Four groups deliver in Beethoven concert
By Michael Roberts | May 27, 1996The Dartmouth Symphony Orchestra, aided by the Chamber Singers, the Glee Club, and the Handel Society delivered stunning performances of Beethoven's 9th Symphony over the weekend. Before the concert began, Director of the Hopkins Center Lewis Crickard presented the Senior Symphonic Award to a surprised Patrick Kwon '96. Kwon, a soloist and two-year concert master, received a warm and lengthy round of applause from an audience which seemed familiar with and appreciative of his talent and commitment to the DSO. With Anthony Princiotti, the conductor of the DSO, taking the podium, the first movement began with a controlled intensity that realized Beethoven's expectations in composing the opening motive. The opening motive created a world of sound that quickly developed from nothingness to a powerful climax. Throughout the entire concert, all the string sections maintained a beautiful, clear, even, and at times almost contemplative sound in the more restrained portions of the work. Princiotti conducted the first movement superbly.