UMS: Culture on the cheap I By MAURA CARRY Every University student has heard the chines ringing out each hour from Burton Tower; while rushing to class. But what most fail to realize is that in- side the tower, on the ground floor, the Univesity Musical Society (UMS) is bustling with activity ,focused on those students who have little or no idea of the society's existence. Now in its 101st season, UMS is pur- suing it's annual goal of encouraging both students and Ann Arbor residents to increase their cultural awareness. TO ACHIEVE. this end, the society sponsors various musical concerts and dance performances by noted professionals and international per- formners. Students also are encouraged to try their hand at the performing arts in the Choral Union which each year presents Handel's Messiah and a con-. cert at the annual Ann Arbor May Festival. A 350-voice choir, the Choral Unikon is open to any student or Ann Arbor resident. University junior Geralynn Faust, a soprano in her first year with the Choral Union said she joined because, "I love to sing, and it's a good group with quality voices. It's probably the best non-music major group on cam- pus." Alto Kay Hannah, an Ann Arbor resident, said she joined because she "enjoys singing." She said auditions for the group include sight reading music and the repetition of a played piece. STUDENTS, HOWEVER, are out- numbered in the group by non-students, some of whom have been members for 35 years or more. Gail Rector, UMS president, explains that UMS enables students to ap- preciate top classical performances i without having to worry too much about expense. Contributions from alumni and other sponsors enable the society to bring internationally-known perfor- mers here, without having to pay top dollar for tickets. Prices at Hill Auditorium range from $4 to $12 depen- ding on seating, and from $25 to $58 for a series of performances. The society's main office in Burton Tower speaks for itself as to the pur- pose of UMS. Photographs of artists who have performed here in the last century cover every wall, and pam- phlets describing this year's offerings fill countertops and tables. A 1940 UNIVERSITY graduate, Rec- tor hasebeen with the society for 22 years and became president in 1968. A former manager of the Boston Sym- phony, Rector's chief concern now is the simultaneous entertainment and education of University students in the cultural world. Each week the society offers two of three performances at Hill Auditorium, Rackham Auditorium, or the Power Center. This year's season will begin tonight at Hill with soprano Joan Sutherland and her husband, pianist Richard Bonynge, two of Australia's greatest musicians. Famous solo musicians, symphonies, and dance per- formances varying from classical ballet such as the "Nutcracker" to the Gaulin Mime Company, to Chinese acrobats and Cuban folk danders are scheduled for this term. Last year's season, the society's cen- tennial, was particularlyreventful. Per- formers from 20 different countries came to Ann Arbor, and special an- niversary features included an album recorded by the University Symphony Orchestra tohcommemorate the 100 years of the society. The Michigan Daily-Thursday, October 4, 1979-Page 7 "A The Ann Arbor Film Co 'era' Presents at Nat. Si. $1.SO50 Thursday, October4 BICYCLE THIEF (Vittorio de Sica, 1947) 7 only--NAT SCI " This early Italian neo-realist film is among the great movies of all time. The story is that of a poor man's desperate search for the stolen bicycle essential to his livelihood. Few films have matched BICYCLE THIEF for its integrity its deep humanism, its social comment on employment and unemployment it use of non actors, its portrayal of simple human relationships, its highly successful interpretation of real life on the screen with a minimum of contri vance and great subtle technical skill. A BRIEF VACATION (Vittorio de Sica, 1975) 8:45 only-NAT SCI Superby acted, skillfully filmed and an exceedingly mature stor of a working- class woman (Florinda Balkan) in Milan, who contracts TB and is sent to a lush mountain sanitarium. Beautifully written and directed by de Sica (The G'arden of the Finzi-Continis, The Bicycle Thief) with an over-all reality and tenderness. Perhaps his best film. Italian with subtitles. Tomorrow: MIDNIGHT EXPRESS at MLB First step recommended in TMI clean-up HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff will recommend today that the operators of Three Mile Island proceed with the first major step in cleaning up the crippled nuclear power plant, an NRC spokesman said yester- day. Metropolitan Edison Co., operator of the severely damaged plant has builta decontamination system to remove radioactive particles from about 300,000 gallons of water. THE SYSTEM is an early part of a $400 million four-year recovery plan for the plant, site of the worst accident in IHearst buys, NEW YORK (AP)-The Hearst Corp. announced yesterday that it had agreed to buy three afternoon newspapers in Michigan and Illinois bringing to 13 the number of papers owned by the company. The three newspapers are the Midland (Mich.) Daily News, cir- culation 17,000; the Huron (Mich.) Tribune, circulation 9,300; and the Ed- wardsville (Ill.) Intelligencer, cir- culation 7,700. 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He came to the University in 1970 after receiving his Ph.D. in English from the University of Iowa. He became a full professor in 1977. Rabkin received his B.A. at Cornell University in 1967. "PROFESSOR Rabkin has distinguished himself both as a dynamic and creative teacher and as a brilliant and provocative scholar and has played a very active service role in the college and University," said LSA Dean Billy Frye in his recommendation of Rabkin for the deanship. "Professor Rabkin's scholarly works in the area of narrative theory are widely cited, and he is establishing a national reputation as a literary theorist. "The breadth of Professor Rabkin's intellectual interests have led to his seeking intellectual contacts and stimulation both within and outside his own department sand discipline," Frye noted. Three Mile Island - even if it means taking control of a power plant away from uncooperative operators. The NRC told a Senate subcommittee that lack of key information and the inability to correctly interpret other data hid the true seriousness of the March 28 accident until two days later, when most of the danger had passed. MAJOR EVENTS PRESENTS THE PERSUASIONS, i a i a i ti 4c J A #,. NI 1 ' .4 ii I Players and winners in rock and roll (Continued from Page 5) SING ACAPELLA IN CONCERT OCTOBER 25 8 PM' POWER CENTER ALL SEATS 6.50 AVAILABLE AT MICHIGAN UNION BOX OFFICE OCTOBER 4 10A 7271 tists, the Yipes." Wow. To coin an Orkan phrase, "Deja vu." DESPITE THEIR comic strip name, Wisconsin-based Yipes proved that they were no Mickey Mouse band. Away from the record producerswho stripped all the fun ' and energy from their recently released debut album, the group cut loose with their brand of power pop. Much to my sutprise, they even got positive response from a crowd that suffered from acute catatonia. After a brief intermission, Saturday's headline group, Triumph, exploded on stage with all the force of a long- delayed bowel movement. Through the efforts of their sound man, they managed to recreate that sound for the better part of the night. Tremendous on stage explosions left after-images that the A.M.A. should know about. Lead singer and drummer Gil Moore's voice, which suggests that he spent too many of his formative years straddling the seat of a ten-speed, threatened to deafen the audience. Rik Emmett, lead guitarist, bashed chords right and left. THEN SOMETHING remarkable happened. The drummer and bassist left the stage. Alternating rock, blues, classical, flamenco, and comical styles, Emmett wove a truly memorable ten- minute solo. Unfortunately, the rest of the band came back and there was more noise. Then it happened again. Triumph launched into a mellow song called "The Blinding Light Show." 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