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...Pierian Sodality of 1808 at the group's election meeting last week. Other officers elected by the society, which is the governing body of the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra, were Stuart Cope '57, vice-president, and Edward J. Rolde '57, treasurer. The new executive board has chosen Edwin H. Greenebaum '53 as manager...
...spirited performance of Bach's Suite #3 opened the second season of the Bach Society Orchestra Sunday night. started last year by the zeal of conductor Michael Greenebaum '55 and the sponsoring Harvard-Radcliffe Music Club, the orchestra's first function has been to present Bach's cantatas, suites, and concerti in capable performances. On Sunday night guest conductor Landon Young '58 successfully avoided the two major pitfalls which face the conductor of Bach: the performance was neither Romantic nor pedantic in approach, although it did lack polish...
Another equally important function of the orchestra is the presentation of modern and often local compositions. Under Greenebaum's direction the orchestra gave a taut, electrifying performance of Howard Swanson's Short Symphony. Swanson has written a difficult, powerful work of almost flaming intensity, within a compact three movement structure. One of his favorite effect is to bring the orchestra in a slow cresendo to a fortissimo, then follow immediately with a quiet passage in the winds, without ever abandoning his driving tension. The orchestra was exciting tonally and always under Greenebaumn's tight control...
...performance of Bach's Cantata N. 21 relied heavily on sheer volume to make its effect, but did great credit to the leadership of conductor Michael Greenebaum. From an organizational standpoint alone, the cantata is a huge undertaking; Greenebaum succeeded in offering both a well-rehearsed ensemble and a measure of interpretive continuity. He was especially fortunate in soprano soloist Jean Lunn. To her customary refinement of diction and gifted insight into the music as a whole. But her singing and a few instrumental solos were the only high spots. The chorus sang with colorless tone and indifferent diction most...
...Greenebaum concluded the concert with Haydn's great 'London' Symphony in D. It is to his everlasting credit that he observed Haydn's indicated repeats in the outside movements--a rarity in these days of money-minded record companies and clock-minded union officials. The musicians performed with unsophisticated dash and hearty vigor, which would have marred Mozart but was just right here. Haydn would have been pleased...