Thursday, September 6, 19-73 THE MICHIGAN DAILY MAGAZINE Parse Nine Thurday Setembr 6 193 TE MI~iGN DiLYMAGAINEPag Nn Concerts, classical n clubs reflect 7usic interests (Continued from Page 3) tion. The Symphonic and Con- cert bands offer experience with different repertoire. All three e-i- sembles are open to participation4 by non-music majors upon audi- tion. Contact the School of Music information office for procedure. EACH TERM, the marching and concert bands coinbine with jazz lab bands from the music school to present a "Bandorama" program, replete with profes- sional soloists. During the 1972- 73 season, "Doc" Severinson and Maynard Ferguson, well - known jazz trumpeters, appeared with the bands on separate occasions. The School of Music's Univer- sity Choir and Chamber Choir schedule several concerts each semester, often in conjunction with one another or with Univer- sity orchestral ensembles. The Chamber Choir is a smaller, more select ensemble which has represented the U n i v e r s i t y around the U.S. and abroad, most recently on a successful tour of the Soviet Union. Vocalists not enrolled in the School of Music comprise the Arts Chorale and Men's Glee Club, both of which concertize and mai n t a i n high musical standards. THE GLEE CLUB has a resi- dent membership of 80 and a touring contingent of 45 to 50. Touring the U.S. annually in May, the club travels out of the country every ,four years. The Men's Glee Club is the only U.S. group to have won the Interna- tional Musical Eisteddfod award in Wales three times. The club has scheduled a Nov. 9 concert in Hill Aud. in addition to its annual spring concert for 1974. Those interested in joining can attend the mass meeting at 7:30 p.m., Sept. 19,dor contact the club's faculty advisor, Prof. dim Shortt. Timid listeners are not advised to attend productions by the Contemporary'Directions Ensem- ble (sometimes known as the "Subsidiary Directions Moving and Storage Co."). Musicians from every department of the music s c h o o 1 present recent (written during the past 5-10 y e a r s) compositions utilizing chamber groups, percussion en- sembles, soloists and electronic media. Burton Towers 53 bells . . A nice ringing in our ears By DIANE LEVICK supplement co-editor Your very first day on cam- pus you'll discover a welcome alternative to high school hall bells ringing class changes: the1 Charles Baird Carillon marking each 15 minutes with the "West- minster Quarters." Located high atop the Burton Memorial Tower, the carillon does much more than automatic- ally ring in the hour. It serves as 'an actual concert instrument. What exactly is a carillon? It's a set of musically tuned bells of two octaves or more on which one can play harmonized music. Not to be confused with a "chime," which can play only melodies and no chords, the carillon in Burton Tower con- sists of 53 bells, varying in weight from 12 pounds to 12 tons. University Carilloneur Hudson Ladd, along with his assistant William De Turk, students, and visiting carilloneurs, keeps the campus ringing with music from international folk songs to Scott Joplin to hymns and sonatas. FROM MAY through Oct. 1, Ladd and guest performers give weekly Monday concerts on the carillon between 7 and 8 p.m. Then Ladd and his students resume regular pla ding hours from 12 to 1 p.m. and/or 5 to 6 p.m. daily. "I like to start out in the classical vein," Ladd says about his concerts, "and end up with something popular and rel- evant. I feel it's my duty to re- late to students. If I play songs that people know, they're more likely to stop and listen to it." For those interested in seeing the carillon in operation, Ladd opens the performance cabin to the public during concerts twice a year. Otherwise, tours of the premises are conducted Wednes- days 4 to 5 p.m. and Saturdays 12 to 1 p.m. during April through October. THE BELLS of the carillon do not swing; they are operated mechanically by clappers which strike to sound them. The play- er sits on a bench at the operat- ing console and pushes wooden handles with fists and feet. The handles, acting like keys, are attached to stainless steel wires which mope the clapper-, Ladd emphasizes that the Uni- versity runs a "very active teaching program" for carillon. "We're the first North American university to give credit for caril- Ion performance," he says. Potential carillon students must be enrolled in the School of Music, hoyever, to receive ini- versity credit for their study. "It's imperative," Ladd explains, "that the performer first has a thorough knowledge of the piano keyboard and some familarity with the organ." Ladd even has one Ohio student who travels over 100 miles to campus to take carillon lessons. His students practice on a model keyboard in Burton Tower be- fore performing on the real thing. The keys of the model, however, are connected to xylo- phone boards instead of bells. WHETHER YOU'RE interested in the technical aspects of this instrument or not, the Charles Baird Carillon offers a rather unusual concert series with some thing to appeal to most tastes. Just listen . . . or better yet, go see it. SURPRISED and bewildered audiences sometimes chuckle audibly during a Contemporary Directions performance, reflect- ing not the quality of musician- ship, which in the past has been excellent, but usually the wild unfamiliarity of material being presented. The listener can ex- pect anything . . . except falling asleep. Representing the opposite end of the musical spectrum is the School of Music's equally exciting Collegium Musicum. In recreat- ing Rennaissance m u s i c and d a n c e, the Collegium employs authentic replicas of period cos- tumes and instruments in their renditions of ballads, madrigals and dance forms. Collegium Mu- sicum concerts may be found on or off campus, and in the past the ensemble has participated in outdoor medieval festivals. Clearly the University's most exotic performance group is the Javanese gamelan, a consort of indigenous Indonesian instru- ments which performs the tradi- tional and modern music of that country. IN ADDITION to these more publicized e v e n t s, individual music students perform several fine degree and honors recitals' each week, usually in therSchool of Music's recital hall on North Campus. The avid listener will recognize this opportunity to ex- pand knowledge of repertoire and to hear the less common instru- ments, such as tuba and double - bass, in recital. Also, organ majors perform on the mammoth Frieze Memorial pipe organ in Hill Aud., which can be an overwhelming experi- ence both audibly and visually. Recital dates are published both by The Daily and the Record. A fledgling organization, the year - old All - Campus Orchestra fills a void in the established musical order by providing a par- ticipatory experience for non- music school symphony players. The orchestra rehearses regular- ly and programs major sym- phonic works in occasional con- certs. Notices of .audition pro- cedure should be published at the beginning of fall semester. THE BACH CLUB is campus- based with no official University affiliation. T h i s group provides weekly musical programs rang- ing from Renaissance to modern compositions. There is a minimal charge to cover refreshments, and all who enjoy music are wel- come. Musicians are drawn primarily from the School of Music but anyone feeling capable is invited to perform. 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