Word: sweelinck
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Choirs sang Gabrieli's O Jesu mi dulcissime, Sweelinck's Psalm 150, and Schutz's Psalm 150 with commendable intonation, balance, dynamic nuance, and tone. The parts were defined and clearly combined rather than blended into an ermine confusion. The antiphonal Gabrieli suffered from a slight lack of vitality, but at least avoided the exaggerated vivacity which often vulgarizes his works. Schutz's great Psalm, a polychoral, instrumentally supported work in concerto style, was distinguished for its sensitive singing and generally excellent brass playing. But the Sweelinck provided the evening's finest performance. Here purity of syllable, beauty of phrase...
Charles P. Price, University Preacher, will lead the services, with carols and anthems sung by the the University Choir under the direction of John Ferris, University Organist and Choirmaster. The program includes works by Bach Praetorius, Distler, Sweelinck, Britten, Billings, Welsh, and Holst...