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Virtuosi Quintet is less than virtuoso By FLAVIA KRONE The Ransom Wilson Virtuosi laintet performance Thursday ght was less than virtuoso. The group, consisting of flute, |boe, clarinet, bassoon and horn, presented a variety of pieces spann ing a wide range of time and styles. Granted, it is difficult to master the intricacies of Mozart, the instru mental gymnastics of Wieniawski iid the dissonant lyricism of Irving ine, but that is the mark of virtuosity. I The Rudder Theater night per formance, sponsored by the Opera and Performing Arts Society, lacked ling jifonsistently excellent quality. Mr. the melody. Wilson’s arrangement for horn and bassoon in the “Chinese Dance” from The Nut cracker Suite by Tchaikovsky is equally laborious. Musical arrangement was not the only fault that was evident during the performance. Wilson’s flute was Review oid Wilson should rethink the heavy, plodding bassoon which marks the Jeat in his arrangement of Erik Satie s Gymnopedie No. 1. The re sulting fog-horn effect is dull and pars the simplicity and innocence of breathy and tight in Caprice alia Tarantella, a piece by Henri Wieniawski which emphasizes adept instrumental acrobatics. And the entire quintet rendered a sloppy version of the “Russian Dance from The Nutcracker Suite by Tchaikovsky. The musical notes seemed to crash into one another rather than mazurka together. However, there were brillant moments during the concert along with the not so brillant. The quintet’s performance of the romantic aria “Una Furtima Lag- rima from Gaetano Donizetti’s opera L Elisir d’Amore thankfully avoided melodramatic mushiness. The emotional expression was sin cere and the tones were rich and precise. Piece Breve by Ibert and Etude Caprice by Moszkowski demon strated the smooth and supple sound and vivacious wit for which the group is famous. Perhaps the finest piece of the evening was Partita for Wind Quin tet by American composer Irving Fine. The group attacked the dif ficult rhythms and dissonant melodies in a bold and animated manner, which proved their artistic command as individual artists and as an ensemble. ] orit knock the food; A&M’s best Quality of Texas A&M’s Univer sity’s food service operations di rected by Fred Dollar has been rec- jgnized with two more major na tional awards. ■ The department that operates student, faculty-staff and public din ing facilities on campus received the Ivy Award, presented as a result of a vote by the nation’s food service personnel, and the 1978 Sivler Plate, given by the International Foodservice Manufacturers Associa tion. ■ They are among numerous honors and awards citing the work of Dollar and the department. “We ve worked hard and our people have won everything, the Texas A&M food service director said. “An award may be in my name, hut it’s the managers, the butchers, bakers and all food service employees who won it. “All of the people I work for had a hand in it. Dollar added. “Ap proval and efforts of the Board of Regents, administration and the student body, through the Student Menu Board, are reflected in these awards.” r Campus activities Friday Brazos Valley Development Council, revenue sharing workshop, 2 p.m.. Medallion Room, Bryan Utilities Building Aggie Volleyball Club, all-star match, $1.50 for adults, .50 for students, 7:30 p.m., DeWare Field House Aggie Cinema, 'The Eagle Has Landed,” 8 p.m.. Rudder Theater and ''Mash," midnight, Rudder Auditorium Saturday Aggie Cinema, "The Eagle Has Landed,” 8 p.m.. Rudder Theater Sunday Texas A&M Sports Car Club, autoc ross, 10 a.m. registration at Zachry park ing lot, 1 p.m. timed runs Chess Committee, 6 p.m., 302 Rudder Monday Student “Y”, applications available until Feb. 17, 216 MSC Women’s Leadership Workshop, 6:30 to 8 p.m., 145 MSC Killeen Area Hometown Club, 7:30 p.m., 350 MSC Dance Arts Society, ballet, 7:30 p.m., 266 G. Rollie White Tuesday College of Business Administration Student Council, 6 p.m., Dean’s office, old Engineering Building Lambda Sigma, 7 p.m., 108 Harrington Nautical Archeology, 7:30 p.m., 140A MSC TAMU Collegiate FFA, 7:30 p.m., 209 Harrington Recreation & Parks Club, 7:30 p.m., Goodwin Hall, basement Phi Delta Gamma, Dr. Nanetter Bruckner, 8 p.m., 205 MSC “Most of our managers could be directors elsewhere,” he said. “Thank heavens they re here. They know all areas of food service — managerial, purchasing, personnel and other facets —- through meet ings and coordination.” The director referred to managers Lloyd Smith, Tom Awbrey, Henry Wellnitz, Ed Hein, Jay Mainord, Perry Moore, Clinton Borchardt, Al Valdez and Jackie Schneck, buyer Joe Marek, head butcher Walter Meier, head baker James Buchan “and the rest. “To top it off. Dollar said, “there’s Hugo Stein and our maintenance section in the depart ment. They can do anything. Hugo operates on the motto: Don t send two when one will do. The Ivy Award is said to be the most coveted. Sponsored by Institu tion magazine, three “Ivies ’ are given each year for the best hotel food operation, the best commercial restaurant and best institutional food service, including colleges and universities. Annual winners are determined by vote of industry personnel on bal lots carried by the magazine. IFMA gives Silver Plates in eight categories, including college- univeristy food service. Texas A&M’s department was nominated by presidents of two state restaurant associations. Winners of Silver Plates, to be given St 'the National Restaurant Association convention at Chicago in May, are eligible for the Golden Plate. THE BATTALION Page 3 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1978 "WHERE YOU ALWAYS BUY THE BEST FOR LESS"- I 1420 TEXAS AVENUE COLLEGE STATION Open Mon.-Sun. Lazy Sony. A Sony Trinitron Plus with electronic remote control? Shame on you. 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