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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...some winners of the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra's yearly concerto competition, practicing for the contest has been a nervewracking ordeal, and victory has been cause for rejoicing...

Author: By James E. Schwartz, | Title: A Romantic Interlude | 3/4/1988 | See Source »

...took first place in her native Taiwan's national piano competition, the Los Angeles resident has put together an extraordinary string of musical accolades: soloing with the Taipei Municipal Symphony orchestra, playing with the Los Angeles Philharmonic 10 times, and winning a spate of competitions, including the concerto contest at the Manhattan School of Music, where she spent a year before coming to Harvard...

Author: By James E. Schwartz, | Title: A Romantic Interlude | 3/4/1988 | See Source »

Playing for higher stakes in this weekend's match-up, the sharpshooters from St. Lawrence and Princeton are preparing for what should be a high-scoring contest to decide which team will qualify for the ECAC's Final Four...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SLU Saints Seek to Crucify Princeton Tigers | 3/4/1988 | See Source »

Pachon said that if the presidential contest this year is a close one, Hispanics could gain more power by controlling swing votes in California, Texas, and Florida. But certain structural problems could prevent the community from fulfilling its possible role in the election, Pachon said...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Hispanic Vote Assessed at IOP | 3/3/1988 | See Source »

Analysts dismissed the Vermont and Maine elections as "beauty contest" primaries. Vermont's national convention delegates will not be apportioned until next month in party caucuses, and the candidates have practically ignored the state to concentrate on the South. The primary took place on Town Meeting Day, when Vermont's 328,466 voters also decided town budgets, road repairs and a host of other local issues...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Bush, Dukakis Win Vermont Primary | 3/2/1988 | See Source »

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