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uciI pianists ’ performance Imost varied recital' to date By Staci Finch Reviewer J Dual piano performers are envied by their peers for their ability to per- rm together with perfect timing and ecision. Two of the finest dual pi- o performers in the United States lowed their prowess in the art of lal piano playing Thursday night in Rudder Theater. J Stephen Nielson and Ovid Young Rrformed for a sparse crowd of [ about 65 people as part of the OFAS IStark Series. Those who missed the performance missed quite a show. As !he came on stage, Ovid Young told the audience the show would be “the laost varied recital we’ve ever perfor- flrictl." and he was right. The program Consisted of styles ranging from clas- llfical to modem, and showed the ver satility of the pianists, as well as kept the audience entertained. Blhe evening opened with a piece by l.S. Bach, “Jesu, Joy of Man’s siring.’’ The short piece was ooth and perfectly together, and proved to the audience that these two nists are worthy of their intema- nal fame. This opening was followed by a Jo- fiannes Brahms piece “Variations on a Theme of Hydn, Op. 56b”. If the ti tle wasn’t familar to audience mem bers, the melody was, as it appears in some church hymnals as the tune to “We Thy People Praise Thee.” Halfway through the first part of the program, the two pianists jumped ahead a century, as they left the clas sical period and swung into some songs as American as apple pie. The songs “Dixie,” “America the Beauti ful,” and “When Johnny Comes Marching Home,” had everyone tap ping their feet, and the next medley of “Eternal Father, Strong to Save” (the U.S. Naval Hymn) and “God of Our Fathers” (a national hymn) were familar as church hymns as well as national anthems. The first section of the program closed with some familar tunes by Er nesto Lecuona. The performers brought the famous “Suite Andalu- cia” alive with their thrilling rendition of “Gitanerias,” “Andalucia,” and the ever popular “Maleguena,” played by most anyone who has played in a con cert band or performed solo pieces. After a short intermssion, Nielson and Ovid ushered in the Christmas season a little early with a selection of traditional carols. One of the best car ols was the arrangement of “God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman.” Arranged by a friend of the performers, Judith York, the piece switched into a major key halfway through, providing a re freshing change from the traditional minor key performance. But the highlight of the evening was in the closing piece. George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” is perhaps the best known of the artist’s works, and Nielson and Ovid per formed highlights from the piece spe cifically arranged for dual piano. The pianists’ rendition of the piece re sounded throughout the theater, and was flawless in timing, emotion and transition. It is not surprising that the two per formers put together such an enter taining evening. They have played to gether for 17 years, after meeting when they were both on the staff at Olivet Nazarene University near Chi cago. Since then, they have per formed all over the United States and abroad, as well as including private coaching, teaching and writing in their busy schedule. Education Board approves plan |br minority higher education AUSTIN (AP) — The Texas Higher Education Coordinat- Jloard gave preliminary approval Thursday to a plan for proving minorities’ chances at getting a higher education. Texas Educational Opportunity Plan for Public Higher ation follows on the heels of a five-year integration pro- li the state began in 1983 under pressure from the federal gof|mment. The Coordinating Board has recommended that the Legislature fund programs in the plan costing $29.5 mil lion over two years. |“1 think that we need to continue the commitment and the pledge of the state to address what is the most critical question ^ve face in the history of the state of Texas, and that is the [ation of our minorities,” said Kenneth Ashworth, state pr education commissioner. ‘‘We are not going to be able to diversify our economy un less we bring this growing proportion of our total population into the mainstream, and education is the means to do it, Ashworth said. Minorities represented about 35 percent of the Texas pop ulation in 1980, officials said. By the end of the century, they will make up 40 percent of the entire population and 45 per cent of the college population, it said. Blacks currently make up about 14 percent of the college- age population, the plan said. 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Two Democratic judges sue to stop procedures OK’d by Secretary Rains AUSTIN (AP) — Two Democratic Travis County election judges are accus ing Republican Secretary of State Jack Rains of overstepping his power and try ing to intimidate minority voters by issu ing election orders that represent a ‘‘radi cal departure’ ’ from past practices. Randy Erben, assistant secretary of state, said the charge is ‘‘ridiculous.” In documents filed Wednesday with the Texas Supreme Court, election judges Walter Timberlake and Jerry But- trey seek to block Rains’ office from en forcing certain procedures set out in Oct. 13 memos to county clerks and election administrators. The two take issue with the memos for permitting pollwatchers to leave polls to make phone calls. They also are challenging a require ment forcing election officials to contact voter registrars to verify whether a per son is registered if the person does not present a voter registration certificate at the polls, and warning that law enforce ment officials will be on alert to respond to Election Day problems. “We contend this is just another last- minute, 1 Ith-hour effort by the secretary of state to enhance powers the law doesn’t give him,” said Austin lawyer Dave Richards, who is representing the election judges. Richards said the memos were written in a fashion calculated to either create confusion at the polls or disenfranchise legitimate voters. He said that they are intended to intim idate Hispanic voters in South Texas. Erben said former Secretary of State Stephen Oaks ruled in 1978 that pol lwatchers could leave the polls to make telephone calls, although it was over ruled by another former secretary of state, Myra McDaniel, four years ago. “We just happened to agree with one Democrat over another,’’ Erben said. However, he said, the other proce dures outlined in the memos are consis tent with state election law. The voter registration certificate issue was addressed, Erben said, after the of fice received numerous requests from lo cal officials about the issue. The memo warns that federal, state and local law enforcement officials will be mobilized to respond to possible dis ruptions at polling places and to be on alert should ballots have to be im pounded, Erben said. “Any kind of allegation that this is improper is absurd. I don’t want to in timidate voters. I want to stop it,” he said. AUSTIN (AP) — Democratic poli- ticans and campaigners, charging that Republicans are trying to intimidate His panic and black voters, Thursday de manded the firing of a state election offi cial. The Democrats alleged that tactics by Vice President George Bush’s campaign and actions by Republican Secretary of State Jack Rains’ office were aimed at keeping minorities away from the polls Nov. 8. “(Gov.) Bill Clements is having his henchmen, who are all supposed to be non-partisan state officials protecting Texans’ rights, serve in George Bush’s dirty campaign to scare or trick minority workers into not voting,” Land Com missioner Garry Mauro, said. A spokesman for Bush’s Texas effort, Mark Sanders, said the campaign favors full voter participation, and he charged that Democrats were the ones who would act improperly on Election Day. “They (Democrats) think that if they can get within three points (of Bush), they can steal this election,” Sanders said. Mauro, Attorney General Jim Mattox, Democratic Party executive director Ed Martin and Jose Villarreal, Southwest political director for Michael Dukakis’ presidential campaign, were among those raising the charges. They demanded the firing of Assistant Secretary of State Randy Erben, who on Tuesday said Hidalgo County paper bal lots were printed improperly to allegedly give voters the impression they could cast separate votes for Bush for president and Sen. Lloyd Bentsen for vice presi dent. The lawsuit came after the Texas cam paign chairman for Democratic presi dential candidate Michael Dukakis, Rail road Commissioner John Sharp, contended that Republicans are using tactics in radio commercials to scare His panic voters from the polls. Villarreal said Rains and Erben, in stead of protecting the election system in an unbiased way, were “leading a cam paign intended to impugn the integrity of Hispanic voters by creating an atmo sphere of mistrust and embarrassment with the ultimate aim of suppressing His panic voter turnout. ’’ Martin said Erben made public accus- atons against Hidalgo County Clerk Wil liam “Billy” Leo without investigating what Leo has said was only a printing er ror with the paper ballots. “These tactics are deplorable and should be denounced by Secretary of State Jack Rains . . . Rains should imme diately fire Randy Erben and replace him with someone who will fairly and hon estly protect the constitutional right to vote of all Texans,” Villarreal said. Mattox said he didn’t believe Rains had the right to order the ballots im pounded, and he sharply criticized Er ben’s news conference on Tuesday. Correction In a Battalion story about a crime tip reward fund newly established at Texas A&M, it was incorrectly re ported that only the University Police Department determines the monetary value of the information given. Actu ally, the UPD, the Association of Former Students and the Office of Fi nance and Administration together determine the value of the informa tion. The Battalion regrets the error. Democrats: Texas GOP trying to scare Hispanics GET RICH THE HARD WAY. Luby's Cafeterias, Inc., operating in Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arkansas and /Arizona, is looking for twenty-eight people to enter its management training pro gram in December and March. 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