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...Jones, director of the University Choir, opened the second half of the concert with Johann Sebastian Bach’s Cantata No. 140, “Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme.” The rich sound of the choir, accompanied by the baroque bass lines of the orchestra, filled Sanders Theatre with the graceful and light mood of the first movement...
will give an Advent Organ Recital on Sunday, December 10, at 4 p.m. at Harvard-Epworth Church, 1555 Mass. Ave. He will play pieces by Muffat, Brevi. Verschraegen, the Fantasy and Fugue in G Minor by Bach, and the Partita, Wachet auf by Hugo Distler...
...Pardue's performance of the opening chorale-prelude, "Wachet auf," was the first I have ever heard taken at a sufficiently fast tempo. With most players, it sounds more like taps than reveille. The only trouble was that the pedal stop had pipes that were rather slow-speaking; at this tempo, therefore, the bass line tended to lag perceptibly behind the upper ones...
...baritone, strings, oboe, and continue, Ich hab genug (No. 82.). The orchestra was beautifully conducted by Greenebaum, but soloist Gary Gaines was clearly unequal to the taxing vocal line. His voice lacked support, volume, and depth; and his breath control was insufficient to sustain the phrases. The other cantata, Wachet auf (No. 140), fared better. The chorus, numbering only twelve, was well trained by Edward Lloyd, and bass soloist Thomas Beveridge sang with feeling. The soprano soloist was Sara-Jane Smith, who added one more concert to her list of impressive performances. There is commonly a distinction between "musicians...
...seventh of the series of public organ recitals will be given in Appleton Chapel this evening at 8.15 o'clock. The following program will be presented by Dr. A. T. Davison, organist and choirmaster: Choral Prelude, "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme," Karg-Elert Lamentation, Bonnet Minuet, Boellmann Adagio, Laurens Funeral March and Scraphic Song, Guilmant Choral Prelude, "O Mensch, bewein dein Sunde gross," Bach Allegro, Guilmant Prelude, Saint-Saens Finale (Second Symphony), Widor