Besides the diet of beer and pretzels at the Pops, there has been plenty of substantial musical fare available, since the end of the regular season. Last week the Lincoln Symphony concert on Thursday evening was unexpectedly good, especially n the performance of the Mozart concerto for flute and harp. Probably the best concert of the week, however, was the Friday night Open House at the Longy School. The program was made up entirely of early eighteenth century chamber music which is at its best in the atmosphere of intimacy and informality which these recitals always have. The concert of two piano music and songs at the Longy School tonight promises to be very good, and their Faculty Concert next Tuesday in which they will present Vivaldi's Four Seasons should not be overlooked.

In view of the fact that performances by the Pierian Sodality at Harvard are very infrequent, it is unfortunate that the orchestra was not up to form in its concert last Wednesday evening. The Pierian is rally a much better group than it appeared to be in this concert, and it is too bad that its only impression this year (except for a concert with the Radcliffe orchestra and chorus in the Fall, and its recent Pops Concert at Adams House) should not be a good one. It is even more regrettable that this orchestra, which plays programs outstanding in originality and variety of selection, should have so little part in music around the College.

The situation is much the same in the case of the Glee Club. Though it is well known throughout New England, its appearances at Harvard, except in joint performances, are extremely rare, the only regular concerts here being the rather haphazard Spring Yard concerts.

Of course, both organizations must consider their budgets, and concerts are not usually successful at Harvard. Except for the singing in the Yard, the Glee Club, however, has performed here only once in the last two years, and that was a joint concert with Yale on the Friday night before the Yale game--not a very good time for drawing an audience.

If these extra-curricular musical groups are interested in making a greater contribution to music at Harvard they could do so by giving a few free, informal performances here during the year. The Yard Concerts are the nearest approach we have to a close relationship between extra-curricular music and the College as a whole, and there is no apparent reason why their principle could not be applied more freely.