Word: vocalizing
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...complaint from the German Skating Federation, accusing Ronnie Robertson of demanding more than legal expense money for his European exhibitions this winter, threw his second-place victory into doubt. As vocal as any of "the skating mothers," Ronnie's father. Naval Architect Albert R. Robertson, blew his stack: "It's politics, stinking politics." Said Ronnie's coach, Gus Lussi: "The whole thing is fishy, and I think it started in this country, not abroad...
None of the Loesser score is truly bad, and the middling level of the music is sustained throughout. The most satisfying songs are written for vocal trios or quartets or the entire ensemble. Probably the best, which may well be disk-jockey bait, is "Standing on the Corner, Watching the Girls Go By." Other good tunes include "La Pudanza," "Happy to Make Your Acquaintance," and "I don't Know Nothing About Her." The rest are generally dull, and because the show has no pretension to comedy, the production must lean heavily on its music...
...only non-instrumental music on the program were some songs by Stephen Addiss '57. "Confitebor tibi," for baritone and 'cello, did not come off very well. The ungratefully jagged vocal line posed inevitable intonational difficulties. Since the music bore no relation to the text, I think the piece would fare best as a purely instrumental duo. On the other hand, "Dream" and "Go Seek Her Out," both for soprano, were truly vocal conceptions, the first with a chordal accompaniment for two clarinets and 'cello, and the second with an attractive arpeggiated piano background. It was a welcome relief, furthermore...
...Auditions of the Air. The rewards for the winners are scholarships and for some contestants an eventual chance to sing at the Met. For its part the Met gets an annual look at the best talent in the U.S., has in the Auditions' 16 years panned such vocal gold as Soprano Eleanor Steber, Baritones Leonard Warren and Robert Merrill, Tenor Albert Da Costa...
Woody Woodworth of Music I fame leads the Glee Club and Choral Society, along with members of the Boston Symphony, in three Mozart vocal works. Charles Munch also will conduct the "Requiem" by Gabriel Faure. Early risers will get both for 60 cents at 2:15 today. Saturday at 8:30 p.m.--forget it unless you have a radio...