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Soloists will include Jean Lunn '55, soprano, Valentine Sobalvarro, alto, Robert J. Gartside 1G, tenor, and Robert M. Simon '55, bass. Claudio Spies, instructor of Music, will conduct the orchestra...
Other musicians suffered more seriously from Manhattan's newspaper strike. Among them: 66-year-old Roland Hayes, famed Negro tenor, who returned to a half-filled Carnegie Hall for his 30th anniversary concert and was greeted by a standing ovation; promising Latvian Pianist Herman Codes, 32, making his New York debut; and Negro Soprano Georgia Laster, 27, whose Town Hall recital was her prize as a winner of the Naumburg Musical Foundation contest...
However, the Pierian Sodality was fooled into thinking that a Messiah performance could be slapped together in little rehearsal time. Friday night's concert relied too heavily on traditional enthusiasm as a substitute for technical proficiency. After the tenor's Every valley shall be exalted, for instance, the chorus And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed should follow as a natural extension of the aria. Conductor Alfred Nash Patterson permitted long gaps of silence which destroyed the relationship. He misconceived some musical details as well. Instead of grouping the dotted rhythms of the overture in melodic phrases...
Only the soloists performed expertly. Edward Munro, tenor dispatched the florid Every valley with accuracy and pleasant sound; although bass Irvin Nordquist lacked truly dark vocal color, his part remained dramatically exciting. Eunice Alberts, a little too restrained at first, improved after intermission, displaying her rich contralto tone and careful diction. Soprano Marguerite Willauer distinguished herself in both the intricate coloratura of Rejoice greatly and the more restrained line of the recitatives...
...chosen from a list of candidates put up by friends in the club and passed on by the 11 presidents of the final clubs. Hasty Pudding also serves meals but is chiefly popular for its extensive, reasonable-priced bar; and Leo, one of the last of the Irish Tenor barmen. Since many of the final clubs do not permit women guests, the Hasty Pudding also gives dances throughout the football season. "The Hasty Pudding," says one member, "has no particular social barrier--the only consideration is more or less if you're a nice...