Pacific Lutheran University - Saga Yearbook (Tacoma, WA)

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a junior from Shelby, Montana, As the host school, PLU also provided accompaniment by the PLU Symphony Orchestra, and added 12 additional singers from the Choir of the West to balance the sections. 6 OPENING NIGHT: Composer Berlioz' Roman Carnival Overture and Les Nuits d'Ete were the premier works of the PLU Symphony Orchestra's 1974-75 season, which opened with a performance October 22 in Eastvold Auditorium. Both are Berlioz at his best, observed conductor lerry Kracht, who began his sev- enth season with the orchestra. The latter work featured mezzo-soprano Constance Koschmann, a recent PLU graduate and win- ner in the 1974 Seattle Opera Cecilia Schultz Competition. Accompanying the two Berlioz works was Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 4 lThe ltalianlf' lt's a worthy companion-piece, with all the energy and exuberance befitting an opening night, said Kracht, ifi- , 2, I if 7 THE SINGING CRANDMOTHERJ Song- writer and folksinger Malvina Reynolds ap- peared in concert at the Cave October 23 before an appreciative student audience who applauded such works as Turn Around , Little Boxes , and What Have They Done to the Rain . Since the early 50's, Ms. Reynolds has been writing both words and music to her songs, Her works have been recorded by leading singers ludy Collins, Pete Seeger, loan Baez, Harry Belefonte and the Seekers: 8 BACKROAD AMERICA: CBS news cor- respondent Charles Kuralt appeared at PLU October 28 to speak on American Behind the Headlines , the second offering of the Lecture and Convocation series 1974-75. The distinguished journalist, best known for his On the Road reports of the unusual events and people along America's backways, spoke of his impressions of the nation's mood, socially and politically. Kuralt, who has received both an Emmy i I October and the George Foster Peabody Award for his work, has not stayed home in the U.S. alone. His career has lead him around the world: in addition to covering the deaths of Martin Luther King, lr. and Robert Kennedy he has reported on Africa, Asia, and China, as well as the Plaisted Polar Expedition to the North Pole. 9 HALLOWEEN TREAT : Andrae Crouch and the Disciples, well-known throughout the country as one of the top contemporary soulfgospel groups, appeared before a full house in Olson Auditorium October 31. Andrae, having appeared on the johnny Car- son show, is not only a singer and performer, but also a writer of much of the music he performs. His biggest song, l've Got Con- fidence , has been recorded by thirty dif- ferent artists, including Pat Boone and Elvis Presley. 'stu'- .1 Vfatt ,fm .. Q ., 3-e S .bs ll lll t fm 5 sz. ill 5, 'fl 2 ...-..., --..f.....'.., , 25

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f A - im, ,, 'Q' sf-. .Q . 1 QUALITY OF LIFE: Author jesse Lair spoke of enriched living in an all-day seminar and lecture October 1 at PLU entitled Turn the Corner into a More Beautiful Life - Five Minutes at aTime. Lair, who holds a doctorate in psychology, has published two books '- I Ain't Much Baby-But I'm All I've Cot , and Hey Cod, What Shall I Do Now? - which expound his views on relaxed life style, views he form- ulated two years ago after a heart attack, 2 FOUR CENTURIES OF CLASSICS! Michael Lorimer at age 28 is one of the coun- try's outstanding young classical guitarists. He appeared in concert at PLU on October 4, presenting a guitar repertoire spanning over four centuries of classical works which in- cluded compositions by Bach and his world- renowned mentor, Andres Segovia. San Francisco Chronicle music critic Heuwell Tircuit has predicted of Lorimer that His will be one of the greatest careers, he has already found a highly personal style, ,iw ' TJ? , T' Ki to Q. km .1 , i l T i , 1 one that is musical to the core and utterly convincing in performance, ranking with the bestanywheref' 3 STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER: Spon- sored bythe PLU Lute Club, The President's Own United States Marine Band presented two concerts in Olson Auditorium October 8. Their programs featured healthy sprink- lings of john Philip Sousa. With its own 200th birthday just around the corner, the band, now under the direc- tion of Major jack Kline, was started in 1775 when the Continental Congress passed a bill to raise a 34-member fife and drum corps. Since that time the band has been called up- on to perform at every presidential in- auguration since Thomas jefferson took office and has given concerts at the White House every New Year's Day since President Adams' invitation in 1801, hence the band has become known as The President's Own. 4 DIPLOMATICALLY SPEAKING: Sir Her- bert Marchant !Leftl, Britain's Ambassador to Cuba during the Bay of Pigs invasion and the Russian missile crisis, gave a series of lectures at PLU October 7-10. A Senior Woodrow Wilson Fellow, Sir Marchant, in addition to his lectures as a visiting professor, gave a public address en- titled Britain on the Eve of an Election . His wife, Lady Diana, also spoke on race re- lations. 5 SING TO THE LORD: PLU was chosen in 1974 as the host school for the annual Lutheran Brotherhood Church Music Semi- nar, Held annually since 1961, the five-day seminar was attended by representatives of the 32 senior Lutheran colleges in the U.S. and Canada, it culminated October 13 with a performance by the All-Lutheran College Choir under the direction of Karl Scheuber of Zurich, Switzerland, instructor at the Teacher's Seminar in Kussnacht, Zurich. Lutheran Brotherhood traditionally grants scholarships to those chosen to attend. PLU's representative was soprano Dinah Lindberg, AC 4 24

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