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The "book" of the Oratorio was a simple rhyme of Boston authorship.
Julia Ward Howe, 1819-1910 Maud Howe Elliott 1915
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The score of the Oratorio is a gift, and also the Overture to
Beethoven's Letters 1790-1826, Vol. 1 of 2 Wallace, Lady 1866
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The score of the Oratorio is a gift, and also the Overture to "Egmont."
Beethoven's Letters 1790-1826, Volume 1 Ludwig van Beethoven 1798
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They have been practicing their Christmas songs, Ave Maria and the "Oratorio," which they will sing around the streets on Christmas eve.
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Two years later, however, he answered Beth Fecteau's audition call for dancers to perform sections of the "Oratorio" at the National Museum of Dance in Saratoga Springs, where Fecteau was then director.
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Hampshire is one of them -- she performed the "Oratorio" annually for eight years with Dance Central, a North Carolina company founded by MaryAnn Mee, a veteran of Weidman's original company.
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Hampshire is one of them -- she performed the "Oratorio" annually for eight years with Dance Central, a North Carolina company founded by MaryAnn Mee, a veteran of Weidman's original company.
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This weekend and next, Metzold will again appear in the "Oratorio," as Nacre -- which Fecteau founded after leaving the museum -- presents the work in its entirety.
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Choreographed by Weidman soon after his emergence from a depression brought on by his breakup with his creative partner, Doris Humphrey, the "Oratorio" merges tableaux of the Nativity story with expansive, fluid movement that embodies the emotions of the tale.
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Stately without being stodgy, lush but never fussy, and performed impressively under the direction of Hampshire and Nacre artistic director Beth Fecteau, Nacre's rendition of the "Oratorio" more than does justice to Weidman's choreography and to the spirit of the season.
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