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Show Sunday, Deceraber 12, 1971 Page 26—THE HERALD,Provo, Utah Women’s Arts and Letters) chorusto Perform ‘Dance on a Country Grave’ Traditional music Christmas Season wil . presented as the Brigham Young University Women’s Chorus appears in in concert Dec. 14 at 8 p.m.in the de Jong Concert The 0-voice me will Brings Distinguished Guests By Renee C. Nelson Women’s Editor The premier performance of “Dance on a Country Grave” presented by the BYU ment of Speech and Dramatic Arts brought an array of running through Dec. 17 at the panier Drama Theatre at the Harris Fine Arts Center, is es through the courtesy the CMA Scholar Showcase i with script, music and lyrics by Kelly Hamilton. Directing the production is Dr. Harold R. Oaks. Mr. Hamilton is musical director with Dee Hollywood producer of “Breakfast at Tiffany's,” explained “he of the ata 1e- held on singing group = Thursday evening in the are carefully selectedrs Skyroom of the Wilkinson audition, Much of the is Center. He said, ‘ has written for a double chorus, or in been a need to the gap eight parts. 5 between the academic and Segmentone of the concert is professional arts so that representative of early musical studentsmaybe made awareof literature, with most numbers production is based on Thomas Winterton choreographer. Richard Shephard, executive Hardy's “Returnof the a chosen from the 16th and 17th vice president of CMA and the The musical, which distinguished guests from the professional theatre. The For ‘American Ii’ Production Students Eligible For ‘AwardofExcellence’ in the will be “And the Angel Wi Presented by pAgle Chorus to Combine Talents ico,”Niles’ “Jesus the Christ is Born” and “Noel, Noel, Bells are Pinging” by Wilbur Chemoweth. “Concierto de Navidad,” a managing work Dramatic Arts through Dec, 17. musical, ‘Mr. Robert Fryer, i the Los director Ruth Melville ens,sicaewihbe Male Chorus in a Roth W.Melville will present her students in a recital and | Christmas program on Friday evening, Dee. 10 at 7:30pm. in the Provo Utilities Auditorium. The public is invited to attend. The program will vary with art songs, opera, classical numbers and broadway musical numbers. Each group of numbers will conclude with a Christmas selection. Farticipating students are: Angeles of several ma; the Broadway productions, including “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn” “Mama,” “Sweet Charity,” and ‘Wonderful Town.” Movie credits include, “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie,” ‘The mig from chorale members or by calling 373-6024 or 374-1510, They mayalso be purchased the night of the performance. The Chorale is planning a stirring evening of beautiful Christmas music. Chauntenettes and Mendelssohn =t Students ,” a Spanish . 53 WASHINGTON, D. C. — the Department of Speech and gee Young University’s ‘tion of “AmericanII,” a This year’s festival has attracted over 250 colleges and American one acts: universities from throughout the Car Hiawatha” and “The Devil and Daniel Webster” has entered the fourth annual regional events will determine American College eure bore cee Festivalto be held next spri the Kennedy the John F, Kennedy Center i. Center’s Eisenhower Theatre. the Performing Arts. Production and judging Students passitenai, in the aspects of the festival are under Thcrnton Wilder and Stephen the coordination of the American Vincent Benet plays will be Theatre Association. Sponsors of eligible for American Oil this rapidly-growing program Coca:cn coveted “Award of designed to encourage exUnder cellence in college drama are the directionaa Charles L. American Oil, American Metten, “American II”is now Airlines, and American running and will be presented by press. : RALPH WOODWARD,left, directs Margaret Woodward, center, and Robert Downs in preparation for the upcoming ae eo ae Woodward Chorale ‘hich will present a program of sacred and secular music on Dec. 15 at oo in the Provo Tabernacle. Tickets are evailable ; Maxine concert held Dec.18, at 7 p.m. at the Orem City Library in the City Hall. The public is invited to attend this outstanding Christmas Gift Musicale at no charge. The combined chorus will feature “The Sleigh,” “Winds Through the Olive Tree,” “Do You Hear What I Hear,” an exciting new arrangement of “Jingle Bells,” and a concluding number, “Gloria in Excelsis.” ‘There will also be individual chorus numbers by each ae Other programs the Chauntenettes alone will include a 4 p.m. Dec, 12 concert for the 33rd Ward in Orem, a Dec. 16 program at the Orem City Center for Orem senior citizens at 2 p.m., and a Dec. 22 event at the Eldred Center at 3 p.m, for the Provo senior citizens, ‘dans, Christina ie Cottamand to ooae University-Community Opera Guild To Hold Auditions Dec. 16 (OUNG UNIVERSITY students now par- etnIn "Ameria I” regle or Amer heard of Excellence” as their production e1 American College Theatre Festival. The bronze medallion will be presented next spring to nation’s top college thespians, BYU’s entry, now playing in the ‘Y’ ental Theatre and scheduled to continue Experimental Theat faeovia Dat. Th conus ot te vet papa beth presented raton Wilder’s “Pullman Car Hiawatha”and each night, Thornton Stephen Vincent Benet’s “The Devil and Daniel Webster.” ‘Music At Midday’ Concert Christmas music will echo throughout Brigham Young University’s Harris Fine Arts Center as the annual “Music at Midday” concert is presented in bi main gallery at noon on Dec. *srine Christmas music from every era of musical composition and every part of the world will be performed by nine campus musical organizations, The Symphonic Band and Brass and Woodwind Choirs, under the direction of Newell K. Dayley, will present the prelude of traditionalcarols. Bach’s“Sanctus”will be sung by the ChamberChoir under Dr. Ralph Woodward’ batons. Corelli’s “‘Christmas Concerto,” a“Concerto Grosso in G. ” will be played by the Cher Orchestra with Dr. David Dalton conducting, “Lullaby My Liking,” arranged by Holst, and “Glory God” by Gretchaninoff, will be sung by the Male Chorus, under Dr. Woodward’s direction, Featured will be soloist Steve Green. The popular “‘Adeste Fidelis,” Gould’s arrangement, will be performed by the Symphonic Band. Walton’s arrangement of “Shepherds Loud Their Praises Singing,” an Holst’s “Christmas Day”will be the presentation of the Opera Chorus, directa’ by Brandt Curtis and accompanied by Mrergaret Norton. The BYU Children’s Chorus, featuring talented young singers aged 9to 13 from the Provo area, will sing Shaw’s “Fanfare for Christmas Day” and “Three Noels” by Grundman. ‘The children will also sing a Latin-American carol, ‘‘The Shepherd’s Song.’’ Margaret Woodward conducts the Children’s Chorus. The grand finale will be the pons “Hallelujah Chorus,” from Handel's “Messiah.” The orgunizations will combine to present this popular and powerful lous Festive seasonal decor sree by Gary@mith will add to Christmas atmosphere, mosphere of love which he accredited to the Brigham Young University. BMI is the second largest music royalty house and represents major groups such as of the “Beatles,” and “Simon and —— and “Fiddler on the Fine Arts Center from 3 to 5 p.m. and from 10p.m, Dr. Lael Woodbury, assistant The audition is for two operas dean of the College of Fine Arts, introduced these and other which will be presented in the spring. pif are “Gianni guests, Schicchi” ec.” representatives from the BYU Both naively students and administration, music and are drama de t, those community from the press and television encouraged to enter the auditions, Several other out-of-town Clayne Robinson is the artistic guests, including president director of the guild and will be Milton R. , were Library but unabie unable to al attend due to the Ralph Woodward ellpamela bad highway conditions. Research opera music. Dean E. Eggertsen Board. The first of the two Eggertsen sponsored concerts was the Symphony’s orchestral-choral concert on Dec. 10 of Arthur Honegger’s “King David” featuring the Utah Civic Chorale and soloists. The second will be the first Utah Symphony performance of Johann Sebastian Bach’s monumental High Mass in B Minor on Friday, Mar. 31. Mr. Ashton noted that the Mar. 31 concert is nominally sponsored by the S. B. Eggertsen Foundation which is ae ministered by Dean ENERGIES. WORKING TOWARD THE DAYIT CAN BE CALLED THE FINEST IN THE COUNTRY.” Under the direction of Merle E. Lamson,assistant professor in the Graduate t of every Tabernacle concert, the retirement. He alsoconductedin Library ticket revenues wouldstill not Europe. at 7 p.m. The Chauntenettes will present several other single concerts during the month of December. “CHARACTERIZED BY EXUBERANCE AND UNFLAGGING Published Two Utah Symphony Concerts Gain Sponsor Dean E. Eggertsen, erstwhile composer-conductor whose recent substantial g jifts have established him as an enthusiastic patronof the arts, has agreed to sponsor two of the Utah Symphony’s subscription concerts this season, The announcement was made this week by the Wendell presidentof Utah §J. Ashton, hony A DECEMBER 18 CONCERTwill combine the voices of the Chauntenettes with the Issohn Male Chorus. The concert will be held at the Orem City Library at City Hall CLAYNE ROBISON and “News Globe,” Amarillo, Texas Information Sciences at Brigham Young cover the entire cost. Our His greatest musical fame University, Janeth L. Heath, sponsors are helping assure the came his numerous formerly of Provo and now of continuation of these and other ‘recordings conducting Italian , Canada, and Kent B. concerts through their generous baroque masterpieces. He Johnson, assistant reference gifts.” rescued -many outstanding librarianat BYU, havehad their it was Dean E. Eggertsen’s musical works from long neglect research “A Survey and substantial contribution at on library shelves, His recorSocio-Economic, year that tipped the scale and dings were highly regarded and Reading, and ae Use led to the final decision of Utah were still sold and broadcastin Factors Influencing Symphonyofficials to undertake many parts of the world long Park Branch of the Salt Lake the Orchestra's five week, 24 after Mr. Eggertsen’s Public Library” announced concert tour of Latin America. retirement from the pcdium. the latest issue of “Research in Dean Eggertsen originally oe first-hand of the fine Education.” This is a selected a career as a ’ struggle for survivalin the publication by the ee and as a eee United States, Dean has always on library and information He gained international fame generously shared his own sciences, both as a cunductor and as an financial successes with parles of the document are authority on Italian baroque ticularly music and dance. le on microfiche or as musie, He made his conducting Among the Pkepperytis tard copy. debut at Carnegie Hall in New assisted by him te are the The library school at Brigham York in 1951. Among other Utah eae See West, Young University is one of the successful New York cont Metropolitan Opera, San two American _Library appearances, he was one of the Francisco _, Symphony, Los Association accredited conductors who replaced Arturo eles jonic and the mppams in the intermoun' Toscanini after that Maestro’s Chicago Lyric Opera. tovry ChietutnansMongCfristrasae S$ “THE SOUNDS OF CHRISTMAS” 8 funding of the0Orchestra and at THE RALPH WOODWARD CHORALE th ropriately Eggertsen. The new concert sponsorship program introduced last month by the Utah Symphony, according to Mr. Ashton, underscores“the need to increase e same appropi ecbronindestoe the vital support of the Symphony’s larger benefactors.” Mr. Ashton explained that “even if we sold every seat for CHRISTMAS GIFTS GREETING CARDS For Homeor Office Utah Office Supply §9 East Center, Provo 373-2430 191 South Main, Springville 489-7469 IN CONCERT An outstanding program of sacred and secular Seasonal Music featuring the thinking cantata “Sleepers Wake” with Chamber Orchestra Wed., Dec. 15 - 8 p.m. {PROVO TABERNACLE ia Students 75° Adults 1.50 Families 3.00 Tickets available from chorale members | | | or bycalling 373-6024 or 374-1510 or at the doorthe nightof the perfounanee. bryvompnY) hayn1y0 a! Companyof50 / Willam F. Christensen,Artistic Director roe NUTCRACKER January 5, 1972 - 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. de jong Concer* Hall GET YOUR TICKETS NOW ! 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