Tuesday, February 29, 2000 The University Daily Kansan Section A • Page 5 5 Chamber orchestra to perform at Lied By Cassie Holman Special to the Kansan The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra featuring pianist Andre Watts will perform at 8 tonight at the Lied Center. The performance, led by music director Hugh Wolff, will include the composition "Sunset Strip," written by Michael Daugherty exclusively for the orchestra. The orchestra also will perform Beethoven's "Concerto No. 1 in C for Piano," "Opus 15." "Symphony No. 1 in C" and "Opus 21." Founded in 1959, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra is in its 41st season. With 32 full-time musicians, it is the nation's only full-time professional chamber orchestra. The group performs internationally with pieces ranging in age from the Baroque period to the present day. "I've heard hundreds of times on recordings and radio broadcasts, and they are wonderful," said Robert Foster, director of bands. Performing more than 150 concerts during the 38-week season, the chamber orchestra has been broadcast on more than 100 national radio programs. The group has released nearly 60 albums and has received the award for adventuresome programming of contemporary music numerous times from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. "This is a very well-rehearsed, highly articulate professional group," said Brian Priestman, KU orchestra director. "It would be a wonderful experience for someone who is looking to enjoy their music." Watts, who joins the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra for tonight's performance, entered the music world at age 16. He was chosen by the New York Philharmonic to play in the nationally broadcast Young People's Concert. Watts has performed with many orchestras, including the Chicago, San Francisco, Dallas, Houston and National Symphony Orchestras, as well as the Berlin Radio Symphony, the Hong Kong Philharmonic and the Tokyo Symphony. He also has made television guest appearances. His appearances on PBS's Live from Lincoln Center resulted in the 1985 airing of the first full-length piano recital in prime-time television history. "We don't get this kind of performer with this kind of an orchestra in Lawrence very often." Priestman said. In addition to performing benefit concerts for a variety of causes, Watts has taken a leadership role in his involvement with Classical Action: Performing Arts Against AIDS. The organization raises funds to benefit AIDS service, education and prevention programs nationwide. Tickets still are available for tonight's performance. Student prices are $19 and $16, depending on the seats. The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra will perform at 8 tonight at the Lied Center. The orchestra, which is in its 41st season, is the nation's only full-time professional chamber orchestra. The orchestra performs internationally with pieces ranging in age from the baraque period to the present day. Contributed photo Club offers help to prejournalism students By Jessie Meyer writer@kansan.com Kansan staff writer Help is out there for prejournalism students who are looking for guidance before they enter the School of Journalism. A group of about eight University of Kansas students is creating a prejournalism club, which is designed to help new students weave through the curriculum of the school while preparing them for the future. "We're trying to help out new students network in the journalism school so they know some professors and what classes to take," said Kelsi White, Easton, Mass., freshman and prejournalism club pioneer. "We're setting up the framework and organizing it now." Jonathan Ng, Leawood freshman, said that he and some of the other core members pitched the idea for the club to two journalism classes and got an overwhelming response — 104 students signed up as interested, and 30 showed up at the first meeting. Ng will be the president of the future club. He said that although the group met every other Tuesday, it still was in the beginning stages. "Right now it is a lot of organization." Ng said. "Our focus is getting more members to forge out how we want to recruit and represent the j-school." Manny Lopez, recruitment coordinator for the School of Journalism and advisor to the prejournalism club, said the main goals of the club were advising and creating a common ground for the new students. "The most important reason for the group is to make the prejournalism students feel a part of the journalism school before they get in," Lopez said. "And to help undecided students decide on what aspect of journal- Ng agreed but said the club would do much more than unite students. "Hopefully it will take off and fill a void where classes leave off," Ng said. "It is a supplement to the classes and will hopefully make the transition into the j-school easier." Although the club is designed to help pre-journalism students, Ng said that being in the School of Journalism did not disqualify someone from being involved. He said valuable advice could be given by those who already had been through the system. The prejournalism club will meet at 4 p.m. today at the second floor in Lewis Hall. United States, China meet to rebuild military ties The Associated Press BEIJING — With China raising threat to attack rival Taiwan, the commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific met senior Chinese military leaders yesterday in hopes of keeping channels open between the two militaries. Adm. Dennis Blair's five-day visit to China comes less than three weeks before Taiwan's presidential election. Although Washington and Beijing are anxious to avoid a confrontation, China wants to put pressure on the three leading Taiwanese presidential candidates, none of whom support union on China's terms. Blair expressed concern to Chinese military leaders today about Beijing's new threats to attack Taiwan. Beijing issued a position paper a week ago, saying for the first time that it might attack the island if Taiwan indefinitely puts off negotiations on unification. China regards Taiwan as a renegade province. In a meeting yesterday, Blair and Lt. Gen. Xiong Guangkai, a deputy chief of the general staff of the People's Liberation Army "had a wide exchange of views on international and regional security," China's state-run Xinhua News Agency said. Taiwan policy. Blair also met Shi Yunsheng, commander in chief of China's naval forces, Xinhua said. While neither side provided details of the meetings, a U.S. official said Beijing appeared keen to reopen military ties that it severed in May, after U.S. airplanes hit China's embassy in Yugoslavia. Xiong is a key voice in making China's "It was a chance for everyone to get to know each other," the official said on condition of anonymity. "The atmosphere was very cordial. I think the Chinese want to succeed in re-establishing a military-to-military relationship." Taiwan was discussed, along with the other Asian security concerns, and the "U.S. expressed its concern about the white paper" that contained China's latest threat to attack Taiwan, the official said. Blair was due to hold more talks in Beijing today, and then to head to the eastern city of Nanjing, headquarters for the regional military command that would form the bulk of any Chinese attack on Taiwan. The timing of Blair's visit was important. Four years ago, in an attempt to influence Taiwan's first direct presidential elections, China test fired missiles near Taiwan. The United States sent warships in response, raising tensions to their highest level in decades. Red Lyon Tavern LIBERTY Restaurant 841-7221 Hawt Raleigh COFFEE HOURS !!! 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