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Because the turnover in the old Big Five is so low, America's crop of young, conservatory-trained symphonic players-by common consent the best in the world-have flooded the ranks of the second-tier orchestras. A noteworthy result is that groups like the Buffalo Philharmonic, the Denver Symphony or the Utah Symphony often can play contemporary music better than some of the top-ranked ensembles; what these musicians may lack in individual instrumental richness they more than make up for in their ability to sight-read the most fearsome modern score with ease...
Despite his background of Groton, Harvard and Wall Street, Bliss, 69, almost grew up in the opera house. His father, Cornelius Newton Bliss, was the president of a textile firm. He owned a box in the grand tier, the so-called Diamond Horseshoe, of the old Metropolitan Opera House, and he was chairman of the board from 1938 to 1946. Anthony attended his first performance when he was six, hearing Enrico Caruso in I Pagliacci, and when his father died in 1949, he was automatically offered a seat on the governing board. "I was aware of the kind of problems...
...small country churches are dwindling; Trappist monks are admired for not putting preservatives in their bread; and a disabled truck driver passes the time needlepointing a Star Trek pillow cover while his wife lifts weights. A story that begins "Leroy Moffitt's wife, Norma Jean, is working on tier pectorals" is a story whose second line is guaranteed to be read...
Robin's dramatic game-tier capped a New Hampshire comeback that ran the length of the second half. Down by nine points, the Wildcats successfully pressed the Harvard offense and penetrated the Crimson defense, getting inside shots and making them. UNH hit 69 percent from the floor in the second stanza...
...years, continued to buy with abandon. As the deluge of orders poured in, the electronic tape that records trades lagged behind by as much as 64 minutes. When the selling frenzy ended, the Dow average of blue chips had lost 15 points during the day. Hundreds of second-tier stocks, however, continued to rise. The immense trading volume of 149.4 million shares broke the one-day record of 147.1 million set on Oct. 7. On Friday the Dow rested. It eased ahead by 1.56 points to finish at 1051.78, up 60.60 for the week...