Word: concerting
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...representative of the group may speak at the Glee Club concert in Sanders Theatre Saturday night. "We're really serious," Ives said. "It's the only way to save Harvard from the new architecture--Sterile and disconnected...
...THURSDAY NIGHT MOVIE (CBS, 9-11:15 p.m.). The Notorious Landlady, with Kim Novak and Jack Lemmon. Gilbert and Sullivan fans will enjoy the Pirates of Penzance band concert at the end of this film-about 10:50, to be safe...
...keep these restless creatures has never been a simple matter, and in recent years they have displayed a growing tendency to burst out of their gilded but confining cages. Wearied by the iron regimen and routine of orchestra life, front-rank instrumentalists have defected by the dozens to the concert circuit and university faculties. Money is not the issue. They are not looking for bigger paychecks; they want a richer musical life. How to satisfy this craving is one of the principal problems facing today's big orchestras...
Munch also found the concert an irresistible opportunity for resuscitating Symphony Hall's gilded plumbingvia the Symphony No.3 of Saint-Saens, the so-called Organ Symphony. Politely termed "eclectic" in content, the symphony's overall level of subtlety and sophistication is best revealed by the descending C-major scale, played ff by the organ, which brings the work to an appropriate close. The listener is always guaranteed a few nervous thrills; but Friday's performance offered far more. Munch focused the overextended first movement into several overwhelming climaxes, emphasized its contrasts, and even created, amazingly, a genuine air of tragedy...
Orchestral playing throughout the concert was of rare spirit and accomplishment. The Elgar, however, made clear that these aren't the Cleveland Orchestra strings in precision or tone. Munch's gestures were both beautiful and highly effective, though almost casual and spontaneous. It is a great pleasure to find dignity, grace, and conviction once again on the podium at Symphony Hall...