University of Santa Clara - Redwood Yearbook (Santa Clara, CA)

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IVIAyER OpENS irs dooR JN q i EVENJNq J A dual recital by cellist Geoffrey Rutkowski and pianist Wendell Nelson opened the Department of Music ' s fall concert schedule early in November. The program included Beethoven ' s Sonata in A Major. Op. 69; Dahl ' s Notturno; Hindemith ' s Pfiantasiestuck in B Major; Ginastera ' s Pampeana No. 2; Franck ' s Sonata in A Major; and the artists concluded their performance with encores from the works of Chopin and Rachmaninoff. A former student of Pablo Casals, Rutkowski played his 200-year-old Griffiler cello. He had toured extensively with Nelson in the last four years. The pair, famed for their blending proficiency, had recently travelled in Japan, TAiwan, Malaysia, Hong Kong, England, Germany, Italy, and France. Music Department Chairman Roger Nyquist dedicated the University ' s new Schantz Organ in a November 10 recital in the Mission Church. Nyquist himself had designed the organ, which was a gift of Mr. and Mrs. Foster G. McGraw of Illinois. The inaugural program opened with Handel ' s Concerto No. 2 in B Flat Major and included Noel Stranger by Daquin and Symphony No. 5 by Widor. Nyquist emphasized music of the Baroque and Moder periods and concluded with encores from among the artist ' s own favourites. University music majors Kevin Buttle, Barbara Creger, and Marttia Buskirk constituted the organ, St ff e played J.S. Bach ' s Fugue in G Major (Gigue) and Ms. Buskirk played J.S. Bach ' s Prelude and Fugue in G Major. Together with Ms. Creger on violin, Buttle also performed Wilhelm J. Bach ' s Grave. Works of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries composed a portion of the program performed November 21 by Mictiael Luect)tefeld , a member of Santa Clara ' s music faculty. The evening included twentietn-century pieces for classical guitar as well as Renaissance music for the lute. elegantly dressed in furs, diamonds, silk gowns and black ' huxedos, began arriving in chauffeured limousines. The President ' s Inaugural Ball? No. But for most of the audience who had contributed untold time and money, something a great deal more important—the grand dedication of the Louis B. Mayer Theatre. Stars and celebrities abounded everywhere in the lavishly designed theatre. Actors Fess Parker and Lloyd Nolan, Producer-director Dan Selznick, producers Marty Fasseta and NBC Vice-President Quinn Martin--the list seemed endless. But the most brilliant, most gracious star of all was actress Helen Hayes. Unable to receive her honorary degree in Humanities last June due to a leg injury. Miss Hayes, in a special commencement exercise that climaxed the evening, was awarded her diploma. Helen Hayes was commended for her tremendous work and skill as both an actress and as a warm and caring human being. Academe Vice-president Fr. William Donnelly, Rector Fr. William Revvak, ASUSC President Christopher Nance, and University President Fr. Thomas Terry all took their turn to bestow high praise for Miss Hayes, citing her talent for bringing the magic and imagination of the theatre alive for the publif . Concomitant with all the ceremony, a scene from Mayer ' s spectacular opening drama, Robert Bolt ' s Man For All Seasons, was performed. The scenery, designed by Ron Skolmen, coupled with the lavish and colorful costumes of Lynda Bender, provided a delightful spectacle for the birth of the new theatre. Student performances of note were offered by Jim Coyle as Master Richard Rich; Christianne Hauber as Lady Margaret More; Michael Martin as William Roper; Lisa Cross as Catharine Anger; and James Kelty as Thomas Cranmer. Area reviewers heralded the performances of ail the actors, taking care to commend William James on his excellent direction of both the professional and student actors of the production. All in all it was a grand beginning to a grand theatre. loween... Claremont College hires Angela Davis,

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A j IVlAyER DcbuT: a man for alls asons Center finally vaccinated, uh, dedicated by Trustees Oct. 29... Roger Nyquist plays Church ' s new organ... A Man For All