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Town Talk, Alexandria-Pineville, Wednesday, February 18, 1987 C-5 End-of-Season Concert Nostalgic Review Parents Educate Young Patients ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) When children have cancer, the people who can best teach them about their illness and what to expect during treatment are their parents. Joan Whittenberg of the University of Rochester Cancer Center says she has developed a comprehensive educational program to help parents explain the ins-and-outs of cancer and treatment to pediatric patients. "By using parents as teachers, children learn about their disease from people they trust and who know their words," says Whittenberg. "Parents are especially effective in explaining radiation therapy to young patients in a way that is informative and non-threatening." noting she didn't think most peo- knew the songs had words, he medley included "Moonlight Serenade" (the trademark of the Glenn Miller Band) and "Does Your Heart Beat for Me" (made famous by the Russ Morgan Orchestra).

The tempo of the show increased in the second half as the Four Lads took the stage. After "Down by the Riverside" and "The Things We Did Last Summer" the mood changed with beautiful renditions of "My Funny Valentine" and "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered." After the snag created by "I Write the Songs," the Four Lads (who are really no longer lads) bounced back with a medley of their biggest hits including "No, Not Much," "Moments to Remember" and "Standing on the Corner." Ray took the stage to cap off the evening, starting his performance with "Ain't Misbehavin" and "Just Walking in the Rain." While Ray has a long and illustrious history in music, his performance Monday was often overpowered by the orchestra. That was corrected with his offering of "As Time Goes By" which featured Ray at the piano. The finale of the show included Ray, McNair and the Four Lads singing "Does Your Heart Beat for Me." As the final notes of the 1986-87 floated through the auditorium, work began on selling tickets for the 1987-88 season which will include a string quartet from West Germany, a ballroom dance program and "Shakespeare at the Opera." y-i i yyr By Rick Bentley Town Talk Staff Writer The 1986-87 Alexandria Community Concert Association season came to a foot-tapping end Monday night with a performance by the Big Band Gala of Stars. Headlining the show in Bolton High School Auditorium were Johnny Ray, Barbara McNair and the Four Lads.

Accompanying the artists was The Russ Morgan Orchestra, under the direction of Jack Morgan. The evening was a nostalgic stroll down a musical lane that featured some of the top hits of the '30s, '40s and '50s. Million-selling offerings included "Istanbul" by the Four Lads and "Little White Cloud" by Ray. Setting the mood for the evening, Morgan directed his orchestra through such standards as "Someone Else Is Taking My Place" and "So Tired." The set showed the versatility of the band as members of the 11-piece orchestra constantly switched instruments throughout the night. Morgan brought different members of the band forward to show how one musician might play anything from a bass clarinet to an alto saxophone.

Throughout the performance, Morgan reflected on his career with the band, which his father formed in 1935, and even some recent history. Morgan talked about appearing here two years ago at a local nightclub. He also spent a lot of time discussing his rather large frame, which got a little tiring by the end of the evening. But, it was the music that was the main attraction and the show-stopper came in the middle of the set with "In the Mood." Morgan and company were joined on stage by songstress Barbara McNair. She opened with I Do" but won the audience with her rendition of the Lena Home classic "Stormy Weather." While most of her performance featured selections for the big band era, McNair included the Academy Award-winning "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" in the middle of her set.

Her performance of the number was fine, but the number seemed out of place with the rest of the selections. McNair was not the only performer to give in to adding a "modern" number to the evening's events. The Four Lads performed Barry Manilow's "I Write the Songs" and Ray included "Shake a Hand." These breaks with nostalgia were definitely the weakest parts of the performances. McNair got back on track with a medley of silver screen tunes including "It Might as Well Be Spring" (from "State "The Trolley Song" (from "Meet Me in St. and "Just My Bill" (from "The Helen Morgan McNair finished with an unusual offering.

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