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.
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