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Sexism was not very for beneath the surface of many of the opinions quoted in The Crimson's article. We are told that Marvin, with his "demanding dynamism," must conduct all three major choruses in order to bring "unity" to the choral program. And RCS member says she thinks "it is more empowering to be able to sing really well than to be conducted by a woman." By contrast, Beverly Taylor is described as more "Laid back" than her successor, even though it is granted that she has a "unique personality." And of course, the implication that RCS does...
...article also leaves the impression that RCS members welcomed the arrangements with little, if any, dissent. Some of us (myself included) have received very different impressions from sources we consider reliable and close to the people involved. The matter is, at the very least, highly debatable. But even more damaging to Beverly is that the undergraduate leadership of the chorus seems to have succumbed to a kind of watered-down "feminism" that can all-too-easily be deployed to perpetuate male dominance. To devalue a talented woman because it feels more empowering...
Beverly Taylor arrived at Harvard/Radcliffe as Associate Director of Choral Activities in the fall of 1978; her hiring coincided with that of Jameson Marvin, who was named Director. Responsibility for each of the Holden choruses would rest with one conductor; Bev was assigned to RCS, while Marvin was to lead the Harvard/Radcliffe Collegium Musicum and Harvard Glee Club. In addition to her duties with RCS, Bev established HRC, a now-thriving chorus of 200 voices drawn from Harvard and the larger community, which brings student musicians into contact with more experienced performers...
...structure of the choral program over time, and, three years ago, convinced Dean of Students Archie Epps to initiate changes that would bring all three Holden choruses under his directorship, ostensibly to allow him to prepare more joint works and to address a perceptual problem among a minority of RCS members - namely, that their status was lower in the eyes of incoming first-years because they were conducted by the Associate Director of Choral Activities...
This leap of illogic failed to take into account Bev's outstanding work with RCS, the skill required to coax musical excellence out of inexperienced singers and the enthusiasm with which Boston-area critics, players and audiences receive Bev's concerts, as well as her fine international reputation. Did anyone imagine that she was invited to England, the Scandinavian countries or Poland to enjoy miles of shimmering tropical beaches? The want of security prompted her to initiate an outside job search. To her credit, she was considered for several of the nation's top positions and, unlike many junior faculty...