Page Two, THE MICHIGAN DAILY Sunday, September 12, 1971 A Page Two THE MICHIGAN DAILY Sunday, September 12, 1971 New Heavenly Blue or Rock at Mendelssohn Classical music abounds at U' Ann Arbor Civic Theatre By BERT STRATTON I was in a supermarket or maybe a theatre, I don't re- member exactly-Gracia Lorca was in the produce department -that's all I know for sure. Somehow L y d i a Mendelssohn showed up. I thought she always sent her butler for the house- hold goods, so for a rare pleasure I got a chance to talk with her --I was only looking for some eggs-well she told me all about what Was going on in her busy theatre world-seems as though she's designing set and costumes for leading Broadway plays and then she really surprised me, and I mean it, she starting rap- ping about rock and roll. It seems that just last night she was looking for some deter- gent-that is the maid was look- ing for some-and she said she could find some New Heavenly Blue in the basement. Well as it turned out the maid couldn't find any of the stuff, so Lydia said maybe I got a pack left over at the theatre. And sure enough, over at the theatre there was New Heavenly Blue with a whole audience in front of them. A real rock and roll band-it all started making sense. The cold power of the New Heavenly Blue unleashed in tiny enzyme capsules, Chris Brubeck on piano, Dave Mason on guitar and Mad Dog on har- monica. I asked her - while I was standing in the check out line- I said what exactly got her into rock music, she said well her son always liked racing through the shopping store with a cart in his hand and a bottle of wine in tfie other-she said look over in the wine department and you'll see him-well there he was Mad Dog himself, he was a blond-haired c r a z y harmonica player, real name Mogen David, he played for the New Heavenly Blue last night, he was alrtaz- ing he went on and on about the Jewish faith and how they got soul, quoting Ray Charles MOKTER!Y "AESTHETICALLY AND AURALLY STUNNING. PROVIDES MOMENTS OF UNFORGETTABLE BRILLIANCE" (. m ) "AN ELECTRIFYING AND ELECTRIFIED PICTURE." t.r') SY O.A. PENNEr ~R lIME AT T1 NMNEREY INERNATIONAL POP FESTXAL MACOcM PENN(AKERRELEAS in Co. MONDAY NITE ONLY Aud. A at 7-8:30-10-11:30 presented by Orson Welles on the fact that if a white man can ever play the blues it will be a Jew. Well at the theatre last night Mad Dog looked more like a recent convert to the old faith, but God he did blow-some Ga- briel celestial harmonica music, the Muzak man in the super- market had a fit. I stayed in front of the wine department for oevr an hour. Now over in the - produce de- partment GarciaLorca was try- ing to rap with grey-beard Walt Whitman, and Garcia Lorca knew plenty of English so no worry. Leaves of Grass, Whit- man was explaining to Lorca was not a bathroom freshener but was really a rare animal and deserved to be placed in the produce department. Mrs. Mendelssohn dropped by and said of course Leaves of Grass was a fine outstanding creature but she said she wasn't willing to put it out in front of the lower-class consumer public. Walt, America's poet, he got up- set and threatened to boycott -ne whole shopping industry, besides he'd heard they were firing long- hairs there. Lydia said she'd see what she could do to remedy the situation. Well last night she opened up her theatre to Leaves of Grass, they squaked, everybody loved them, and then she brought on Ragamofyn to clean up the show, a new scouring pad if I'm not mistaken, oh yes Lc rca just told me they're a great Ann Arbor band just like Leaves of Grass and New Heavenly Blue. By DONALD SOSIN Whether you are a listener or a performer, there is something musical for you to do in Ann Arbor. For singers, there are numer- ous choral groups on campus. The U-M Men's Glee Club, which won first prize at the Interna- tional Music Eisteddfod in Wales this summer, is open to all men. A general meeting will be held Monday night at 7:30 in Harris Hall (NW corner of State and Huron), and auditions will be scheduled. The Choral Union is one of the oldest organizations on campus, and presents Handel's Messiah every Christmas; it also par- ticipates in the May Festival with the Philadelphia Orchestra. For further info, call 665-3717. The Arts Chorale is one of the University choirs, and is open to non-music majors who have had experience in choral work. Ark: A place to hear the folk Two concerts are given each year; the repertoire includes the major works of Bach, Mozart, Brahms, etc. Auditions are Tues- day and Thursday at 3, Aud. C, Angell Hall. Instrumentalists will find a variety of activities around town. The Jazz Band is holding audi- tions Monday 7-9 p.m. at the Scheol of Music in the rehearsal hall. The University Collegium Musicium, which studies and performs medieval and Renais- sance music, gives two concerts a year. You don't have to be a music student, just acompetent recorder, shawm, sackbut, cha- lemie or viol player. Contact Prof. Taylor at the School of Music. The University Theater Or- chestra plays for performances by Gilbert and Sullivan Society, and MUSKET. This semester G & S, is presenting The Mikado; next semester's show is not known yet. MUSKET is present- ing Funny Girl this year. mass meeting for the orchestra will be held soon. Watch for an ad in The Daily. For listeners,there are over three hundred concerts between now and May. The School of Music presents many recitals by students and faculty. schedule of events, consult The Daily Official Bulletin, or pick up a copy of Music at Michigan at the School's building on North Campus. "THE FRESHEST FILM OF THE YEAR!" -McCALL s Ted A A FRANKOVICH PRODUCTION FOR COLUMBIA RELEASE late show 1 1:00 tonite AUD. B, ANGELL ORSON WELLES The University Musical Society offers four series of concerts, comprising some forty different events, and the May Festival at the end of winter term. Tickets are available at the UMS office in Burton Tower. To usher, sign- ups begin at the Hill Aud. box office Tuesday afternoon. 1214 S. University DIAL 8-6416 Twin Features SEASON MISALLIANCE-Oct. 20-23 FIDDLER ON THE ROOF-Dec. 15-19 I NEVER SANG FOR MY FATHER-Mar.1-4 ANTIGONE-Mar. 22-25 (Trueblood) STARR SPANGLED GIRL-Apr. 12-15 ONCE UPON A MATTRESS-May 17-20 All plays except Antigone in Mendelssohn Theatre www-w--www-wwwwwww-wwwwwwwwwww-wwwwwrwwww..mm (USE THIS COUPON) ..... ... .. 1 "'BORSALINO' SCORES! -Playboy Magazine "ONE OF THE YEAR'S BEST FILMS! --e Catholi sNews tte 4MIS I'ROOJTICNS Paris " EARWNE PROOCiTflris a MARS hFU.MPRODW 0N£ Rae -A1mow Mdomjri GP m) M1 Name - Address. _____ _-________Phone _ _- City Zip TICKETS NOW! By BRUCE PHILLIPS Being a traveling folk singer ain't all it's cracked up to be. Work gets scarce; audiences find it hard to get into listening to music; you spend what you earn on travel unless times are really lean then you go by thumb or an occasional side door pull- man. There are only a few places in the country that make the hassle worthwhile. One of 'em is the Ark, here in Ann Arbor. Sometimes I wonder if Ann Arbor people really know what they've got. This here folk music -people's music-doesn't get a chance to be heard very much. Not over the radio or on T.V. Not even live, which ,is the way it should be heard. Now when I say the people's music, that's just what I mean-your music and mine. It's owned by us, not the promoters, publishers, agents grafters and parasites who own a whole lot of everything else. The Ark is a place where we get to go and share our music with each other. There are only a handful of places in the country left where we can do that. if it wasn't for these places, a lot -of people who collect and per- form our music for a living would probably give it up and become truck drivers and dish washers. Last Friday evening the Ark opened its fall season with one of thefinest all round folk per- formers in the country. He is certainly the best and most diversified instrumentalist I've ever heard. His name is Bill Vanaver. Now you may never have heard of Bill Vanaver-he isn't a Rolling Stone culture hero or anything like that. He is a damned good singer and entertainer. He plays guitar, banjo and a whole assortment of Greek, Macedonian and Bulgar- ian stringed instruments. He tells jokes and stories and teaches you a lot of things about your music and other people's music. Well, Billys opening at the Ark was great. All except for one unusual thing - where was the audience? You know, you couldn't ask for a better, warm- er, friendlier place to spend an evening than over at the Ark. Most of you missed Bill Vanaver last Friday-you blew it. Try not to blow it again with the other people the Ark is bringing in this fall. Please reserve ___ season tickets, as indicated below. I have enclosed $ 1Iunderstand the tickets will be -mailed to me Oct. 1. I have en- are filled on a first come, first servevd basis. Mail to P.O. Box 1993, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106 CHECK THE FOLLOWING CAREFULLY: F 6 F ...AND.. Jean Louis Trintignant in "The Conformist" "A dazzling Movie" -Canby, N.Y. Times Q Send tickets for all six shows for -Wed. balcony CO $9.00 -Wed. orch. Cu $1 1.00 _Thurs. balcony 0"$10.00 -Thurs. orch. @ $12.00 -Fri. balcony c6, $13.00 ..Fri. orch. @ $15.00 ..Sat. balcony @ $14.00 .-_Sat. orch. @ $16.00 Q Send tickets for five shows. (if you select this option in- dicate here which show you wish to omit: ) .-Wed. balcony « $7.00 ..Wed. arch. @ $9.00 --Thurs. balcony @ $8.00 -Thurs. arch. @ $10.00 -Fri. balcony @ $11.00 -Fri. arch. @ $13.00 .Sat. balcony @ $12.00 -Sat. orch. @ $14.00 I 4!1 JmIIHUism NONERyPO MONDAY NITE ONLY Aud. A at 7-8:30-10-11:30 presented by Orson Welles 't $rr 4 is t r f. ':.V ."". V."."::.it"": . ": ~.'. ".V:t:.".tY:::tV:.:".".".c".: :: ft: ". :tit ": ih":.: ... . .. 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John Cocteau ...........................at 7 and 9:30 p.m. Sept. 16-WITCHCRAFT THROUGH THE AGES- Swedish fantasy/documentary ........... . ..... at 7 and 9:30 p.m. 330 MAYNARD formerly Canterbury House $1.00 The Alley Cinema is sponsored by Ann Arbor Film Cooperative as part of our continued effort to raise money to support Ann Arbor filmmaking. All profits earned in this theater will be invested in the co- op's editing and production equipment, our filmmaking schools and various other cooperative pro- jects. We have built a new projection booth at the Alley, and a new sound system and a new screen have been installed. .:n ... ... . ....... ..,"... ..". ...," . ...1... :rV nV.:.......:::n::":...rN:;.t.. .... ... . . . . ~~~~~~~~.... .. .. ... ....................... ....:. ' . :,:::: -:}..s::}}iv v .'::. i:k .r~y"r:'i} .- :" n . f .. ...::.::.:........................{ .... . ::. }+t}!4>i::t.::::u:::. :} y:.:+?:.i vv....:t:: GRAND OPENING OF THE ALLEY CINEMA Daily Classifieds Get Results DIAL 5-6290 MONDAY SEPT. 13 NEW PROJECTION BOOTH 330 MAYNARD formerly Canterbury House FLESH produced by Andy Warhol directed by Paul Morrisey SHOWS AT 7,9, 11 P.M. 4l .9 * -V $1.00 NEW SCREEN NEW SOUND SYSTEM .. . 0 sponsored by ann arbor film cooperative Eastern Michigan University presents BILLY J4CK ORDER SEATS NOW! MENDELSSOHN BOX OFFICE, 10-1, 2-5 §%A4essta/ J/eate r .% yam Aeoudy gxe1ents I I THE GALA INAUGURAL PRODUCTIONI Mary Travers with Livingston Taylor Sat., Sept. 18, 1971 8:30 P.M. Bowen Field House TICKETS: $3.50, $2.50, $1.50 Available: U of M Ticket Serv- ice, Eastern's McKenny Union, All J.L. Hudson Stores. " for further information contact David Winter Mike Watts 313-487-3045 TOM LAUGHLIN DELORES TAYLOR 44 L V ,,,,t, .y ,,e.GP NEXT "McCABE & MRS. 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