Wednesday, February 12, 1986/The Battalion/Page 3
State and Local
boys sing to sold-out show
Choir gives inspiring performance
yMARY McWhorter
Staff Writer
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little
I t to find 23 little boys squinting
rthe harsh white lights of Rud-
:r| Auditorium. Dressed in white
■ swith blue handkerchiefs, navy
1 pants and shiny black shoes, the
| na Choir Boys gave an inspiring
rmance of old classics and
relatively new music as well.
After the conductor, Peter Mars-
lliili walked on stage, took a bow,
™d out the chair under black
raid piano, flipped back his long,
tuxedo tails, sat down, gave a
ull on his pants legs and
ed his music, (all this with the
ish of a grand symphony con-
■or), the boys opened with their
number, four pieces from
Cone Ye Sons of Art” by Henry
iir ell, a 17th century composer.
\ iventy-three foreheads crinkled
23 eyebrows alternately raised
e boys labored to deliver their
Twenty-three foreheads crinkled and 23 eyebrows al
ternately raised as the boys labored to deliver their
song. They used their voices like instruments, emitting
finely-tuned, harmonized notes.
song. They used their voices like in
struments, emitting finely-tuned,
harmonized notes.
But perhaps the most amazing as
pect of the choir was the young boys’
deep concentration. All eyes were
trained on the conductor during a
song with only a few grins of satisfac
tion displayed at the end of the num
ber to remind you of the boys’
youthfulness and naivete.
The choir bowed after every
piece. Even then the conductor
would lead the choir as to the proper
time to take a bow.
He would signal the boys by bow
ing first himself, and since his back
was to the audience while sitting at
the piano, he would actually be bow
ing to the back of the stage. The boys
could then all bow in unison.
The boys are selected to perform
with the choir by examination at the
age of nine. Usually two choirs of 24
choristers each are on tour at the
same time and they are accompanied
by a choirmaster, a tutor and a
nurse. School time lost on tour is
made up for by an intensive pro
gram of teaching at a private school.
The most rousing round of ap
plause of the evening followed “Ave
Maria” by 19th century composer,
Zoltan Kodaly. The choir punched
out this number, which gave them
an excellent opportunity to demon
strate their range and volume.
The program also included an
18th century operetta (a mini opera
in one act) that was acted out by the
members of the choir. Joseph
Haydn’s comedy “Der Apotheker”
came complete with period costumes
including one chorister who was
dressed like a miniature Mozart.
The female lead was also played
by a boy, dressed in a blue dress and
wig, who gave an incredible perfor
mance. If it weren’t for the obvious
fact that the character was a boy, one
would swear that it was a female who
was doing the singing. If one were
listening to a record, it would be im-
possibe to tell the difference. The
operetta concluded with a clever
number that started with a solo and
kept adding voices until one had a
duet, a trio and a then a quartet.
The second half of the show in
cluded “Two Nocturnes” by W.A.
Mozart, “Elfin Choir” from “A Mid
summer Nights Dream” by Mendels-
sohn-Bartholdy and selections from
“Jungbrunnen” by Johannes
Brahms. The evening ended with
three encores, including “The
Vienna Waltz” and “Deep in the
Heart if Texas.”
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sident Jimmy Carter, on the
t leg of a five-nation tour, ar-
UIIUM ed Tuesday afternoon after
ploymcil eaking out against continued
(1 antidei S. aid for Contra rebels fight-
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Atlanta’s Emory University.
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Carter was scheduled to visit
the Chamber of Deputies and
meet with President Miguel de la
Madrid Wednesday.
The former president, who
leaves Thursday, also visited Ven
ezuela, Costa Rica and Nicaragua.
At an airport press conference
earlier Tuesday in El Salvador,
Carter said he was not in favor of
more aid money for the Contras
fighting the leftist Sandinista gov
ernment in Nicaragua.
“I have not supported contin
ued aid to the Contras,” Carter
said at a news conference before
leaving El Salvador.
County seeking to ensure
integrity in government
Associated Press
CONROE — Montgomery
County commissioners, spurred by
citizen anger at elected officials ac
cused of wrongdoing, say they are
considering forming a “public integ
rity unit” to ensure honesty in gov
ernment.
Furor surrounding last week’s ar
rest of Commissioner Weldon Locke
on a bribery charge and the resigna
tion of Justice of tne Peace Gary Col
lier brought a packed house to the
commissioners court meeting Mon- -
day.
Locke, 43, is accused of operating
a bogus invoice scheme that cheated
the county out of more than
$25,000. No charges have been filed
against Collier, who authorities say
participated in the alleged scheme
with Locke.
Montgomery County Jud^e Jim
mie Edwards said he is considering
the creation of a public integrity unit
“to ensure correct and honest opera
tion of county government.”
Meanwhile, prosecutors have
withdrawn a civil lawsuit aimed at re
moving Locke from office since
State District Judge P.K. Reiter de
layed ruling on suspending Locke
until Feb. 25. —
Insurance agent Lynn Tipton, 60,
told the commissioners he would re
activate a county taxpayers’ group to
fight future road bonds.
South Montgomery County resi
dent Clyde B. Tiroux, 67, addressed
the court and said, “the last alleged
incident of misconduct has been
devastating.”
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