Word: conductors
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Edward Heath, former British Prime Minister and now a conductor of the European Community Youth Orchestra, when asked to compare his two careers: "At least the conductor and the orchestra are trying to reach the same destination, which isn't always the case in politics...
DIED. Carlos Chavez, 79, foremost Mexican composer and conductor; of a heart ailment; in Mexico City, Chavez began by writing folk-tinged compositions (the ballet HP in 1926) and gradually embraced romanticism (Sinfoma Romantica...
...Conductor Royston Nash keeps things moving along smoothly. At the opening performance there were a few ragged moments in the orchestra, but this was inevitable since apparently only the concertmaster and one trumpeter came with the company, the rest being recruited locally...
DIED. Willem Van Otterloo, 70, longtime no-nonsense conductor of The Hague Philharmonic Orchestra; in a car accident in Melbourne, Australia. Noted for his unsentimental interpretations of latter-day romantics like Bruckner, Van Otterloo led the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra from 1965 to 1971, and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra from...
Centennial +3: Celebration of the 103rd Summer Session. Features music, dance, drama and refreshments. All afternoon, Harvard Yard. Free. Concert: Harvard Glee Club. Winds up Centennial +3 celebration. Final appearance of F. John Adams as conductor. 7 p.m., Sanders Theater. Free...