Taylor University - Ilium / Gem Yearbook (Upland, IN)

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Performii Clockwise from top - Quink; Gersh- win By Request; Stockholm Arts Trio; The Salvation Army Chicago Staff Band; It ' s a Wonderful Life. IFF C3l UUMUMUMUlUMMMMhWdMMM Series The Performing Artist Series gave Taylor University students a taste of music from other cultures and time periods. The first concert of the year was Gershwin by Request, performed by pianists Leon Bates and Wayne Sanders, bass- baritone Benjamin Matthevv-s and soprano Eddye Pierce Young on October 22. The concert featured Gershwin ' s famous works such as Rhapsody in Blue, Fascinatin Rhythm, Strike Up the Band, I Got Rhythm and selections from Porgy and Bess. The series continued Nov. 4 with the Stockholm Arts Trio. The group consisted of Dan Almgrcn, violinist, Stefan Bojsten, pianist, and TorleifThedeen, cellist. Since their debute in 1986, the group has given concerts in Sweden and abroad. The Trio performed Allegro con brio, by Beethoven, Brahms Allegro mote agitato, and This Scherzo is a Joke, by Ives. As Christmas vacation approached, a musical of the classic movie It ' s a Wonderful Life was featured. Based on the 1947 Frank Capra motion picture which starred Jimmy Stuart, the musical retained all of the film ' s charm but added 18 songs composed by Thomas Sharkey, a Chicago composer-lyricist. Some of these songs included The Christmas Crush, You ' re a Frustrated Man, The Baily Walk, and It ' s a Wonderful Life. The a capella group Quink was the Performing Artist Series Valentine ' s treat for students, faculty and staff on Feb. 1 1 in the Redigcr Auditorium. Since their debut in 1978, the 5-mcmber group has rapidly captured a place on the international concert platforms, and has a repertoire consisting mainly of Renaissance, Baroque, Romantic, Impressionistic, and contemporary music. During their concert at Taylor they performed French songs such as Mille Regrets , which interprets a young man ' s love for his shepherdess, and Le Chant des Oiseaux , which symbolizes birds singing to wake up the god of love. They also Performing Artist Series 24

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Variety Show Wally Campbell reigned over Variety Show ' 88 as Mizpah (the men of Third Morris) tried to make his princess smile. Campbell did double duty as host of the show and Mizpah ' s king for the evening while trying to make the girl he falls in love with in Taylorland to smile. Wing participation dominated the show at 8:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 26, as the fifteen-act performance began with First West Wengatz performing Runaround Sue. First South EngUsh got together next to act out the song So Long, Farewell from the musical The Sound Of Music. Third Morris asked that Taylor girls. Don ' t Be Cruel. Although the audience enjoyed Mark Nevil and Stephanie Wilson in their performance of Can t We Try in an effort to make the princess happy, she ob viously did not. Bohemian Ballet was comically performed by three guys as the quest for a smile continued. Even a rendition of Sifuni Mungu and Dirk Rowley and Friends ' performance of The Ugliest Girl In The World could not bring the princess happi- ness. As the first half of the program ended, the audience looked forward to the arrival of Dr. Fred Shulz as the Phantom Of The Opera , and Lance Brookshire along with the core band petitioned the king to Wail for an extraordinary act. Even after Marc Plaslow helped the audience under- stand his Brick Layer skit and Bill Ford belted out Summer of ' 69, the princess ' smile was still not forthcoming. The audience ' s suspicion that perhaps the princess was incapable of smiling was bom out as Ridin ' the Storm Out, and Rindercella were performed much to the princess ' boredom and dislike. Doug Hull ' s performance of You ' re Special To Me, and Trout House ' s rendition oi Bad Case OfLovin ' You rounded out the evening ' s acts. Above - Wally Campbell, junior, during one of his more pensive moods. Variety Show 23

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g Artist f ' ' , ' , ' ' ' ' At , ' • ' ' y ' ' - ' ' , , •■■ performed Revoici Vcnir du Printemps , which was a reaction by Claude Lcjcune, composer, to the traditional counter point style. The song brought the homophonic rhythmic scene which showed differences between long and short syllables. The Chicago Staff Band, representing the Salvation Army, closed the Performing Artist Series on April 15 with a program designed to insU uct and inspire both musician and listener. The band was composed of officers, staff and laymen from the Army ' s cenU ' al territory headquarters and meu-opolitan Chicago and has one purpose — to honor God through the ministry of the Salvation Army. The Chicago Staff Band was founded in 1907 and is the second staff band to be formed in the United States. It made its first overseas trip in 1914, and since then has performed extensively in the United States, Canada as well as Great Brilian. 25 Performing Artist Series