University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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P 61' allowed the average Band and orchestra Z student an opportunity to IT1E:1l2G 22 beautiful music. LTHOUGH THEY WERENIT QUITE AS NOTICEABLE AS THE MARCHING BAND, WHICH PEREORMED during football games and parades, the campus was home to an orchestra and numerous concert ensembles throughout the year. The University of Kansas Symphony Orchestra held nine concerts at the Lied Center. It is a very typical tmiversity orchestra, Brian Priestman, director of orchestral studies said. Hlt is, however, one of the better ones around the country. Auditions for the orchestra were held at the beginning of the fall and spring semesters. Approximately 90 students were a part of the program, with only about half of them being music students, Priestman said. The kids in the orchestra were full of good spirit and enjoyed themselves, Priestman said. They had camaraderie. Over the last seven years, the orchestra had a drop-out rate of zero, mostly because of the fact that students Want to be there, Priestnian said. Orchestra is my release, Maren Bradley, Gladstone, Mo., freshman said. To concentrate on music and put everything out of my mind is very relaxing. In addition to orchestra, numerous concert ensembles were established through- out the year. During the fall semester, the University Winds Ensemble was organized. The Sym- phonic Band and Concert Band performed in the spring. In addition, The Univer- sity Band and three main jazz ensembles, performed both semesters. All the bands were quite good, said Robert Foster, professor and director of KU bands. They each served a different purpose. Each were assigned to meet the needs of different part of the university The University Wind Ensemble, Concert and Symphonic Bands and the three jazz ensembles are all select ensembles, Foster said. The University Band is an open-admission band specifically designed for non- music major students and those who do not have enough time to devote to a per- forming ensemble. The University Band plays more frm music and holds a lot less pressure that the other bands, Foster said. Foster said the students involved in the ensembles generally stayed in the pro- gram for numerous semesters. We had students who have played in the bands for four to five years, every semester, Foster said. It was nice working with the students. None of them were required to play They're there because they wanted to be there. I think they had a great time. lt is very challenging musically and technically and it's fun to grow that way-musically and as an ensemble. lt's very gratifying. lay christina poell photos by lzate levenson campus life

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Ulf! Qfth ALMOST UNIVERSALLY, IT IS DESCRIBED AS A ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTU- nity, said David Wiley, outreach coordinator for the Office of Study Abroad. The Office of Study Abroad provided the opportunity for many KU students to study abroad, offering programs in 48 different coun- tries. Last year about 1,037 students participated in study abroad and the average cost for a semester, including room and board, was 85,000 lt is extremely popular. Students wrestle with staying for the se- mester or the year, Wiley said. Most students who stayed for a semster came back wishing they had stayed for the year. However, no one regrets their expereince. The most popular places were the 11 programs in the United King- dom and the oldest exchange program at the University of Costa Rica. You can take all the classes offered here, over there CCoasta Ricaj in Spanish. Wiley said. You are integrated in campus and society because you take classes with Costa Rican students. Also, you stay with a host family and are constantly reinforced. Whether it was for two weeks or a full year, students packed up their rooms and lived among students and families they had never spoken with before. Anne Bosilevac, Overland Park junior, traveled to Cordoba, Ar- gentina, to study art history, Spanish culture and poetry for a full semester, traveling extensively across Argentina and South America. Bosilevc said her experience was a Lmique one, as she was thrust into an unknown environment, faced with the problem of figuring out all the logistics of a foreign country on her own. One reason the United Kingdom was popular was because stu- dents did not have to know a foreign language. Ierrell Herod, Lawrence junior, took the opportunity to study in Great Britain, participating in the British summer institute in the hu- manities. Herod said he enjoyed the ability to study British literature, history and art in all parts of Great Britain. Students gained valuable experience traveling abroad and inter- mingling with other cultures. KU has one of the most developed study abroad programs in the Midwest. Wiley said. Students should take advantage of it. There is no better time to go abroad than when you're a student. ...by rupali limaye Sr natasha franz contributed photos... 2 03 with their Israeli companions