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THE BATTALION
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1977
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Lutenist, guitarist
entertains at A&M
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RICHARD WILLIAM
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By DEB KILGOBE
Julian Bream, English guitarist
and lutenist of worldwide repute,
gave an inspiring, smoothly-
executed performance Friday night
in Rudder Auditorium before 1,700
people. The 44-year-old musician
was presented by the Opera & Per
forming Arts Society (OPAS) of
Texas A&M.
For the first half of his perform
ance, Bream played classical music
from the 10th and 17tli centuries on
the lute, one of the most popular
insti llments of the Renaissance. The
lute closely resembles the guitar.
"The lute is one of the oldest in
struments known to man Bream
told the audience. "It originated in
the Orient, but the lutes home is
really Arabia. It came to Europe in
the ninth century, and by the 14th
century, it was shaped in its present
form. .
“The lute is very quiet, so you'll
have to listen.
That is exactly what the audience'
did. Sikmce filled the auditorium as
people of all age-s listeni'd to Bream
create delicate sounds on his lute—
from stately, majestic English folk
dances like "Loth to Depart to
short, imaginative Spanish pieces
like “Fantasias by Luis Milan.
Concentrating on his music, the
musician bent his head over the lute
and closed his eyes. Occasionally,
he rose from his bench to bow and
to smile briefly.
Bream played classical music
from the 18th, 19th and 20th cen
turies on his guitar for the second
half of his performance. He started
with a popular “Prelude by Bach
and then played “Impromptus by
Richard Rodney Bennett, his close
friend.
The audience shouted “bravo
and stood at the end of the perform
ance, causing Bream to return for an
encore to “Villa-Lobos, a Brazilian
folk piece.
ing his son's interest in the instru
ment, Bream s father gave him an
old Spanish guitar and lessons under
Dr. Boris Perrot, England’s presi
dent of the Society of Guitarists.
In 1947, the musician won the
Junior Exhibition Award enabling
him to study piano and cello at the
Royal College of Music.
Bream progressed to win some of
the highest awards in the recording
industry including the National
Academy of Recording Arts and Sci
ences, two Grammy Awards (1963
and 1966) and two Edison Awards
(1968 and 1974).
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Bream was born in London in
1933. At 14, he made his profes
sional debut in Cheltenham by giv
ing his first guitar recital.
"I was almost self-taught when 1
made my debut. Bream said in a
recent interview.
The musician taught himself to
play the guitar by the age of 11,
since his father ran a small dance
band and had a guitar at home. See-
He travels across the world per
forming and is making his 28th tour
of the Lhiited States this fall. How
ever, the musician had not visited
A&M before his performance Fri-
da\ .
T love performing. It s a nice life
doing something I enjoy and making
a liv ing at the same time. Bream
said, grinning and rubbing his
cheek. “I play on quite a few college
campuses. Campus audiences can
be very enjoyable, because young
people are generallv livelier than
older folks.
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Julian Bream: “I always wanted to play an instrument no out
else did.’’ He performed Friday night in Rudder Auditorm
Bream has played the guitar for
33 years and the lute for 27 years.
He said he started playing the lute
because it was an unusual instru
ment.
“1 always wanted to plav an in-
st n i men t no (me else did. Wha |
lute caught on, my career ettj
on. It s like fashion. H ymn
something out of style, itt\J
catches on and you are tireonol
startl'd it. the musician said.
K‘Ready, aim, fire’ is debate warfare
Is Intelligence
Genetically and
Racially
Determined?
By BEVERLY MANJEOT
Sparring debaters, like competing
athletes, have to psych themselves
up and psych their opponents out in
order to win a tournament.
“You can really rattle the other
team and get a powerful psy chologi
cal edge by carrying in the' biggest
evidence files, said Dorothy Kirn,
advisor for the Texas A&M Univ er
sity Debate and Forensics Team.
“It s quasi-ethical, but teams are
encouraged not to do this.
Evidence files are compiled by
individual debaters for their own
personal use or by the research
team who locates materials for the
team s use. Material for these files
comes from governmental docu-
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ments, legal journals, or legal re
search manuals.
“During one week alone, club
members logged over 150 hours of
library research, said Kirn. “A con
scientious debater keeps in good
mental shape by spending 15 to 30
hours a week reading newspapers,
current magazines and doing re
search.
The size of evidence files carried
into tournaments varies from one
small index box, to several trav elling
salesman s kits, to large boxes trans
ported by dollies.
“The cards are used during de
bates to support your arguments. A
debater must know the evidence
files backwards and forwards. Kirn
said.
"I don t do any thing specific be
fore a meet to get ready because my
adrenal flows the minute 1 walk in
the room and see all my cards
around me, “ said Becky Parks, a
sophomore debater.
There are over 50 registered
members of the Debate and Foren
sics Club. Usually only 8 to 10
people may enter a debating tour
nament. Students interested in par
ticipating must go through audi
tions.
“Debate-offs are held before a
tournament to decide who gets to go
and who works with whom, saiil
Kirn. “We try and pair an aggressive
speaker with an easy-going speaker,
or a man with a woman, bee:fuses it
creates an interesting combination
that appeals to the judge.
A mixed team has a psy chological
edge because debaters address only
one judge. Women and men judges
react differently to speakers so a
mixed team wins either way.
"The judge s decision is final and
the team has no right of appeal.
There is no way to challenge his
opinion, explained Kirn. “A suc
cessful debater realizes the decision
rests entirely with the judge and
addresses him, not his opponent.
“The judge awards the win on the
basis of the use of good logical ar
gumentation instead of who was the
most persuasive, Kirn added.
An average debate usually lasts
one and a halt hours and centers
around a nationally elected topic.
The first speaker giv es the only pre
pared speech which is the affirma
tive side of the issue being pres
ented by his team. His speech is fol
lowed by the other debaters 10-
minute constructive speeches, then
cross-examination by the opposing
team, and finally rebuttal.
“Being a good ' speaker isn t
enough in debating. You must be
able to use logic and put your
thoughts together very rapidly,
said Kirn. “Debaters must also dis
play a certain amount of self-
confidence because debating is in
tellectually brutal. A person has to
be able to dust off his bruises and go
on without taking personal offense.
Kirn explained that collegiate
tournament debating relies on old,
established traditions instead of
rules. A specific tournament will
sometimes set up niles touvoiil I
l ions problems created by (life
speaking styles. For example,
northeast area uses a greil
amount of sarcasm and humor
other areas.
Southerners often have diffia
understanding speakers wliom
technique referred to as "rapid
or "motor month because il
voices speaking very rapidly.ll
distinct speakers style desim
get in a greater quantity (lip
arguments during a debate.
“Debating helps a person
academic competition by sha
ing his skills, said David Dali
sophomore linanee major,
learns to think in outline form.
Parks said,“Debating is
organizing class notes and winaj
arguments with your lamilv
friends.
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