25. 1966 ?AGE TWO THE MICHIGAN DAILY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER ;mG TWO u- IHG N911SNAY ETME 5 9f RHYTHMIC PRECISION: I,- Philadelphia Chamber Group: Excellence si Y Yae. IY - Y 1 Y ' n - - By CLARENCE FANTO Managing Editor A double premiere greeted local music lovers last night at Rack- ham Auditorium. A new chamber ensemble, the Philadelphia Cham- ber Symphony, made a highly aus- picious American debut. Not only did the orchestra pre-, sent a well-balanced program of baroque compositions, but it of- fered the world premiere of the "Concerto for Chamber Orchestra" by the American composer Benja- min Lees. The Lees work, strongly remi-' niscent in spots of Samuel Bar- ber's music, is a rhythmically tense, powerful composition with an immediate appeal. It will prob- ably take a place in the repertory as one of the finest contemporary American compositions for small orchestra. The Philadelphia ensemble had1 already had an opportunity to demonstrate itself as a highly polished group which performed with great clarity and precision under the capable leadership of Anshel Brusilow. The ensemble has a particularly fine string sec- tion which distinguished itself in introduction, followed by a lengthy performance of Jeremiah Clarke's the Vivaldi Concerto Grosso in G section of melodic fragments Trumpet Voluntary, arranged by major, "Alla Rustica," and the linked together by a strong rhy- Anshel Brusilow. The brief com- Sinfonia in B-flat major by J. C. thmic foundation. position provided just the right Bach. Both works, minor master- The slow movement reached touch to start off the concert with pieces of the chamber reportory, heights of powerful lyricism with a flourish. were given crystal clear, virtuoso a large amount of melodic varia- The program concluded with a performances. tion, freely developed. The clos- rare performance of Cherubini's In the Lees work, the orchestra ing movement, not quite up to the chambing Symphony in D, origin- was in top form, with sharp at- quality of the first two, was in ally introduced to this counutry by tacks and a tingling sense of rhy- rondo form and perhaps too long. the late Arturo Toscanini in 1936. thmic accuracy. The work, spe- However, as an entity, the Lees Brusilow, using the Toscanini ar- cially commissioned for the or- work is a memorable composition rangement of the work, conducted chestra's pre-season tour through which deserves frequent perform- a highly spirited performance. The Canada and the United States, ances in the nation's concert halls. orchestra once again played with' opened with a mysterious, lyrical The concert opened with a fine marvelous accuracy and style, Last night's premiere perform- r.,:r:":}:.r:<^;.;: :... r1::r""::>{r:{~r .. ~r.::,:.:SS:«":":r:^::":*....j ance inidicates that the Philadel- phia Chamber Symphony is des- tined to occupy a prominent place amongthe nation's instrumental Use Daily Classifieds + Cihenaquild P14ent IL POSTO (The Sound of Trumpets) (dir. Olmi-1961 ) Italian, subtitles. With Sandro Panzeri, Loredona Detto, Venice & London Prizes. Oit,;:'s first feature length film. A boy swallowed up by necessity and bureaucracy. SHORT: "ANTONIO AND ROSARIO" (Italion) TONIGHT AT 7 & 9 P.M. ARCHITECTURE AUDITORIUM STILL ONLY 50c it."..pS.n rO.}'f."'S^?:.Y..:; r':: n"::::.'.". ."Y.'i t j 7:+.{rYi' ":"F:t.;'".e'.'''f 'YN."'''"'r'J:"". DAILY OFFICI yp ., t t M t :Yt "Y: ::.:".: ::: :$: r RW " Ck.Y''ft"'7: 'GsS"'Sy .r"}5?}it'l + r:MG"{: :}.'"iRiC2 SS"" fA YY "GY' }", rr " t ,n: v :J?:" .....; ."::. ... Nfi . rk ' :tt: .:. J R"7G .firlst; ."n t:.."T .{ l't.} i .... .tiv:!