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...Ballet Theatre gave a superb and balanced performance last night to a house that was packed to the caves. However, the performance made up of Tchaikowsky's classical "Swan Lake," Schoenberg's ultra-modern "Pillar of Fire," and Offenbach's breathless extravaganza "Bluebeard" would be a top-notch attraction any time. And when you add to this the glitter and glamour of the Opera House crowd and stars Markova, Baronova, the evening should be a memorable experience...
...Vern K. Miller will next offer a series of "Undergraduate Sketches." The Concert will then be resumed by the Glee Club, which will sing a negro spiritual, "Sit Down Servant," with Drue King '43, vice-president-elect of the club, as leader; Bachchanale from "La Belle Helene," by Offenbach; and Chorus from "The Yeoman of the Guard," by Sullivan...
...program is as follows: Choruses from "The Yeomen of the Guard Sullivan Solo: H. A. Joes '43 "Glorious Apollo" Webbe Written for the Glee Club, London, 1790 Two Bacchanales From "Belshazzar" Handel From "La Belle Helene" Offenbach Four Love Songs "Das Herz tut mir aufspringen" Hassler "Madglein im Walde" Arranged by Dvorak "Bird in Air" Brahms "From you hills" Brahms "Prayer of Thanksgiving" Netherlands Folksong
Outstanding on the program is "The Defense of Corinth" by Eliot Carter '30, which was first presented this year. Other selections include the "Prisoners' Chorus From Fidelio" by Beethoven, a Bach Chorale, a Mozart canon, a Czechoslovakian folk song by Dvorak, and songs by Lotti, Brahms, Gay and Pepusch, Offenbach and Sullivan...
Featured in the second part of the program was a capella chorus by Norman Lockwood from a text by Walt Whitman. In 1938 it was awarded the World Fair choral composition prize. Other numbers included four choruses from Offenbach's opera "La Bella Helene," folk songs arranged by Dvorak and Delany, and three Bach chorales...