Word: concerte
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...lordly violin and its less illustrious relatives in the string family are in trouble. As today's concert halls grow more cavernous, it becomes increasingly difficult for a solo violinist to project his sound above a thundering orchestra and out to the most distant seats. And even if he does, many stereo hi-fi addicts contend that the sound is only a pale echo of the "electronically enhanced" concertos that they can conjure up in their living rooms...
...time, she abides not. If she isn't at home, she is likely to be found with her four-year-old daughter at Hamburger Hamlet or at the Los Angeles Zoo or at a local art gallery. Her night on the town is the Bolshoi or a concert at the Hollywood Bowl...
...excellent group of soloists and a nicely balanced program made the second concert of the Bach Society Orchestra even more successful than the first. Mozart's Bassoon Concerto, which opened the concert, was a delight. Soloist Jackson Bryce's tone was full and rich from the bottom to the top of his range, his phrasing graceful, and his technical control impressive. He played the romantic cadenzas pensively, entrancing the audience. Conductor Daniel Hathaway controlled the orchestra tightly, following Bryce's phrasing and balancing him nicely...
...last Friday's concert, the instrumentalists played well, notwithstanding a few problem in the brass section. But conductor Elliot Forbes' chorus was less effective, especially in the middle section. The Choral Society sounded like a boy's chorus -- appropriately innocent and light, but a little superficial in tone -- while the Glee Club overpowered the women and also many of the more delicate rhythms of the Schutz. Both choruses had good diction, however, and they sang better together than separately...
...these effects. Each dance, and especially the wierd waltz of the third scene, displayed its particular character. The winds and violins played especially well, while all the strings stayed in tune and produced a rich but transparent tone. My only disappointment was that the music was done in concert rather than as a ballet...