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Following a decision by the Undergraduate Council two weeks ago to hire a council member as a disc jockey for the Yale-game tailgate party, the council's Student Affairs Committee voted last night in favor of a new conflict of interest resolution...
...Very few of the people calling in have Southern accents," says country station WBCS's daytime disc jockey, Carolyn Kruse. "Most have very heavy Boston accents...
...London disc also features a recording of Shostakovich's Piano Concerto No. 1, with Ronald Brautigam at the piano and Peter Masseurs supplying the trumpet solo work. The piece resembles Shostakovich's other concertos for violin and cello in that conventional devices of the Germanic school are used for delirious swells and placid falls, with the addition of unexpected minor chord modulations that open up new possibilities for the instrument. Those who see Shostakovich as a throwback to the Romantics should not underestimate the importance of his original variations on timetested themes...
...last piece on the disc is the widelyknown "Tahiti Trot," based on the popular Vincent Youman tune "Tea for Two." As the story goes, Shostakvich orchestrated the theme in 40 minutes after a challenge by a friend. Chintz turns into schmaltz at this point; the listener is treated to a seemingly endless (actually only three-minute-33-second) passing of the mindless theme from section to section. The best advice here is to listen for the melding of one texture into the next. Shostakovich manages to keep within the same balance of bass and treble parts, though he sometimes bursts...
...anyone seeking an excursion into early "classical jazz", this disc may merit a side trip. Chailly's direction is faultless but for a few absences of "oomph." However, concentrated study may best be confined to those who felt the influences most at home--Copland, Gould and, later, Bernstein make excellent examples...