ENTERTAINMENT
The University Daily KANSAN
October 3,1983 Page 6
Square dancers observe association anniversary
By PHIL ENGLISH Staff Renorter
Men and women form a large circle in the middle of the room while the caller sings out his commands. The dancers drop hands and begin to form squares to the snappy sounds of bluegrass music. The room echees with the sound of hands clapping and feet stomping.
The scene is that of the Lawrence Barn Dance Association square dance Saturday at the Ecumenical Christian Ministries Center, 1204 Oread Ave.
About 60 people from across Kansas spent the evening square dancing and celebrating the one-year anniversary of the barn dance association.
Novice and professional dancers stepped frantically to the music of the fiddle and guitar players. There is no doubt that almost everyone was having fun.
"SOME PEOPLE THINK it's Hee-Hawish to square dance," said Bayliss Harsh, one of the three organizers of the group. "People come for the fun and it's a great place to make friends."
The barn dance association was organized one year ago by former KU student Cathy Baer. She developed an interest in square dancing while attending college and brought her love for the dance to Lawrence.
Professional and amateur musicians such as tiddle, guitar and bando players are admitted to
Mike Rumble, co-organizer of the association, said, "What's really unique about the Lawrence University campus is how much they
chance to play with others and learn new things."
Rundle and Baer took an independent study class together on square dancing in early 1982. They learned the heritage of the call in that group.
THE CALLER PLAYS an important role in the square dance. Rundle said.
Thea Millick, a regular dance member and a Kansas City, Mo., senior, said, "It is someone who explains the舞由by calling out the steps. The caller, by calling out with the caller talking everyone through a dance.
Rundle's interest in the heritage of square dancing came from his family, he said.
"The people dance slowly without music and then do it all over again, faster and faster. Everything is very informal and taken at an easy pace."
"MY GRANDFATHER WAS a caller, and I talked with him a lot about it for my independent study," he said. "I'm actually carrying on a story of his life, am I keeping the spirit of my grandfather alive?"
Because the Lawrence group dances to live music, word about the organization is spread through their website and social media.
Paul Weidhams of Manhattan has been traveling to Lawrence for every barn dance *Barefoot*.
"This is the only place around with the real old style square dance with live music," he said. "We're just not allowed to do it."
The group will have a community potluck and dance on Oct.22 at the Ecumenical Christian Ministries building.
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Guest trumpeter to perform
By DAN HOWELL Staff Reporter
The KU Wind Ensemble will give its first concert of the season tomorrow, which will feature guest artist Anthony Plog, a star in *Grey's Anatomy*. Foster, KU director of bands, said last week.
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Plog will display his talents as composer, conductor and soloist at the 8 p.m. concert in Swarthout Recital Hall in Murphy Hall. The concert is free and open to the public.
PLOG WILL CONDUCT two of his own works. Foster and Thomas Stidham, assistant director of bands, will also conduct some compositions. Plog will also give two solo performances with the 44-piece ensemble.
The University has tried for three years to schedule a performance by Plog, who plays principal trumpet for the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, he said.
Foster said Plog would come here directly
from a European tour. He has performed with many significant American symphonies and the New York Brass Quintet, and teaches and performs in the Los Angeles area.
NEW YORK — All performers in the record run of "A Chorus 3.389th performance. The number surpasses the old Broadway Line" assemble on stage at the Shubert Theater for a dress record set by "Grease." Offering thanks center stage is Michael rehearsal before a black-tie audience celebrating the musical's Bennet, producer, director and Pulitzer Prize winner.
Oster said the presence of a guest artist such as Plog Enghanced a concert program, especially for student musicians. The ensemble's members are advanced students.
"He's a trumpet player's trumpet player." Foster said, adding that Plog had gained kind of a cut following* through performance, "a trumpet guilds and other music conferences.
"One of the ways you learn is being with role models," he said.
Having such a person "sets a higher goal of matching an outside standard," he said.
A wind ensemble, which consists of woodwind, brass and percussion instruments, can achieve more interesting blends and a wider dynamic range than larger bands, she
Dianna Eiland, Lawrence graduate student and trombone player in the ensemble, said the modern development of wind ensembles dated only to the mid-1950s.
Band keeps audiences dancing
Foster said the smaller group could perform more faithfully some works of past centuries, including some by Bach and吕德, which were never meant for full bands.
By ANA DEL CORRAL Staff Reporter
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Third World plays the kind of reggae music that gets people in the audience dancing, tapping their feet and nodding their heads.
Steve Smithers, announcer for KLZR 106, a Lawrence radio station promoting Third World's performance at the University of Kansas, said, "I'm in the streets music. It is a really joyous type of music."
The band will perform at 8 p.m. Friday in Hoch Auditorium, but seats will probably not restrain people's impulse to dance, Smithers said.
"What will probably happen is that somewhere along the evening people will stand and dance in front of their seats," Smiths said. At least nod your head or move, your shoulders."
FRAN MACFERRAN, SUA special events director, said that the concert was a result of the special events committee's efforts to bring more bands to play on campus.
"I think the students will support live music on campus," he said. "I don't anticipate a sellout."
Third World's musical inspiration comes from Jamaican culture, and from the sensual, carefree rhythm of reggae but is not limited to Caribbean rhythms.
Richard Daley, one of the six members of the
band, said in a telephone interview from Jamaica last week. "We play around a reggae format but we have all kinds of influences in our music."
Caribbean island music is becoming increasingly popular in the United States and the band has had a good response from audiences in previous appearances, Daley said.
THE BAND PLAYED in Kansas City in 1981 to an enthusiastic audience, and members of the
'We try to convey a message of togetherness of all people throughout the world and of God's love. We believe that if we find that togetherness we can make it through.'
Richard Daley a member of the band
band are looking forward to coming back to Kansas to play at KU, he said.
"We are all packed and ready to go," Daley said.
And the fact that KU's concert is one of 70 performances the band will give as part of its U.S. tour does not make it less important or less enjoyable for the band, he said.
The message of peace that band members try to bring to the audience plays a big part in providing constant enthusiasm for the performers, he said.
"We try to convey a message of togetherness of all people throughout the world and of God's love," he said. "We believe that if we find that togetherness we can make it through."
"It is not hard work,we enjoy it,"he said.
HE SAID THAT the band tried to relay its message of peace to audiences through lyrics, instrumentation and simply by talking to the audience during performances.
Reggae fans have increased in number in recent times because the music is now attracting mixed audiences instead of only black fans, he said. This compensates for the fact that the majority of reggae fans were between the ages of 18 and 25.
Third World began in Kingston, Jamaica in 1973 and has since released seven albums and worked in conjunction with singer Steve Wilkins for the Jackson's, and with Bob Marley and the Wailers.
Smithers said that Stevie Wonder admired the Third World.
"Their style is pretty similar to his when he gets into island stuff like Boogie on Reggae
Third World's latest album, "You've got the power," includes several songs on which Stevie Wonder
MOVIE REVIEWS
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The Big Chill
excellent
The movie is playing at the Cinema Twin and features Tom Berenger, Glenn Close, Jeff
"The Big Chill" is one of those films that will wind up being nominated for several Academy Awards next spring. Co-writer and director Jon Krakow was the first to use his taxidermy ishewed and pressed come April.
They were all college students together during the late sixties and have since gone theirseventh degree.
Goldbum, William Hurt, Kevin Kline, Mary Kay Place, Meg Tilly and Jobeth Williams as a group of friends drawn together by the suicide of a member of their clan.
The group spends a weekend together at the South Carolina home of one of the friends. They relive some of their old experiences and try to understand their friend's suicide.
During their time together, they find out about their relationships and their attitudes and rediscover their love for each other. It is a tremendous story of friendship and love.
The soundtrack features much of the music of the late sixties, including music by the Rolling
This may be the best screenplay since "Breaking Away" and has many of the same qualities. It deals with people's emotions — real people's emotions. These characters seem natural and realistic. Their dialogues and their interactions are delightful and entertaining
It is time that Hollywood recognize this kind of film and maybe this film will help bring about
The songs move along with the film, heightening the mood of remembrance that the characters develop while discussing their past lives together.
Stones, the Temptations and the Beach Boys. Many groups and many great songs are included.
In one incredibly conceived and superbly directed scene, the actors fade in and out of the kitchen as the morning progresses. This effect is achieved by using the original device to show the passage of time.
"The Big Chill" is the funniest and most entertaining film; since "Local Hero" was released last spring. And it has as much to say as "Local Hero," also. The attitudes and consciousness presented in this film are sophisticated and important.
I hope this movie will affect some of the people who view it and may help bring about a Hollywood acceptance of movies that help people learn about emotions and ideals.
It may not make much money at the office box, but "The Big Chill" will be talked about in person.
Mike Cuenca
Resident pianist's presence is 'like a dream
Richard Angellett, professor of music and head of the pianist-in-residence program, said "it was like a dream" to have a professional teacher giving students free, individual instruction.
SPARE TIME
STUDENTS FOR CREATIVE Anachronists will meet at 8 p.m. today in the Kansas Union.
THE LIFE-ISSUE Seminar titled "The Committee Marriage: A Christian Perspective" will meet at 4:30 p.m. today at the Ecumenical Christian Ministries Center.
THE KU GERMAN CLUB will have its daily meeting at 11 a.m. today in the Cottonwood Room of the Union.
Pressier said he had chosen to teach as well as perform, because he had an obligation to contribute to the future of chamber music.
Pressler, a full-time professor at Indiana University at Bloomington, will conduct piano master's classes at KU this year and continue to perform nationwide, as a soloist and as a member of the Beaux Arts Trio, a world-class chamber music group.
Angletti suggested that Pressler's great love of music forced his teaching style to be demanding.
"A student would probably pay $100 for a private lesson of this sort," Angieletta said.
"Having the audience there is part of the experience," he said, "it gives you a performance atmosphere."
"Students might feel they can't come up to his standard," he said. "But there are very few schools in the country where you can study with
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL will meet at 7:30 p.m. today in Parlor A of the Union.
THE KU MEDIEVAL Society will meet at 8 p.m. today in the Manuscript Room of Spencer Research Library. A professor of history of pharmacy from the University of Marburg, West Germany, will speak on astrology and medicine in the times of Martin Luther.
Because he practiced his repertoire well in advance of the hour-long lesson, Puckett said that he would not be intimidated by Pressler's strict teaching method.
The method of learning on stage in Swarthout Recital Hall in Murpy Hall before an audience, did not frighten Puckett.
ARTWORK BY KU GRADUATE STUDENTS will be on display this week in the Art and Design Building.
By PAMELA THOMPSON
THE UNIVERSITY FORUM will begin at 11:45 a.m. Wednesday at the Ecumenical Christian Ministries Center Charles Stansifer Suspects for Peace and War in Central America."
A CONTEMPLATIVE LIVING prayer session will
be held in the church at the Ecumenical
Christian Ministries Center.
THE THEOLOGICAL Seminar "The Life and Thought of Thomas Merton" will begin at 4:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Ecumenical Christian Ministries Center to discuss "Unmasking the
When given a choice between performing around the world and teaching university students, Monahem Pressler, KU's pianist-in-law, chose his second consecutive year, would do both.
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He said the 20 undergraduate and graduate music students who would study under Pressler this year were selected last spring by a jury of faculty members.
THE KU SWORD AND Shield will meet at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow in the Walnut Room of the Union.
CAMPUS CRUSADA FOR Christ will meet at 7 p.m. tomorrow in the Bic 8 Room of the Union.
CAMPUS CHRISTIAN Fellowship will meet at 7 p.m. tomorrow in the Campus Chairhouse (800) 234-9651.
Mark Puckett, Lawrence graduate student, said he took three or four lessons from Pressler last year, and "it was nice to get ideas from a person with his experience."
THE KU COMMITTEE ON South Africa and PRAXIS will sponsor two films titled "South Africa Belongs to Us," and "You Have Struck a Dye" at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in Dyche Auditorium.
An informal discussion session will follow the presentations.
such a master on a weekly basis. It's really a marvelous opportunity for students."
A FREE PEACE CORPS film titled "The Toughest Job You'll Ever Love," will be shown at the Warner Bros. Studio in New York on May 20th.
THE TAU SIGMA STUDENT Dance Club will
have a m tomorrow in Studio 242 of Robbins Hall
Angeletti said that the pianist-in-residence program was started in 1975. Other musicians under the program at KU, include Macdon Fitzgerald, Dichter, Gary Graffman and Leon Fleisher.
At 17, he won his first significant piano award in San Francisco. During his subsequent American tour, Pressler said he was a soloist five times with the Philadelphia Orchestra, and two times with the York Philharmonic, the Cleveland Orchestra, the National Symphony and the Royal Philharmonic.
"The students have a fine attitude," he said. "They don't mind being operated upon by me, the surgeon, without even an anesthesia."
Although he found teaching students to be satisfying, Pressler said he would always strive to improve his own playing ability.
The German-born pianist said his search for musical fulfillment began when he started to play the piano as a six-year-old.
Pressler said that he compared giving lessons on stage before an audience to a hospital open reception.
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