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During the summer of 1962 the members of the quintet--Gerald O. Grow '64, clarinet; Pamela Campbell '63, flute; Glenn Sproul '65, French horn; Carl Schlaikjer '61, oboe; and David Klauser '63, bassoon--took part in the HRO tour of Mexico...
...Radcliffe Orchestra this season were daring--chronologically, at least. They included works of Giannini, Kodaly, Hindemith, Bartok, Martin, and, on Friday's program, Charles Griffes and Alfredo Ginastera. But if one's scope extends to twentieth century musical ideas and materials, beyond mere rehashings of established techniques, then the HRO has been disturbingly conservative. On examination, most of the contemporary works the HRO has played have been, in style and spirit, pop-concert pablum--insipid and palatable. Almost invariably these works have been well-performed; but more than quality of performance, this community has a right to expect experimentation...
...past, the HRO has seemed willing to trade fewer professional performances like Friday's Dvorak for more real musical adventure than it has this year. One cannot say whether the reluctance to barter this year rests with Swoboda or the members of the orchestra, but one can hope that next year, Swoboda, having consolidated a fine orchestra, will lead it on to modern works that deserve its talents...
Possibly the House will find a partial one in music; it sends more personnel to the HRO than any other House; its notable music society celebrated Mozart's birthday with dinner music and dominates this year's Arts Festival...
...HRO had less than a week in which to rehearse the Beethoven; it is unfortunate that it chose a soloist who took just as long to learn her part...