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New Year's First

The first event of the Artist
Series in 1970 is scheduled for
January 15, when the always
popular London Symphony
Orchestra, with Andreé Previn conducting,
will make its third appearance
on the Grounds. The London
symphony, has built up a considerable
reputation in its 65 years of
existence by giving the first performances
of many compositions
by British composers from Elgar
onwards.

One of the most exciting troupes
of the dance theatre to appear in
recent times will perform at the
University on February 9. The
Alvin Ailey American Dance
Theater is a company of fifteen
young dancers that was begun in
1958 in New York City by Alvin
Ailey.