Wednesday, March 30, 1988/The Battalion/Page 3
State and Local
hamber singers perform with personality
By Brian Fredrick
Reviewer
The New England Conservatory
thamber Singers treated a sparse
aU audience to a delightful perfor-
lance Tuesday night in Rudder
heater. The program included a
ide selection of Russian and Amer-
an religious music, theatrical songs
Ind a couple Texas favorites.
I Though the audience was nearly
|utnumbered by the 46 members of
lie chorus, it made up for its lack of
■umbers with its enthusiasm for the
performance. While the performers
lemonstrated considerable musical
abouiMbility, they engaged the audience by
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infusing their singing with personal
ly and energy. That their hearts
lere in their work was evident, both
in the singing and the creative cho-
leography that accompanied several
|fthe selections.
Though the second half of the
Program was shorter, it was more
reative. After several unpleasant
rench songs by Debussy, the chorus
loved on to some songs from
merican theatre. They comple-
lented “Stomp Your Foot” by Aa-
■■on Copland, an energetic song in its
Biwn right, with four dancing couples
cowboy hats. A solitary couple
ancing slow, methodical steps
rought out the melancholy side of
cott Joplin’s “A Real Slow Drag.”
Te chorus topped off its perfor-
lance with a unique arrangement of
The Yellow Rose of Texas” that in-
orporated snatches from “Dixie,”
Davey Crockett” and the National
nthem.
After opening the evening with a
stirring rendition of “Texas My Tex
as,” the chorus performed several
selections of Russian church music
composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff.
Several sixteenth-century songs
from Soviet Georgia followed, in
cluding a mournful lament and the
frolicsome “Nonsense Song.”
They then proceeded to sing seve
ral American folk hymns, which con
trasted nicely with the Russian mu
sic. Particularly beautiful was
“Wondrous Love,” arranged by
Shaw-Parker, which included a nice
duet. The most memorable, how
ever, was a fun Sunday School hymn
by Stephen Foster entitled “Don’t Be
Idle,” which enjoined young Sunday
School students to not be idle and
“work for the Sunday School.”
Three American spirituals
rounded out the program before in
termission. Though the tempos var
ied from slow to lively, the chorus ef
fectively brought out the richness of
the works, which included some fine
solos. The audience rewarded these
efforts with appreciative applause.
Lorna Cooke deVaron founded
the New England Conservatory
Chorus in 1947 and remains as its
conductor. The chorus regularly
tours the nation and the world in ad
dition to performing at its home at
the New England Conservatory in
Boston.
Photo by David Elmer
vey Crockett” and the National New Jtmglancl Conservatory in Karen Lanstedt, Noel Vasquez and Stephanie Bartlett practice for chorus show Tuesday.
hem. Boston.
ABC gets low ratings from Padre’s spring breakers
DUTH PADRE ISLAND (AP) —A sur- ratings as all other law enforcement agencies The Pan American survey comes while ten- lice, South Padre Island police ai
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND (AP) —A sur
tey of visitors during spring break gave the
;exas Department of Public Safety the high
est marks and the Texas Alcoholic Beverage
Commission the lowest, preliminary results
■how.
I With 67 percent of the questionnaires tab-
lilated, the survey showed the DPS was given
■he most “excellent” ratings among spring
breakers and local people under 26-years-old,
land adults, including winter Texans.
Professor Chris Clearman said the survey
Ry his criminal justice students at Pan Ameri
can University-Brownsville also showed that
TABC agents received as many “very poor”
ratings as all other law enforcement agencies
combined.
Pan American students questioned 1,000
visitors to the island over the past month and
by Tuesday, 671 of the questionnaires had
been tabulated, Clearman said.
Clearrnan said generally a law enforcement
agency must make a bad impression to re
ceive a “very poor” mark.
“If they (TABC) got as many (poor ratings)
as all the rest combined, they have an image
problem,” said Clearman, a former law en
forcement officer. “Where there’s smoke,
there’s fire. They’ve either got an- image
problem, or they’re doing something^rpng.”
The Pan American survey comes while ten
sion is high between TABC agents and South
Padre Island officials over the plainclothes
agents’ enforcement of the state’s alcoholic
beverage prohibition for persons under 21-
years-old.
This month, TABC officials at the island
have arrested more than 1,500 students for
possessing or drinking alcohol under age.
TABC Assistant District Supervisor Raul
Santiago said Tuesday his officers perform a
thankless job, and have helped maintain a
safe atmosphere that attracts students.
Rating the DPS, Cameron County park po
lice, South Padre Island police and TABC
agents was part of a survey of island visitors.
Though total results are still awaited,
Clearman said the police agency mentioned
most in a negative way by older island visitors,
including winter Texans, was the Los Fresnos
Police Department. Los Fresnos is known as a
speed trap.
In Nueces County, near Port Aransas, an
other popular spring break site, officials at a
beach safety meeting on Monday set into mo
tion a plan to send county constables’ rep
resentatives to San Antonio to speak to high
school students about beach safety.
Candidates
present goals
as yell leader
Editor’s note: The following
platforms did not appear in The
Battalion Voter’s Guide Tues
day.
Cary Moore
Economics Major
Howdy Ags. My name is Cary
Moore. I’m in the race for junior
yell leader.
My goal as junior yell leader
will be to improve relations be
tween the Corps and the non-
regs. Most Ags can see that there
is too much tension between
these two fine institutions.
I will strive to create unity
among all Aggies.
Don’t forget to vote today.
Watch the Aggies Score With
Moore — Vote Cary Moore, Jr.
Yell.
Brent Brown
General Studies Major
I hope I have met you al
ready, but if I have not, I want to
meet you. I am Brent Brown,
and 1 am running for Junior
Yell Leader. Why should you
vote for me? There are reasons.
I am a third generation Aggie
starting with my grandfather,
Class of ’25. I am a leader and a
hard worker, and I want to work
for and with theTwelfth Man. I
am no different from you. I love
and want to preserve the tradi
tions that have been taught to
me all of my life. I have pride
when we sing the “Spirit of Ag-
gieland”, build bonfire, and hold
muster. I will be the type of yell
leader to make you proud by
proving leadership, being a dil
igent worker, and preserving
traditions. I would appreciate
your vote for Brent Brown, Jr.
Yell Leader, number five on the
ballot.
Gig’em Aggies!
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