Friday, July 12, 1968 abi7
KAMPER KANSAN
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Brandon practices whip
—Kansan Photo by Richard Vieets
What dorm supervisor in band camp is often seen cracking a bullwhip outside the dorm? Why Russ. "Bullwhip" Brandon, of course!
By RICHARD VIETS Kamper Kanan Reporter
Brandon, a band director at Sublette, Kan., during the school year, is supervisor of counselors and resident director in Joseph R. Pearson Hall.
The whip serves no practical purpose; Brandon does not actually use it to punish the campers.
"THE WHIP is just a curiosity item," Brandon said. "Tve had it since high school."
Brandon is the director of the senior high, junior high, and grade school bands in Sublette. "Whenever the band goes on a trip, they always take my whip along as a sort of mascot," Brandon explained.
He was born in 1936 at Kingman, Kan. He attended KU for his B.A. in music education and is currently working on his masters.
RUSS "BULLWHIP" BRANDON
HIS WIFE, Ann, and he have two children, Terri, age 7 and Russ, age 9.
As supervisor of the 140 counselors, Brandon aids them with problems that are bound to result when you put 2,100 high school students together.
"I think the counselors should establish the personal relationships with the campers," Brandon said. "I just help them with the problem campers."
He became supervisor of JRP when it became evident another dorm was needed to house the campers. "I just make sure the boys get enough food and take care of the dorm." Brandon said.
Brandon was also supervisor at the junior high camp this summer.
Famed saxophonist here for concert
By DIANE WANEK
Kamper Kansan Reporter
“Oo-oo-oo”—the last tones of a ghostly Edgy MacDonald piece filtered through the mouthpiece of Siguard Rascher's saxophone.
Rascher, gaunt and poetic looking, turned in his chair and said in a marked foreign accent,
"Sometimes I get so totally involved in the music, that I don't even know what I'm playing. The only experience comparable to it is a rainbow. With a rainbow one can see all the colors at one time; so it is with the notes in the music."
His musical career began in Stuttgart, Germany, when as a student in a music conservatory there, he found himself in need of money. He proceeded to a pawn shop, where he spent all his money on a saxophone. He had never played a saxophone before, but he did know some clarinet techniques. He soon became a member of a small musical group and made enough money to live on.
Rascher gradually made a name for himself in Germany, and he became a soloist with the Berlin Philharmonic in 1932. From there, he went on a concert tour to Australia. He decided instead of going back to Europe the way he had come, he would sail via the United States.
Arriving in New York, Rascher though he should try to get a job somewhere, so he applied for a
HIS ATTEMPTS to find an instructor of saxophone in Europe were in vain, and Rascher had to learn the mastering techniques himself. Thus, he has become an accomplished self-taught saxophonist.
position at the New York Philharmonic and was accepted after less than a five-minute audition. He also played with the Boston Symphony, and has played with more than 200 of the world's great symphonies since then.
RASCHER IS very proud he has played more concerts than any living woodwind player. He has also had more than 120 pieces composed solely for him by composers who believed in Rascher's affinity for music. Four of these pieces were performed by Rascher at his concert in the University Theatre Monday night. They included, "Particles" by Armand Russell, "Beyond These Hills" by Carl Anton Wirth, "Air and Scherzo" by Henry Cowell, and "Partita" by Erwin Dressel.
Art division has display
By CHRISTINE THOMPSON
Kansan Kammer Remorter
A cross section of class work from art campers will be on display starting today in Murphy Hall gallery.
The instructors select the best of the art students' work for display, which is open to the public. Displays are changed every Friday afternoon and remain up for one week each.
STUDENTS ARE offered classes in cartooning, jewelry, interior design, lettering, pottery, weaving, commercial art, print making, fashion illustration and pen and ink drawing.
Concert enlivens week-end
Friday evening
7:15 p.m.
PROGRAM
Kenneth Bloomquist, Conductor Les Sperling, Guest Conductor Lt. Col. Arnald Gabriel, Guest Conductor
Theme Song
Irish Tune from County Derry ... arr. Percy Grainger
Amparito Roca ... Jaime Texidor
Light Cavalry Overture ... Franz Von Suppé
Them Basses ... G. H. Huffine
Mr. Bloomquist, conducting
A Festive Overture ... Alfred Reed
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Fiesta Del Pacifico ... Roger Nixon
Lt. Col. Gabriel, conducting
Saturday afternoon
2:15 p.m.
PROGRAM SYMPHONIC CHOIR
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor ... Ludwig V. Beethoven
Lt. Col. Gabriel, conducting
Duncan Couch, Conductor
Paul Salamunovich, Guest Conductor
Magnificat Anima Mea ... Dietrich Buxtehude
Cantique de Jean Racine ... Gabriel Faure
In Dulci Jubilo ... Michael Praetorius
Mr. Salamunovich, conducting
Barbara Rundle, accompaniest
CONCERT ORCHESTRA
Gerald M. Carney, Conductor
Lt. Col. Arnald Gabriel, Guest Conductor
A. H. Long, Guest Conductor
Theme Song
Irish Tune from County Derry ... arr. Percy Grainger
Coq d'Or, Suite ... Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Introduction and Wedding Procession
Mr. Carney, conducting
Merry Wives of Windsor ... Otto Nicolai
Mr. Long, conducting
GOLD BAND
Mr. Lee, conducting
Chorale ... Vaclav Nehybel
David Catron, Conductor
Tom Lee, Guest Conductor
Lt. Col. Arnald Gabriel, Guest Conductor
Jubilee George Kenny
Toccata Frescobaldi
Symphony No. 1 in E Flat Saint-Saens
Mr Cottus and his friends
Procession of Nobles from Mlada .. Rimsky-Korsakov Lt. Col. Gabriel, conducting
Sunday afternoon
2:15 p.m.
PROGRAM
CONCERT CHOIR
Duncan Couch, Conductor Paul Salamunovich, Guest Conductor Zoltan Kodaly
Missa Brevis ... Zoltan Kodaly
Kyrie
Gloria
Credo
Sanctus
Benedictus
Agnus Dei
Mr. Salamunovich, conducting
Mr. Salamunovich, conducting Barbara Rundle, accompainis
CHAMBER CHOIR
Darrell Benne, Conductor
Paul Salamunovich, Guest Conductor
Exsultate Justi ... L. da Viadana
Te Deum ... Joseph Haydn
Mr. Salamunovich, conducting
Barbara Rundle, accompanist
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Gerald M. Carney, Conductor Lt. Col. Arnald Grabiel, Guest Conductor
Theme Song
Irish Tune from County Derry ... arr. Percy Grainger
Romeo and Juliet,
Overture-Fantasy ... Peter Tschaikowsky
Mr. Carney, conducting
Egmont, Overture ... Ludwig v. Beethoven
Ports of Call ... Jacques Ibert
I. Palermo, clam
II. Tunis-Nefta, moderate, very rhythmic
III. Valencia, animated
Lt. Col. Gabriel, conducting
Sunday evening
7:00 p.m.
PROGRAM
RED BAND
LeRoy Esau, Conductor Tom Lee, Guest Conductor Lt. Col. Arnald Gabriel, Guest Conductor
Theme Song
Irish Tune from County Derry ... arr. Percy Grainger
Strategic Air Command March ... Clifton Williams
Italian in Aligiers ... G. Rossini
Mr. Esau, conducting
Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral from "Tohloengrin" ... Richard Wagner
Mr. Lee, conducting
Symphonic Dance No. 3 from "Fiesta" ... Clifton Williams Lt. Col. Gabriel, conducting
CONCERT BAND
Russell L. Wiley, Conductor
Lt. Col. Arnald Gabriel, Guest Conductor
Larry Wiehe, Trombone Soloist
Finale from the Ballet Suite
"Estancia"...Alberta Ginastera
Dance of the Seven Veils from
"Salome"...Richard Strauss
Celebration Overture ...Paul Creston
Trombone Chronology ...Wehrle
Lt. Col. Gabriel, conducting
Larry Wiehe, Trombone Soloist
Dixieland Band: The Gaslite Gang