Cowley College - Tiger Daze Yearbook (Arkansas City, KS)

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TRAVELIN' SHOW - Paul Simon, freshman, looks over the arf exhibits brought to CowIey's campus during the week of November 7-18. iPhoto by David Burton, le r M 7 , ,rm Z AND AWAY WE GO - Dr. Marion Roberts, Baker University Bond Clinician, welcomes the audience fo fhe evening concerr. The concert was a part of ra performance by the Kansas Brass Quintet from the Universify of Kansas. Bonds from seven urea high schools afiended a day long clinic with Roberts. iPhoto by Piper Jacksonl

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A new series of arts programs draws audiences as they get A TASTE OF CULTURE Fine arts lovers were able to enioy cultural events of all types as the Cultural Arts Committee brought a series of recitals and exhibits to the Cowley campus. According to Dr. Lynn Moller, music director, a series of recitals was brought each month to the college, and was sponsored by the college's Cultural Arts Committee through a grant from the Kansas Arts Commission CKACJ and the National Endowment for the Arts CNEAJ. A survey taken of the students and public indicated a need for more cultural events, Moller said. According to Moller, other schools have included recital programs through their music department, and he felt a need to add such a program to Cowley. One of the most conspicuous things missing in the music program here were recitals, Moller said. To get the program started, it called for bringing in outside performers because our department is so small. Even though the program was a fir- st, Moller felt the response was positive. People have come up to me and commented on how much they ap- preciated the recitals, Moller said. Moller believed the recital program was a step in the right direction. An added benefit to the program was that it brought in people outside the school who normally would not attend a college event, Moller said. The recitals ranged from vocal to instrumental performances held throughout the year, and drew in crowds from anywhere between 50 to TOO. 14!arts series This year there were five recitals, Moller said. Two were concerts brought to the college through band clinics held in November and February. Examples of this were the Kansas brass quintet and Paul Gray 8. the Gaslight Gang. Throughout the day, a band clinic was held on the college campus, Moller said. lt was followed that same night with a recital. Other recitals included: Elaine Christy, harpist: Janet and Vernon Yenne, vocal duog and David Bushouse, french horn player. According to Moller, selecting the performers was the biggest step in preparing for the recitals. You need to consider which artists have the best appeal, Moller said. You also need to consider how much money is available. Another aspect considered was the scheduling of the events. Tuesday evening was chosen for this series because Moller believed weeknights were found to draw a greater respon- se. We tried to have concerts on Sun- day afternoons, but it did not work out, Moller said. So we put the recitals on a weeknight to help com- munity response. The series of recitals is something Moller hoped to continue in the future. As the program becomes more and more estab-lished, people will en- ioy it and come to expect it, Moller said. It can do nothing but enhance the image of the school. by Lisa Kahrs STRING ART - Elaine Christy, harpist, daules Cowley audiences with her talent during her recital on October 'I9 as part of the Kansas Cultural Arts program. iPhoto by David Bartonl Q...

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Fall play draws large audiences as cast finds that l COCPERATION PAYS OFF . Packed crowds andlthelcreation of believablecharacters helped to make the fall play a success. I was very pleased with the crowd turn out, said Sharon Yarbrough, drama instructor. We had good, receptive audiences all three nights. I was also very pleased with the students and faculty that supported us by attending the play. The play was entitled A Tomb with a View and was held November 4-6. According to Yarbrough, the cast por- trayed their characters nicely. Performing plays and casting characters can cause some real problems, however, Yarbrough sai-d everything went well. You have to expect things to hap- pen, she said. At one point in the play the gun failed to go off. This 2,590 3 A CRY FOR HELP - Cindy Leftwich, who played the part of a nurse in the fall play, lets out a scream as Julie Ammerman, who played Dora, attempts to suffocate Leftwich. lPhoto by Piper Jacksonl lT'S MINE - Chet Sweet, Cindy Leftwich and Lorrie Scott were part of a cast that made up the fall play performance, A Tomb With a View . The caft members are seen here struggling for control of a knife used as a mur- der weapon. lPhoto by Piper .lacksonl I6!fall play really didn't surprise me, because you have to expect duds in blanks, when you're not working with a real gun. You iust have to keep trying until it does. Other than that, everything went very well. Good costing comes with cooperation, and Yarbrough said she received iust that. You don't always get that, she said. They always did what I asked and they worked on creating their characters the best they could. l'm very proud of them, and I think the play was very successful. Sonya Williard, who played the part of the maid, Agatha, enioyed the closeness developed by the cast members. It was fun working on it. We all got along good, so that made it fun, - is Williard said. We all seemed to fit our characters and that made the play interesting. Like everything else, preparation for the play performances was time consuming. But that's like everything else, Williard said. lf you really enjoy it then the time put in doesn't matter. With the large attendance and great support from faculty and students, Yarbrough believes she ac- complished her goal. The audiences really enjoyed the play, she said. It's really hard to pick a play that everyone will enioy, and when you do pick a good play that has successful cast members who create their characters fully, then you've reached your goals. 1 Rf-Laurie Randall MZ-.. V .. ' .4-ff' ,., , 3 .f .N