Word: concertizing
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...musical world went heavily down "for ever having my name connected with such a musical aspirant. My first, greatest and unconquerable difficulty with Margaret's voice was simply keeping her on key. There simply was not enough of everything-or of anything to make her really a concert or light-opera singer. She failed because she had no gift for self-criticism...
...Music Man. All the wonderful brass and blare of a band concert on the town green...
...first time this annual concert will be given by the Choir instead of the Glee Club and the Radcliffe Choral Society. Formerly only members of the Glee Club composed the choir, but tryouts this year were opened to all students of Harvard and Radcliffe...
...orchestra, led by John Harbison in the Bach and in Mozart's 18th Symphony in F major, has made an immense improvement over its first concert earlier this year. The tone, although still tentative-sounding, is more unified and much warmer, and the intonation is better. There is room for more variety in dynamics and a little more grace and awareness of details which would have especially added charm to the Mozart. Harbison's readings are entirely straightforward, concentrating on a good sound rather than interpretive depth; but the notes were, for the most part, well played...
...Elliot Forbes, conductor of the Glee Club and Choral Society, conducted a group of Christmas pieces, including a large group of modern works, and ending with three carols by Peter Warlock, whose orchestration sounded like something out of Hollywood. But they were an effective finish to a very enjoyable concert, and sent the audience home cheerful and happy...