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Visible Gateway metadata description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The wood thrushes are trilling a fantasy of flutes this summer at Greenleaf Lake. Mocking birds are fluffing out their repertories. And cardinals are prodigal with their "What cheer, what cheer, what cheer." It's the effect of new competition. greenleaf Lake state park has been invaded by a Congress of Strings, and they're sounding out all over. individually, members start their music practice out doors as early as 5:30 a.m. For ensemble they are formed into two orchestras, each practicing two hours every morning under Oklahoma-born composer Roy Harris, founder and director of the congress. Of afternoons they play for their teachers in private lessons, and sight reading classes. Is it any wonder the birds are atwitter?...Frank Hauser, concermaster of San Francisco Symphony is repoicing in the triumph of a little boy taught, Jamie Laredo, who captured first place in the Queen ELizabeth of Belgium international competition a weeks ago in Brussels...He started working on it last November, aided and abetted by Oklahoma's Jeff Griffin, national president Herman E. Kenin of the A.F. of M., and many willing hands in Tulsa...Leopold Stokowsky leads on list of advisors, Secretary of Labor James P. Mitchell another...The last few will be given by student players,. music is offered of kind and caliber Oklahomans rarely have opportunity to hear." Exact rendered search phrase: 'orchestras'. Physical description: 1 photograph.
Oklahoma connection
Gateway coverage filter: Oklahoma. Visible exact phrase 'orchestras' supplies orchestra(s) context.
People, groups, or instruments recorded
Congress of Strings / string-instrument ensemble context
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