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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...excitement in his tenor voice for some fine control and smoothness. The former commodity is indispensable, however, in "Every valley shall be exalted," a pretty momentous prediction, after all. Few people expect to be disappointed in Paul Tibbetts; too many had reason to regret his lack of warmth last night. Katherine Griffith, the soprano, who stepped in at the last minute, overcame her handicap with credit in "I know that my redeemer liveth...

Author: By Herbert P. Gleason, | Title: The Messiah | 12/8/1949 | See Source »

...this doesn't mean that there weren't some notable high points in last night's performance. Anyone familiar with the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra in previous years must have been amazed at their competence. Enough strings have finally been found and their quality could only astound in the Pastoral Symphony. Except for some weakness still lingering in the brass, they have become a capable and well integrated group of performers...

Author: By Herbert P. Gleason, | Title: The Messiah | 12/8/1949 | See Source »

William F. Russell, who is acting conductor of the Glee Club this fall, should not have been mentioned last. A stage-full of University musicians is an organizational challenge which few men have met victoriously. Only because Russell did so could last night's audience disregard technical difficulties and perceive some short-comings in interpretation...

Author: By Herbert P. Gleason, | Title: The Messiah | 12/8/1949 | See Source »

...depression threat in America worries northern Europe more than the possibility of a Russian invasion, Senator Ralph E. Flanders declared last night in Littauer auditorium...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: U.S. Economy Scares World, Flanders Says | 12/8/1949 | See Source »

Europe's concern over America stems from the belief that it "would inevitably suffer" from a depression here, Flanders said last night. Such a recession, he commented, would help the Communist doctrine "take firmer root...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: U.S. Economy Scares World, Flanders Says | 12/8/1949 | See Source »

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