Word: corley
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...Concerto No. 1, Ravel's "Le Tombeau de Couperin," and Stravinsky's Symphony in Three Movements contains an ample selection of hexes for orchestral musicians. The Berlioz was a failure, but this shaggy, distorted reading can be set aside (though not excused). Neither the orchestra nor guest conductor John Corley was ready to bandle such a wildly gyrating piece, and with a little spiritless effort they got it out of the way. Mr. Corley had obviously cultivated a style better suited to the three remaining works--a straightforward approach that concentrates on accuracy, balance, and ensemble. In any case...
Both pieces require agile playing and close attention to detail (the Stravinsky also demands strong nerves). Mr. Corley's emphasis on discipline paid off, and the orchestra was thoroughly successful on its own! Despite attacks of imprecision, the strings and winds together were able to spin out Ravel's beautiful net of sound. In the Stravinsky, the orchestra avoided most of the hazards and played most of the notes where they lay. Stravinsky did the rest...
Everyone hopes that after this performance there will be a marked turn in the H.R.O.'s fortunes. But no matter what comes of it, Mr. Kalam, Mr. Corley, and company deserved sustained cheers and applause. It is disappointing that more people were not there to lend a hand...
...months, Alabama's George Corley Wallace kept insisting that he would stay out of this year's presidential race if either major party nominated a man satisfactory to him. As the Montgomery Advertiser dryly noted, however, the U.S. has not produced such a man since John C. Calhoun, the champion of Nullification and states' rights, who "unfortunately has not been available since 1850." Bowing to the inevitable, Wallace flew up to Washington, D.C., last week to announce at a press conference that he will run for the job himself under the banner of his recently formed American...
More serious, Mr. Moss disputes the judgment of the judges. I felt they were extremely well qualified: Dr. Yannatos and Mr. Corley are experienced conductors, and pianist Luis Vosgerchian, though carrying a heavy teaching load here as Lecturer in Music, has yet maintained an impressive reputation. He hints that they were prejudiced against "works too difficult for the HRO" or "large Romantic concertos in general," neither of which is the case at all, as a glance at our programs for the past few seasons will reveal. David O. Lehman President Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra