Loras College - Purgold Yearbook (Dubuque, IA)

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SNEAK PREVIEW The thirteenth annual APO Sneak Prevue was presented in the Loras Fieldhouse on Saturday, November 19, at 8:00 P M. Side by Side, as the show was called, f eatured talent new to the APO audience, the talent coming from Loras, Clarke, and Mercy. The program of song and dance was directed by Robert Chuilli and co-produced by John Brinck- erhoff and Paul Pechosh Jim Davis and Steve Schwartzhoff combined their talents to serve as masters of ceremonies. The program opened with the entire cost sing¬ ing the theme of the show Part I of the pro¬ gram featured Lorasmen Ed Kitrell, The Grass and the Mowers, Steve Stedman, and the Keen Edj ; Katie Basham and the Sleep Stoppers from Clarke. The evening continued with The Five of Us from Mercy. Performances by Bob McDowell and Kathy Lietelt, Luke and Zeke Gorthm Kathy Smith, The Scarlet Letters Marilyn Keehan, and Rog Rechenmacher and Rick Faltynski concluded the program. Musical accompaniment was provided by R, c | and Rog, Jack Schlicksup, George Binder, Ed K ' t re II, Chip Border, and by Rita Brennan f ro ' m Clarke. 29

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MICHAELANGELO Dl FIRENZE It is not by chance that the Orchestra Michael- angelo di Firenze adopted the name of one of the outstanding Florentines of all time, because the group, resembles the master Michaelangelo, a fig. ure uncompromising in his artistic ideals. The program, held on November 4, in the field- house, was executed by the parent string quartet of the orchestra, consisting of two violins, viola, and violoncello They achieved a superb musical blend indicative of a unity requiring the utmost in professional skills. The possession of these requisite skills was evidenced by the fact that the group performed without a conductor. The tone of their vibrant chamber music ranging in type from Frescobaldi, to Bach, to Boccherini, car¬ ried at peak throughout. The enthusiastic audi¬ ence reaction during the entire performance dem¬ onstrated this. This was indeed a concert designed to please those familiar witht chamber music and to attract those not familiar with it. In both of these aims, the Florentines succeeded admirably 28

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FIESTA MEXICANA Mexico, land of complexity and variety ex¬ pressed itself to us m the form of Javier de Leon ' s Fiesta Mexicana, a beautiful panorama of Mexico, achieving an amazing blend of the old and the new The program, presented October 27, began with a ritual-like performance of dances repre¬ sentative of the ancient Mayan and Aztec cul¬ tures of Mexico, perhaps the most well-known of these being the Deer Dance, representing the story of the killing of this creature of nature by the weapons of man The program continued w,th songs and dances of Vera Cruz and this began the presentation of the new, portraying Mexico today, with all the laughter, gaiety and rhythms that characterize that sunny land to the south. Among the highlights of the program were the Serenata Mexicana, and the Floreo Mexicano, during which exceptionally beautiful costumes accentu¬ ated the strange rhythms and sounds of ancient and modern instruments. The Grand Finale pre¬ sented a panorama of traditional and modern cos¬ tumes and truly capped the evening as a fiery and thrilling experietnce 30