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Summer Session Kansan Tuesday, Julv 15, 1958
BAND CAMP CHORUS—Daniel Moe, director of choral music at the University of Denver,
directs the chorus in their Sunday afternoon concert. (Summer Kansan photo)
University Theatre Called Scene Of 'Finest Band Camp Concert'
By J. FRED MILLER
(Of The Summer Kansan Staff)
The University Theatre was filled with good music Sunday evening by the Midwestern Music Camp band and chorus. One of the finest programs yet in the fourth of six weekly concerts, the performance was moved from its usual location in the outdoor theatre under the threat of rain.
The theatre's acoustics undoubtedly were significant in the improved performance. The 200-piece band, filling the stage to capacity, capitalized on the surroundings to render a performance approaching perfection.
The first part of the band portion of the concert was particularly impressive. Following the theme song, the band bombarded the audience with a wonderfully brassy "Band of America" march by Paul Lavalle. A real showcase for brass, this
march was emotionally performed and technically flawless.
John Fuerst, Cicero, III. high school student, was baritone soloist in a selection from Moussorgsorysk's opera "Boris Godounow." It was Fuerst's night to shine, as his forceful tone was also heard in Gould's "Cowboy Rhapsody," and Bach's "Furune Number Four."
Gerald M. Carney, associate professor of music education and regular conductor of the orchestra, took the baton from Prof. Wiley for the second half of the band program. He opened with the lifting "Fairest of the Fair" march by Sousa, which
was good but not as bombastic and emotional as the earlier march.
A good example of the balance and rapport of the band on the University Theatre stage was found in Bach's Fugue No.4 from The Well-tempered Clavier. Nearly every section of the band was spotlighted in the arrangement and there were no noticeable weak spots in performance.
The music camp chorus also gave one of its best concerts.
A collection of three old English carols failed to give the Christmas feeling to an audience sweltering from the effects of a malfunctioning air conditioning system, but they were musically well-performed.
Daniel Moe, director of choral music at the University of Denver and this week's guest conductor, led the chorus to new heights in Shaw's "Evening Pastorale" and an American folk tune "Goin' to Boston," arranged by Davis.
Building And Grounds Protested Late Checks
Nearly 200 buildings and grounds craft workers went on a sit-down strike after noon Friday, but went back to work two hours later when told they would lose a half-day's pay if they continued to strike.
The men on strike were protesting because their monthly checks had not yet arrived. They usually get paid about the fourth of each month.
The pay checks arrived later Friday afternoon.
The men on strike were painters, electricians, carpenters, plumbers, steamfitters and air-conditioners.
A representative of the striking group said the recent ruling that maintenance men and craft employees of the University would receive no increase or decrease it pay until Jan. 1, 1959 was an adder grievance.
Shortly before 2 p.m. Raymond Nichols, executive secretary of the University, arrived and discussed the situation with a group of foremen. He told them if they went back to work immediately they would lose two hours pay instead of half a day's pay. The men went back to work shortly after this.
"We always cut off hourly payrolls on the 26th of the month." Mr. Nichols said, explaining the reason for the delayed checks. "We carry the leftover four or five days into the next month.
"But June is the end of the fiscal year so we can not carry the extra days in the coming month," he said.
Mrs. Van E. Fiser, who attended KU from 1937-1944, has been reelected as executive secretary-treasurer in charge of the national office of Phi Mu Epsilon, professional music sorority. She is a flutist and is listed in Who's Who in Music International and Who's Who of American Women.
This late figuring in the Topeka offices, plus the long weekend state employees received for the 4th of July, held up the checks, he said.
Holds Music Sorority Officer
Prof. Vieth, who has been assistant professor at Montana State University the past three years, holds three degrees from Yale University—the A.B. in 1945, M.A. in 1948 and Ph.D. in 1953.
Prof. Colgrave is one of the world's authorities on early English and is general editor of "Early English Manuscripts in Facsimile," of which seven volumes have been published. Holder of degrees from Birmingham and Cambridge Universities in England, he tauct at the University of Durham 1920-54 and since has been visiting professor at the University of North Carolina and Westfield College in London.
Alcatraz Island, site of the federal maximum security prison in San Francisco Bay, derives its name from the pelicans which roosted there in Spanish days.
The appointments of David M. Vieth as associate professor effective September 1 and Bertram Colgrave as visiting professor of English for the 1959 spring semester at the University were announced Monday by the chancellor's office.
2 New Men On English Staff
Murphy Returns Todav
Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy returned today from a visit to Russian universities.
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'Tom Sawyer' Has World Premiere
One of the most exciting shows in Starlight Theatre history opened Monday at the outdoor theatre when the original musical comedy "Tom Sawyer" began its world premiere week.
Considered so important by professional theatrical people that dramatic critics from New York, Chicago, and other show business centers are going to Kansas City to review the musical for their readers, the salute to Missouri's first literary citizen, Mark Twain, is expected to make musical comedy history.
Theatre heads are expecting one of the largest opening night crowds in history, and feel the show will be one of the best attended in the 8 years of live entertainment under the stars at Swope Park.
Included in the distinguished guest list are the governors of Missouri and Kansas, the senators and representatives from those two states, a delegation of important personages from Hannibal, Mo., which was Mark Twain's birthplace, and theatrical producers from California, Texas, New York and Florida.
The show has been written especially for presentation at the outdoor theatre and has generated considerable excitement backstage at the open air theatre. The book was written by Edward Reveaux, Peter Gurney and Starlight producer, Richard H. Berger.
The music for the musical was composed by Frank Luther, who has written over 600 songs, including "Barnacle Bill, The Sailor," and made 2,400 recordings. Mr. Luther
Adapted from the original book, the music and lyrics have caught the imagination of Kansas City's population, with radio and television stations giving the music a big play during the entire broadcasting period.
and the authors will be in the opening night audience.
The music has been recorded on a Decca album, although the arrangements there are not as full and big as those for the 38-piece Starlight orchestra. Musical director Roland Fiore has been at work for nearly seven months on re-orchestrating the Luther tunes to fit the huge orchestra.
Taking the title role is Randy Sparks, a young singer from California who has made a hit from appearances on the Red Skelton television show. Virginia Gibson, a pert young singer from the Hit Parade television series, plays Becky Thatcher.
Richard France, singer-dancer who has been in several hit New York shows, plays the part of Huck Finn; Mike Kermoyan, a Starlight favorite for several seasons here, plays the role of Injun Joe while Joseph Macaulay is cast as Muff Potter.
The University of Miami, opened in 1926, had fewer than 2,000 students in 1945. Today some 13,000 students fill three campuses and more than 50 new buildings.
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