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Honored at a noon luncheon in the War Memorial Auditorium were Harvard's William P. Murphy, John F. Enders, James D. Watson, Edward M. Purcell, Konrad E. Bloch and Charles A. Coolidge '17. The seventh man honored was Charles H. Townes, provost of M.I.T. and 1964 Nobel winner in physics...
BRITTEN: YOUNG PERSON'S GUIDE TO THE ORCHESTRA (London) usually has a commentator to introduce the woodwinds, brass, strings and percussion. This performance without words, conducted by the composer, shows that the piece, with its inventive variations on a theme of Purcell's, is more than just a...
Konrad E. Bloch, Higgins Professor of Biochemistry, Edward M. Purcell, professor of Physics, and James D. Watson, professor of Biology joined 30 other American Nobel Prize recipients in signing the statement.
BRITTEN: STRING QUARTET NO. 2 (London). Written to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the death of Purcell, this quartet is an architectural tour de force, requiring four lone instruments to construct a stately musical monument. Britain's impressive Amadeus Quartet does the job with distinction.
William F. Russell, visiting professor of Music, will conduct. The major work on the program is Bruckner's Mass in E Minor for eight-part chorus and wind orchestra. A small chamber choir will offer a group of motets, and the full chorus will sing Purcell's anthem, "My Heart...