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...program. The presence of works by Byrd, Bach, and Milhaud is, of course, directly attributable to Doc's revolutionizing the scope of collegiate glee clubs. Serious music of this sort, with difficulties for listeners as well as performers, is now an expected and fundamental part of any choral concert. Dufay's Gloria in Excelsis Deo was, for me, the high point of the evening. It pushes forward to the "Amen" with rhythmic ferocity--the strong beats of each phrase pile on top of one another, one tension is resolved by another, and the general excitement lasts even through the quieter...
Selections on the program include: Dufay's "Magnificent," Straviusky's "Peasant Songs." Schubert's "Valse Nobies." Maley's "Augus Nobies," and Randall Thompson's "Parantells...
...group of four French chansons of the fifteenth century sung by Dorothy Barnhouse with instrumental accompaniment. Miss Barnhouse is one of those exceptional vocalists who possesses at once an effortless style of delivery, a vibrant voice, and an unfailingly sensitive feeling for nuances. The songs, especially those of Dufay and Binchois, showed melodic writing of great beauty and poignancy...
...choir's record of 15th and 16th century music, some of which has been sung in Memorial Chapel, will be available soon. The ten-inch long-playing record made by Variety Records will feature works by the 15th century composer Dufay; which have never before been recorded. William F. Russel 6G, assistant conductor of the Glee Club, led the choir...
...final number of the evening calls for audience participation in a canon by Dufay called "In the Manner of Trumphets." Two trombones will play antiphonally while the audience will sing their respective voice parts as written on the program...