University of Kentucky - Kentuckian Yearbook (Lexington, KY)

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with quar- n in- Jry. Sher- goers. 'negie n be- per- 1 hE he is billed luded xr the r the . The n. rs the al has out a estin well- 1 and Irano, de se- y ac- touses me in 9 and I out. td the appell E3 OI1 The Tokyo Strung Quartet performed at the UK Center for the Arts ln October as part of the Umverslty Artlsts serles Photo courtesy of UK Center for the Arts UK Arts 21

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Flutist Iean-Pierre Rampal performed in February. Rampal has done a lot to increase the awareness of the flute in the music world. -Photo courtesy of UK Center for the Arts Renowned Polish composer Krysztof Penderecki con- ducted the Cracow Philharmonic Orchestra in concert with Yo-Yo Ma. -Photo courtesy of UK Center for the Arts 20 UK Arts Arts, the series got underway with the Tokyo String Quartet. The quar- tet performs chamber music on in- struments created in the 17th century. In November, pianist Russell Sher- man performed for concert goers. Sherman, who performed at Carnegie Hall and with Leonard Bernstein be- fore he was 20, withdrew from per- forming and concentrated on his music for two decades. Now he is performing again to rave reviews. The University Artists Series, billed as A Season of Stars, also included cellist Yo-Yo Ma. The Center for the Arts held a candlelit dinner for the first time before the Ma concert. The cost of the meal was S20 per person. Flutist jean-Pierre Rampal was the fourth artist in the series. Rampal has been credited with bringing about a world wide renaissance of interest in the flute. Rampal has become well- known because of his television and recital appearances Marilyn Horne mezzo soprano performed as the last artist in the se ries Horne has been critically ac claimed at many great opera houses in the world Subscriptions to the series rose in comparisons to previous years and most of the concerts were sold out The University Artists Series had the largest audiences to date Maur1ceW Chappell 4 I l I 3 O I'

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22 UK Councilmen Three UK employees serve the people of Lexington as councilmen n addition to their jobs at UK, three university employees are put- ting in time as Lexington-Fayette Urban County councilmen. Two dis- trict representatives and one at-large member serve both the city and the University of Kentucky. Tom Fields, director of purchasing at UK and councilman from the 11th district, decided to run after being approached by some city officials about the possiblity of running for the position in the district which 'in- cludes the Gardenside and Holiday Hills areas. Charles Ellinger, a professor in the school of dentistry and councilman from the 10th district, serves the area of town between Alexandria, Ver- sailles, Nicholasville and New Circle roads. Bob Babbage, director of equine re- search, is in his second term on the council. His family's interest in poli- tics prompted Babbage to run for a position on the council. Babbage's grandfather was once governor of Kentucky. Babbage, who ran city-wide as an at-large member of the council, feels that he has an obligation to repay a debt to society. He feels that his po- sition on the council is a way he can serve the people in the city of Lexing- ton. The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council meets every other Thursday evening and usually one or two other times during the week. So a lot of time is put into the council on the part of the members. Ellinger said, It takes most of my free time. Each of the councilmen, while serv- ing the people of his district, serve the people of Lexington by voting on issues concerning the whole city. In- cluded in the city of Lexington is the UK community. , Each of the councilmen feel that UK is an important part of the city and the students at UK are an impor- tant part of Lexington's population. Babbage feels that students are a vital aspect of the city. Students sure feel a part of Keene- land and Rafferty's and the malls. Students have a great economic im- pact on Lexington, they are a tremen- dous business, Babbage said. The three UK councilmen felt that relations between the university and the city are very good right now. Babbage attributed this to UK Presi- dent Otis Singletary and Lexington Mayor Scotty Baesler. Fields said that he thought that relations between UK and the city were excellent, The three councilmen thought that some of the big issues now facing Lexington were public safety, control- ling growth and development and traffic problems. The growth of Lex- ington has to be carried out in a well- thought out, planned manner, El- linger said. -Maurice W. Chappell il K , s 2 '54 'Q ei-1. .fp