PAGE TWO 'THE MICHIGAN DAILY SATURDAF. b CEMBE'it 1 A i7 P AE°W O.,, _ _I f1 U ' I ti7A l V 9 saA a 1V a in 1 a f., .., , music 'Messiah' Again By MARK LAFER Elizabeth Mosher,'the young s MESSIAH prano soloist-a native of Cal Geoge Frederick Handel fornia-more than carried h ElizabethMosher, Soprano share of the solo work with Waldie Anderson, Tenor voice that not only had little di Huguette Tourangeau, Contralto ficulty in the more demandir Ara Berberian, Bass sections such as her final solo University Choral Union know that my redeemer liveth Members of the Interlochen Arts I cannot, however, he as lavis Academy Orchestra with my praise for the contralt Mary McCall Stubbins, Organist Huguette Tourangeau. Charles Fisher, Harpsichordist Miss Tourangeau, a nativet Lester McCoy, Conductor Montreal, has just recently begu For the seventy-fifth time, the to make a name for herself in ti University Choral Union in a per- world of music, having debutE formance of Handel's oratorio with the New York City Opera th2 Messiah reigned in glory. The 335 past March. I have no complain voices, supported by the Inter- about her voice or the vocal aspen lochen Arts Academy Orchestra of her interpretations, but she hi and a quartet of more than com- the annoying trait of consistent' petent soloists, showed how pro- ignoring the audience-her nosei fessional a performing amateur her score. It is a distracting hab group can be. (Handel should have and detracts from an otherwi been as lucky to have found as excellent job. good a group in his time for any For the two men, there cou price.) be nothing but superlatives. M It is rare that this work is done Anderson, tenor, should be fami in its entirety; (I once sat through iar to many here due to his fr a complete performance and really quent appearances - often have no wish to repeat the ex- school of music productions. T1 perience) but the Choral Union winner of many competitions it presentation is more complete eluding the Metropolitan Ope: than most. And, although I missed regional auditions, he is current the contralto-tenor duet "Oh teaching at the Interlochen Ar Grave, Where is thy victory," the Academy and also working for inclusion this year of the chorus doctorate in music through tl "Since by.-man came death" more University. 1 than. made up for the deletion of Ara Berberian has in a sho the other section. Besides, it's quite time become one of the leadir different from the average Handel bassos in the United States. H3 chorus in that more than one performance-as well as those emotional state is evoked-first Mr. Anderson-were marked n mourning, then triumphant joy. only by the quality of their voic It's quite effective, but by the excellent clarity Regarding the soloists-for the their reading of the text. first time that this listener can The orchestral accompanime: think of, all the soloists chosen by the Interlochen Arts Acaden for a choral performance here all Orchestra is a delicate subjec displayed not only a high degree One could complain that tl of competency technically but also strings, especially the violins of, dramatic interpretation. This some very exposed areas, sour latter ability is of the utmost im- thin. But one can't expect a grow portance; for in the Messiah there of students, none older than nin is no stage action, being an ora- teen to sound like the Philadelph torio, and also no true story line. The relation of the textual selec- tions to each other is dependent onjgbt at 8:30 P.M. upon the soloists. T __ __ __ -f ry k 'Reigns i o- Orchestra. And it should also be i- mentioned that their performance er was more than adequate (and con- a siderably better than last year f- when they had less than two weeks ng notice after the Detroit Symphony "I cancelled out.) ." One gets the feeling that to be sh overly critical of any performance o, of Messiah puts one in a class with people who steal candy from of infants. Last night's performance Civil Rights 1 Glory' Coimmittee was sufficiently well done that P asses B ill I'm not even in the least compelled L to place myself in so vulnerable a LANSING (P)-The House Civil position. There will be two other Rights Committee, meeting amid performances of Messiah, tonight charges of meddling by the gov- at 8:30 p.m. (which will also be ernor's office, yesterday sent the carried live on WUOM, 91.7 FM), controversial open occupancy bill and Sunday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. to the House floor and recom- Tickets are still available. And go mended passage. -because the audience-in the Earlier this week, the committee 'Hallelujah" chorus needs all the members reached a compromise Mills' Adj ournment Blocks Tax Increase help it can get. Thai Provinces Put Under Martial Law BANGKOK, Thailand (A)-The trained 1st Army Division into government yesterday imposed Kuiburi district of Prachaup Pr martial law on five southern and ince, 150 miles south of Bang central provinces-including one on the Kra Isthmus which li close to Bangkok-in an effort to Thailand and Malaysia. thwart a growing Communist ter- Terrorists have hit governm ror movement. forces hard in Prachaup Provi The decision showed the gov- in recent months. In August a ernment's concern about Commu- lice convoy was ambushed andJ nist infiltrators in the region close police were killed. A month la to Bangkok, which until a few a few miles away, terrorists months ago was thought to be re- a second patrol killing all 10, latively free of terrorists. ficers and men. Several hundred Chinese Com- Provinces put under full milit munist guerillas have long been control are Prachaup, Petcht operating in the southern prov- and Rejburi in the south inces since their rebellion was Kanchanaburi and Supanburi crushed in Malaysia in 1960. the central plain. Rejbury, K A decree gives the government chanaburi and Supanburi are w: sweeping powers to arrest and hold in 60 miles of Bangkok. Communist suspects and to relo- The government'sdecision cate whole villages in an effort to impose martial law indicates cut off any support for the guer- battle against terrorists is rillas. going as well as advertised. Martial law has been in force for Terrorists in the country are several years in seven provinces of timated to number about 2, northeast Thailand where Com- They are known to be active it munists had concentrated their of Thailand's 71 provinces. efforts. the rov- kok iks ent ince Po- five iter, hit of- ,tary buri and in an- ith- to the not es- 000. n 17 agreement to take out the $500 ceiling on damages paid to the claimant in a housing case and to insert permission for the re- spondent to sue the state for damages. Executive Interference The House could overturn the committee when it takes up the m u c h-debated, much-amended housing bill later this month. The committee had not been scheduled to meet until Dec. 11. Rep. David Holmes, D-Detroit, charged that the Friday meeting was called and the amendments offered at the insistence of Gov. George Romney's aides. Holmes told reporters: "I re- sent very much being brought back here because of interference by the executive branch." Gov. Romney is vacationing in Arizona. Probable Passage Acting Gov. William Milliken said he was glad the committee voted out the bill and added: "Passage of open housing still is not assured. "But I believe, on the basis of my talks with the legislators, that well before Christmas we will have, for all of Michigan, an ef- fective and equitable open housing law." The House is in recess until Dec. 12. Legislative leaders have vowed action on the open housing bill this year. WASHINGTON (!P)-Johnson ad- ministration officials worked be- hind the scenes yesterday to keep alive the tax increase proposal they say is despelately needed to avert inflation, a credit crisis, and more serious attacks on the dol- lar. The last visible hope of sub- stantial congressional action this year died Thursday. The House Ways and Means Committee adjourned after hear-j ing administration arguments for two days. Chairman Wilbur D. Mills (D- Ark) advised President Johnson's spokesmen to confer with the Ap- propriations Committee on spend- ing cuts. He suggested these cuts should be larger than the $4.1 bil- lion they proposed. The Appropriations Committee chairman, Rep. George H. Mahon (D-Tex), told a reporter there are no present plans for the committee to hear the administration offi- cials. And he said no retroactive bills are in the works. However it was understood Bud- get Director Charles L. Schultze is keeping close informal contact with Mahon. The official Treasury position is that there is still hope of at least starting work on a "spending cut-tax increase" bill before Congress adjourns. But the advancing season is steadily reducing the few remain- ing hopes that a start can be made before the new session starts in January. The legislators are now trying to wind up their business and go home for at least a few days before Christmas. 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