QUOTES NEW YORK TIMES—Carnegie Hall—New York City The University of Michigan Symphony Band returned to Carnegie Hall last night and treated a large audience to a succession of perfectly made sounds and sonorities, from the smallest whisper of woodwinds to great tidal gia Symphony Band performs at the Kharkov Palace of Culture, U.S.S.R., Soviet Union. waves of brass. William D. Revelli conducted and he offered a program of sturdy contemporary works that included the Hovhaness Symphony No. 4, Persichetti’s Symphony for Band No. 6, William Schuman’s “George Washington Bridge” and Surinach’s “Ritmo Jondo.” Mr. Revelli has trained his huge organization to be as closely knit as a chamber music group, as precise as a major professional symphony and as responsive as a group of enthusiastic amateurs. THE EVENING BULLETIN, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Last night the Academy of Music was filled with an audience that responded vocally to a magnificent performance by the University of Michigan Symphony Band. Led by their noted and thoroughly dedicated conductor, William Revelli, the 111 young men and women handled themselves and their instruments with a poise and skill which equalled, if not bettered the same marks of professional musicianship exhibited by the best symphony orchestras. . . . The band has in general a virtuoso quality—balance, flexibility, control—that we truly expect only from symphony orchestras. Its brass section rivals that of the symphony orchestras of Philadelphia, New York and Boston. Refinement, subtlety and restraint in unleashing the truly leonine forces of the modern band became Mr. Revelli very well. The final group of marches left the audience cheering an absolutely first-class musical aggregation, bar none. THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER-—The University of Michigan Symphony Band showed in a concert at the Academy of Music how a college band can sound at its best. The ensemble was conducted by Dr. William D. Revelli, a leading figure in college band music since 1935. It was presented here by the Musical Fund Society of Philadelphia. Technically it is likely this band is unsurpassed, perhaps unequaled. Few such ensembles match its precision. The releases are just as accurate as the attacks. Dynamic expression, not always effected in a college band, is one of this group’s notable assets. In its final encore, which of course, was Sousa’s STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER the band showed that every measure did not have to be played full force to be impressive. DAWN and SIEGFRIED’S RHINE JOURNEY from Wagner’s GOTTERDAMMERUNG was beautifully played in Lucien Cailliet’s able transcription. THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D.C._The University of Michigan Symphonic Band is one of the best, as well as one of the oldest of college concert bands, having been organized in 1895. We are spoiled in Washington by having the Air Force, Army, Marine and Navy Bands resident here, playing concerts most of the year. They are composed of young professionals, and they set a performance standard so high that the best of school or community groups in the area cannot compete. What a treat it is, therefore, to hear one of the great concert bands of the Middle West, 110 college students, tautly disciplined as any professional organization, playing with unique spirit, but never getting out of hand. Most of the membership comes from Michigan’s celebrated School of Music, but any student with enough ability can qualify. Band HARTFORD TIMES—The University of Michigan celebrated for its Marching Bands, brought its Symphonic be. to proved it group disciplined superbly a what and to the Bushnell Auditorium unanimity Under the direction of the famed William D. Revelli this band performed with a cohesion and musical that players and conductor both to tribute a was It match. to that even our most professional units would find difficut suavity. and polish such a college group should display Bach’s FANTASIA IN G MAJOR was a stunning example of the tonal balance that this 100 piece band can achieve. to the Never did the brass become overpowering and the crescendos were built carefully and precisely. The FINALE promany Not players. college these from work trumpet and horn Handel Suite was a showcase for some magnificent band. this than horns better boast could fessional orchestras by six For sheer virtuosity there was a performance of the POLACCA from Weber’s Second Clarinet Concerto Toscanini to back go to had I comparable something For audience. clarinets that won a deserved ovation from the performing a movement from a Beethoven quartet with the NBC Orchestra strings. — , Massachusetts—We MICHIGAN BAND THRILLS MANY IN TWO CONCERTS, Springfield Union, Springfield what we heard last equaled that none find we have heard quite a number of professional bands, but in our memory Orchestra; and the ia Philadelph the of beauties tonal the Symphony; night. . . . The band has the richness of the Boston nic. Philharmo York New rhythmic flexibility of the