8 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, November 15, 1993
Jubilee Singers
display cohesiveness
By MICHAEL COVARRUBIAS
"It's much more than gospel." So
said Albert McNeil, director and
founder of the Albert McNeil Jubilee
Singers. All those in the audience,
Albert McNeil
Jubilee Singers
Rackham Auditorium
November 11, 1993
Thursday night at Rackham Audito-
rium, knew exactly what he meant.
The group sang a selection of spiritu-
als, contemporary African-American
gospels, African and African-Ameri-
can folk songs and African-American
musical theater. The Jubilee Singers
were energetic, candid and absolutely
remarkable in their Ann Arbor debut.
The concert began with a group of
spirituals which warmed up the audi-
ence and introduced the incredibly
open-heartedperformance. Through-
out the evening the singers appealed
to the audience with incredible feel-
ing and an apparent conviction in
their powerful voices. The audience
responded to the music with enthusi-
asm and gave several standing ova-
tions after many of the songs. They
openly yelled "Sing it, girl!" "You
go, boy!" and "Well, alright!" while
the group performed its songs. Albert
McNeil encouraged the audience to
respond. "I don't care how you re-
spond, just respond!"
Several of the pieces werechoreo-
graphed, but much of the movement
on stage appeared to be completely
spontaneous and unrehearsed. There
were several soloists, and the audi-
ence applauded every one with fer-
vor. While on center stage, most of
the soloists moved freely about the
platform and reached out to the audi-
ence by leaning down and singing
directly to several listeners. It was
very obvious that the ensemble was
trying to communicate with the audi-
ence as directly as possible. The audi-
ence seemed to realize this and a
sense of camaraderie was apparent.
The most warmly and enthusiasti-
cally received songs tended to spiri-
tuals, although several of the musical
theater pieces drew strong reactions
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that their members would give an
additional five hours (on top of the
time they spend performing) for edu-
cational programming at the Univer-
sity.
This is highly unusual. Up to 60
members of their company are saying
that they value education as much as
they valueperformance. They're add-
ing these educational components as
a gift to the University."
Itis a gift which the University has
never before received. And one that
won't come again any time soon.
Ontario's Stratford Festival opens
their curtains on Ann Arbor this week
for arun that won't have the longevity
of their 1953 Canadian debut, but
ought to be at least as entertaining.
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING
EARNEST will be performed at the
Power Center tomorrow at 8 p.m.
and Wednesday at 1 and 7 p.m.
Tickets are still available at the
UMS box office in Burton Tower for
$25 to $40. Student tickets available
with student IDfor $10 for the
Wednesday matinee only. Call 764-
2538 for more information.
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Albert McNeil Jubilee Singers showed why it is that they are considered one of the greatest ensembles around.
from the auditorium. "Dat's Love,"
from "Carmen Jones" was certainly a
crowd pleaser, and one of the Folk
songs, "Marry a Woman Uglier Than
You," with tenor soloist, Richard
Wyatt, replete with choreography, was
another favorite.
The technique of the performance
was, for themost part incredibly good,
but not flawless. Some of the tempos
varied, and a few entrances were not
perfectly together. However, from a
musical perspective, the performance
was perfect. The voices melted to-
gether and flowed with wonderful
harmony. The entrances displayed
perfect intonation, and the few minor
instances of asyncrony seemed only
to remind the listeners that the beau-
tiful voices coming from the stage
were not being produced by automa-
tons, but passionate human beings.
The Jubilee Singers had entered
the stage with every intention of in-
cluding each listener in their musical
experience. AlbertMcNeil introduced
to Ann Arbor a group of 16 marvel-
ously talented singers. They all ex-
uded an excitement and love for the
music which enabled the audience to
share in those emotions. The Jubilee
Singers undertook their first Euro-
pean tour 25 years ago. Along the way
the group has attained a cohesiveness
and mastery of the music of which
few singing ensembles are capable.
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