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By SALLY TAYLOR
Reporter
The St. Andrew’s Bach Society
performs celebrated music by such
master composers as Johann Sebas
tian Bach, George Frederick
Handel, whose 300th birthdays are
being celebrated this year, and Hein
rich Schutz, whose 400th birthday is
being celebrated.
The society is led by Thyra Plass,
organist and choir master at St. An
drew’s Episcopal Church in Bryan.
She is also the music critic for the
Bryan-College Station Eagle. She
conducts most of the performances
and often performs with the group
as well.
Plass said each performance is a
community effort.
“The society consists not only of
members from the congregation,
but also of singers and musicians
from other faiths who enjoy per
forming great choral music,” she
said. “A large proportion of the out
standing musicians in this area par
ticipate.”
One of the local musicians who
performs with the society is Arch
Baker, owner of Campus Photo.
Baker, a cellist, said a lot of prepara
tion goes into a performance.
“A recital will require literally
hundreds of hours of preparation
and rehearsals,” he said.
Baker said many people don’t re
alize that fine classical music is per
formed in the area.
“Most people are not aware of
how much musically does happen in
this community — good, fine quality
music which is available to the public
but is not necessarily well-known,”
Baker said.
He said he believes more attention
has been drawn toward classical mu
sic because of the birthdays being
celebrated this year.
Handel was born Feb. 23 and
Bach was born March 21, 1685.
Schutz was born Oct. 8, 1585.
In honor of these composers, the
society presented Bach’s “Magnifi
cat” in December and Schutz’ “Seven
Last Words” in March, Plass said.
Handel will be honored with a pre
sentation in the fall.
Choral and instrumental mem
bership in the Bach Society is ob
tained by audition, Plass said. An au
dition can be arranged by calling:
846-3976.
Photo by ANTHONY S. CASPER
Showtime Drill Team members practice a routine on the second floor of the Memorial Student Center.
Cheerleaders participating
in drill camps held at A&M
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Utilip Counsel recommended Mon-
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By TERIBALOG
Reporter
Being a high school cheerleader is
grueling work that requires a lot of
training, says Beverly Skipper, exec
utive director of Showtime Drill
Team Inc.
Skipper is overseeing drill camps
at Texas A&M this month. About
300 girls will participate in the
camps held on the second floor of
the Memorial Student Center.
The girls begin their days at 8
a.m. with stretching exercises, she
says. Throughout the morning they
learn new routines. After lunch,
they perfect and refine their rou
tines. And for the rest of the af
ternoon, they learn stand routined,
halftime football drills and basket
ball drills.
, From 5 to 7 p.m. the girls are al
lowed a break. Skipper says When
they return, they practice and per
fect their routines until 10 p.m., she
says.
“When they return to their rooms,
many practice until someone runs
them in,” she says. “This is probably
the most grueling part of being on a
drill team. If they can survive this,
they can survive the entire year.”
Skipper says each team picks a
routine for the last afternoon. They
compete for trophies and a chance
to be on an all-star drill team. The
all-star team will participate at bowl
games and other events during the
year, she says.
The team members are encour
aged to dress the same. Skipper says.
This provides unity among the girls
and helps them find each other, es
pecially in a large camp. Also rou
tines are easier to critique when
teams wear matching outfits because
the girls’ arm positions are easier to
see against a solid background, Skip
per says.
The Arlington-based company
has changed the type of routines it
teaches since it started the camps 12
years ago, Skipper says. The dance
steps now are more intricate.
“The routines are the same steps
just recombined, and because every
one uses the same dance terms, it has
become easier,” she says. The music
has changed because the teams use
contemporary pop music, but there
has been an influx of jazz, Skipper
says.
The junior-high and high-school
girls attending the camp pay $100
for the four days they’re here, she
says.
“The money pays for room and
board,” Skipper says. “This is one of
the reasons I like A&M — nothing
can beat the rooms the girls get to
stay in, and the food is great.”
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