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...Symphony Orchestra gave its first concert of the season last night in Sander's Theatre, before a good sized audience. The occasion was one of especial interest as being the first appearance before a Cambridge audience of Herr Gerricke, formerly of the Vienna Opera House, who has been appointed conductor of the Symphony orchestra this year. He has already won the admiration of poston music lovers, and he was assured in advance of the hearty greeting which he received here. He is a man of very prepossessing appearance, and takes his stand before the orchestra with a decided air which...
Beethoven's seventh symphony was the central selection this time, and on the whole was well played. Something appeared to be the trouble diring the first movement which was dreadfully ragged, each man playing independently, so that it was hard to catch the conductor's interpretation. The remaining three numbers were, however, as well played as we have ever heard the orchestra play Beethoven, except that in the third movement the sudden change to the "tempo primo" was not together. On the whole, though the symphony is a favorite one, it contains probably some of Beethoven's most commonplace thoughts...
...surprised to see Progress retailing such silly talk as the following : "There is a street-car conductor in Chicago who is a college graduate, and can also converse in all the modern languages. He might, you know, be a college graduate and still be ignorant of French, German, etc. This conductor (and he is not, it would be safe to wager, the only one of his kind in the country) does not agree that his education has been of important service to him in his struggle for existence. When in need it did not secure for him a better place...
Officers of the Pierian Sodality for next year are: President, C. E. Hamlin, '84; vice-president and treasurer, M. L. Bradford, '85; secretary, C. C. Whitman, '86; conductor, T. M. Osborne...
Among the past members of the Pierian Sodality, since noted in musical circles, are John S. Dwight, formerly editor of Dwights' Journal of Music; Mr. Apthrop, the well-known musical writer; George L. Osgood, who was conductor of the society; Frank D. Millet, whose fame now rests on his skill with the brush, while in college he won fame by his skilful handling of the drum-sticks; Hon. Robert C. Winthrop and Mr. E. H. Hastings, now manager of the Bijou Theatre, who played what in the society is familiarly called the "bull fiddle." The oldest living member...