Word: woodworth
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...Wenlock Edge was the only cycle not represented in the printed program with complete lyrics, probably because of its English text. The printed words would have been appreciated, however, because despite Gartside's best effort the text was only intermittently intelligible. In this work John Woodworth '32, the fine pianist of the evening, was joined by a topflight student string quarter. Combined with Gartside's finest singing, the result was unusually exciting music...
Among members of the group were G. Wallace Woodworth '24, who served as assistant accompanist, and Virgil Thomson...
...Wallace Woodworth, James Edward Ditson Professor of Music, explained that this was only the second time that the medal had been conferred since its institution in 1951. Archibald T. Davison, James Edward Ditson Professor of Music, Emeritus, who first developed the Glee Club to high artistic standing, received the first award...
...Wallace Woodworth '24 succeeded Davison as conductor of the chorus as he was later to succeed him as James Edward Ditson Professor of Music. But under the present conductor of the Boston Symphony, Charles Munch, the Glee Club and choral society will never again perform pieces in the same grandiose manner to which they became accustomed under Koussevitzky. The change came in 1950, shortly before they were to assist the BSO in a Pension Fund performance of Beethoven's Missa Solemnis...
...have conducted choruses in many pairs of the world, but never with the pleasure that I fund in working with the Harvard Glee Club and Radcliffe Choral society. They are young, intelligent, and, above all, enthusiastic. From their remarkable conductor, G. Wallace Woodworth, they have learned to lover music and to love to sing. I am proud to conduct their 100th concert with the Boston symphony Orchestra. It is a joy to make music with them...