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The remainder of the program--Beethoven's First Leonore, Debussy's Danses Sacrees et Profanes, Brahms' First Symphony--was full of moments that made it difficult for a person with a taste for grotesque humor to keep from laughing aloud. The trouble lay primarily in three things--the terrible out...

Author: By Bertram Baldwin, | Title: The Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra | 3/11/1957 | See Source »

Temporarily belying its name, the group never-theless chose a program of three masterpieces, all of which were fairly well known but by no means hackneyed. For the G-minor Concerto grosso from Corelli's Opus 6, Senturia used a well-balanced ensemble of seventeen string players plus harpsichord. The...

Author: By Caldwell Titcomb, | Title: Bach Society Orchestra | 3/5/1957 | See Source »

The Ephemeral. Dior has no illusions about the permanency of his creations. "We are placed under the sign of the ephemeral. Rigorous construction, precision of cut, quality of execution alone separate us from the travesty of fancy dress." But he is nonetheless serious about his ephemeral trade. "In a machine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: Dictator by Demand | 3/4/1957 | See Source »

For the first time in Weiland's career at Harvard, the hockey squad fielded three excellent forward lines which worked together with good passing precision. In back of them were two defense pairs which, despite shaky moments, poke-checked and cleared extremely well.

Author: By Bruce M. Reeves, | Title: Varsity Sextet Overwhelms B.C., 5 to 3 | 2/14/1957 | See Source »

Different Pitch. This was fast-breaking basketball, a cut above the collegiate brand and only a thin slice below the deadly precision of the best pros. Technically, at least, the players of the National Industrial Basketball League are amateurs.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Executives on the Court | 2/11/1957 | See Source »

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