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DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE

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Folk Chorus, Little Symphony
Give Anniversary Concerts

By HAIG YAGIIJIAN
Asst. Musical Director
Detroit Opera Society
The Detroit Jewish Folk Chor-
es, Henry Goldberg,. conductor,
gave its 25th annual concert.
The program opened with a
series of numbers by the chorus
preceded by an organ solo played
by Robert Delany.
The chorus was placed too far
up-stage and with a curtain that
was trimmed too low. This
tended to dull the efforts though
not the response of the chorus.
The chorus is a folk chorus in
every sense, and appropriately
the program was composed of
folk songs in the main.
Outstanding were "Oy, A
Liebe" and the song of the Pal-
estinian underground, "Smol Ya-
min."
Gathering some of the more
enlightened devotees of the dance
about her, Saida Gerrard of New
York presented some of the fin-
est dancing we've seen in a long
time.
Gerrard dances beautifully and
it is difficult to realize that the
brain contained within that body
has achieved such a high degree
of external expression, and de-
tachinent.
Her choreography was excel-
lent and of the Detroiters assist-
ing her special mention should
be made of Reva Geer, Lui
Ybarrondo, Doris Schachter, Lu-
, cins Starks and Donya Feuer.
Max Helfman's music for the
"Di Naye Hagode" was very in-
teresting. Again music we should
like to hear more of, performed
by a more professional group.
A successful innovation was in
employing the chorus as accom-
paniment by seating it in the pit
usually reserved for instrumental
ensembles,
Lighting was good in idea but

poorly operated. Three cheers
for the costumes, very stylized!
• • *
The first anniversary concert
of the Little Symphony of Detroit
was a birthday party which we
attended with mixed sentiments.
First, with regret that the oc-
casion marked the period of one
year that a full-sized symphony
orchesta was lacking; second, that
of delight for the wonderful serv-
ice provided by the ex-big-sym-
phony men.
The program began with the
overture to "The Secret Mar-
riage" by Cimarosa, and it was a
happy wedding. In the Bee-
thoven Octet for Winds special
mention must be made. of Wil-
liam Brown, horn, and Robert
Schroeder, bassoon.
High spot of the program was
the first public performance in
I5troit of the "Capricorn" Con-
certo by the contemporary Amer-
ican composer, Samuel Barber.
Capricorn happens to be the
name of the estate where Barber
lives and shares the rooms with a
poet and the famous composer
of the operas "The Telephone"
and "The Medium," Gian Carlo
Mennotti.
Some of the difficult trumpet
passages, played by James Tam-
burini, seemed slightly reminis-
cent of Ravel's Concerto for
Piano and Orchestra (1932), and
of the Stravinsky "Ilistoire du
Soldat."
Valter Poole who plays viola
in the Little Symphony put aside
his instrument to conduct. As in
the past we again salute this
musician who gives so unselfishly
of his time for practically all of
the musical activities in Detroit.
Of his conducting, New York
seems to show a keener apprecia-
tion than his home tov:a. We
sincerely hope that this will not
work out to the disadvantage of
Detroit's musical life.

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By JOAN IIENCKEN
THE AZA PRESIDENT-Advis-
or Brunch, which was held on
May 21, proved to be a very suc-
cessful affair.
The presidents and advisors
learned much from hearing one
anothers viewpoints on the re-
lationship of the advisor to hig
chapter.
Guest speakers of the brunch
were Dave Rappaport, advisor of
the Symoure Sobole Chapter,
Sidney Rubenstein, president of
the Michigan Regional Council of
AZA, and Charles Levy, Michi-
gan regional Director of BBYO.
Advisors and presidents liked
the idea of an informal get-to-
gether so much that it was decid-
ed upon to have a brunch at least
once a month.

• * •

THE DETROIT - WINDSOR
Council of BBG held elections at
their last meeting. The new offi-
cers of the council are; Sharon
Diskin, president; Daone Colum-
bia, vice-president; Susan Vogel,
recording secretary; Irene Zim-
merman, corresponding secretary;

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Hurry, hurry, get your registra-
tion in now for the big District 6
Convention which will be held at
Camps Zahavo and Achim on
Lake Paw Paw, near Watervliet,
Mich., June 23-26. Each chapter
of AZA and BBG will be repre-
sented by delegates, but guests
are also urged to attend.
A joint stunt night has been
planned with both AZA and BBG
participating. Each region will
have 10 minutes to present their
skit.
Besides workshops and bus-
iness meetings their will be
plenty of time for swimming,
tennis and other sports.

Thursday, June 8, 1950

voting age should be lowered to
18 years."
It give us great pleasure to see
the individual chapters of the
BBYO working well together to
obtain the brotherhood which is
so important to the youth of to-
day.

• •

THE BBYO DRAMA Group
plans to present a very fine pro-
gram to the members of BBYO
at 8 p.m. Tuesday and Wednes-
day, June 13 and 14 at the Dexter
Center. Admission is free, with a
good time promised for all.
Once again let me remind you
that this column is - prihted for
the benefit of all BBYO. Send or
bring all news up to the BBYO
• • •
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OUR CONGRATULATIONS go vard.
to the Lawrence Hirsch Chapter
of the Bnai Brith Young Men.
The Jewish Chronicle is the
Their president, Larry Stockier, only newspaper that gives com-
received their charter from plete coverage of Jewish events
Chuck Levy at an informal pres- in Detroit.
entation on June 2.
Chapters 656 and 321 of AZA
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