William Paterson University - Pioneer Yearbook (Wayne, NJ)

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Midday Artists Become Weekly Habit From the ■first week in September up to the Thanksgiving weekend, the music department sponsored the Midday Artist Series Concerts. Most of the concerts took place in Wayne Hall or Shea Auditorium at 12:30 in the afternoon. Starting off the pro- grams was Paul Twerdowsky playing a number of classical guitar pieces. The following week, the Music Club put on a series of musical skits to wel- come the freshmen into the fold. It proved to be a very funny afternoon. The Thad Jones Mel Lewis Quintet made an appearance much to the delight of the audience on Septem- ber 18. The month was finished up by a harp recital by Kathleen Bride, a WPC music faculty member. Bride strummed the instrument nimbly and showed an appreciative audience how romantic a harp could sound. On October 2, the series spotlighted oboist Richard Foley who showed his talent with the instrument in two pieces. The second week in October brought an outdoor concert held Indoors because of inclement weather. The WPC Concert Band, conducted by William Woodward, performed a number of American composers ' music in this bicentennial concert. A large audience looked on as Joseph Nazzaretta proved his pre- cision and masterful technique on the clarinet. He played with feeling and grace producing mellow sounds with great clarity. Halloween brought the Dick Visser Guitar Trio to Shea. Vis- ser explained the pieces to the audi- ence before he played them setting up a great rapport with the crowd. November started off with the WPC Jazz Ensemble performing works by Thad Jones, Neal Heftl, and Frank Foster in front of five hundred peo- ple who responded enthusiastically to the concert. Carmencita Tozada brought her violin to Wayne Hall on November 13 to play three very complicated pieces. This talented woman showed remarkable flexibility and Intonation. She Ignored the 300 people in the audience and played as though she was making love to her violin. At the end of the perform- ance, the audience stood up and shouted their bravos, until she returned for an encore. The following week the Midday series spotlighted works by student composers. The per- formance of works by Bruce De Vlto, James Hurst, Andrew Devatells, John Carey, David Punto and Paul Henry brought loud applause from the audience filled with the compos- ers ' peers, and families. The seniors In the Music Depart- ment had their day on November 6 when their recital filled Shea Audito- rium with relatives, friends and fac- ulty members. Diane Daly and Linda DiMargo playing the flute and clari- net respectively were accompanied by Gary Kirkpatrick on piano. Daly accentuated a fine performance with clear and precise runs while DiMargo ' s clarinet came through with beautiful mellow tones. The crowd of three hundred applauded loudly for the two women ' s perform- ances.

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The weekend of November 22 proved to be a busy one for students on and off campus. Forty students and administrators left Friday after- noon for Camp Linwood and an SSA weekend of discussions. SGA proce- dures and ways to cope with apathy were talked about along with new means of publicity, security in the dorms, and the food in the cafeteria. Saturday brought an all day con- ference entitled, Focus on New Jer- sey. The conference was designed to update knowledge of New Jersey with mformation based on the latest research, and, continue WPC ' s role as a leader in planning Bicentennial activities. The lectures, films, and exhibits covered such issues as off- shore drilling for oil along the Jersey coast and preservation of the state s diminishing wildlife. The closing lec- ture of the day was possibly the clos- est to home, William Paterson and the Revolution. Early Sunday morning found fifty members of the Social Science Soci- ety boarding the bus for a day trip to Philadelphia. Once there the group toured Independence Hall, reliving some of the early days of the birth of our nation. They learned about the Liberty Bell and the city ' s plans for the upcoming Bicentennial celebra- tion. The group went through Car- penter Hall and the Marine Corps and Naval Museums before having lunch at McDonalds In the Franklin Institute. After lunch everyone was on his own to explore the five floors of exhibits in the Institute. Including a show about the planets in the plane- tarium. The tired and footsore group finally got back to campus about nine o clock that evening. 43

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