10- The Michigan Daily - Friday, November 10, 1995 Art School senior Brian Tubbs was branded as part of his B.F. A. performance art piece at Rackham last night. JOE WESTRATE/Daity Men's Glee Club is sure to please By Stephanie Love Daily Arts Writer After much preparation, the Univer- sity of Michigan's Men's Glee Club is gearing up for its 136th Fall Concert. For the first time in twenty-five years, the Glee Club will present two perfor- mances of its fall concert to please, and even augment, last year's sellout crowd. Instead of performing two Saturday night concerts in 1950's and 60's tradi- tion, there will be performances both Friday and Saturday evenings, giving MEN'S GLEE CLUB Where: Hill Auditorium When: Tonight and Saturday Tickets: $3-$10 at the Hill Auditorium Box office. Call ,764-8350, The show starts at 8p.m. more calendar and seating options. Fri- day and Saturday nights' concerts, held in conjunction with Parent's Weekend events, promise to be well worth the price of a ticket. Founded in 1859, the University of Michigan Men's Glee Club has enjoyed along, varied tradition,,helping to make it one of the most prestigious men's vocal groups in the country. The Men's Glee Club has the distinction of being the oldest student-run organization on campus as well as being the second oldest collegiate choir in the country, founded just one year after the Harvard Men's Glee Club. This year also marks the 40th Anni- versary of the Friars, an octet com- prised of members of the Glee Club. The Friars will also perform at the fall concerts. Vocalists in the Men's Glee Club represent almost every school in the university. Only about 20% of the mem- bers come from the School of Music, and there is a large percentage from the School of Engineering and LS &A. alt altitude alt recordings/cooking vinyl Made up of Tim Finn of Crowded House, Liam O' Maonlai of Hothouse Flowers, and others, altitude is thekind of album that must have been fun to record, but won't really mean a whole lot to anyone except the band members and their fans, whomever they may be. Not that the album is terrible. The first song, "We're All Men," has a sort of quaint charm, with achorus that announces "We're all men / We're not the hurting kind." Otherthan that, the songs are mostly pleasant pop trifles, with a couple of interesting sound effects thrown in. As they tell us in the liner notes, this was recorded when the three got together Director Jerry Blackstone. JOE WESTRATE/Dally at a bar and decided to "have a lark." Unfortunately, some of the songs aren't a real "lark" to listen to, most notably "Mandala," which seems to be a political statement against art museums. Unless you've been biting your nails waiting for that next Hothouse Flowers album, don't bother with this one. - Jeff Dinsmore The 1995 Fall Concerts will include classical and 20th-century repertoire, including Conte's "Invocation" and Finnish composer Madatoja's "Deprofundis," as well as three Copland arrangements of old American folk songs. Works by Schubert will also be featured, and the concerts will include spirituals, sacred works and traditional Michigan songs. According to Director Jerry Blackstone, "one of the distinctions of the Glee Club (members) is that they are so dedicated and so willing to work hard musically, and not only sing but have a good time together." This year's group, very promising musically, already performed Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in Octo- ber, with the Women's Glee Club, the University Choir and the Chamber Choir. "(Beethoven's Ninth) took a great deal of work and time, so it's been more of a challenge than usual to get into our own rhythm. Right now we're gelling as an ensemble and becoming a good music- making organization." In anticipation of their upcoming tours, the Men's Glee Club has been working to raise funds to help reduce the cost of travel. According to Blackstone, the tours are "a bigproject, but are going to be a wonderful oppor- tunity." The Glee Club will be per- forming in Brazil, Argentina, Uru- guay, Chile and Peru in spring of 1996. The group travels overseas once ev- ery four years. Their most recent tour took the singers to Central and Eastern Europe in 1992. The Glee Club will also perform at Orchestra Hall in De- troit during their Winter 1996 tour ir late February. In addition, as a result of their con- tinued excellence, the Men's Glee Club will be featured this February at the American Choral Directors' Associa- tion Regional convention in Cincin- nati. Last May, the Men's Glee Club completed a tour of the South Central United States, giving concerts in Colo- rado, Nebraska, Texas and Tennessee. Ticket are available at Hill Audito- rium Box Office (764-0450). The cost, is $10 and $8 for reserved seating, $5, general admission and student seats are available for a mere $3. Don't. miss out on this incredible concert opportunity. CITE. Council on international Educational Exchange "holed1995's Best TavAel Y in Ann Arbor . by the waders of The gan eity." 1220£1Uuiveis&,. ##208 4ah0reMc~enahdsJ 998-02001 Songs of Innocence and Experience Despite their shiny, happy faces, this is not a band to be taken lightly. Hoboken, N.J.'s long-time heroes Yo La Tengo, who've been truckin' it out for a decade, will bring their meld of lush melodies, cacophonic feedback and quirky, Incisive lyrics to the Blind Pig tomorrow night. Check out singer-drummer Georgia Hubley's cerebral vocals and husband/songwriting partner Ira Kaplan's intense stage persona. Doors open at 9:30. Tickets can be purchased at the Union. Stop bytda o aFE Suen rvesmgaie Find out what's inside British songstress Joan Armatrading brings her soulful self to the Michigan Theater Sunday. On her latest RCA release, "What's Inside," Armatrading delivers another collection of folky, jazzy tunes including "In Your Eyes," "Everyday Boy," and "Would You Like to Dance." Armatrading's smooth, husky alto graces these i3 original, intelligent tracks with warmth and resonance. She's joined by the London Metropolitan Orchestra and Heartbreakers keyboardist Benmont Tench on several songs, and avant- garde crossover artists the Kronos Quartet add their string work to "Shapes and Sizes." Susan Werner opens the show, and doors open at 7:30 p.m. Reserved seats are $18.50 and $23.50 in advance at the Union ticket office, or call Ticketmaster at (810) 645-6666 for more information. . \ .- , '::'t. ____HAIL TO THE - ICTORS Greatest Moments in Michigan Football History U-M Football Legends Rink Leanch and Bob Channuis H- . .. rt <