Word: violins
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...appointment of Alfred William Lind '29, of Brookline to the leadership of the Freshman Instrumental Clubs by Mr. William Rice, coach of the University and Freshman Clubs was announced last night. Lind plays the violin on the Pierian Sodality Orchestra, the Gold Coast Orchestra, the University and Freshman Mandolin and Banjo Clubs, and does a specialty act in the University Instrumental Clubs concerts...
Some of the features of the program will be a violin solo by A. W. Lind, a number on the xylophone by H. F. Benfield 1G.B., and a vocal solo by K. A. Perry '28. The Gold Coast Orchestra will play in the sixth position on the program. The Banjo, Mandolin, and Vocal Clubs will furnish the general background for the specialty numbers...
...peoples; leader of concerts in London, Madrid, Barcelona and Warsaw, who has crossed the seas to convey to prosaic America some of his own insight into the arts in the universal language of music." Conductor Koussevitzky speaks little English, could think of no fitting reply, instead lifted his bass violin, played eloquently Handel's Largo, the Andante from his own concerts, made his U. S. debut as a soloist...
Engaged. Miss Margaret L. Du Pont, second daughter of Irenee Du Pont, President of the famed chemical firm of E. I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co.; to one Crawford Hallock Greenewalt, youthful chemical engineer. Because he plays the cello and she the violin, sentimental pressmen declared: "Music drew them together...
...particularize. Nevertheless, in justice one must remark upon the humorous insight evident in Mr. Henderson's "Piano Specialty", the rhythmic swing of the Mandolin Club's performance of the Strauss waltz, the excellent numbers furnished by the Gold Coast Orchestra, including the inimitably accurate German band, the unusually fine violin solos by W. Lind, the highly diverting ventriloquist dialogue by M. Perry, the virtuosity of Mr. Benfield upon the marimba xylophone, and Mr. Moynahan's fantastic dance. Against these high lights furnished by individuals, the Banjo Club, the Vocal Cub and the Mandolin Club provided a background of attractive numbers...