Word: vocalism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...would be idle to expect him to recapture that youth for which the French dauphin insults Henry with a present of tennis balls. With more than a dozen important Shakespearean parts under his belt, not to mention other major classical roles. Plummer remains at the height of his phenomenal vocal control and gestic skill; so one is willing to overlook the discrepancy...
Sanders succeeded the late John H. Knowles '47 as head of MGH. Hospital sources said yesterday Sanders was a quiet and efficient administrator, while Knowles was a vocal national spokesman on health care issues. Knowles left MGH in 1972 to head the Rockefeller foundation...
That assessment is not seen as contrary to the Administration's vocal contention that the U.S.S.R. remains a militaristic adversary with which the U.S. must contend. The internal strains are viewed in the study as a possible cause of Soviet expansionism, especially in the Third World. The study emphasizes that renewing U.S. and allied military strength is the most practical means of imposing restraint on the Soviets, while holding out promises of trade and other cooperation if their behavior changes. The report sees a strong linkage between Soviet conduct throughout the world and the state of U.S.-Soviet relations...
...Things are out of balance, because singers are not up to the level of the instrumentalists. There is much still to be learned about Baroque vocal technique. We are used to instrumental dominance in opera, and that is our problem...
...this long process will come a "reform" that some students consider futile. Ross Boylan '81-3, a Student Assembly delegate and vocal critic of the Dowling Committee, says the committee's proposals "do not make any real change, because any decision which students take part in will be advisory. If the Faculty and administration were seriously interested in involving students in College governance, they would give us final say in some areas, like student life...