Word: schlaikjer
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...work seems not, even after several hearings, to have justification for its length or most of its peculiar characteristics. The performance suggested that Mr. Senturia had steered the group well through the score's most complicated sections. Only a lovely oboe introduction to the first movement by Carl Schlaikjer seemed anything more than competent. But then, in this piece, a competent performance constitutes a major achievement in itself...
...minor concerto (no. 1) for violin and oboe often failed to express the grace and flexibility in this lovely music. The soloists were the winners of the orchestra's concerto contest: John Austin played a rather discreet fiddle, which was occasionally overwhelmed by the powerful oboe playing of Carl Schlaikjer; nevertheless both parts were very well done. The other competition winned was E. S. Stewart, whose Variations on a Melody won the contest for undergraduate compositions...
Freshmen-stroke, LaPorte; 7, Schlaikjer; 6, Cole; 5, Seed; 4, Barnard; 3, Blum; 2, Watson; bow, Harrington; cox, Williams...