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What captured Sanders was an evening of Russian songs sung with great dash, accuracy, and humor under the direction of Denis Mickiewiez. The chorus sang liturgical music, including a magnificent chant from the Kievo-Pechersky Monastery. It sang selections from Russian operas, familiar folk tunes (Metelitsa, Kalinka) and unfamiliar folk tunes. Indeed, it seemd as if the chorus could do anything. Its tenors ascended with assurance and clarity to the C above middle C; its basses descended at least to the C below the staff. The great variety in voice timbres added interest to the solos, sung by nearly...

Author: By Joel E. Cohen, | Title: Yale Russian Chorus | 3/2/1964 | See Source »

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