I THE MICHIGAN DAILY Saturday, April 10, 1971 Page Two art To Russia ... By DONALD SO SIN * The distinguished U - M Chamber Cho ir, directed by Thomas Hilbish, which in the past has performed at the Spoleto Festival of Two Worlds and has won acclaim for its renditions of contemporary rep- ertoire, will leave next Friday for a seven-week tour of the Soviet Union, under the U.S.- U.S.S.R. Cultural Presentations Program. Its members, who are grad and undergrad students in the School of Music, will take with them a variety of works by such composers as B a e h, Schoen- berg, Stravinsky, Tallis, Poulenc and Bassett. Some of these are to be heard on the choir's al- bum "To Russia," which was re- leased recently. It is available at the School of Music or from members of the choir. The recording contains sam- ples of the group's live perform- ances this past year, as well as two from previous seasons. The majority of these are memor- able, although there are one or two flaws in the disc. Side One offers the Poulenc Mass in G, and excerpts from Cantatas No. 150 and No. 191 of Bach. The Poulenc, perform- ed in Tull Auditorium in Janu- ary, is a super work, reminiscent of the composer's Gloria. The Sanctus is especially intriguing, with finely spun phrases that enchant the ear much as Julia Child's caramel shells tickle the tastebuds. As for the perform- ance, one must take into ac- count the fact that it is live. Accustomed as we are to hear- ing recordings with mistakes edited out, and all factors care- fully controlled, it can become disconcerting to note little im- precise attacks, some individual voices protruding, and the dis- tinct quality of sound that live recordings produce. Yet one can also overlook most of this and listen instead for the controlled dynamics, excellent diction, and flowing phrases which make the Mass a pleasure to hear. The Bach excerpts, too, have their weaknesses, but again one appreciates the predominantly high level of musicianship. Un- fortunately, the whole first side is somewhat marred by a low Draft halts local boards alinment WASHINGTON W - Selective Service headquarters has halted a realignment of a draft board oper- ations until it finds out if Congress wants the present system reversed. A draft headquarters spokesman said yesterday "there has been a great deal of confusion and lack of understanding by the public and by Congress about what we're trying to do." Boards are not to be abolished as some people believe, he said, "'but what we'e doing is co- lqcate." "Co-locate," he said does not mean consolidation but means the administrative staff of boards from several counties would be moved to a central location with the aim of economy, more uniformity, more supervision and better managerial efficiency. Each board would continue to perform its job in its own com- munity, meeting locally for clas- sification actions and registration, the spokesman said. It could hold appeals hearings either at the cen- tral location or at the local board's meeting place. The spokesman said he did not know how much co-location had- taken place when the order went out to halt.t The Michigan Daily, edited and man- aged by students at the University of Michigan. News phone: 764-0552. Second Class postage paid at Ann Arbor, Mich- igan, 420 Maynard St., Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104. Published daily Tues- day_ through Sunday morning Univer- sity year. Subscription rates: $10 by carrier, $10 by mail. Summer Session published Tuesday through Saturday morning. Subscrip- tion rates: $5 by carrier, $5 by mail. NATIONAL GENERAL'S 375'N. MAPLE RD. 769-1300 MON.-FRI. 7:30-9:15 SAT. 4:10-5:50! 7:35-9:20 surface r u mn b 1 e which might pass unnoticed on small sets but will definitely be heard on better systems. Works by Tallis and Schliu- mann bracket three contempo- rary pieces on Side Two. Tallis' O Nata Lux do Lumine is tran- quil, and displays the intensity the group is able to achieve even at a pianissimo. This is followed by Leslie Bassett's Col- lect, which grows more enjoy- able each time I hear it. A hymn is sung to the accompani- ment of an electronic tape, which gives the choir pitches and complements the singers most effectively. The tape sounds a bit clearer when heard in Hill, but otherwise is repro- duced here quite well, with full stereo separation. One wonders what kind of reaction it will provoke in Moscow, and other cities that have heard little electronic music. Irving Fine was a first-rate composer who died too young, but left a number of memorable works with us. The Hour Glass, a choral cycle from 1949, is typical of his output with its neoclassic harmonies in a solid- ly constructed form. Ravel's Troi Chansons were given as encores in January. One of them, the buoyant "Ni- colette" appears here, and makes as favorable an impression as it did then, performed as it is with grace and finesse. The program concludes with portions of Schumann's Span- isches Liederspiel, sensitively sung, and accompanied by Wil- liam David. It is worth men- tioning that the choir, which sings all the other selections (except the Bach) a capella, very seldom, if ever, goes below pitch, which is yet another mark of its professionalism. One imagines that the Rus- sians will be immediately taken with the varied programs the choir will offer, including works never before performed in, the Soviet Union. With all final ar- rangeients made, it only re- mains for the singers to sit down in silence for a moment before they leave, an old Russian cus- tom, and to be told, "Ne pucha ne pyera," the Russian equiva- lent of "Break a vocal chord." New Factory CELEBRATION 20% off on all JENSEN Speakers HI Fr STUDIO 121 W. Washington Downtown across from Old 'German Rest. NO 8-7942 Gie a - * Art in By LARRY ADELSON While the Fine Arts seem to be quite active in Ann Arbor, it was not always that way. To get some sense of the development of the Ann Arbor art scene, I talked with Jean Paul Slusser. Mr. Slusser attended the Univer- sity in 1905 and was a faculty member from 1925 until his re- tirement in 1956. He was also the director of the Art Museum and is presently the historian for the Ann Arbor Art Associa- tion. Mr. Slusser is also the art critic for the Ann Arbor News in addition to being an active watercolorist. Alumni Memorial Hall, that rather boxy Neo-Classical build- ing on the corner of S. Univer- sity and State, was built in 1910. A Greek play was pro- duced in front of it to celebrate the arrival of culture in Ann Arbor. The Ann Arbor Art As- sociation, founded at about the same time, undertook "to pro- mote the welfare of art in the city of Ann Arbor" and carried out a program of lectures and exhibitions supported by the University and the Public School System. The first show was of works from the Freer Collection of Oriental Art, the major American collection of oriental art which now resides in its own museum in Washington, D.C. In 1938, the Rackham Build- ing was built (I have heard that its inspiration was King Tut- nakhaman's tomb, but I have not verified this) and the Uni- versity began to take an interest in filling the gallery space on the third floor. 1946 saw the creation of an Art Museum in Alumni Hall with Mr. Slusser acting as di- Ann A rector. The museum initiated a program of exhibition and also of aquisition of contemporary art. The m u s e u m presently shows pieces from its perma- nent collection as well as travel- ling shows and shows of local artists, faculty and graduate students work and local private collections. The museum has a particularly good selection of modern sculpture including a superb piece by David Smith. Elsewhere in Ann Arbor, art is usually on display on the second floor of the City Hall (corner of Fifth and Huron), the basement of the Public Li- brary (corner of Fifth and Wil- liam), in the UGLI, at North Campus Commons; in the Ar- chitecture and Design Bldg., and in the local art galleries. Ex- hibitions are usually listed in the Ann Arbor News' Culture Calendar and in the University Record. Local gallery owners are a rather amenable crew. They are, without exception interested in encouraging an interest in the Fine Arts and are glad to help people who have no firm inten- tion to buy art. They also all carry quality works in lower price ranges to accommodate those who would like a piece of art to live with but who don't have the money to be art col- lectors. Forsythe Gallery, 201 Nickels Arcade, is Ann Arbor's oldest gallery, going back well over twenty years. Forsythe has con- centrated on representing art- ists over long periods of time, choosing them according to the tastes of the directors. This policy has given the gallery a collection which is independent of the major art scene. The rbor: A collection is perhaps best char- acterized as "reputable non- hip," it is coherent but not really describable in terms of schools or trends. Forsythe shows a n u m b e r of University faculty members, national artists, and a number of foreign artists. Gal- lery hours are 10 to 5, Tuesday through Saturday. Lantern Gallery, 301 N. Main, attempts to bring young, rising artists and older but not well known, artists, largely from the New York area, to Ann Arbor. By concentrating on-artists who are not yet established but who they feel to be skilled, the gal- lery directors hope to show quality work which will be in a price range which is accessible to Ann Arbor buyers. The gal- lery also runs a "collectors club." This was established in response to the curiosity of many of the people visiting the gallery. It provides the mem- bership with a chance to meet with artists and hear talks by art historians and has an origi- nal print produced for it. Mem- bership, which tends to be com- posed of starting collectors, is limited to a first come, first served basis. The gallery is open 10 to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. Centicore Gallery, 336 May- nard, is combined with a book- store. The gallery hopes that this will create an accessible and less formal atmosphere which will encourage people to UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN CONCERT DANCE ORGANIZATION PHYSICAL EDUCATION DEPT. 21st ANNUAL Spring Dance Concert Barbour Gym- Dance Studio l gallery tour look at art. The gallery at pres- ent carries primarily graphics and is attuned to the New York art scene in its exhibitions. C e n t i c o r e has connections with Pace Gallery in New York and carries Pace and Alecto editions. In addition to carrying multiples by major contempo- rary artists, Centicore carries a few of its own artists and hopes that its graphics collection will eventually p r o v i d e a back- ground for exhibiting painting and sculpture. Their collection can be seen during bookstore hours, 10 to 10, Monday through Thursday; 10 to 12 midnight, Friday and Saturday; and noon to 5, Sunday. Judlo Gallery, 1205 S. Uni- versity, is located in the base- ment of Logos Bookstore al- though there is no official con- nection between the two. Judlo is a rather informally run gal- lery and carries a wide range of work including American Indian crafts and Pre-Colom- bian ceramics. It also represents a few local students as well as professional artists. The gallery also hopes to have some per- formances of music to accom- pany shows during the eve- nings. Gallery hours are: Mon- day through Saturday, 10 to 5, and Friday nights until 9. Art Venture, 2030 Packard, has a somewhat unique orien- tation, showing work by aspir- ing artists and students in a variety of mediums. While the work is juried, the jurying is somewhat looser. Group shows allow the gallery to show a large number of artists at any one time. 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