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Beginning its one hundred thirty-fourth season this year, the Harvard Orchestra, known as the Pierian Sodality of 1808, is the oldest and one of the finest amateur classical orchestras in the country...
Deems Taylor, prominent music critic and composer, in recognition of its merit, reviewed and evaluated the history of the Pierian on the regular Sunday Afternoon Concert of the Columbia Broadcasting Company last week...
Around 1870 with the formation of the Music Department, the music played by the group began to take a classical turn. Around the turn of the century, as the Pierian Sodality had the talent and the members were becoming more interested in classical music, the programs became predominantly serious...
Concluding a successful season, the Glee Club and Pierian Sodality Brass section presented the final Yard concert of the season last night to a crowd of over 2000 students and towns-people. Meet warmly received was the rendition of "Casey Jones." At the close of the program members of the University joined the Glee Club in the singing of College songs...
...program will be "Pereti Autem", by Mendelssohn; "Glorius Apollo," by Webbe; "Glee: To all you Ladies," by Holst; Brass Music from the tower of the Memorial Church played by members of the Pierian Sodality of 1808; "Turn Musik," by Gabrielli; Elegy, "Come Shepherds, we'll follow the hearse", by Arne: English folk song, "The Turtle Dove", arranged by Vaughan Williams; Two Choruses from Patience, by Sullivan; and "Harvard to the Harvard Team...