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Gregory M. Cunneen and Stephanie Turner play Danny and Lizzie, an unmarried couple expecting a child in the Broadway Musical, "Baby." The musical is playing at Hashinger Hall each night through Sunday. Admission is free.
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Group revives Baroque style, plans classical music concert
By M. Meredith Relph Kansan staff writer
The Oread Baroque Ensemble will present a concert of 17th and 18th century classical music 7:30 p.m. Sunday at the Immanuel Lutheran Church, 15th and 1ath streets.
The ensemble is composed of three University professors from the department of music and dance, and two other artists.
well. Kimber has played with Kansas City area groups, and last January went to London to play in a Baroque concert.
"In recent years, musicians have been interested in getting back to the way it was really played." Kimber said. "The sound is very expressive, very appealing."
Michael Kimber, associate professor of music, said the Baroque Ensemble was formed three years ago and the members had participated in concerts both in Lawrence and Kansas City as well as internationally.
Boulton said interest in Baroque-style music, which includes works from the 17th and 18th centuries, had strengthened in the last 10 years. The Oread Ensemble not only plays classical works, but also uses replicas of period instruments.
The members of the ensemble have participated for several summers in the Baroque Performance Institute at Oberlin College Conservatory of Music in Oberlin, Ohio. The institute shows Baroque-style musicians how to master techniques of the period instruments.
"Baroque-style instruments are different from modern instruments." Boulton said. "But I think the playing style is easier to capture with them."
1 the group recently received the University's Research Improvement Award for establishing a program of Baroque chamber music study and performance at KU. The award includes a three-year grant to help with maintaining the program.
Kathryn Parke, a soprano soloist from Pittsburg, Kan., and Beth Titterington, Kansas City, Mo., who plays the viola da gamba, are the other members of the ensemble.
Kimber said the group played two concerts each year in Lawrence and each member was involved with Baroque-style concerts on his own as
tionally.
The faculty members of the ensemble are Kimber, who plays the violin; John Boulton, professor of music, who plays the flute; and Michael Bauer, assistant professor of music and dance, who plays the harpsichord.
The group recently received the University's Research Improvement Award for establishing a program of Baroque chamber music study and performance at KU. The award includes a three-year grant to help with maintaining the program.
Sunday's program includes Johann Sebastian Bach's "Sonata in B minor" and Heinrich Biber's "Sonata in E minor."
Admission to the concert is free.
Opera star to perform on Sunday
Samuel Ramey Bass
Colby native is one of best baritones
"His powerful bass, always eloquent, gloved like a trombone."
London Sunny Times
By M. Meredith Relph Kansan staff writer
Samuel Ramey, born in Colby, will perform in a concert at 5 p.m. Sunday in Crafton-Preyer Theatre at Murphy Hall.
John Stephens, associate professor of voice and opera and a professional opera singer, said Ramey became well-known during the mid-1970s. Since that time, he has sung with the most prestigious opera companies in the United States and has had roles written especially for him.
Although Kansas and the Midwest are not well-known areas for producing operatic greats, a Kansas native has become one of the foremost bass opera singers in the United States...
man.
He also has performed in "The Marriage of Figaro," "The Barber of Seville," and "Don Giovanni."
Ramey received his voice training at Wichita Sate University. He is noted for his vast vocal range from the coloratura bass of the bel canto to dramatic bass performances, a combination of abilities that is unique among male singers.
unique among male actors. As a dramatic bass, Ramey's specialty is the portrayal of evil characters. His dramatic roles have included portraying devils in Botto's "Mefistofeuile," Gounod's "Faust," and Offenbach's "The Tales of Hoffman."
when especially important. Ramey also has performed the title roles in "Attila" and "Carmen," which were specialized performances.
"He is arguably the foremost bass of our time." Stephens said. "He is at the absolute pinnacle of his profession."
During the next five years, Ramey's performance schedule includes the New York City Opera, the Lyric Opera of Chicago and the Metropolitan Opera in the United States and opera companies in Hamburg and Berlin, West Germany, Venice and Florence, Italy, Paris, France, and at the Saltzburg Festival in Austria.
Ramey will be joined for Sunday's performance by pianist Warren Jones. The programs include selections from "Oedipus," "The Tempest" and "Attila," as well as song cycles by Franz Schubert, Benjamin Britten and Charles Ives.
All seats are reserved and tickets are available from the Murphy Hall box office. Prices are $15 and $13 for the public; $7.50 and $6.50 for KU and kindergarten through 12th grade students; and $14 and $12 for senior citizens and other students.
5:00 p.m. Sunday, November 20, 1988 Crafton-Preyer Theatre
Partially funded by the Kansas Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts, additional support provided by the KU Student Activity Fee, Swarthout Society, and the KU Endowment Association.
Presented by The University of Kansas School of Fine Arts Concert Series
Public: $15 & $13; KU & K-12 Students: $7.50 & 6.50; Senior Citizens & Other Students: $14 & $12
Tickets on sale in the Murphy Hall Box Office All seats reserved/For reservations, call 913/864-3982
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