Word: gregorians
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Monteverdi is a brilliant tactician; he bases just about all the Vespers music on the ancient traditon of Gregorian chant. Surely that will appeal to conservative church authorities. And he shows a dazzling musical variety in doing so; surely that will impress the musical world. And he intersperses the psalms and canticles with the very latest things, little concertos or motets for solo voices, displaying the fabulous virtuosity that the Mantuan singers, under Monteverdi's direction, were capable...
...Gregorian went on to praise Brown's student body and athletics program...
...Gregorian spoke on the University's current Title IX appeal to the Supreme Court...
...brown, red and gold, President Gregorian took the podium and began in his booming voice with thanks to the whole audience and the greater University. He recalled the days when Brown was made up of three professors and two tutors, exclaiming, "How far we have come! There are now 10,000 people in our community...
Addressing the character of the University, Gregorian emphasized the importance of choice and independence. He urged that Brown "work to ensure that innovation continues to be a priority." He added that the school's success has come because it has "taken risks while assuming responsibility...