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Choral will present a program of Brahms, Mendelssohn, Weelkes, Webb, and Vaughan Williams...
...York Philharmonic (Sun. 2:30 p.m., CBS). Mendelssohn's Elijah, sung by Desire Ligeti and the Westminster Choir...
...opening presentation of five pre-Bach works lacked clarity and precision, and tone quality was on the shaky side. They improved later in the program, but the zestful, well-disciplined Radcliffe group still stole the show. G. Wallace Woodworth led the chorus in a rather dull religious song by Mendelssohn, followed by Verdi's striking Laudi Alla Vergine Maria. Based on a section from Dante's Paradiso, the latter's style is far removed from the broadly lyrical writing of the most popular operas. There is a restraint here that makes its sacred quality all the more effective. The chorus...
Nowadays, practicing and performing take so much time that Michael has to get his schooling from a tutor. A cocky, self-assured lad, he has already learned 20 concertos, including what he calls "the standard box-office concertos"-Brahms, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky. He will soon get a chance to perform all of them. His parents are allowing him a limited number of engagements (24 this season), mostly with symphony orchestras. He likes playing in public. "Stage fright? What's that?" Does he like turning pro so young? "Oh, yes. I like going from city to city...
...B.S.O., now in its 71st year, will present a program including Variation on a Theme by Haydn, by Brahms. Symphony in A major, No. 4, "Italian," by Mendelssohn, and selections by Faure and Debussy...