Word: tuning
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...than the combination. The Radcliffe Freshmen, under Alan Miller, sang with a straightforward style that lacked the slightest affectation. They were at their best in a charming Hymn to Poseidon by Rameau, and Madrigals by Arcadelt, Banchieri, and Morley. A tendency for the first sopranos to get out of tune redeemed itself with sparkling performances of Two Hungarian Songs by Bartok and A Song of Music by Hindemith...
When the Chorus joined the small string group, the results were less good, as lack of rehearsal meant the strings were out of tune. Much of the Stabat Mater is written for soloists: the two girls who sang the parts had agreeable voices, but not the faintest idea of how to breathe to support their tone. Luckily, the general good humor of Pergolesi's music plus some spirited choral singing saved the work from falling apart. Nonetheless, it was the impressive individual performances rather than a smooth combination that made the concert worth-while...
GRACE GRIMALDI (nee Kelly), who stays in tune but needs a bit more lung to outgroan Old Pro Bing Crosby in the last chorus of True Love (Capitol), from the sound track of High Society...
WHRB presents programming which is at once educational and entertaining--tune in and be convinced...
...that spring is almost here the Student Council would do well to revaluate its Domestic Grants program. I had presented a bill to the Council last year which would subsidize a student to the tune of $700.00 who wished to travel abroad during the summer of his Junior year for the purpose of completing a project in foreign relations that would benefit the Harvard Community. The intent of this bill was to fill a gap in the active promotion of foreign affairs on the undergraduate level which exists in the College...