138-lb. Willie Murray, a onetime concert pianist, grew to be a heavyweight in state politics. A year younger than the State of Oklahoma (which admits to 46), she met Johnston Murray at a Democratic state convention, has been a close political adviser ever since...
...last week with delighted reports of how Georgy Malenkov, Scourge of the Bourgeoisie, had attended a performance of Moliere's Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme-and had afterward treated some of the cast to candy and champagne. The U.S.S.R.'s famed Violinist David Oistrakh and Pianist Tatiana Nikolaieva recently concertized in Argentina, a Russian concert group is touring Canada, and the Soviet Ballet is preparing to open in Paris, its first appearance in Western Europe since World War II. And in London's Stoll Theater, a less-renowned Soviet dance group is on view: the Beryozka, one of Russia...
After Mozart's aerial melodies, the concert came heavily back to earth with Charles Loeffler's Canticle of the Sun. It resembles the sound track of a Disney True Life Adventure. Augmented by two harps, celesta, and piano, the orchestra plays swooping glissandos and tortured Puccini-like harmonies; the soprano soloist must remain throughout in a palpitating ecstasy totally incongruous with St. Francis' humble text. At least Canticle had the benefit of Janet Wheeler's lovely voice and inspired instrumental work under conductor Kalman Novak...
Mulligan's quartet took turns with George Shearing and Co. in a concert of new jazz, sponsored by Story ville's George Wein. And once more, Mulligan demonstrated that he has one of the most original minds in American popular music. Shearing, however, was disappointing. With a heavy swing beat pitched quite obviously at the crowd, he is no longer the exciting musician of a few years...