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Both choral groups sounded beautiful in this piece. The sopranos, especially, have an impressive, lyrical sound. Even the loudest sections were done musically, sounding solid and intense rather than percussive. And the concluding pianissimo section was sung, breathtakingly well. Unfortunately, the effect was ruined by an awful sound at the very end that turned out to be a sustained violin "harmonic" (a very high note in which the string, instead of being pressed down, is merely touched so that it vibrates in sections). It didn't work. The sound was squeaky, scratchy, and of questionable tonality--so bad that...
...Loudest for Oglesby...
...student half of the crowd saved its loudest applause for Carl Oglesby, the bearded, 30-year-old president of the Students for a Democratic Society. He was the only student among the speakers...
...dead" is not altogether atheistic. It implies that God once lived, and if he is no longer available to man, it is because man long ago chose to forsake God. This departure from God is evident in the widespread lack of morality. Those who denounce Dr. Altizer the loudest are generally those for whom God has long been dead. As a Christian, I praise your fair and impartial article on Dr. Altizer's theology...
...going on in Peru, Venezuela and Colombia, the warning did not seem out of order. It also served as a sharp reminder that, despite U.S. pleas, the nations of Latin America have not yet put together a permanent body to cope with attempted Communist takeovers. Many of the loudest complainers last week were those who turn tail fastest every time the U.S. suggests such a force, which would make unilateral U.S. intervention unnecessary...