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 STRATFORD Continued from page 5 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. 01 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. THE - - - - _ L Brussels * Paris London - Rome "Spain Israel Chart a Course for Success... . 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