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Century Singers end first decade
Bv SUSAN DITTMAN To try out for Century Singers, music, Theeman said. If they are are willing to commit I
By SUSAN DITTMAN
Battalion Reporter
To help celebrate their 10th
nniversary, the Century Singers
ire holding a three-day vocal
workshop with internationally
aown opera singer Ellen Lang.
“The workshop, which began
uesday and continues today and
ursday, is to give them (the
entury Singers) exposure to
omeone else,” said Nancy Thee-
’ man, director of Century Singers.
, “It's good for our morale to have an
[ expert come in.’
Lang said she and Theeman are
ifriends from graduate school.
[Nancy felt that I could help out
le choir,” she said.
The mixed choir, founded in
1971, was originally called the
New Tradition Singers to observe
[ the inclusion of women students at
Texas A&M University. The name
was changed to Century Singers in
1976 in honor of the University’s
100th birthday.
When the group was first
started, it only had 30 people,
Theeman said. “It was really hard
getting guys to sing. Now I have
more guys trying out.”
The choir now has 63 members
32 men and 31 women.
Although they must attend prac
tice 4V4 hours every week, the
members receive no school credit
for their participation.
“We are strict,” Theeman said.
[ “Members can only miss three
iractices all semester. ”
try out for Century Singers,
persons must sing “Home on the
Range” and sight read a piece of
accepted musically, she said, then
they are interviewed to see if they
Photo by Steve Kennedy
Auditions for Century Singers
is well as the other vocal music
[groups are held the first two weeks
of every semester.
Opera singer Ellen Lang demonstrates singing technique to
the Century Singers while adviser Nancy Theeman looks on.
Freshmen
bringhome
top honors
The Texas A&M Freshman
Drill Team brought home a first
place overall trophy Sunday from
an invitational drill meet held in
conjunction with Mardi Gras.
Teams nationwide competed
Friday at New Orleans’ Tulane
Iniversity. The drill team also
, ^marched in the Krewe of Iris Para
de Saturday as honor guard for the
parade queen’s float.
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pm. Monday through Friday, all
day Saturday, and a lot of times
pifaday on Sunday,” said David
Garda, the team’s senior adviser.
“That gives us the competitive
edge to go down there and win.”
[ The Fish Drill Team began in
1947. Maj. Calvin Reese started
the unit as a diversion for fresh
man cadets housed at the Bryan
Army Air Force Base. Freshman
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spection and platoon basic categ
ory, where the. cadets are ques
tioned about general military
knowledge and weapons. They are
K on their poise, military
g, intelligence, and the
manner in which they respond. In
basic platoon drill, each team ex
ecutes a set of predetermined
immands.
The freshmen also brought
me a first place in squad basic
where nine team members
Went through a predetermined
drill sequence.
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Houston) will interview students interested
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the time and
effort.
Since a lot of the people in the
choir held offices and were big
wigs in their high school choirs,
Theeman said, it takes some ad
justment to belong to a University
group. “It is humbling to be in a
room with a lot of other big wigs,”
she said.
Since Texas A&M does not offer
a degree program in music, most
of the members are in Century
Singers because of their love of
music, Theeman said. “I know of
one girl, in the group last year,
who is going on and getting her
bachelor’s degree in music,” she
added.
“I don’t think the quality of
voice here is any less than at a
school with a music department,”
Theeman said.
The Century Singers have
given concerts in Austin and
Palestine as well as in Bryan-
College Station. “In this commun
ity this year, we have already done
about a dozen concerts and we
have about eight more to do,”
Theeman said.
On May 1 the Century Singers
will present their annual spring
concert at 8 p.m. in Rudder Thea
ter. The program will include the
Easter portion of Handel’s “Mes
siah,” and an overview of dance
music of the 20th century com
plete with choreography, Thee
man said.
Workshop lasts for 3 days
Opera star teaches vocals
By SUSAN DITTMAN
Battalion Reporter
The tall, blonde opera singer rushed by saying:
“Just let me get a cup of coffee and I’ll answer all
your questions.”
Ellen Lang was just about to start a three-day
vocal workshop for the Texas A&M University
Century Singers. The workshop is being held in
the vocal music office in the Memorial Student
Center.
Lang, who has performed with several opera
companies including the Buffalo, Baltimore and
Santa Fe operas, said she didn’t hear any classical
music until she was 18.
Lang said she also enjoys performing popular
music “mainly because the audiences love it so
much.” She has performed in “Showboat” as well
as in the Buffalo Philharmonic’s pop concerts.
When asked whether she prefers classical
music to popular music, Lang replied enthusias
tically, “I love it all.”
She said, “One of my missions in life is to help
my students realize that music is music whether
it’s classical or popular. ”
Lang teaches private voice lessons at Mount
Vernon College in Washington, D.C., and also
conducts opera workshops at colleges and univer
sities all over the United States.
Lang, a soprano, said the main point she wants
make to the Century Singers during the workshop
is that singing is physical, not vocal. She said the
students need to learn how to “get out of the way
of the vocal chords ... and allow the body to sing as
opposed to forcing it to sing. ”
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