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Malcolm Holmes never worries about what to do with his spare time. He directs band medleys in Soldiers Field and plays the violin in a string quartet. He is dean of one of the country's leading music conservatories, and conductor of several amateur and semi-professional orchestras. He has recently written a book on conducting amateur musical groups, and he spent part of the summer leading the Boston Pops Orchestra. Through all these various activities he manages to retain a jolly disposition, disturbed only occasionally by a Glockenspiel or an enemy football manager...
...Sing," he invited. "Go ahead. Sing." The violin flashed...
...Varsity Club not only provided a large number of its faithful with an edible portion of roast beef (Flanked by french fries and lime beans). Friday night last, but also came within a G-string of presenting an exhibition on the violin by Phil Isenberg. Isenberg, who specializes in punching people's faces off in the winter and racking up enemy ball-carriers in the autumn, was to have accompanied Rex Johnson, but the tunes which Isenberg and Johnson had came prepared to render were not one. Johnson sang a number popular in 1890, after the football team of that...
Alexander Schneider played two Back sonatas for unaccompanied violin and a Bach partita last night in Sanders Theatre. This fact in itself means a fine concert...
...wealth of knowledge and experience that he brings to this program is such that his performance can hardly be criticized. Going beyond the natural liveliness of Back, Schneider adds color and depth. And his expert technique imparts to the violin solos an unexpected power and vitality...