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Died. Archibald Thompson ("Doc") Davison, 77, small, spry conductor of the famed Harvard Glee Club from 1912 to 1933, who sounded a serious note throughout the collegiate musical world by substituting Mendelssohn for Mrs. Casey's Boarding House in the club's repertory, led the troupe on a European tour in 1921 and in 35 concerts with the Boston Symphony; of uremia; in Brant Rock, Mass...
...first realized his ideal with the Harvard Glee Club. When the group asked him to be their "coach" in 1912, it was tied to the Banjo and Mandolin Clubs, with whom they performed "Mrs. Casey's Boarding House" and "The Bulldog on the Bank," reflecting the ribald good-fellowism and narrow exclusiveness of the time...
...important point about his famous transformation of the Glee Club is that he did not accomplish it by dictating repertoire or purging those who opposed him. "Doc," as he soon came to be called, felt college men were intelligent enough to have good judgement but had taste plastic enough to be molded. He first improved the quality of the Club's singing, and then persuaded them to try some classical pieces in rehearsal. The first, Mendelssohn's The Huntsman's Farewell, appealed to them so strongly that they agreed to sing it in St. Louis in 1915 before a surprised...
...Wallace Woodworth '24, James Edward Ditson Professor of Music, and Elliot Forbes '40, professor of Music and director of the Glee Club--both successors of Davison--will direct the music...
...service for Davison, who led the revival of serious classics in American choral music, will be conducted by Samuel H. Miller, Dean of the Faculty of Divinity. Davison taught Music 1 and advanced courses in addition to directing the Glee Club, the University Choir, and the Radcliffe Choral Society...