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...most serious reaction, from the Democratic leadership's standpoint, came from Virginia's veteran (22 years) U.S. Senator Harry Byrd, who was not named by Mitchell. Said Byrd: "A delegate to the national convention owes his allegiance to his state . . . Mitchell's position is that a delegate must surrender his convictions as the representative of his party in the state if his convictions are trodden underfoot by a majority of the national convention. This, in spite of the fact that the convictions of those he used to illustrate his position were well known to the Democrats...
...performance of Bach's Cantata N. 21 relied heavily on sheer volume to make its effect, but did great credit to the leadership of conductor Michael Greenebaum. From an organizational standpoint alone, the cantata is a huge undertaking; Greenebaum succeeded in offering both a well-rehearsed ensemble and a measure of interpretive continuity. He was especially fortunate in soprano soloist Jean Lunn. To her customary refinement of diction and gifted insight into the music as a whole. But her singing and a few instrumental solos were the only high spots. The chorus sang with colorless tone and indifferent diction most...
...treatment. Particularly for this piece, comparison with the Budapest group became unavoidable. Many people insist that Beethoven's chamber music be performed with the masculine vigor of the Budapest, for all its lack of suavity. The Paganini, on the other hand, emphasized grace and subtlety. But from a critical standpoint, the integrity of either approach is unquestionable. The greatness of the Paganini Quartet lies in the perfection of its own musical objectives...
...cremation, the Catholic People's Party did not oppose the bill. Then from the far right of the Chamber rose Calvinist Cornelius N. Van Dis. "The word of God specifically teaches us that the wages of sin is death," he said. "If one proceeds, however, from the materialistic standpoint that death from the very beginning has been a normal phenomenon, belonging to human nature . . . then it is completely in line with this belief that body-burning is preferred to burial. Body-burning is a purely pagan practice, contrary to Christian usage...
...this case, the recorder, lute, viol and clavichord, all of which had minute expressive range. The music, furthermore is mainly of an intimate sort designed to be heard at close range, not from the rear of a long hall. Nevertheless, the evening was a great success form the standpoint of both performers and audience...