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...Boston Symphony (Sat. 8:30 p.m., NBC). Harvard Glee Club and Radcliffe Choral Society. Conductor: Charles Munch. Philadelphia Orchestra (Sun. 12:30 p.m., CBS). Selections from Wagner and Sibelius. Conductor: Eugene Ormandy...
...Glee Club presented Charles Munch, conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, with its medal for "outstanding contributions in the field of choral music, during a private ceremony at Symphony Hall last Saturday night...
Halfway through the second and final rehearsal, Munch was obviously rattled. The soloists were giving him trouble and he feared he would not even get to the choral parts. The Koussevitzky self-confidence was missing. Much slowly turned to the orchestra. "You know," he said, "I never get nervous," Then, raising his hands to his head, he added in a loud, quavering voice, "But when I am nervous...
...concert was not overly successful. Ever since, Munch has limited the size of the chorus to a comfortable, controllable 150 members. He has used such a chorus much more frequently, however, than Koussevitzky ever used the larger group. Eleven joint concerts have been scheduled for this year and ten were given last year...
...Glee Club and Choral society given their 100th performance with the Boston Symphony tomorrow night they can look back on a proud record and look forward to maintaining high standards of choral singing. As Munch said last week...