Word: conductor
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Nanki Poo, Pish Tush and Pooh Bah visited the college yesterday with conductor Braham. Let us hope Pitti Sing will favor us with a visit...
...Portland, last evening. The programme for the evening, together with the incidents of the trip, will be published in the CRIMSON on the return of the Pierian. Forch heimer, '87, who was leader of the orchestra last year, and won such high praise from every one, will act as conductor this year also...
...HARRISON, for the Com.PIERIAN SODALITY. - Rehearsal this (Friday) evening. Second Violins at 7; First Violins at 7.15; Full Orchestra at 7.30. A prompt attendance will greatly aid the conductor...
...regret that the orchestra should not have left us after the last concert with a rather better impression; its performance last night was hardly up to its usual high standard, a frequent raggedness and unevenness being evident, as well as lack of precision in following the conductor's beat. The melodious overture of Schubert's, however, fared rather better than the rest, and was played in a way that well brought out its charming and overflowing melody. The soloist was Mr. Gilse, the leading cellist of the orchestra, than whom it has been our fortune to hear few better performers...
...rule against repeats is to be broken, it would seem as if a piece of more real musical merit might furnish the occasion. The Melusine overture was taken at altogether too rapid a pace, and even then the violins showed a tendency to break away from the conductor's time: it was otherwise well done, the delicate runs in particular being evenly, and carefully brought out. The symphony was, on the whole, very well played. It must be confessed however, that the first movement, the Vivace, was taken in a rather tame manner, and the Allegretto lacked somewhat that impressiveness...