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...create a world of beauty and intensity, to escape from that world which neither wants them, heeds them, nor can benefit from them. One will no doubt accuse them of fiddling while Rome burns--but perhaps they will create a little music before being consumed in the holocaust. Richard Zaffron...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CRITICISM | 4/30/1957 | See Source »

With the aid of guitars, three young men provided a pleasant evening of folk songs for one hundred satisfied listeners last night in the Adams lower common room. Billy Chapple's ballads were always pleasant, frequently marvelous. Mike Kenin was at his best with French songs and Dick Zaffron, in a wistfully, beautifully melancholy mood was just perfect...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Three Folksingers | 2/25/1957 | See Source »

Dashed from Church to Adams Common Room and caught last half of House's chamber music concert. The novelty on the program was Wenzel Matiegka's charming if uninspired trio for flute, viola and guitar, with 'cello part added by Schubert; ensemble a bit ragged, but guitarist Richard Zaffron contributed delightfully quaint twanging and strumming. Flutist Karl Kraber ended concert by deftly tossing off virtuoso solo part in Telemann's sturdy A-Minor suite for flute, strings and continuo...

Author: By Our MAN Caldwell, | Title: Notes on Recent Concerts | 5/22/1956 | See Source »

Another unusual piece was a Suite for Flute and Guitar by Kaspar Furstenau, a contemporary of Beethoven. Its rather uninteresting music was partially redeemed by the sparkling flute playing of Karl Kraber, and the rare use of a guitar as the accompanying instrument. Richard Zaffron handled this part adequately, but with a curious disinclination to dampen a string once sounded...

Author: By Michael Praetorius, | Title: Chamber Music | 10/26/1955 | See Source »

...professional entertainers are nightclub singer Karter, the Jazz Workshop Quintet, and Buell Neidlinger's Dixieland band. In addition, the Smoker will present the Wellesley Widows and several freshman acts, including the Doozipaars, Freshman Glee Club soloist Frederick Brozer, folk-singers William D. Chapple, Michael C. Kenin, and Richard H. Zaffron, and the mimics...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Capp, Vocalist Will Appear at Smoker | 2/17/1955 | See Source »

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