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...Well, a unique opportunity for expanding those cultural horizons will be on the Boston musical scene during October 24-30, as the International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM) holds its annual World Music Festival at the New England Conservatory. Through the efforts of composer and former NEC director Gunther Schuller, the festival, never before held in the United States, will involve 13 concerts of chamber and orchestral music by composers from 29 countries...
...annual festival. (The United States, due to the dearth of government subsidies for the arts, has traditionally been at a disadvantage because of the lack of guaranteed funds.) Then, the member nations select compositions from their countries and submit them to the international jury, which includes contemporary music luminaries Gunther Schuller, Elliott Carter, Jacques Guyonnet, David Drew, and Marlos Nobre. A special effort was made this year to provide a broad cross-section of trends and countries; every member nation is represented by compositions except Iceland. Most of the works have been composed within the past five years, and none...
...John Gunther once noted that in Hong Kong, the Chinese, after observing how the English groaned and sweated, how gruff and red they grew on the court, mildly inquired why they did not hire coolies to play their tennis for them. Much the same sort of observation might be made about the psychological stresses of mixed doubles for many couples. Indeed, the mystery is, in view of the possible pain, why so many people want to play mixed doubles at all. One reason, masquerading under the jargon of togetherness, is a persistent yearning for a shared skill, for a kind...
Some legal experts believe that the press's desire for a total ban on gags is unreasonable. Stanford Constitutionalist Gerald Gunther says the claim that press freedom "is the one absolute right in the Constitution is absolute nonsense." Former Solicitor General Erwin Griswold, who advised Nebraska officials for their Supreme Court appearance, argues with some persuasion that the mounting need for gags is an inevitable "albatross the press carries around its neck because of its steadily increasing visual impact and immediacy." New York Times Attorney Floyd Abrams sought to rebut this contention before the Justices by citing the trials...
...integration of Boston schools and the Chicago police force-they remain convinced that the judges have little choice about enforcing the law. "Judges like Johnson are reluctant to take on administrative activities because it involves them in detailed guidelines that require special expertise," says Stanford's Gerald Gunther. "But if Johnson is criticized for becoming an administrator, it is the lesson he was taught by a recalcitrant Governor Wallace in the school segregation cases." Where there is political reluctance to act, adds Yale's Thomas Emerson, "the court is the conscience of the community, enforcing its ideals." Prisons...