Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 April 1950 — Page 18

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Philharmonic, Soloist Hailed

Symphony by IU Cothposar, Mozart, Wagner Arias Featured

By Henry Butler

membership concert to an enthusiastic audience in Caleb Mills Hall. Soloist was Juliana Larson, Texas soprano who currently is studying in the Indiana University music school’ 8| opera department. Fp Chief orchestral novelty of ful work is needed within sec-, the program was the “Sym- tions, especially in the strings.|

den of the IU music faculty. Mr. Helden's symphony, which expert playing. ~<And I think the’ bpenad the - program, Suck ne Philharmonic is - seriously pur-| wrggronegfothe best achievements. SUING eT emitted Mr. Hoffman and his local’ ek Miss Larson's “singing of the amate ave Sc 0 yr, Rte ay Bans “Deh vieni non tardar’ from Mr. Heiden's expert writing, with oY Marriage gd gare good strategic placing of -instru- engin” Arow big response fotn ments where they belong, has a last night's ig Yespo It vas logic amatelits: ean Toliow. ‘clear, reasonably accurate singThe four - movement work f8 yo in which Miss Larson showed austerely rather than warmly ex- . = ¢idence and stage-wisdom in pressive. It has power and .arefylly co-ordinating her voice rhythm and striking tonal ef- Lip the conductor. The adroit, economical

fects. X She has tone, range and volwriting makes it a piece I'd like ume. She has elarity of voice: to hear often again. Still better, for a concert or opera

After intermission, Mr. man and his

Hoff - singer, she has great good looks instrumentalists in striking blond fashion.

tackled the “Vienna Life” From last night's hearing, I'm Wienerblut”) waltzes of Johann not too certain she has a‘ keen Strauss in a performance that musical sense of pitch and tonhad more style than precision. ality. The difference between the

The IU maestro has wrought the F major and ¥ sharp major pormiracle of teaching ‘Philharmonic personnel, wrought miracles with Symphony. But the local amateurs need more accuracy here inside the key and there, of a composition, That's In my opinion, the Philhar- to explain in words, but monic=did-better-with--Mr

as he has them brief but very the IU didn't come across too clearly.

hard any first-

den's difficult Symphony than And if I say I think Miss Larwith Strauss, son missed the. swan-boat in I'm not blaming -anybody, but “Kisa's -Dream,” 1 mean E. TENTH §&/ ARLINGTON ECZEZSR COREL (LUT:

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phony (1938)” by Bernhard Hel- Strauss may sound easy, but the} grand sweep qf-tone calls for|

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