Texas Tech University - La Ventana Yearbook (Lubbock, TX)

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ON STAGE Performers offer variety As spring approached, students returned to Lubbock, with high hopes of an entertaining semester. Anita Bryant, the controversial gos- pel singer, came to Lubbock Jan. 21, to perform religious music in conjunction with her testimony. Bryant appeared before a sympathetic crowd, consider- ing her recent outspokenness on homo- sexuality. The Harlem Globetrotters per- formed before a crowd of Lubbock res- idents and Tech students Feb. 7, draw- ing peals of laughter with their combi- nation of athletic agility and humor. The team was in competition, but enjoyment was the theme of the eve- ning as Curly Neal and Geese Ausby went through the paces of involving children and adults in their show on the Lubbock Municipal Coliseum floor. My Fair Lady was presented by the Tech Music Theatre and Civic Lub- bock, Inc., in the Lubbock Municipal Auditorium Feb. 11. The musical, directed by John Gillas, is Broadway ' s longest running musical. Alan Jay Ler- ner and Frederick Lowe turned George Bernard Shaw ' s Pygmalion into the story of Eliza Doolittle, a cockney Eng- lish flower girl. The presentation involved choreography by Peggy Willis of the Tech dance department and included the original sets from the broadway play. The story centers on Eliza, a poor young girl, who is transformed by Pro- fessor Henry Higgins into a lady of society. The comedy of the musical came from the dealings of Higgins and Colonel Pickering to pass Eliza off at a society ball as a person of noble rank- ing. The audience received the presen- tation as an extremely enjoyable one. Edward Villella, male ballet dancer, spoke in the University Center Theatre Feb. 12 on his approach to dance. Before his speech, Villella showed excerpts from his television film, Dance of the Athlete to introduce his feelings on dance. In his speech and demonstration, Villella compared the classical style with neo-classicism. The latter, he explained, is danced to 20th century music with a more angular form and the dancer turns in more, so that the toes are pointed less. Dance was more of a challenge than sandlot athletics, he said. Other performers during the semes- ter included Molly Hatchet and the Outlaws during spring break and Ted Nugent, who returned to Lubbock after appearing here last spring. The year was full of entertainment. Many times the students had to search a little harder for it, but it was there. T 22 — La VnuaHa

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Proudly Presents ruiJi .i ® Saddle Tramps win first place in individual competition for the fourth consecutive year! The show must go on! And so it did. University Sing, sponsored April 12 by Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia fraternity, charmed the audience as various campus organizations performed their chosen themes. Universit y Sing is a campus-wide event open to organizations in or out of the Greek community to provide competition between them. The event has been a tradition since its premiere in 1930 as Sing Song. After weeks of learning notes, rhythms and dance steps, the time to appear on stage in the Lubbock Municipal Auditorium came for each of the organiza- tions entered in the contest. In individual competition, the Saddle Tramps cap- tured the first place trophy for the fourth consecutive year with their arrange- ment of Old Texas Songs. Second in individual competition were members of Gamma Phi Beta sorority, who presented the theme Moonlight, Sunshine, and Rainbows. In dual competition, each organization performed excerpts from famous musicals, providing the audience with an entertaining program. Alpha Tau Omegas teamed with Chi Omegas to present Guys and Dolls and won the first place trophy in their division. Sigma Phi Epsilon and Pi Beta Phi won sec- ond place honors with their performance of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Oklahoma. Phi Kappa Psi and Alpha Delta Pi joined forces to win the ticket sales trophy. Their selection was Annie Get Your Gun. Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Kappa Kappa Gamma also entered the competition, pres- enting South Pacific. Members of Phi Mu Alpha provided entertainment between performances by the competing organizations to allow for backdrop and prop changes. Mas- ters of ceremonies for the evening were Phi Mu Alpha members Jimmy Edwards, Rob Motl. Paul Schmidt and Frederic Wilmer. Providing music were Skip Winglein, piano. Bobby Todd, bass, and Blake Coffe. trap. Ushers were members of Mu Phi Epsilon, an international sorority for women in music. Judges were Kyung Wook Shi, voice teacher at Tech; Charles E. Cox, associ- ate professor of Music at Lubbock Christian College, and William G. Hartwell III, teacher of v oice and director of the Women ' s Swing Chorus at Tech. Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, a professional fraternity for men in all areas of music, sponsors University Sing each year to raise money for music scholar- ships and other activities. t 2-i — La Vri ana