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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 19, 1988)
Monday, September 19, 1988/The Battalion/Page 7 ianist brings usic to A&M show, class y ,Adrea L. Warrenburg Reporter begi in the days of World War ith young boy plunking out odieon the neglected keyboard n^hbor’s old upright piano, ns^eadf donating the piano to the ), e neighbors recognized his nt <d carried it across the street cfle a permanent member of Ro family. orfive years later, Werner brgRose has traveled the world i f music and is now at Texas Mharing his talent with slu ts* coordinator of music in the anent of Philosophy and Hu- tiis. bonly child of German immi- nt Rose began piano lessons short after receiving the gift and contiied with his music through out [childhood in Union, N.J. Hlr remembers sitting at the key- iHtrin the summer and watching «othe:hildren play stickbali in the stn trom the window. ^■‘\rking individually on an in- strumt is an isolated activity,” llrasiaid. “But I can’t think of any thin "tore exciting to do.” ^fcause he was a promising stu- demis piano teacher would sched ule n last to allow extra time. ^■‘hen I was eight-years-old, the IHrRanger was my favorite radic pnam,” Rose said. “I never Olid it.” ^■til his piano teacher, who Rose H a “taskmaster”, scheduled his leal right before the airing time of J^B.one Ranger. “He was so in- IHd in a piece at the end of the ■Hi that we kept going and Rose said. iHuially I burst into tears and we htfo quit because I didn’t want to j^ftny show,” Rose said. iHhigh school he was concertmas- ter of the school orchestra and or ganist for his church. He attended Montclaire College on a music schol arship and received his bachelor’s degree in music education. Two professors acknowlegded his talent and encouraged Rose to at tend graduate school. He received a full scholarship to Yale where he re ceived all his graduate training. His postgraduate work includes study ing with Beveridge Webster, a con cert pianist of the Juilliard School of Music in New York for three years. Professor Rose came to A&M in June from a 22-year tenure at the University of Wyoming to spearhead development of music in the College of Liberal Arts. “Making music and expressing the art I love so much are very fulfil ling,” Rose said. “Coming to A&M is an extension of the feeling I have.” “This is a unique opportunity and the possibilities are limitless,”. Rose said. “We have a solid core of teach ers and the philosophy for which to build on.” The intention is not to establish a school of music, but to fulfill the great need of providing an opportu nity to learn. Rose said. In the past, few music classes were available, primarily music apprecia tion and theory taught by lecturers, Rose said. But music has many di mensions and A&M wants to offer courses to explore the different di mensions and student’s interests. Music from an academic stand point is in a Hedging stage at A&M, Rose said. If A&M wants to become a greater institution, these things must be present for students. Objectives for the program in clude offering a greater number and variety of courses in music, ad vanced interdisciplinary courses, and providing an opportunity for students with an inclination toward the keyboard to audition and take individual piano lessons for credit. As new faculty is added, lessons will expand to other instruments. Rose said. The newest addition is composer Dr. Peter Lieuwen coming from the University of California at Santa Barbara, he said. Presently a search is on for a musicologist, a spe cialist in music history, he said. Courses added this fall included Chamber Music, Life and Music of Mozart and Music in the 20th Cen tury, Rose said. Eventually, A&M may be able to offer a bachelor’s degree in music. The music program being estab lished by the Department of Philoso phy and Humanities is completely different from the present instru mental and choral extracurricular organizations on campus, Rose said. An incorporation is not being dis cussed, he said. His newly remodeled office is on the fourth floor of the Academic Building, complete with grand piano and bust of Johannes Brahms. A re hearsal room next door is almost completed and the psychology sleep lab will become additional faculty of fices. Possibly in the future, an entire center for the fine arts will become a reality, Rose said. The University Chamber Series is also expanding as part of the depart ment. The series will present a full season of six concerts this year. The first concert will be Rose’s A&M de but as a concert pianist tonight at 8 p.m. in Rudder Theater. Rose will performing works from Johannes Brahms, Bela Bartok, Franz Liszt and a piece titled “Sona tina” composed in 1981 by Lieuwen. “It’s wonderful working with him,” Lieuwen said. “I feel lucky.” Rose also is serving as the pianist for the Western Arts Trio. The trio consists of Rose, Brian Hanly, violin ist, and David Tomatz, cellist. The professional trio has toured four continents, recorded six albumns and has received raving American and International reviews. It is another dimension in creativ ity, Rose said. It is very meaningful to be the first to play a piece, the first to bring it to reality, he said. The trio will perform Oct. 10 as part of the Chamber Series. “Response from the students to the expansion has been wonderful,” Rose said. “They are eager and de lightful.” Students should not be afraid if the course number is in the 400s, Rose said. It is just a'number, there are no prerequisites, he said. “People taking music because they love it is precisely what it’s all about,’’Rose said. Imithsonian combines Tex-Mex music in Hispanic Heritage Week S^JUfTIN (AP) — The Smithsonian Insti- /.Honvill flavor this year’s National His- ^Hic leritage Week celebration with the ^■nckof Tex-Mex music, Latin jazz and ^Hadcalled “corridos” that trace the lives oiMeian-American workers of the indus- tml Mwest. ^frhertistry of Puerto Rican garment ™W)rke the unheralded contributions of tlje fbanic woman, and the changing tra- ditionn the Hispanic family will also be celebed in the weeklong observation that beginunday and ends Saturday. 1 his year’s theme is “500 Years of His panic Heritage, 1492-1992: The Women’s Contribution.” “They (the women) are the carriers of the culture and traditions and a very impor tant part of their work was in the family, the community, the workplace and the church,” Luz Maria Prieto, program coor dinator for the program in Hispanic-Amer- ican history at the National Museum of American History, said. “They did the nudging, the reminding,” Manuel J. Melendez, her colleague at the museum and coordinator of Hispanic Week for the Smithsonian, said. “The woman has always played a pivotal role, a crucial role in her community,” Prieto says, with Melendez adding: “They were the ones who had to had to hold it to gether, while the husbands were out there working, being those figures in the midst of change, with the unions, and with changes in the political structure. “Unbeknownst to them, their ingenuity was integral to the labor movement — when their husband came home from work, they would bounce their ideas off the women and how they handled it is a reflection of the countless conversations that take place in the home,” Melendez says. The Smithsonian will celebrate the wom an’s contribution — going back to Colum bus’ arrival in the New World in 1492 — with a special ceremony Wednesday at the National Museum of American History. As part of the commemoration, Ruby Nelda Perez of San Antonio will perform a one-woman play, “A Woman’s Work,” based in part on her own writings. Prieto describes the play as “an interge- nerational dialogue talking about traditions and changes within the Hispanic family through the eyes of the women.” After Perez’s performance, Jesus “Chuy” Negrete of the Mexican Cultural Institute of Chicago will perform some of his “corri dos” — narrative ballads based on the lives and histories of Mexican-American workers in the industrial Midwest. 4 “Good News” Ways to increase your brain power. Come by for rep rap and a free “Thinker’s Cap” during TI Demo Days. B uying the right calcre lator for your courses is an important decision. The right calculator can help increase your brain power in math, science, statistics, business courses and more. That’s why we bring TI Demo Days to your campus. T) help you rind just the right calculator, and to introduce you to our newest models. 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