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Show 4 Campus the forum v' Jm hmm , October 25, 1994 j f Contemporary jazz musicians reunite again formers included Albert Wing, tenor sax, who currently plays with Diana Ross and guitarist Larry Carlton; Walt Fowler, who also performs with Diana Ross on trumpet and keyboard; Joe Musolino, alto sax and flute. Musolino is a professional musician and music contractor whose band performs along the Wasatch Front. He also teaches classes at Westminster College. Those who also participated were Brian Priebe and David Asman on baritone sax and clarinet; Dan Waldis, a freelance pianist; Link Hebrew, M.D. on bass guitar, and Mark Chancy, percussionist, professional musician and music teacher. Ronald Vasquez stated, "After two and a half hours for rehearsal, the show went very well. He also said, Its a wonderful opportunity to have been invited back to play in Utah". The overall show was received enthusiastically by the large crowd in the Jewett Center auditorium. byJanaya Hawkins Forum Staff Writer A contemporary Jazz ensemble of 10 exceptional musicians with a keen propensity for unifying harmony returned to Westminster College to perform at the Jewett Center during the reunion weekend. These individuals, six who were alumni of the Westminster College Jazz program in the 1970s, created a mixture of jazz, Latin, and urban contemporary music. llic jazz concert began with an uptempo, contemporary jazz tunc which worked up to a strong keyboard interlude that ran like a casis a Kifaru cading waterfall. musical piece written by Roland Vazquez 15 years ago about the extinction of the rhinoceros. What they did not see, features melodic ribbons of sound through a mystical piano and trombone. The Jazz musicians performed works by percussionist and composer Ronald Vazquez. The per J I h f IS rt f X i 4 r f t y , J. I f 4 fill a 4 a l I $ 1 L . Amy Friberg Alumni jazz musicians from the 1970s reunited Oct. 14 in the Jewett Center for the Performing Arts. The performers were Albert Wing on tenor sax, guitarist Larry Carlton, Walt Fowler on trumpet and keyboard, Joe Muscolino on alto sax and flute, Brian Priebe on baritone sax, David Asman on clarinet, freelance pianist Dan Waldis, bass guitarist Link Hebrew, and percussionist Mark Chaney. Thanks for the memories Reunion weekend production honors the late Jay Lees by Mel Gustaveson explained the beginning of the Courage Theater. When he (Lees told me about building the stage he said that we had no materials to build with, no budget to buy materials, and no authorization for any of it. Eventually the Westminster Little Theater, an open multipurpose area in Converse Hall was transformed into a theater with a permanent stage by Professor Lees and his students. In 1983, the Courage Theater was dedicated to Professor Emeritus Lees. Alumni actors performed several of Lees favorite paly excerpts and speech exercises. Among these were selections from Dracula, featuring Margo Hammel Hansen, Randy Hansen, Dave Nelson and Stan Finn as both Count Dracula and director; British comedy Habeas Corpus, performed by Melissa Tibbitts Jorum Staff Writer Under the dim glare of red stage lights, words of the Jabbcrwocky recited by returning alumnus Greg Floor filled the packed Courage Theater. Returning to honor late Westminster theater professor Jay W. Lees, alumni from each decade performed former roles, speech exercises and tributes during Reunion Weekend, Oct. The Alumni Courage Theater Revue: A Tribute to Jay Lees associacelebrated Lees tion with Westminster College. Beginning his career at Westminster in 1945, Lees taught speech, debate and parliamentary procedure, directed plays, wrote original scripts and established the Westminster Players in 1964. 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Intermountain Allergy & Asthma Clinic AAAA Medical Research i i f Curtis Mitchell The Alumni Courage Theater Revue: A Trivute to Jay Leesm celebrated Lees 40-yein the Jewett Center for the Performing Arts. Westminster College Oct. 15-1-6 Rita Willie Abe, Charles Blue, Babs DeLay, Alicia Dechart Odell, Patrick Paxton, and Shaun McCarthey as Mr. Purdue and director, and Lees original melodrama What Wilbur Wrought, featuring Greg Floor, Maggie Aloia, Shaun McCarthey, Rea Nielson, Dawn Leonard Buningham, McDernond Thomas, Jim Stark, Becky Lees, directed by Lynne Blue. Speech exercises common to Lees curriculum were recited between skits. Whos on First? performed by Dave Nelson and Jim Stark; Whos Woods These recited by Doug Campbell; Esau and the tongue twister Wood, performed by Peggy Beach, followed the opening of Jabberwocky, recited by Greg Are, Floor. Alumna Becky Raybold paid tribute to Lees by describing her first day of registration at Westminster. She remembered, the first familiar face I had seen all day-ja- y Lees, and explaining her concerns about tuition costs to him. Both Jay Lees and Don Doxey managed to come up with a small arttheater ar association with scholarship for me to help cover the cost, even though I wasnt an art or a theater major, she said. Other tributes from Lynn Trueblood and Bill Patterson reminded the audience of Lees dedication to his students. Two Our 01 videos, one entitled Dad, by Lynn Blue and a second celebrating Lees life were shown following the stage performances. A champagne reception - in the lobby of the Jewett Center for the Performing Art concluded the evenings tribute. Environment and People... Storm Water by Marianne Day Forum Staff Writer laboratory procedures, and study medications . &2: ' The Storm Water Rally got off wet and dreary start at Canyon Rim Park, Saturday, Oct. 15. Despite the deluge, 15 Westminster volunteers showed up to distribute pamphlets, paint storm drains and then hear county commissioner Randy Horiuchi speak. According to Kirsten Dyk, WCEE the volunteers got into the groove handing out the information but they could not paint due to the foul weather. One older woman gave back the pam to a co-cha- ir, (Rally got stormed on phlet and said, I dont want to know about that, said Dyk, but most people were receptive to the message. According to Dyk, speech wasnt worth staying for. He spoke for five minutes and wouldnt take any questions. said was with was sopping wet and wondering if we should be doing something more active, something like cleaning up the storm drains. But, we talked and realized this was the Dyk. well. included five members from WCEE, some dorm students, Westminster College Democrat Secretary Erica Birch, a student council member, and Westminster biology professor, Ty Harrison. Dyk comI dont know about mented, everyone else, but the group that I The volunteers split up into groups and covered the Emmigra-tio- n Creek area. We covered from Skyline High to about the freeway said Dyk. Dyk also mentioned that the Emmigration Creek area is known to have the worst problem with storm drain pollution in the valley. Hori-uch- is The Westminster volunteers first movement toward getting things going and it turned out |