Eastman School of Music - Score Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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l The Christmas Sing took place on December 16th in the main lobby and followed its traditional format of a choral piece followed by carols, the carols being conducted bv Mr. Hendl. The choral piece this year was Bach's Magnificat.The soloists were Sherry Zannoth, Sharon Harrison, Marv Hen- derson, Milfrod Par d R ' ' T was john Balme. The distinctive feature f th Ch ' gO 2111 alph Griffin. The conductor o e ristmas Sing is its occa- sional nature. There is a certain deadening regularity about always performing in concert halls, and doing a work as 1. 1 . . . . . ive y as the Magnificat in the lobby with its electric boom- erang acoustics was a real event. one one's heels tliterallyll added greatly to the feeling of everyone being there to listen to or participte in a great piece f o music purely for the enjoyment of it. The cheerful noisi- ness of the three high trumpets completed the festive spirit with deafening success. Having the audience sitting For me the most satisfying aspect of the Magnificat was the rhythmic vitali- t of the dance-based Airs and Choruses. Iohn and I discovered Gavottes, P21556- gedsr and Sicilianag lurking beneath the sacred words, and thought of ways to ' h d -rhythms. n y Prolgiizff I51ign?gEjt was followed Kas usualj by an interminable series of Jokes and Carols The Sing ended with the ever-popular Dona Nobis Pacem. A fanfare by the Collegium's Brass announced the presence of refreshments in the second floor corridor. - Erich Schwandt eward 1Ci6l fl 160 . Ph' 3 .er lother ,W the Music Sw' 5 in fhe yeir 49

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