Word: concerting
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...accident resulting in Mme. Samaroff's new engagement was a fall which tore a ligament in her left shoulder. A long series of concert engagements, including a White House musicale on Feb. 4, was canceled...
...first time in the history of musical criticism in the United States that a concert artist of Mme. Samaroff's rank and distinction has undertaken such work. As a rule, a successful concert career precludes the possibility of such an undertaking; and but for an accident Mme. Samaroff's many concert engagements would have taken her as far as the Pacific Coast during the next few months...
...This difficulty over the prize song is not a new one," Mr. Woodworth continued. "In 1921 Harvard protested the prize song on the ground of its musical inferiority. At that time there were only eight clubs competing and Harvard's withdrawal would have seriously prejudiced the success of the concert. Because of this Harvard agreed to compete, with the understanding that the prize song in the future have the approval of every contesting club. This understanding with reference to unanimous consent was incorporated in the rules and regulations of the Corporation...
Stanton who will lead the concert tomorrow night, has had wide experience in both choral and instrumental conducting. As a violinist, he has played under the batons of Mr. Serge Koussevitsky, conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and Mr. Agide Jacchia. He has shown the experience and skill to evoke the greatest powers from his players...
...Orchestra contains several soloists of exceptional ability this season. Eight of the ten first violinists have acted as concert masters in other orchestras and many of them are engaged now in semi-professional work in Boston...