w w w w w w w w w 7 7 :W -1w -wr -WF -wl- 7r -qqpv- T n lll- COVER STORY The perfect pitch Page 1 With all the competition amongst the pre-med, pre- law and pre-business students of LS & A it's easy to overlook the struggles experienced elsewhere at the University-particularly in the music school. This week's cover story takes an in-depth look at the problems that music students must confront daily and how they cope with these situations to hit the per- fect pitch. Cover photo by Brian Masck. DISCS Not too slick Page 3 Midnight Oil throws some political punches but their music lacks the depth of more established groups. Read this week's review and find out whether or not you should give these guys and their new LP 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 a chance. FILM Bergman's finale Page 4-9 Ingmar Bergman claims to have made his last film and the result is a three-hour film full of images and illusions, Bergman-style. This week we take a look at Bergman's Fanny & Alexander to see if it's keeping with his style. MUSIC Musical mania Pages8-9 This week Ann Arbor has a lot to offer by way of music, what with Cris Williamson at the Michigan Friday night and the new talent in town, the Per- suasions at the U-Club Sunday. Weekend also previews the Lords of the New Church concert in Detroit for those of you who are inclined to -go elsewhere for your musical entertainment. THE LIST Happenings Pages 5-7 Your guide to fun times for the coming week in Ann Arbor. Film capsules, music previews, theater notes and bar dates-all listed in a handy-dandy, day-by- day schedule. THEATER The nose knows Page 9 Everyone is familiar with the story of Cyrano de Bergerac and how the woman he loves finds out all too late about his affections. The Professional Theater Program presents their adaptation of Ed- mond Rostand's popular comedy based on the adven- tures of the poet, philosopher, soldier Cyrano and his nearly vain attempts to win the heart of Roxanne. i Practice: The same four walls Weekend '-ndoy, Novemnber 18, 1983 o Is o 10 Magazine Editors .....................Mare Hodges Susan Makuch Sales Manager .........................Meg Gibson Assistant Sales Manager ..........Julie Schneider Weekend is edited and managed by students on the staff of The Michigan Daily at 420 Maynard, Ann Ar- bor, Michigan, 48109. It appears in the Friday edition of the Daily every week during the University year and is available for free at many locations around the campus and city. Weekend, (313) 763-0379 and 763-0371; Michigan Daily, 764-0552; Circulation, 764-0558; Display Adver- tising, 764-0554. Copyright 1983, The Michigan Daily. at least, so we compete for those few positions against each other." The seating in the orchestras and bands is based on talent and achievement and determined by the respective conductors. Sometimes the conductors move the members from seat to seat for different performances, especially if they are close in ability. But for the most part, the students have "to earn their place. There is n^' artificial strata," says Boylan. He contends that the school manages the competition with "humanity and dignity" and that it is "not cut throat, but honest and with integrity." optimistically, "Many musicians will make a job for themselves. Somehow." The long hours a music student puts in day after day sometimes results in nothing but frustration. "Sometimes I feel like throwing my french horn and screaming," says Walters. But these students know they must play on. They know that out in the real world of professional music, the only thing that matters is how well you play. "No one cares what your grades were in college when you have an audition," says Hess. "It's your musical ex- perience, not your degrees." .Yet even those who are lucky enough I I NOT ALL CLOUDS HAVE SILVER LININGS OURS HAVE GOOSE FEATHERS 0 Make your mattress or waterbed feel like you're sleeping on a cloud. You have the billowy comfort of small white goose feathers covered by 100 % cotton. The added comfort and warmth of the featherbed is perfect for dorms, campers, waterbeds and conventional beds. Sleep on top or under- neath. .--I.." py, except music." For students entering the School of Music, it's a continuation of a discipline that began years ago, in elementary school for most. These students come to college knowing exactly what they want to learn. They don't wait until their junior years-or sometimes later-to declare a major. As one student put it, "Everyone knows why they're here." "It made a big difference. I came to school knowing what I was majoring in, knowing what I would study," says Wyman. "That's what gives everyone that look of intensity." That "look of intensity" is omni- present. It is etched on the faces of these musicians as they walk from class to class. Even when taking a five- minute coffee or candy break in the school's lounge, their conversations center around music, drifting from past concerts, to upcoming rehearsals, to music theory assignments and musical scores., Boylan attributes much of this to the students' love of music which he says is beyond the comprehension of someone outside the school. "They take a great work, a Beethoven or a Mozart, and then assimilate it to perform something great," he explains. "The fecundity of the art is what challenges them. That's what the music students are attracted to." W' hen w schoo years away. know each oti push and sho' congested fish the music through the to and checking t The small s obvious simil lends itself to munity. Yet dships they d musicians witl sleep, and play students say tl Campus where "Sometimes central campu "I rarely see music school. outside the : reason." In an attem the school regt non-music semesters.. Still, these bombarded wi in effect, is th vertising frat( student getaw on the wall promote upcc members for bargains on t the school itsel shaped like a serves as a rer But these s admit that the they asked fo hasn't pulled When they de knew what th< are determine "It's drainir says Wyman waking hours i "One of the of is making continues. " much time h volved. Somet even more tim THE CROWNING TOUCH Solid symbol of the rugged chronometer it caps is the patented Triplock winding crown. Precision tooled, tough as tempered steel, it screws down on the Oyster case like a submarine hatch. It seals this stylish, masculine Submariner-Date down to 1,000 feet with double protection. The self-winding Submariner-Date in stainless steel with matching Fliplock bracelet is the official timepiece of the '83 America's Cup. , * ROLEX 'No one cares what your grades were in college when you have an audition. It's your musical experience, not your degrees.' -Paul Hess Music school graduate student While a music student's schedule may seem like fun and games to non-music majors who spend endless hours at the UGLI hoping to gain an ex- tra edge in the job market once they graduate, these students have no such' illusions. They are familiar with the realities of a career in music-that there are many more musicians than there are symphonies, orchestras, and opera companies. "The statistics are bad for music majors," says Wyman. But, she adds to land jobs, know there isn't any guarantee for much financial reward. For these students, however, something more is at work than a stake in their futures. 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