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oncert goers Fill AuditoriumConcert With Van Clibu rnBv OF NKO Conductor 'Hiomas Hntw.adttmusrmrota Editor SST^ *i5SK “d 'hlt;- Amarillo Symphonyp«on.»t vttt working under handicaps proIt has been asked aga:n and c,*« c*^ duced an overall well-executed• -a ri \*?iere ri*x an artist go tmc proobam programr r hf ' reached the pinnacle anc^tl*L£U **'« *•* I could dwell on weak enespelt; tally when he attained franc* symeiMMv m o mlt;««r trances and faultv intonation’*hat pinnacle in a seemin. **£?£***?*-? that muddied the' output, but nermsht summit-dash* f.* *r P,OM «* 0rlt;h4*,fr 08 that would be uniair.Amarillo concert goers had op • • •ortimit Monday to view at a ticker-tape parade and White The 82 member group—oneir*thanlt;l one turn performer House* welcome, he returned — third new players, and those . an ( lioum, 23 at time of his the hero triumphant largely high school and collegeuctory m iy5£ at the It has been about three vears students — had only five haikowsgx Internationai in ince Clibum last performed in rehearsals in which to prepare '!',V'V w a** 8ue« tor opening AmarUJo. The people wanted to * difficult program, as well a* : *re Amarillo Symphony s 45lh know Was hr different? Had attempt a semblance of'ea',lt;n he grown artistically? ensemble Problems were comCom were auspicious • • #’ pounded bv their basing onlyin SRD audience crammed the As may be anticipated, a 3^-minute read-through of the hue Center Auditorium True Clibum's playing has chan ed Rachmaninoff with Clibumnans came in support of the Some will wonder, however, Yes. the faults were there to ‘ie*fra bu many others had whether it is for the better but so were many musical!'* fine ■rod premium once* to hear He still brings cheers and moments, when glints of whathe art id who II years ago cap raves and a crammed house to w*e may expect later in theired *he mu*ieai world while its feet in repeated ovation* His season cast brilliance on the n alien ' territory playing is sharp, immaculately eveningHe was the American dream articulated, as of old No matter —Such brilliances as the - Mi* ,anky boy from Texas the rapid passagework. each superbly executed sok passage*;uddenly thrown into the reveal note ,s a jewel, whether shim-bv flute, clarinet and oboe, a* n- , ^anL, h l!f' world* rnermg in brilliant fortissimo or performed bv principals Gan ipothgh* The Ru'Mans loved glowing gently in a quiet Gamer, Charles Timberlake and nm, \menrans lauded him To harmonic undergoing Robert O’Boytetone is different, The Franck, which must be I erhps this could partially be recognized am*»ng the mo-§nI1! 114 7 I ' L1 ri-trument, brought diff:* ult received a r-.mp* r.I I MM I ' for the con- ert m reading - again a remark a e•mp!lance with Cliburn’s con- feat The work’s deceptive ract The piano lacked bod phcitv is brutally revealing■ept Mayor Yorty quin pod the -,n‘* briiUance Perhaps more *,0 than .n some jtar He handled *he mob Beyond this, it was Cliburn, more flambouyant works en ;.ir'Othly with d loo*c eon ■: u*.*:ve where once he trances must be totally secure ,tructed storyline a bo*/ a c me epitom.red the romantic, the the legato flawless, aftematehI.an* *'rike again** network *” *c,.;r„ tone that moved snaring and pensive, alwaysensorsbip a -•* sensuous Intervals are often tFlip W son’s so*- a) *ha* fol U ’ a‘ halt;* happened*1 Who can tr?Icj!froua , u , , I1 -,v Perraps 'he wp.rl of 1* In reading, Hoh*tadt gaveri contained ** * • farlt; or eoncert stage ha* '!^n an em*rgmg freedomedian * long and amusing sto- • ft ** .. t.mp for oersonal 13 aPP‘’°arh — a seeming fluen-es nut included some material srowpersonti ^ «*cy that on* his hoped #o *ee„ , - a i h *■ ym i Programming Mondav % as inWs: - - -- - ■ - ■ : J' h' p“pk «t thiw to com# T-ra *a|,% m’i *?• w * i i t* .a***'-? e-* V* d *int.r't ,r* isst hJonathan \ted mrr., and he responded in entire season is planned withsort of communication, a view* to popular taste* 'not .4 ° n n ,* ' ‘**11°* \ 3 t-bree encores a:, delight* to be confused w:?h lowered_ ie !iK . ro'n: ' ‘ ’ A .irnung'‘ of Schumann-Lisgt. standards Where once the conf‘ ,1 a5^*' • ' 31 ' ’• top** Revolutionarv Etude cergoer mav have come a * a vsterous fun on toe Hope t.u • No 12i and Polonai.se puzzled at new harmcmies andin 1 *structures, he mav row futd a
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Amarillo Globe Times
Amarillo, Texas, US
Tue, Sep 23, 1969
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