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Both the Harvard and Radcliffe groups had excellent diction. I was able to understand almost every word they sang, despite the barn-like acoustics of the Union. A lovely French carol, Le Miracle de Saint Nicholas, was especially well articulated by the Radcliffe Chorus and six soloists. Among the modern pieces which Radcliffe performed were Britten's exquisite Balulalow, originally written for children's voices, and Christmas Bell by Thomas Beveridge '59. Beveridge combined modal harmony to a nicely vocal melody but, for the only time during the concert, the singers' intonation was somewhat faulty. Radcliffe sang Vaughan Williams' Winter...
Shower of Stars (Thurs. 8:30 p.m., CBS). A Christmas Carol, with Fredric March, Basil Rathbone, Ray Middleton...
Models for this feature include: Dory Briggs, Carol E. Jacobs, Jean Harper, Grace Hill, Gail Finkel, Edward Abramson, Olivar Woodburn, Gregory Stone, Stephen Wald, Edward R. Chalfin, John Grady, William Prescott and George Hatch. Picture credits: Six foot scarf--Jeffrey A. Barach; Silhouette--Stephen F. Ells...
Debussy: Blessed Damozel (Victoria de los Angeles. Carol Smith; Radcliffe Choral Society; Boston Symphony Or- chestra conducted by Charles Munch; Victor). A piece that Debussy submitted, at 24. as part of his duties as a winner of the Prix de Rome. (Officials hesitated to accept it because of its "systematic" vagueness.) It is less vaporous than his more mature works, but its earthy enthusiasm is winning, especially in this crystalline performance...
...entry in this year's Venice Film Festival, is a beautifully designed Christmas card set to the music of the old English carol. The Twelve Days of Christmas. Placed in the sparkling snow of a Victorian London, the film recounts the wooing of Wendy Toye during the twelve days between Christmas and Epiphany. Waggish Suitor David O'Brien arrives each morning with a pyramiding progression of flora, fauna and assorted humans that, within a fortnight, have jampacked Wendy's neat home with speckled cows, choirboys, colored doves, milkmaids, kings and pear trees. A pleasant, 22-minute short...