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Entertainment
University Daily Kansan, September 10, 1962
Music series opens
By SUSAN STANLEY Staff Reporter
A single spotlight fell upon the sparsely decorated stage of the University Theatre Wednesday night. The 36th season of the KU Arts Trio has also opened. The Beaux Arts Trio was about to be disbanded.
"It was super," Richard Angelletti, professor of music performance, said yesterday.
"They are the greatest tribes in the world. One can compare to them. There is nothing else."
Howard Boyajian, professor of music performance, called the trio "a superb group of three marvelous, excellent musicians that seem on the same mental wavelength when they play.
THE AUDIENCE ENJOYED the lighthearted, relaxed attitude of the performers as well as the
"They are superb individual performers that possess unanimity, and cohesion when they play together. I do not know of any trio better. They are world class."
They sat quietly through each selection but chuckled when Greenhouse forgot the music for their choir.
While Cohen and Pressler searched through Greenhouse's folder for the music, Greenhouse left the stage to find it. The audience applauded when he returned with it.
"I loved the audience," Pressler said during a break between master classes yesterday.
The trio spent a lot of their time on stage taking bows.
The trio seemed to enjoy themselves as much as the audience did.
Pressler nodded and gestured as he played and at times he looked as if he were singing with the
"We have fun," he said after the concert. "We love to play."
KU Concert and Chamber Music Series directors were able to select the pieces they wanted the trio to play, Jacqueline Davis, series director, said.
They selected Mozart's Iv; E-major, K.542; by Charles Ives; Franz Schubert's
MOZART WAS an 18th-century composer, Schubert was an 19th-century musician and Ives was a composer.
Trio in B-flat major, Op. 99, No.1; and, as an encore, the last movement from Haydn's Trio in E major.
The pieces were selected because they represented examples of 18th-, 19th- and 20th-century classical music and would appeal to students, faculty and other patrons. Davis said.
One of the most unusual segments of the program was the Trio by Ives. It featured a scherzo, which is a lively piece of music written in 3/4 time. It was titled "TSIJA."
The initials stand for "This Scherzo is A Joke" and is also known as "college days scherzo." Ive's kept writing the piece at his sixth reunion at Yale University.
It includes segments from "My Old Kentucky Home" and "In the Sweet Bye and Bye." It switches quickly from fast to slow movements, sets up a pattern for the performer played whatever he wanted to play.
It has been 26 years since the first play together at the Berkshire Festival at Tantawang, and it has performed more than 3,500 concerts on five continents and recorded more than 40 albums.
It has won awards including the French "Grande Prix du Disque." It was the first chamber music group to win the English Record of the Year award.
Although they are separated by many miles, the performers will not go for long without physical exertion.
"The world is round" he said with a smile.
He said he would leave for the trio's next performance after finishing that day's master classes.
THE TRIO is scheduled to play today in Montreal for a program on CBC radio.
"They have one of the finest chamber music societies in the world." Pressler said.
Pressler, KU pianist-in-residence, is a professor of music at the University of Indiana and has performed with numerous orchestras all over the world.
On campus
Isidore Cohen is a professor of music at Stonybrook in New York. He attended the Jullillard School of Music and played in the Jullillard Quartet. He is closely associated with the Maribor Institute, a summer music institute in Vermont, Davis said.
Bernard Greenhouse is also a professor of music at Stonybrook. He has studied with Pablo Casals and with orchestras and chamber music major cities of Europe and the United States.
MINI RETREAT will be from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
at Ecumenical Christian Ministries Center.
MOSELM IRANIAN STUDENTS SOCIETY will have a photo exhibit and an information and training session for all students.
BIOLOGY CLUB will meet at 4 p.m. in the Sunflower Room of the Union.
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY Intrasquad Meet will be at 4 a.m. at Timmons's farm.
ASTROMATHY CLUB'S OBSERVATION will be at 7 p.m. at 500 Lindley Hall, the sky is clear.
SIERRA CLUB will hike at 9 a.m. at Clinton Lake. They will meet in the parking lot of the Lawrence Public Library at Eighth and Vermont streets.
Saturday Seminar Series's ENERGY CON-SERVATION PROGRAM will be at 9:30 a.m. on
Saturday Seminar Series's PERSONAL COMPUTING PROGRAM will be at 9:30 a.m. in the academic Computing Center Auditorium. Accessed program available by calling 864-834-7288.
the Satellite Union. Advanced registration available by calling 864-3301.
Saturday Seminar Series's TRAVELING IN CHINA PROGRAM will be at 9:30 a.m. in the Satellite Union. Advanced registration available by calling 864-3301.
LEADERSHIP SEMINAR for Kansas Honors
program will be at 9:30 a.m. at the Jayhawks
Hall.
KU Athletica Department's TALGATE PAR-
V and parly pupil will by from 11.a.m to 1.p.m at M.
Park.
MORNING PRAYER will be at 10 a.m. at the Ecumenical Christian Ministries Center.
JACK BREMER will speak on "The Church and Nuclear Disarmament" at Sunday Evening Supper at 5:30 p.m. at the Ecumenical Christian Ministries Center.
Charles Walter Stetson exhibit GALLERY TOUR BY Marla Marther will be at 2 p.m. in the Museum of Art.
BRIAN BROWN, tubist, will offer a clinic,
which is open to the public, at 3 p.m. in 102 MEMORIAL
HOSPITAL.
Fans of the Gogo's gathered outside Kief's Discount Records Friday to purchase tickets for the upcoming Gogo's concert in Kansas City.
Club emphasizes jazz music revival
By VINCE HESS
Staff Reporter
The generation of the 1960s missed out on jezz but now is discovering the music, according to Rick McNeely, who grew up listening to such rock stars as the Beatles, Bjimi Hendrix and the Rolling Stones.
McNeely, however, is ahead of his peers in discovering jazz. He considers himself a serious jazz musician and has played with several major jazz groups, including Vocalis, a private club at 921/2 Massachusetts St.
The club is open every night and features live music two or three nights a week. It was established in 1963.
Jazz was the main music idiom in the 1940s and early 1950s, but was replaced by the "bobop" of the mid-1980s. McNeely said Jazz became a subgenre known to the generation of the 1960s, he said.
McNesly, however, said he slowly developed a liking for the music. He said his record collection
His collection of 2,000 record albums serves as the entertainment on nights when the club does not.
Changes in the public's musical mustes have prompted some music fans to say that jazw was dying and others to say that it was returning to its earlier prominence. McNeely said.
"As far as I'm concerned, it never left," he said.
Mneely, a 1978 KU alumnus with a degree in English, became owner of the club April 1. Mike Donovan; a 1979 alumnus with a degree in history, is the club's manager.
"I'd seen a lot of clubs run poorly," he said. "I thought Lawrence would support something like this.
"People are hungry for live music."
because of his experiences as a musician and bartender at other clubs.
But the Jazzbass does not limit itself to jazz music. It features blues, reggae and rock, too. McNeeley said that although he approached jazz seriously, he knew that other music levers might be used.
McNeely, 31, said he took over the club
The challenge in booking an act is not whether acts are available, but whether they will fit in with the style of your business.
"There are so many good bands out there that just need a proper environment to present them."
The environment at the Jazzhaus consists of wooden floors and walls of brick and stone. Paintingts, both abstract and naturalistic, decorate the walls. The stage is at the front of the room, and behind the face are windows, with silhouettes of musicians, facing Massachusetts Street. An adjoining room has a pool table and video games.
McNeely said he extensively remodeled the club after buying it. Among the additions are an air conditioner, an air circulation system and a larger bar.
The public response to what McNeely called "an intimate atmosphere" has been better than expected, he said. The crowds attracted by the musicians and the musicians, not the type of music, he said.
In addition, he said, the crowd differs from night to night.
"Some people enjoy intellectual music," he said. "Others want to party.
said. Others want to party.
"We've had some incredible parties here."
Another change that McNeely made after buying the club was in the music played.
Before the sale, the Jazz Place played all kinds of music, he said.
The new club has not featured country-western music, McNeyla said, and performances by solo vocalists playing acoustic guitar and singing folk music have not been popular.
To get to know his customers and their likes and dislikes better, McNeely said he had performed a variety of duties for the Jazzhaus—advertising, booking performers, preparing the sound system for most acts and even tending bar several nights a week.
The disadvantage of owning the club, he said, is that it takes time away from his own pursuit of music. McNeely currently plays tenor and saxophone for the jazz group Shining Light.
However, ownership gives McNeely some advantages, he said.
McNeely compared this experience to a painter's spending three days with Picasso.
He said that what he had most enjoyed about owning the Jazzhaus was spending three days with jazz guitarist Barney Kessel, who performed at the club one night in May.
The Jazzhaus, however, does have enough space, and McNeely has organized a 17-piece group in which he performs.
The oazznauz started out well, he said
"And it continues to do well."
KU, Lawrence provide selection of arts events
By SUSAN O'CONNELL
Staff Reporter
KU students have the opportunity this fall to view the artistic talents of both fellow classmates and professionals. The events will also include productions to art exhibits to dance concerts.
The schedule for theatre, art and dance follows.
Many of these events are free of charge; some require a fee. Those requiring a fee sometimes offer special discounts for students.
Telephone numbers are given for additional information concerning times, dates, places
Tickets are available at the Mair Hall Box Office. It is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, from 7 to 8:30 p.m on performances and until 6 p.m. on evening performances, and an hour before curtain time on days with matinee performances. Tickets go on sale two weeks
THEATRE UNIVERSITY THEATRE SERIES
before the opening performance. Reservations can be made by phoning 864-3982, which is a call number for the performance.
"A Little Music Night" - Hugh Wheeler, 8 p.m., Nov. 4-6 and 11-13, University Theatre
"The Children's Hour" - Lillian Hellman, 8 p.m. Oct.
14-16; 2:30 p.m. Oct. 17, University Theatre.
Tickets range from $2 to $8. KU students with a valid ID will receive a 50 percent discount. All tickets
KU THEATRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE SERIES
Inge Theatre, named for the late playwright and KU alumnus William Inge, is located in Murphy Hall. Tickets for productions are available at the Murphy Hall Box Office. Seats, which are all general admission, are $3 for the public and $1.50 for KU students with ID.
All tickets for the KU Theatre for Young People are $1.50. All seats are reserved.
"Buried Child" — Sam Shepard, 9 p.m., Oct. 22-27, Inge Theatre.
"Pathers and Som" — Thomas Bate, 8 p.m., Nov. 18-22
Ibne Theatre.
WILLIAM INGE THEATRE SERIES
"Games of Ora. A Table of Time" — Susan Zeder, 2:30 p.m.
Sept. 20, University Theatre
The Lawrence Community Theatre features performances at the Lawrence Arts Center, Ninth and Vermont streets. The Arts Center is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday.
Ticket information is available at 843-9444.
UNIVERSITY THEATRE
LAWRENCE COMMUNITY THEATRE
*Waiting for the Porch*, 4.8 m, Sept. Oct. 4-13, 3:30 p.m.
*The Gingerbread Lady*, 3.20 p.m, Oct. 15, 3:30 p.m.
*The Gingerbread Lady*, 3.20 p.m, Oct. 15, 3:30 p.m.
SEEM-TO-BE-PLAYERS
The Seem-To-Be-Players, a six-member acting group from the local community.
perform every Saturday at the Lawrence Arts Center. Each play runs for one month and is accompanied by a series called "The Continuing Adventures of Nyrim the Sorrier."
Tickets for the performances are $2 for each play, or season tickets for four plays are available for $6. Performances begin at 1:30 p.m. at the Lawrence Arts Center.
The Ant and the Grasshopper. Sept. 1, 18 and 25
"The Titan and the Twain Cat." Sept. 1, 18 and 25
The Nutrauter Fought the Mouse King, Dec. 4, 11 and 18
HELEN FORESMAN SPENCER MUSEUM OF ART
The Spencer Museum of Art is open from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 1:30 to 4:30 p.m., Sunday. Additional information can be obtained by calling 865-4720.
Kanaa Artista, showing through 1982, North Balcony
Paintings by Charles Walter Sienna, through Oct. 3, Kress
Gallery.
Signed on the reverse of each.
Gallery
Paintings by Charles Walter Steson, through Oct. 3, Kress
University
Japanese Prints Sale Show, through Sep. 19
At Shinjuku Gyoen, Seoul Street 1 and Almaviva Alvarez,
Brake 29, Nov. 7.
9. sept. 36—Nov. 7
American Abstract Expressionist Paintings from the Blaffer
Collection
Images of Foreigners; Japanese Prints and Paintings, Nov.
31—Jap. 2.
21-Jan 2
Prep from the museums collection-Nativity scene, Dec.
LAWRENCE ARTS CENTER
The Lawrence Arts Center features work of local artists and craftsmens. It has two galleries, and is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday. Additional information available at 843-9444
Jan Stone, paintings, through Sept. 15, East Gallery
Historic Museum of Florida, Fla., Sept. 14-16
Ceremony, Sept. 19—Oct. 6, Walt Gallery
Ceremony on Aging crafts, Sept. 19—Oct. 6, Earl Gallery
Figurative Drawings by local artists, through Sept. 15, Want Gallery
Kanaas Photography, Sept. 17-Oct. 16
Images of Agnus, drawings and writings about Kanaas
and her life.
Council on Aging, crafts, Sept. 10-17. *Walden Ordnite*, photography, 10-3. *West Gallery*
*Landmark Photographics*, 10-3. *Nov. 10-3. East Gallery*
Limited Edition, photography. Oct. 15-Nov. 18.
Limited Edition, photography. Nov. 19-Nov. 28.
East Gallery,
Leslie Sandman, paintings. Nov. 7-Dec. 1, West Gallery
Leslie Sandman, paintings. Dec. 20-Nov. 30.
Holiday Art Fair, sponsored by the Lawrence Art Guild, Dec.
9. Wellington Gallery
Holdiday Art Fair, Dec. 5; East Gallery-
Gallery of Gifla, Dec. 8-16; East Gallery
Diane Dollar and Chan Townley, Design theory and metallum. Through Set 18.
ELIZABETH M. WATKINS COMMUNITY MUSEUM
The Watkins Museum, 1047 Massachusetts St., features historical artifacts of Lawrence, and the Kansas All Sports Hall of Fame. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday. Additional information can be obtained at 841-4109.
*Architects, Artists and Builders*, Lawrence, 1845-1936,
during the city's first 10 years, through 2nd, 3rd floor.
*Architecture*, New York, 1898.
KANSAS UNION GALLERY
The Kansas Union Gallery is located on the fourth level of the Kansas Union. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Additional information can be obtained by calling 804-3477.
Dialectic 92, an exhibit by the art education faculty and graduate students, through Sept. 16.
KELLAS GALLERY
The Kellas Gallery, 7 E. 7th St., exhibits works of local contemporary artists. Hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. 841-9460.
THE EMPORIUM FINE ARTS & CRAFTS GALLERY
The Emporium, 17 W. 90th St., is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. 841/5338.
PHOENIX ART GLASS AND GALLERY
The Phoenix Gallery, 820 Massachusetts St. exhibits custom-designed stained glass and the work of local artist. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Saturday) 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
NATIVE AMERICAN ARTISTS
The Native American Artists gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday at 8th and New Hampshire St.
843/9000.
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River Dances and Smaller Histories: Mahalpula
Dance Concert with music by Grace Blackmerkow, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
16th Annual Tau Tau Dance Symposium for High School
and College Students, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Oct. 9. Robinson Dance
Studio
China Show, Oct. 10, Kansas Union. 864-3477.
University Dance Company Concert, 8 p.m., Dec. 3, 2 p.m.
and 8 p.m., Dec. 4; the Robinson Dance Performing Lab
KAW VALLEY DANCE THEATRE
The Kaw Valley Dance Theatre is located at 842 Massachusetts St.