Word: davises
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According to Legal Aid President Davis R. Robinson, the new plan might increase membership from the present 38 to as many as 50 students. "It is primarily an attempt to strengthen the weak link of our summer program," Robinson said. "It will allow students to be elected to membership on...
A sturdily built, wavy-haired man with a Mozartean profile, Davis has about him an air of modesty that is all but unknown in his ego-happy profession. He disdains publicity, regards the rantings and ravings of fellow conductors as a bloody bore. "At the Met," he says, "they seem...
Odd Glimpses. Back in London such attributes have endeared Davis to the music fraternity, and he is universally praised as the finest conductor to come out of Britain in 30 years. He began as a clarinet player with the Glyndebourne Orchestra, moved to the Sadler's Wells Opera as...
Now 39, Davis lives in a modest century-old house in London with his Persian wife Shamsi and their two-month old son. In September, he will become musical director of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the youngest conductor ever appointed to the prestigious job. Not surprisingly, he scoffs at the...
The Neiman Foundation is seeking $1.2 million in new capital funds to match a similar amount given conditionally by the Ford Foundation. This added endowment will enable our program for journalists to be restored to its original strength, it is to be hoped, even augmented, and its effectiveness and influence...