Word: concerting
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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While brickbats were still being hurled at the Chicago City Opera (see above) an occasion arose this week for critics to give honest praise to a Chicago musical venture. Its Woman's Symphony Orchestra was about to give a concert to celebrate its tenth-Anniversary season. It could rightfully command respect for performances that beg no indulgence because the players are female...
Sibelius was so besieged by well-wishers last week that he had his telephone disconnected. He went into Helsinki for his birthday concert attended by 8,000 adoring Finns and the Premiers of Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Norway. His surprise of the week came when he heard the result of the New York Philharmonic's recent radio poll. Sibelius attracted little attention when he visited the U. S. in 1914. Today U. S. music-lovers have voted him the most popular of all living composers...
...Harvard Glee Club will give its annual Christmas concert at the Harvard Club on Sunday at 4 o'clock. The first half of the program, consisting entirely of Christmas carols will be sung by the 80 members of the Club form the gallery of the great dining hall, accompanied by the organ. The second half, made up of more varied songs, will be done from the main floor of the hall...
Featuring Leonard Bernstein '39 as piano soloist, the Pierian Sodality will present the third concert of its current season on Sunday evening at Longwood Towers under the direction of Malcolm H. Holmes...
...Choir number 30 voices, while the Choral Society will use about 60 of its members for this concert. Archibald T. Davison, Professor of Choral Music, will open the Service with two organ preludes, The Prelude in G Minor by Bach, and Dandel's Pastoral Symphony, and will close with the Dallelujah Chorus. He will also direct the choirs...