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8 Akron Beacon Journal Sunday, March 13, VfTl 0 ew music Mecca oun 7 AT For lis ft I gsters Bt JOn VOX RF1EIX Journal Musk Crltlt jWDSON For five weeks JliiLSjjmmer, this quiet com-TntmtTjr will come alive with 4hjwunds of high school sru-ffenfmaking music. And, as fr advancing the cause of DaMi education In northeast-enrOhio, the vibrations promise to be good Indeed. has proved itself and fanned out." How does WRA hope to woo students who might be lured by the long-established Eastern Summer conservatories, uch as Tanglewood and Saratoga? "By stressing our uniqueness," declares Appling. "We are centrally located, within easy distance of Blossom, Kent State and Cleveland. Our faculty is among the best qualified of any musio school in the country.

And our program will be flexible and rare opportunity for the student to become appreciative of music as an art which extends beyond his particular instrument or voice," Appling says. "Real appreciation only comes through involvement, and we intend to keep everyone happily involved." Appling, 39, is uniquely qualified for the task. In 19G5 he was named the first Kulas Fellow in choral conducting by the Cleveland Orchestra, selected from a field of 150 candidates. A former vocal music instructor in the Cleve APPIJXG'S wife Anita is a singer and teaches private school in Cleveland. The Ap-plings make their home in Cleveland.

"The Experience may well turn out to be one of the most Imaginative and important projects in the educational sphere this area (has) produced in recent years." So wrote the late Victor Babin in a letter to Briggs last year. Briggs, Appling and everyone else connected with SME hope so too. land public schools, he was appointed to the piano faculty of the Cleveland Institute of Music in 1961. He Joined the WRA faculty in 1963. At present Appling conducts both the Case Glee Club of Case Western Reserve University and the West Shore Chorale.

As a pianist, he made his New York recital debut in Town Hall in the early 1960s, and has performed Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" with the Cleveland Orchestra in concerts conducted by Lane and Shaw. I 1 I fv A IS tt: 1 'Harvest9 The Wait nks to a grant from and's Kulas Foundation 3RJfi3)e concerted efforts of a et-f local educators and musicians, Western Reserve Academy (WRA) will Inaugurate the first year of Its Summer Music Experience (SME) 'July'i9. by audition to young musicians from the ninth twelfth grades, the -program run in concurrently with the Blossom Festival School of the Cleveland Orchestra will offer individualized study with members of the Orchestra as well as group instruction. BETWEEN 40 and 55. high school students will be able to audition in April or May (the date is to be announced).

Course offerings are to include chamber orchestra, chamber 'singers, chorus, instrumental and vocal ensembles, lessons and music appreciation, which will include study of scores to be performed at Blossom Music Center and at "Festival School. would attend con-, open rehearsals at Blossom, attend master class-, 48, the WRA campus with Blossom artists, and receive private lessons from Orchestra i SME faculty lists a gejnerflus sampling of Cleve- tend-first-deskmen and area teacher-professionals: Leonard Samuels (violin), Edward Or-: mond (viola), Diane Mather (cejlp), Lawrence Angell (bass), John Rautenberg (flute), Felix Kraus (oboe), Peterson (clarinet), Ranald Phillips (bassoon), Charts Schlueter (trumpet), Richard Solis (French horn), James, De Sano (trombone), Robert Matson (tympanl-per-cussion), and Paul Benning-, liejd (voice). WILLIAM APPLING, a -thoral conductor and piano BRIGGS AND WILLIAM APPLING lead Western Reserve Academy project sionally be mistaken for a violin. Most of the album was recorded in Nashville where everybody had fun and a great time making it. The first cut on the album, "Out on the Weekend" is typical Young, and a good starter.

The next song is "Harvest," the title cut. IT'S THE type of song that doesn't seem to have much going for it, until you hear it a few times. Then you fall in love with it. The London Symphony Orchestra is used on "A iTfeKiP 3n Needs a Maid." I don't know how women libbers will take it, but listen carefully, chicks, to see what Neil really means. The last song on Side I is called "Are You Ready for the Country," a whimsical tune with backup vocals by David Crosby and Graham Nash.

ON SIDE II, Young does 'a song called "Alabama," reminiscent of "Southern Man" from his "After the Gold-rush" album. "The Needle and the Damage Done" is the only live cut on the album. Recorded at U.C.L.A., it's Young's effective protect against hard drugs. "Every Junkie's Like a Setting Sun," the last verse holds a lot of truth. Although it's taken a year, "Harvest" Is definitely the wait.

It will probably be a milestone among albums, and justly For Neil Young changes patterns, oh so subtly. They manage to come out sounding better than ever, while he remains Neil Young1. Enjoy you may have to wait another year. sure of their Interest in their music, and offer to the less gifted a unique opportunity in experiencing serious music and the process of making it come alive." SME was born, at least in principle, during a luncheon Briggs had with Lane, Merrill and John' Flower, associate provost of KSU, in early Fall, 1970. The following Spring, WRA received a $5,000 grant from Qeveland's Jennings Foundation to develop the concept.

AFTER PRESENTING a prospectus to the Kulas Foundation and a request for a $40,000 grant, WRA received the happy news this month that the full request would be granted. Though the allocation is not renewable after this year, Briggs hopes that local foundations will want to support the program "after it HENRY teacher at WRA, is director for the project; Mrs. Klaus (Gene) Roy, the administrator. The musical policy committee for SME will consist of Dr. Lindsey Merrill, director of the Kent State School of Music; Louis Lane, resident conductor of the Cleveland Orchestra; Morris Hayes, president of the American Choral Directors Association; Walter Holtkamp, president of the Holtkamp Organ Company; Dr.

Robert Klotman, of the Indiana University School of Music; Glenn Mathias, president, Ohio Music Teachers Association; and Robert Shaw, music-director and conductor of the Atlanta Symphony and former assistant conductor of the Cleveland Orchestra. A n-member Advisory Committee will also assist In development of the program. were the biggest idiots on earth." MENCKEN "hated public speaking, absolutely loathed it," says Shyre, and he hated actors, too. "I don't take offense at that," says Wayne. "I hate a lot of actors myself.

Mencken thought they were all egomaniacs, and he was probably right." Mencken co-edited The Smart Set and founded The American Mercury. This required frequent visits to New York City and Mencken hated those, too. He thought those sophisticates jabbering around the Algonquin round NEIL YOUNG it A Little Outrage, Please pragmatic enough to suit particular needs." IF ENOUGH students should so desire, for Instance, courses in theory, composition and music literature would be implemented. All vocalists will be required to develop some instrumental proficiency, and, conversely, all students will take sessions in voice. Instrumentalist will leave here without knowing what a madrigal is," Appling says.) "We want to bring the students in close contact with some of the area's finest musicians," he says, "and show them that the distance from the balcony to the stage isn't really as long as they might Imagine." One symptom of the open-ended nature of SME will be the loose structure of the performing groups.

The student orchestra will be divided into a variety of string, wind and brass ensembles. Pianists will augment chamber sessions. Vocalists will team off with accompanists and small instrumental groups. ALL STUDENTS will receive one private lesson per week, as well as attend two coaching sessions during that time. Both Lane and Shaw have indicated that they may teach as well as observe classes during the five weeks.

Tuition will be $650 per student, a reasonable amount considering that the program will cost WRA some $1,000 per student: "Every young musician accepted will receive, in effect, a partial scholarship," says Briggs. Full scholarships will be available on the basis of talent and need, he adds. "THE PROGRAM will be a DAVID WAYNE today, 4 p. m. Freei Music of Mozart, Britten, Copland.

Medina County Chorus and Orchestra, Arnold Thomas, director; Sara Ritter, organ; Medina Methodist Church, tonight, 8 p. Free: "Requiem" (Durufle); Russian liturgical music. Rudolf Serkin, piano (Cleveland Chamber Music Society recital); Severance Hall, Cleveland, Monday, 8:30 p.m.: Sonata No. 6 in Op. 10, No.

It Sonata No. 8 In Minor, Op. 13, Sonata No. 23 in Minor, Op. 57, Sonata No.

30 in Op. 109 (Beethoven). Cleveland Orchestra, Severanca Hall Andre Kostelanetz, conductor; Theodora Lettvin, piano (pops concert); Tuesday, 8:30 p. Music of Albeniz, Liszt, Weber, Gottschalk, Tchaikovsky. Pierre Boulez, conductor; Tatlana Troyanos, mezzo-soprano; Zoltan Kelemen, bass-baritone; Thursday, Saturday, 8:30 p.

Divertimento for Strings; "Bluebeard's Castle" (Bartok). Betty Gotshall Dornan, soprano; Barbara MacGregor, organ; Lenten Noonday Sacred Concert, First Congregational Church, Wednesday, 12 p. Free. Philidor Trio (Elizabeth Humes, soprano; Shelly Gruskin, flute and recorders; Edward Smith, harpsichord); Ashland College, Young Theater, Wednesday, 8:15 p. Music of the Baroque.

Oberlin College. Oberlin Chamber Orchestra, Robert Baustian, Scott Bergu-son, conductors; Raymond Harvey, piano; Finney Chapel, Tuesday, 8 Free: Music of Haydn, Saint-Saens, Ives. Marni Nixon, soprano; Leonard Stein, piano; Warner Concert Hall, Thursday, 8:30, Free: Music of Stravin-tky, Powell, Webern, Dailapiccola, Schuermann, Schoenberg. William Ber-man, viola and viola d'amore; Joseph Schwartz, piano (faculty recital); Warner Concert Hall, Friday, 8:30 p. Free: Music of Persichettl, Brahms, Bloch.

Norton Hiqh School Symphony Band; Norton Junior High Schoel Band; Akron University Symphony Band, Richard Jackoboice, conductor; Norton High School, Friday, 7:30 p. Free. GAKU Dance Theater, Fairmount Temple, 23737 Fairmount Cleveland (sponsored by Cleveland Modern Dance Saturday, 8:30 p. m. Parma Civic Orchestra, Donald Crossley, conductor; Nicolas Constan-tinidis, piano; Wadsworth Central Middle School, O.

J. Work Monday, 8 p. "Oberon" Overture (Weber); Concerto No. 2 In Minor (Mac-Dowell); Brandenburg Concerto No. (Bach).

Guarnerl Quartet (Arnold Stelnhardt, John Dalley, violins; Michael Tree, viola; David Soyer, cello); Cuyahoga Falls H'gh School next Sunday, 3 p. m. (Cuyahoga Falls Civic Music Assn. members): Trio In Flat (Schubert); Quartet No. 1 (Kirchir), Quartet In Op.

61 (Dvorak). Neil's Worth By TOM RABER It's been a little over a year now since "After the Goldrush" and Neil Young fans have been Impatiently waiting for his new album. Unless they latched onto the bootleg double album, they had to be contented with playing his three earlier solo and a few Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, and Buffalo Springfield albums. But finally "Harvest" (MS2032) has been released. The album had been promised much earlier.

Supposedly, Young had a hassle with Reprise over the album jacket and refused to let it be rer leased until everything was done to his exact specifications. THE JACKET is different from anything done before. It has a rough texture with the words on the same stock on a sheet, which is Included with the album. It is original and a change of pace from the usual slick stock cover. And I like lyrics included with album.

In Young's case, however, the words may be hard to read. He scrawled the words out in his handwriting and they were printed that way. His own writing appears on his earlier solo efforts, too, so nobody's paying attention to the reading difficulty. Although the album doesn't differ greatly from most of his songs, it does have something new about It. ments are clever and the work by musicians is excellent.

With' the coupling of solid tunes and Young's funky style, the album comes off as a great work. YOUNG PLAYS in any environment a straw-strewn barn, depicted on the back cover, to the compete sophistication of the London Symphony Orchestra. Personnel includes vocals by Steve Stills, David Crosby, Graham Nash, James Taylor and Linda Ronstat. But the exceptional musicianship is the result of, among others, Ken Buttrey, Ben Keith; and Jack Nitzsche. Drummer Buttrey gave Dylan his distinct style when he was in Nashville.

He succeeds in "Harvest." Buttrey uses drums to get a noticeable backup without dominating the song. He adds touches such as an( unexpected and abrupt change in beat. He uses the same style that he did with Dylan on "Blonde on Blonde," and it's a great sound. FOR THE first time Young uses a steel guitar, aptly played by Ben Keith. Again, his sound is fresh and original.

The steel guitar on "Harvest" is used almost strictly as a backup instrument instead of carrying the usual lead or rhythm. In "Harvest," the guitar is soft and quiet and may occa SME WILL NOT conflict in principle or practice with the existing Blossom Festival School program, says Henry P. Briggs, headmaster of the Academy. The Blossom School, administered by Kent State, is a professionally oriented institute aimed at the highly gifted and already adept instrumental and vocal student who Intends a career in music. "Western Reserve's program," says Lane, "could provide a generally enriching cultural experience with the accent on symphonic music, and also offer to young students instruction in their particular field, the inspiration of daily contact with outstanding professionals and the opportunity to participate In ensemble musio both vocal and instrumental.

Such (an experience) could provide motivation for talented students un table were "a bunch of wise guys." HOWEVER sane and sensi-ble Mencken's rantings may sound to some, they're bound to upset some others. Wayne is dreading the day when a member of the audience decides to hold him personally accountable for a Mencken opinion. "I'm a paranoid actor to begin with," says Wayne. "That's why I'm sitting with my back to the wall now. I can just see somebody jumping out of his theater seat some night yelling and screaming at me with rage." For Wayne, part of his mis Ice Follies, Cleveland Arena, Cleveland, today 2 and 6 p.m.

Weathervane Playhouse, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, next Sunday, 7:30 p. "Orchids in the Birdcage." University of Akron. "Lebanon, Land Of the Phoenicians," World-at-Our-Door color travel film narrated by Ralph J. Franklin, John S. Knight today, 3 p.

m. "Political Control Structures," Frank J. Kendrick, ICE Conference Room', Spicer Hall, Room 117, Wednes-. day, 7:30 p. m.

SCPB Double Feature, "Jane Eyre," "Wuthering Heights," Knight tonight 8:30. Akron Public Library, 55 S. Main Munn Exposure series, Tuesday, 7 p. How Life Begins; The Rink; Clean Town, U.S.A.; The Long Green Mantle. Films for Downtowners, Friday, 12 and 1: Dick Whlttfngton and Hii Cat; Ireland Family of Killarney; Man of Aran; Yeats Country.

Cleveland Museum of Art, 11150 East blvd. Gallery Talks: "Joan Mlro: Sculptor," James A. Birch, today, "Neo-classlclsm: Aristocratic and Democratic," Martin Llnsey, Wednesday, next Sunday, 1:30. "The Study of Quattro-centro Sculpture," Sir John Pope-Hen-ssy, next Sunday, 2 p. m.

Hiram College, Hayden Aud. "The Andromeda Strain," tonight, 6:30 and 9 p. m. "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory," next Sunday, 6:45 and 9 p. m.

who have not experienced such a life. RECORDS My Favorite Encores (Van Cliburn) Ptah the El Daoud (Alice 'Coltrane) Theatre Music in Berlin, 1920's: Hindemith (Berlin Symphony Orchestra, Arthur Gruber, cond.) Touch (Original Cast Recording) Requiem: Verdi (London Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Bejstein, cond) Area Events This Week 1 A. I I I I I i. I I St I I i a sion as Mencken is to humanize the man who's doing all the denouncing. "I WANT people to laugh with Mencken," he says.

"I want them to enjoy Mencken, not just listen to him. I can't wait to play the colleges with this show. Those kids will dig want them to laugh out loud and say, "That was a funny Both Shyre and Wayne believe the time is right for a Mencken revival partly because we don't have a Mencken of our own today. "Who have we got?" won-ders Wayne. "Nobody.

We got nobody with that much guts." Tours Stan Hywet, 714 N. Portage Path, today, next Sunday 1-5; Tuesday-Saturday Perkins Stone Mansion, 550 Copley rd today, Tuesday-Sunday 1-5. Palmer House, 9370 Akron-Cleveland Northfield Center, Thursday 7-9 p. m. Stark County Historical Center, base of McKinley Monument, Canton, today, Thursday-next Sunday Music Kent Wind Quintet (Raymond Da Mat-lia, flute; Warren DeFren, oboe; Frederic Cohen, clarinet; Frank Wangler, bassoon; William Slocum, horn); Akron Art Institute, today, 3 p.

Quintet (Taffanel); "Pastoral" (Perslchetti); Quintet (Francaix); Scherzo, Op. 48 (Bozza). Akron University, Firestone Conservatory. Gerald Willard, lute and guitar (faculty recital); today, 3 p. Free.

Concert Band, Linda Hodges, conductor; tonight, 8 p. Free. Guest Student Solo Recital, Saturday, I p. Free. Nicolas Constantinidii, piano; Hudson Library, Meeting Room, Hudson, today, 4 p.

Free: Music of Bach, Beethov. en, Skalkottas, Bartok, Chopin. KSU Wind Ensemble, Richard H. Ja-coby, conductor; Recital Hall, Kent State University, today, 3:30 p. Free: Music of Gounod, Perslchetti, Kurka, Toch.

Akron Junior High Schools "Choirs. In-the-Round concert, Garfield High School Gymnasium, Tuesday, 8 p. Free. Cleveland Museum of Art. Walter Blodgett, organist; today, next Sunday 5 p.

Free: Music of Dandrieu, Vierne. Albert Fuller, harpsichord; Friday, 8:30 p. Free: Music of Couperln, Ra-meau, Scarlatti. Colloquy with Mr. Fuller, Recital Hall, Thursday, 4 p.

m. Free. Cleveland Institute of Music, Kulas Hall. Portfolio Series, tonight, 8:30 p. Free: Music of Warts, Davldov-sky.

Cope, Erb. Portfolio Lecture, John Watts, Tuesday, 11 a.m., Free. Josef Gingold, violin; Eunice Podis, piano (scholarship benefit recital for Mu Phi Epsilon, Cleveland Heights Alumni Chapter); Wednesday, 8:30 p.m.: Music of Beethoven, Brahms, Faure. Unlversi-ty Circle Orchestra Chamber Ensemble, Robert Marcellus, guest conductor; next Sunday, 3 p. Free: Music of Gounod, Varese, R.

Strauss, Stravinsky. Melvin Hakola, baritone; Guilford Plumley, piano (faculty recital); Baldwin-Wallace College, Gamble tonight, 8 p. Free! Music of Poulenc, Schumann; Finnish folksongs. Hiram Collegf- Choir, Benn Gibson, director; Hiram ollege, Hayden By TOM SHALES eon Journal-Withlnglan Port WASHINGTON Neither Paul Shyre or David Wayne ever met H. L.

Mencken, but they both feel they know him. Intimately. Shyre has been preparing and researching "An Unpleasant Evening With H. L. Mencken" for five years.

It opened Wednesday at Ford's Theater with Wayne as the entire cast. They don't mind chatting about Mencken, but Shyre says, "If Mencken could see us discussing him, he would haye 'a fit. He'd think we Art Akron Art Institute, E. Market today-Friday, next Sunday 12-5; Satur. day 10-5; Wednesday, Thursday 7-10: Plants and Animals, Dennis Adams and Donald Dedlc; Banner Paintings, Shula Salemi Sculpture and Systems, Alan tonflst; Andy Warhol Graphical Haitian Graphics.

Through April 16. Akron Public Library, SS S. Main dally: Allan Vaughan Collection ot rare books) Guns; Wedgewood; Brotherhood; Antique Chinese brass. Government Prlntlna Office publications. Scholastic rt exhibit.

Canton Art Institute, 1001 Market today, next Sunday 2-5; Tuesday-Saturday 10-5; Tuesday-Thursday 7-9: William Gropper 50 Years of Drawing. Trhough March 24. Cleveland Museum of Art, 11150 East today, next Sunday 1-4; Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 10-4; Wednesday 10-10; Saturday 9-5: Mlro Sculptures. Through today, Cleveland Institute of Art, 11141 East today, next Sunday 3-5; Monday-Friday -4; Tuesday, Wednesday 7-9; Saturday 9-12: Distinguished Alumnus. Through March 31.

Neighborhood Artt, S32 W. Bowery daily: "Ngoma," exhibition of black So, 'You These books and records, -now on display at the Akron Main Library, 55 S. Main will be released for general circulation, the books Thursday and records Friday. BOOKS Complete Book of Knitting, by Barbara Abbey: 200 pattern stitches, all illustrated. An unusual feature is the jchanier on abbreviations and terms used in other countries.

Elhlcs In A Permissive Society, by Willaim Barclay: Situational ethics discussed in American artists, on tour In Art mobile. Through March 24. Packard Gallery, 93) W. Exchange Tuesday-Saturday 9-7: Graphics by Wayne Thlebaud. Through March 31.

Ski's Import Gallery, 3140 State NW, Greentown, today, Saturday, next Sunday 12-6; Monday-Friday 12-4: Paintings from Germany, Italy, Poland, Holland, Spain, Hong Kong, Portugal. Staircase Gallery, 202 N. Main Hudson, Monday-Saturday 11-5: Recent works by George Sumerack, Chuck Ko-vacic, Dom Scibilia. Trhough April 1. Unicom Limited, 2162 Front Monday, Friday Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday Paintings by Nancy Seibert.

Wooster College, Frick Art Center, daily 3-5: Works by Sufi Ahmad, Stuart Simonds. Through next Sunday. Goodyear Bank, during banking hours. Cascade office: oils and acrylics by Wood row Nash. Highland Square Office: Eaintings and silk screens by William B.

wis. Through March 31. Theater -Films Lectures Akron University, Kolbe Hall Theater, tonight I p. m.i "Love, Lift and Other Illusions." Want To Knit? FUN WITH BARGELLO By MIRA SILVERSTEIN An exciting step-by-step guide to this delightful form of needlepoint. Each stitch covers several threads of canvas to build a pattern that goes quickly.

Rumanian-born Mira Silverstein's work has appeared in many magazines. She now teaches in her own needlepoint shop in Great Neck. N.Y. Discover your own creative needle skills with her new book, 4.95. BOOKS ID.

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