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APBIL 3, 1962 THE LANCE PAGE THREE Joseph Silverstein, Violinist, Performs At Davidson Mon. Joseph Silverstein. violinist of the Boston SymplMny, will close the current I>avidson College Artist Series with a recital at 8:15 pjn., Monday, April 9, in Cliaml>ers Auditorium. The pro gram is open to the public and ticiiets are now on sale. Winner of the coveted Wal ter W. Naumburg Award for 1960, Silverstein was also win ner of the Queen Elisabeth Con- cours International de Violin at Brussels in 1959 and is now on an extensive tour of the United States. He has appeared with the Boston (of which he is con- certmaster), Detroit, Denver, Houston and Belgian National symiphonies. This season he has toured jointly with the Indian apolis Symphony, with Izler Easier Section 01 Hessiah' To Be Presented “Behold the Lamb of God that taketh away the sins of the World’ is the opening chorus to the Easter section of Han del’s “Messiah” to be presented on Palm Sunday by the St. An drews Community Chorus. The performance will take place Sunday, April 15 in the National Guard Armory at 8 p.m. George Fredrick Handel (1685-1759) composed the com plete “Messiah,” which includes the Christmas section also per formed by the St. Andrews Community Chorus this past December, beginning Saturday, ■A.ug. 22 and completing It on Monday, Sept. 14, 1741. The soloists will be Mr». Wil liam Alexander, soprano; Mr. David W. Witherspoon, tenor; and Mr. Alex Dantre, bass. The contralto has not been announc ed. Mrs. Alexander and Mr. With erspoon were heard as soloists in tlie Christmas section with the St. Andrews Community Chorus this ipast December. The performance is under the direction of Mr. Lawrence Skin ner. Associate Professor of Mu sic in the Conservatory. Accom panist will be Mrs. Walter R. Jones of Rockingham and Miss es Julia Clendenin and Melinda Webster of St. Andrews. The work consists of a series of recitatives, arias and chorus es describing the suffering, death and resurrection of Christ. Two of the well known arias included are: soprano, “I know that my redeemer liveth;” and bass, “The trumpet shall sound.” In closing the chorus will sing, “Blessing and honor, glory and power, be unto Him that sitteth upon the throne, and un to the Lamb for ever and ever.” Solomon conducting. At Davidson, Mr. Silverstein wUl be heard in the Beethoven “Romanze in F,” the J. S. Bach “Sonata No. 1 in G. Minor” (un- accom panied), Wieniawski’s “Polana4se No. 1 in D,” “Sere nade Melancholique” by Tchai- kowsky and the “Concerto in E minor, Op. 64” by Felix Mendelssohn. JOSEPH SILVERSTEIN John Browning Interviewed By Lance Fine Arts Editor Probably enough has been said about the to-do at Cam bridge over abandoning Latir on the Harvard diploma. But it was rei>orted in the Harvard Alumni Bulletin that someonr saw a tote bag in Harvard Square, presumably distributed by a magazine publisher, bear ing on its red side the gray leg end: Tempus, Vita et Disportati lllustrati. After relating the story of his near plane crash at the Asheville airport the night be fore, Mr. Browning lit a cigar ette and began talking about his life as a concert artist. At the first available chance I began firing questions at Mr. Browning that I have wanted to ask someone in the musical field for years. The conversa tion went thus: T.F. How do the performing arts in this country compare with those of Europe? J.B. There is no doubt that our symiphony orchestras are superior to those in Europe. The German orchestras are the only foreign orchestras that can compare with those in the U5. Ovu: own Metropolitan Opera House in N.Y. is equal to La Scala in Italy and in many re spects surpasses it in produc tions and artists. T.F. Do you believe that the government will eventually sub sidize the Arts In this country. J.B. Well . . . yes, 1 believe that they will have to eventually subsidize the arts for this rea son: there are no longer those philanthropists who give large sums of money each year to various musical organizations. The Met. in N.Y. can have every .performance for an entire season sold out and still come cut with a huge deficit at the end of the season. Your question is really a dif ficult one, because many artists qre afraid of the government taking control. I feel that the best way to set up this whole thing is to have the National Arts Coun cil, which is made up of com posers and musicians, control the distribution of government funds. Mr. Goldberg has started on the road toward government help in his mediation of the dispute at the Met. last season. T.F. On the lighter side, what are some amusing experiences you have had. J.B. Traveling around as mu sicians do, you are continually coming up against funny ev ents but the most recent thmg did not happen while I was on any tour. ^ I was practicing with Len ny” (Leonard Bernstein) for a oerformance with the N.Y. Philharmonic and the two. of -is could not come to an agree ment on the tempo for the Third Movement of the Mozart concerto. “Lenny” wanted to take it 'lower than I had wished to play it. We argued about it for quite some time until finally he decided that If neither one of us was going to give in then why not perform the third Conservatory Comments by Tom Farinholt movement iboth ways? This we did that night at Carnegie Hall After the concert “Lenny” came back stage with a tele siram addressed to Mr. Leonard Bernstein and Mr. John Brown ing which stated: “I still like the slower tempo better, signed Mozart.” To this day, I still believe Mr. Bernstein sent me that tel egram. T.F. Is there great opportun ity in this country for young artists? J.B. Before I answer that question I would like to say one more thing about the gov ernment and the arts. I believe that the greatest eX' port this country has now is "culture.” Russia sends ballet troupes to appear in this country and it is completely impossible to go away from one of their i)er formances with the least feel ing of hatred for these (people Our troupes go to Europe with inadequate sets and inept accompanying orchestras b e cause they can’t afford to take them. Russia spares no expense for they recognize the propaganda value of the cultural exchange. We have one large advantage over the Russian artist. We are not restricted in our contact with the people of the various countries we go to, but Russia restricts the contact of her per formers with the people. On the trips to foreign coun tries I have found that people are curious about misconcep tion they have heard and read about the U.S. Performers speaking with the people can help dispel these misconcep tions. We are in a time when we need to fight the anti-Am erican feeling in every way pos sible and the sooner the Gov ernment realizes this the soon er we can start sending our best all over the world. Now I will try to get back to our original question. Let me first say that you must be ready for the so called big chance. It will come when you least expect it. My big break came when I performed with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra with Andre Kostelanetz. He was so impres sed that after the concert he called Eugene Ormandy and got me my big performance with he Phila. Orchestra. Yes, there is plenty of oppor- ■■ unity but you must be ready with a large repertoire. The va rious musical contests have al io helped greatly as can be :een by my good friend Van Cli- bum. T.F. Where do you go after your concert here? (Continued on Page 4) If you haven’t seen some of your friends lately it could be that they are lost in work in the Conservatory. With the Inaugural Band Concert on Wednesday, April 11, the performance at the In auguration ceremonies and the performance on Palm Sunday, April 15, of the “Messiah,” it s certain they have little time to relax and socialize. Many of the students partici pating in the concerts will re turn from the Spring Vacation early to attend a rehearsal ruesday night. 'The Inaugrural Concert will take place Wednes^y evening, IprU 11 at 8:30 in the National Suard Armory. The program will consist of oerformances by the Concert 3and, College Choir, The Choral Ensemble and a concerto per formance by Dr. C3iarles G. ■^ardell, Dean of the Conserva tory. Part I of the program will nclude selections by the band ind choir. The band will open the evening with: If Thou Be Near. Bach; Antiphony for Winds, Gerald Kechley; Three Clwrale Preludes, William La tham, Break Forth, O Beaute ous Heavenly light, O Sacred Head Now Wounded, Now Thank We All Our God. At the conclusion of the numbers by the band the Con cert Choir will sing; Motet; Make Me, O Lord, Pure in Heart, Op. 29, No. 2, Brahms; Three Choruses from “Elijah,” Mendelssohn, Cast Thy Burden Upon the Lord, Violin obligato: Boris L. West, Lord, Bow Thine Ear, Nyal Womble, Soprano; He Watch ing Over Israel; Margaret Ann Martin, Alto. After a short intermission Dr. Charles G. Vardell will open the second part of his perform ance of the Grieg Piano Con certo in A minor with the Con cert Band. Following the Concerto, the Choral Ensemble wiU sing; Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Itoir, arr. Churchill; Old Joe Clark, arr. Kleinsing. The Concert Band will close the eve ning concert with: Mother Goose Suite, Ravel; Lullaby of the Sleeping Beauty, The Enchanted Garden, Burst of Flame, Richard W. Bowles Suite in E. Flat, Holst; Cha- coraie. Intermezzo, March. On 'Thursday at the Inaugu ration ceremonies, the Concert Band will perform “The Inau guration March,” composed by Dr. Charles G. Vardell and dedi cated to President Moore. Miss Anneliese Schober will sing “If God be with us” from Handels “Messiah” as arranged '■>y Franklin West. Dr. Vardell performed anoth er of his recent compositions at the Carolina branch of the Mu sic Teachers Music Association at Woman’s College in Greens boro this past January. The composition, entitled “Diptych,” is arranged for flute, oboe and piano. Rest is still only in their in nermost thoughts because many of the students wiU continue in I preparation for the performance of the “Messiah” on Sunday, 1 April 15. BIRTH DEFECTS... THE PROBLEM NO ONE WANTED TO FACE Most of us are optimists. We expect life to be routinely nomuL Babies, for example, should come into the world fully equipped, physically to take on life’s battles and enjoy its blessings. JBut how do we feel about a child like Georgje, now eighteen months old? He was bom with an open spine, a deft lip, a deft palate and a club foot. Georgie is just one of the 2SO.OOO in^ ifents bom each year in this coun^ with a significant birfb defect. Are we surprised—indifferent—or sympathetic? In ancient Greece these babies were left to die. Motuyt through the centuries, society turned away from them. FUeiM felt tainted and hid their birth defects children from sight- Today all that’s changed. With New Mardi of Dimes fuodli The National Foundation has taken on the problem in earoest A nationwide program of treatment, research and education haf been undertaken. Better medical care and prevention are bound to come. But your support is needed. Say "Yes" to U»e 1062 NEW MARCH OF DIMES. THEJN.WMAPCH OF DtMES YOUR DIMES WILL DO IT AGAINI S«...Say Yes to The NEW MARCH OF DIMES tvtfst
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