Word: concertizing
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of Johauncs Brahms' death, his "A German Requiem" will highlight the pension concert. Serge Koussevitsky will conduct the orchestra and chorus in the well-known work, which will feature James Pease and Frances Yeend in the baritono and zoprano roles...
...Glee Club last performed the requiem with the Vassey chorus, in the closing concert of the spring trip on April...
...concert reached a terrific climax with the coming of Billie Holiday dressed in a dazzling evening gown. Each time after her thin, vibrato-less voice had gone through its intense phrasing of a gaunt little tune like "Good Morning Heartache" the crowd clapped ardently and stamped their feel. Finally she did a simple, stark presentation of "Strange Fruit," which carried more punch than Lillian Smith's novel, and then she disappeared despite her howling admirers. They stamped, and shricked, and ranted, and raved. Finally Louis, anxious to get on with the show, said, "Take it easy, she's just gone...
...premier performance of "Variations for Piano and Orchestra," by Nicholas Van Slyck '45 1G, winner of the Pierian Sodality's contest for an original student work, will be featured in a concert by the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra in Sanders Theatre Wednesday...
Phyllis H. Botner '50; Maxwell M. Harvey '44; Noel D. Loe '46; Robert F. Miller '45; and Edward C. Troupin '46 will be featured performers at the concert...