A PAGE TWO THE MICHIGAN DAII.Al' MV t!'Tt1 C h i 1Y i. i w.Ylw r r a..W . '=-'-- - IN*4'1 1. V '' l 7!.M.54 THURSDAY, 1 APRIL 1965 5 y ARTS and LETTERS By Mark Sbobin German Music Avant-Garde? _.. i _. . j To Question Bowditeb Seeks Professor U.S. Policies For New History Course Elliot Carter, whom many con- sider Anerica's finest composer, is on campus for a concert of his works ,tonight at ,Hill Auditorium. Mr. Carter recently returned to America after a year. as composer- in-residence for the city of West Berlin. In an interview .yesterday, he said thatthe longer he stayed' In Europe, the more he felt that American music is more interest- ing, The significant aspect of American music Carter felt -is its pluralism, which is in keeping with American tradition. In --:Berlin, .Carter- noted that "Germany is very anxious to-make progress in all artistic fields" in order to: regain. its lost cultural leadership. Since the recent deaths of - Paul. Hindemith and Karl Amadeus Hartmann, the German government hasbeen encouraging its young composers. As a result, young composers such as Hans Werner Henze receive an amazing number ,of performances of their works. .The lack of performance possi- bity in America for American composers enables European com- posers to become more well-known- here while the Americans are highly successful in Europe. One. American composer that Carter met in Berlin was able to get thirty performances of his flute concerto in Geitnany, while one performance of the work would be the limit in America. European subsidization, Carter feels, does lead to an unhealthy domination by :.fads. music, treated as . a manages to develop more stably. American stepchild, somewhat ing experience. Being conservative in outlook, he is anxious over the increasing post-war American music. He feels numbpr nf. ti i YI I 1 nUitinnc in tler o1 rivlal compos onsin In particular, Carter thinks that that avant-garde activities today electronic music in Europe has are no d gfferent than they were aimed at producing "a striking fifty years ago, and even contends cultural effect," while American that many far-out compositions electronic composers have tried recreate- the nineteenth-century to approach the medium more sentimentalh Americana of the seriously. However, Carter rates "Dying Poet" and "Flight of the most electronic music as "either Cyuckoo"' tradition. unintelligible or primitive." I In terms of his own work, Carter aims either at simple imitation of n tersted in the Caetr ris not interested in the electronic nturao.currenceirey nattep-smedium due to the complexity and to create an entirely new listen- length of time involved in switch- . ing to a radically new medium. His new major composition, the ' Third String Quartet, will appear next year at the opening of the new Juilliard thSchool of Music building at Lincoln Center in New York. i t; 1 }! > ri }3i s! The second Seminar on Con- Prof. John Bowditch, cha'rman Thomas Maher. Grad, who ini- gress and American Foreign Policy of the history department said tiated the petitioning said, such will be held in Washington under i sterday that he was "interested a course would provide a general the sponsorship of the Washing- in trying to appoint someone to awareness on how technology ef- ton Friends Meeting from July 1 teach in the area of history of fects socio-economic change, and to August 23. During the seminar technology." named four schools which had the 15 students selected to parti- This came in response to a pe- programs in the subject. cipate will extensively interview tition sent by eight students who Bowditch, however, pointed out congressmen and senators on areas asked that such a course be in- that while the history department of foreign policy such as China troduced because "innovations in had been interested in such a policy, the Berlin situation and technology have directly spawned course for a long time, there was the effects of cutbacks in defense sweeping socio-economic changes." no one in the department at the spending. Only juniors, seniors, They explained in their petition present time who would consider and first year graduate students that "in our fast moving society, himself really trained to inauger- are eligible. man's intimate interaction with ate such a course. The cost will be $150 and-i technology demands that he equip "Up until now we have been Tand -- himself with an understanding working on getting someone to cludes two meals a day at Wash- of the complex forces which arise teach a course in the area o ington International House. from this interaction. social science history. 'v -Daily-Pat Murphy MICHIFISH Michifish synchronized swimmers shown practicing for their water show, "Patterns in Culture," to be presented April 1, 2, and 3 at the Women's Pool. Each of the routines will portray a specific piece of sculpture. Highlights will include a solo by Lucia Kam- inski, '65 Grad, a boys' comedy number, and a co-ed duet. CURRICULUM: Law School Revises Course Credits ELLIOT CARTER . .... :---a. r Today: 4:10 P.M. Arena Theatre Promptly Frieze Building DEDL i1' GALORE FOR TWO OR MOREj by Eugene lonesco By PETER SARASOHN Freshmen arriving at the Law School in the fall will be the first class to benefit from a reorga- nization of the number of credit- hours allotted to each basic course. The change was made on the recommendation of the standing Curriculum Committee. The first major change was re- ducing the Contracts course from four credit-hours per semester to three credit-hours. The extra hour will be reallocated to the Civil- Procedure course which will now1 be three credit-hours.- "Thre is no reduction in the amount of work required of freshmen, only the allocation of credit-hours to contract and civil, subjects will now be the same," Prof. Luke K. Cooperrider of the' Law School and chairman of the Curriculum. Committee, -said re- cently. Another revision that has been lengthy subject to do instead of in effect for the first time this the previous series of specialized year, is changing the one credit- projects. The one semester class hour, two-semester sequence in will thus be smaller. Indications legal writing to a two credit- so far are that the course is hour, one-semester course. This working successfully. change only effects second year The revision is the result of students. a recommendation by a faculty "This will make the course mor.member to study the ways and manageable mak the in ors ir means to give students additional manageable to the instructors irtann nlgwitn. terms of time and student-fp training in legal writing. ulty contact," Cooperrider said. Some students, however, re- The students will only have one ceive their training through par- ticipation in an extracurricular activity which gives them the nec- A essary practice and they can then A eros 1be excused from the required course; An example of this is the Case Club program or working on the Michigan Law Review. The Curriculum Committee re- ceives recommendations from fac- THURSDAY, APRIL 1 ulty and students and drafts pro- 3:15 p.m.-Prof. F. Feldbrugge, p6sals to present to the faculty A FULL MOON IN MARCH by W. B. Yeats, '1 1" University of Leiden, and J. A. Cohen of Harvard cl .L.. -I ... 7 - .. .... 4 { .. -4' Prof. committee which then acts on the Law recommendations. Department of Speech Student Laborotor-y Thewre Admission Free' ;.;' The GilbertI pi 1 & Sullivan Society resents Ylt,> nen School will speak on "Substantive Criminal Law in the Soviet Union Need Students and Communist China" in 120, Hutchins Hall. Loinmttee4:10 p.m. -. Kenneth Cragg of For Com m ittee S. Augustine's College, Canter- bury, Kent, England, will speak The Student Advisory Commit- on "The Mystery of the Quran tee for the residential college is; (Koran): Its Contemporary Rele- £cnsidering ways to fill vacated vance" in the Multipurpose Rm. positoions on its committee for the of the UGLI. suinmer and fall after three or 4:10 p.m. -- Betty Chmaj of four present members leave the Wayne State University and the Un-iversity. Dorothy Ashby Trio for Detroit's If, the committee decides that it Cafe Gourmet will speak on "What wi1 remain the same size, two Makes Jazz American" in the' suggestions have been made to im- Union ballroom. plemet the appointments. One is .*7 and 9 p.m. - Cinema Guild to 'ask for volunteers by an ad- will present W. C. Field in "The vertisement in The Daily, and the Bank Dick" in Architecture Aud. other suggestion is to let present 8 p.m.-"Patterns In Sculpture" members pick their successors. will be presented by Michifish as The committee will discuss ways the annual Michigan water show ' of filling vacant positions if it in the Women's Pool. appears, necess y and will an- I 8 p.m.-The Gilbert and Sulli- 1ounce its decision later this van Society 'will present "Yeoman semester. :, of the Guard". in Lydia Mendels- Anyone interested in serving sohn Theatre. on the student advisory committee 8 p.m.-Samuel Bradon, vice- f'r the residential college should president for undergraduates at contact Dean Thuma in his office Indiana University, will deliver the l at 1014 Angell Hall. keynote address for the Big Ten Conference, in the League Ball- room. 8 p.m.-Challenge will hold an open meeting to discuss next year's program, contemporary "mass so- ciety," in the Challenge office, sec- DIAL 5-6290 ond floor of the S.A.B. HELD OVER 4th WEEK 8:30 p.m. - The Contemporary, (thru Tues., April 6th) Music Festival will present works l by Roberto Gerhard, Anton Web - CONTINUOUS POPULAR en and Leon Kirchner in a pro- PERFORMANCESI PRICESI' gram in Rackham Aud. DIAL 662-6264 SHOWS START AT 1:00-3:35-6:15 & 9:00 AdeIL4 VIMD JOEP1 _ if ti 1 THE UNIVERSITY MUSICAL SOCIETY. INTERNATIONAL PRESENTATIONS- 1965-1966 CHORAL UNION SERIES AI Wed., March 31 through Sat:, April 3 at 8 P.M. Saturday Matinee at 2P.M. Tickets on sale at the Lydia Mendelssohn box office Friday and Saturday Evenings Sold Out: yi AsVIAEr CHA 1.017! :f. _ .. . . I r r i M l CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, JEAN MARTINON, Conductor . . Sat Oct. JOHN BROWNING, Piano soloist YEHUDI MENUHIN, Violinist ................................ Fri., Oct. CZECH PHILHARMONIC, KAREL ANCERL, Conductor........ . Fri., Oct. POZNAN CHOIR, from Poland.:...........................Tues., Nov. MOSCOW PHILHARMONIC ORECHESTRA ...................Mon., Nov. with MSTISLAV ROSTROPOVICH, Cello soloist "BARBER OF SEVILLE" (Rossini) NEW YORK CITY OPERA CO. Sun., Nov. GRAND BALLET CLASSIQUE DE FRANCE................... Tues., Nov. PHYLLIS CURTIN, Soprano of the Metropolitan Opera Co. .......Thurs., Jan. MONTE CARLO NATIONAL ORCHESTRA, LOUIS FREMAUX, Cond. Sat., Feb. MICHEL BLOCK, Piano soloist 9 15 29 2 15 21 23 20 26 ISA-UAC present JAZZotS Lecture-Con cer "JAZZ IN THE AMERICAN PERSPECTIVE" Dr. Betty Chmaj, American Studies Prof. and The Dorothy Ashby Trio, jazz harpist '.TANL[Y KRAMER "IV-S A MAD, UNA MAD, MAD, PANAVISNMAD UNITED ARTISTS WORLD" Prices This Attraction Only Matinees $1.25, Eves. & Sun. $1.50 FRIDAY, APRIL 2 3 p.m.-Dean William Haber ofj the literary college, Prof. Arnold: Kaufman of the philosophy de- partment, and Prof. Donald Brown of the psychology department will speak on "The Student Role in SEvaluating Individual Faculty" in Rm. 3 B of the Union. 7 and 9 p.m. - Cinema Guild, will present W. C. Field in "The Bank Dick" in Architecture Aud. 8 p.m.-Michifish will present! "Patterns in Sculpture" as the: annual Michigan water show in the Women's Pool. Shows at 1:00 - 3:40 - 6:25 9:10 it I I s W.C. FIELDS I * iN U f THE BANK DICK f I I 1 I f Also starring Una Merkel I : f The pompous furious and bumbling master of "eloquent pan- tomime" plays Egberg Souse, a man of innumerable roles, Loafer, * Barfly, Embezzler, Movie Director, Bank Cop-he unwittingly * catches the thief-and in the end, a Beloved Family Mon and * Respectable Millionarie!, I f This is the film which includes Fields' riotous "Great Chase" i I If * scene, ten minutes of unmatchable comedy." f 1 DIAL 8-6416 "A WILD AND WONDERFUL TIME !" -Time Magazine "WILD AS A RUNAWAY TRAIN! A LULU! FUN FOR FUN'S SAKE!" -New York Times JEAN-PAUL BELMONDO FRANCOISE DORLEAC EXTRA SERIES NATIONAL BALLET, from Washington, D.C. .............(2:30) Sun., Mar. 27 SEASON TICKETS: SINGLE CONCERTS: CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA, GEORGE SZELL, Conductor ...........Wed., Oct. MOSCOW PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA,....................Tues.; Nov. with IGOR OISTRAKH, Violin soloist "PAGLIACCI" and "CAVALLERIA RUSTIANA,"..........(2:30) Sun., Nov. NEW YORK CITY OPERA CO. RUMANIAN FOLK BALLET............................... Wed., Feb. RUDOLF SERKIN, Pianist...................................Mon., Mar. 20 16 21 16 7 $25.00-$20.00-$17.00-$14.00-$12.00 $5.00-$4.50-$4.00-$3.50-$3.00-$2.50-$1.50 I. =k SEASON TICKETS: $12.50-$10.00-$8.50-$7.00-$6.00 SINGLE CONCERTS: $5.00-$4,50-$4.00-$3.50-$3.00-$2.50-$1.50 CHAMBER ARTS SERIES NETHERLAND CHAMBER ORCHESTRA,.................... SZYMON GOLDBERG, Conductor and Violinist RAFAEL PUYANA, Harpsichordist ... .................... . NEW YORK PRO MUSICA, NOAH GREENBERG, Conductor ...... HERMANN PREY, Baritone, in a Lieder Recital ............... . VIENN A OCTET ..... ...................... .. , .... . .. . I SOLISTI VENETI ............................. . ....... CHICAGO LITTLE SYMPHONY, THOR JOHNSON, Conductor Mon., Oct. Sun., Oct. Fri., Nov. Wed., Feb. Tues., Mar. Wed., Mar. Thurs., Mar 18 31 12 2 1 16 31 U T Ll i i sn 44 rift4, A nr. rrti r rirnan SEASON TICKETS: $18.00-$15.00-$12.00 SINGLE CONCERTS: $4.00-$3.00-$2.00 I I I I I NI Ill