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Show Tenor 1 I ; sr f v ,o t V i-K. a 4 . V 1.--. f '-'. j ..,.: .::: CIVIC MUSIC TO FEATURE JAN PEERCE One thing Jan Peerce has learned in his professional career is to meet emergencies. ''You have to do your best some times," says America's leading tenor, "w'hen there really isn't time to do anything. Mr. Peerce, who comes to Logan for a recital on January 7 at the tabernacle under auspices of the Cache "Valley Music association, was slated to sing at a recent "Night of Stars" performance at Madison Square Garden. Just before be-fore he went on, Peei ce's accompanist accom-panist -decide to look--around and wandered out into the milling crowd. The police who were trying try-ing to hold the crowd in check refused re-fused to let him, return. The singer's turn came and still no accompanist was in view. Suspecting Sus-pecting what had happened, Peerce had to do something and quickly. "I picked up a 'hot' pianist backstage," back-stage," he relates, "and just had to sing whatever he could play." This oddly-matched pair went on, and Mr. Peerce stopped the show, with his rendition of "Song of songs." Appearance of the noted tenor on January 7 will mark the seventh feature in the 1941-42 Civic Music-College Music-College Lyjceum series. On January 14 Jesse . Kellens will lecture at the auditorium and tabernacle. o o |