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The Michigan Daily-Wednesday, April 4, 1979-Page 5
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Judy's songs, voice


BY STEVE HOOK
People may have been wondering in
the late sixties: What would become of
the legion of musicians which grew out
of this turbulent decade? When the
causes and protests cease to exist, what
of the fate of these artists?
Ten years later, we find much of what
is popular being produced by the very
same souls who dominated in the six-
ties. Indeed, they did not roll over and
die when the decade ended. As a matter
of fact, many of the prevailing
musicians from this bygone era thrive
in these far more subdued times.
AMONG THESE, some have been
determined to remain consistent - the
Rolling Stories, Eric Clapton and
perhaps Dylan come to mind, among
others. In the other arena are the bands
and artists which have freely changed
with the rest of us. At first, we see a
cluster of marketing experts such as
the Bee Gees, Elton John and Fleet-
wood Mac. Penetrating this
aggravating barrier, however, we soon
discover a distinct subdivision: those
who have evolved musically for their
artistic sensibilities and not in terms of
the changing markets. Here we find the
likes of Judy Collins.
Her concert at Hill featured most of
her recent compositions, and found her
singing jelly-sweet love songs, filled
with lush imagery and supported by
complex orchestration, a far cry from
her younger days when she would lead
protest refrains at mass demon-

strations and strum chords on her
acoustic guitar. In her lyrics, we find
none of the social consciousness that
predominated in her early successes:
For the audience, t was an enchan-
ting evening. Collins presented an en-
joyable array of her older standards as
well as her new works. Yet, despite the
appeal of her vast repertoire, and the
sincerity for which it has been con-
ceived, the performance was flawed in
many ways.
HER VOICE seemed hoarse, dry, and
weary from extensive use. During
many moments, you could feel the
audience cower as she stretched her
range to the limit. In addition, a faulty
audio system caused further
aggravation.
Yet this reviewer will fall far short
from condemning the performance of
Judy Collins Monday night. Although
her whirlwind schedule has taken its
toll, the audience was obviously
satisfied with the quality of her music,
applauding each song enthusiastically.
Playing with a tight backup ensem-
ble, including five instrumentalists and
three vocalists, Collins' vocals were
adequately complemented as they han-
dled the, difficult orchestrations
smoothly and confidently.
In earlier days, we could have expec-
ted jeans and a halter top. But Collins
changed her style when she put down
her acoustic guitar and left folk music,
and the sixties.
HAVING BEEN brought up with

classical music, which her t
tonia Brico worked with her
can understand Collins'
traditional/contemporary fo
a unique classical/pop style
ter a decade of classical pi
childhood among the Color
tains that she adopted th
guitar and folk music for the
of her career. And oncee
here (Time magazine hail

change,
eacher An- "the leading contender
on piano, we music crown" in -1965)
shift from movement followed. An
lk music to Collins. And then the seve
It was af- Among her new work;
ano in her mance best complemen
ado moun- rousing composition,
e acoustic and a delicate inter
first stage "Desperado." Among he
established her performance of"
ed her as while playing on the Stei

with time
for the folk to be the most well-received. Her final
), the protest performance before being called back
d so did Judy for an encore, "Who Knows Where the
enties . . . Time Goes," noticeably stirred the
s, her perfor- audience with its emotional lyrics.
ted a soft but She is a most inspired musician, this
"Starmaker," Judy Collins. Into her 40's, she and her
pretation of music change. And if Monday's show is
r older pieces, any indication, her audience greets
My Father," those changes with open arms.

The University of Michigan
Gilbert and Sullivan Society
Presents
Or
'The Lass That Loved A Sailor'
April 5- and 12-14, 1979
Lydia Mendeissohn Theatre,
Ann Arbor
Tickets avoilble at the Mendelssohn Box Office
10 a.m.-8 p.m. Call 763-1005.
SPECIAL STUDENT RATE
Students with U of M l.D. may purchase tickets
at a discount for performances on April 5,. 8and
12. These tickets will be on sale only from 2.4
p.m. at the Mendelssohn box Office the Wednes-
day preceding the performance.
Price: $2.S0 LIMIT: 1 ticket/UIII f M I.D.

nway, seemed

Gov't claims reactor
gas bubble is gone
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The University of Michigan
Professional Theatre Program
presents
India's distinguished playwright/novelist
KIRAN NAGARKAR
in two special events, Thursday, April 5
3:30 p.m. Lecture at U-M International Center
"Cdntemporary Drama in India"
7:00 p.m. Play reading in the Pendleton Room of the.Michigan
Union. "Bedtime Story"
For more detailed information: 763-5213
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Whatever success authorities have in
achieving a cold shutdown of the
nuclear plant, Denton remarked that
Three Mile Island's crippled No. 2 unit
was not likely to be back in operation
for "a considerable period of time."
Denton said the temperature in the
nuclear core remained stable at 280
degrees.
HOWEVER, BERNERO was skep-
tical of suggestions on Capitol Hill that
the reactor was so contaminated by
radiation that it would have to be aban-
doned. "I doubt that it cannot be used
again ... I don't know," he said.
He was responding to a comment by
Sen. Gary Hart (D-Colo.), chairman of
the Senate Public Works subcommittee
on nuclear regulation, that the plant
might become a $1 billion mausoleum"
more costly to repair than it was -to
build. The figure, however, applies to
the entire facility which includes a
second, undamaged reactor.
Rep. Morris Udall (D-Ariz.), the
House energy subcommittee chairman,
called Hart's _ comment "just
specualtion." But Udall said con-
tamination in the reactor building was
"so bad it will be months before any
possible cleanup can begin, if indeed a
cleanup is possible."
DESPITE EARLIER claims by of-
ficials that the chance of a core melt-
down had never been more than slight,
Udall said after a Aite House briefing,
"It was a very close call. We were very
close to a real disaster."
At the plant, technicians working at
control panels sought to maintain
shrinkage of the hydrogen bubble,
which has blocked efforts to reharness
the wildcat reactor. With the bubble
'U' reactor
accident
not likely:
says official
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The reactor also makes radioisotopes
(chemically-varied elements but with
the same fundamental structure) for
University Hospital and other hospitals
and private firms in the state and
around the county.
THree administrators and nine con-
trollers operate the reactor at an an-
nual cost of $400,000.
ALL OF THE nine controllers are
students. Frank Bernal and David
Waalkes are two of those students and
they say they aren't worried about
working at the 21-year-old plant

gone, they could proceed with a cold
shutdown-bringing the reactor's tem-
perature down to a point at which it
would no longer be capable of breaking
loose.
Monitors showed the bubble was still
being 1 educed and emissions of
radiation apparently had eased, NRC
spokesman JimBanchett said.
"We're going to check it, recheck it
and check it again," he said.
THE TWOFOLD process involved
drawing hydrogen from the bubble and
defusing it into cool water to release
carbon dioxide, plus use of a "hydrogen
recombiner" encased in lead bricks,
which blends hydrogen and oxygen to
form water, further drawing gas from
the bubble trapped atop the reactor.
Evacuation plans were being held in
abeyance over the 1,200-square-mile
area covering four counties. "But we're
not letting our guard down," said John
Minnich, chairman of the Dauphin
County commission.
HOME CHOICES
NEW YORK (AP)-American home
buyers have much in common but style
preferences vary widely in different
sections of the country, says Housing
magazine.
A survey of six major metropolitan
areas showed that tudors are "in" in
San Diego and San Francisco, while
colonials are most popular in
Washington, D.C.
Tudors and contemporary homes run
neck and neck in Miami, and the ranch
house is preferred in the Chicago area,
the survey indicated.
Home buyers believe insulation is
important, it added, but less than half
are ready to reduce window space to
cut energy costs.
And,'the magazine added, nearly all
shoppers want fireplaces-with
Californians desiring two.
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Onetime folkie Judy Collins displayed her musical transformation to a
unique classical/pop style at her concert Monday evening at Hill
Aud itoriumn.

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