The Vancouver Sun from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada • 42

49The VANCOUVER SUN: Apr. 27, 1972 A big step in ballet considered s4 Byrd mass performed beautifully By LLOYD DYKK The work of William Byrd, one of the greatest composers of the Elizabethan age or any age, really is indifferent to time; Byrd's creative impulse and integrity of ideas gave some lasting significance to virtually everything he wrote, whether in the form of madrigals, church or chamber music. Wednesday night at Ryer-son United Church the Vancouver Cantata Singers under the direction of John Wiebe performed Byrd's Mass for Four Voices, and produced a work of grave, imposing beauty one that very much breathed the life lying so accessibly near the surface in Byrd's music and can be revived once the points of his style are taken. The Cantata Singers performance not only breathed in every phrase and line. It moved, with the striding, propulsive energy and the apparent spontaneity that are just not there in the more recent editions that package Byrd's music between the convenient bar-lines he never intended to be put there, There was a fine rhythmic resilience in the singers' treatment of Byrd's contrapuntal style and a finish and balance to the distribution of vocal parts; lines were laid down, buttressed and ornamented with an architectural exactness appropriate to the imposing dimensions of this great musical edifice.

The voluminous and pure tone of the singers' sound, their emotional painting of the text (such as the pathos they gave to the word the rich aura of meditation they created these were elements valuable for themselves and the fineness of their conjunction. And praise should go as well to the soloists: soprano Violet Goosen, alto Carol Holder, tenor Neil Matthies, and bass William Kelly. The other half of the program consisted of Mozart's Vesper in K339, which, while it does not wholly come up to the standard of Byrd's Mass, is still a work of powerful dignity. Aside from a few early moments of less than perfect texture, the singers, who were nicely supported by a small chamber orchestra, rose to its emotional heights quite well; and Miss Goosen's treatment of that radiant central gem of melody, the Laudate Dom-inum, was warm and By MURRAY McMILLAN A co-operative dance group in Vancouver? To anyone who has watched the various groups of this city's dance community in action, the prospect seems all but impossible. The individual companies appear set in their own styles and their own ideas.

But on Monday, at the annual meeting of toe Vancouver Ballet Society, the idea of a community co-operative dance group took a shakey first step on the long road to realization. Society members and representatives of individual com-panies agreed, after a long and stormy meeting, that the idea is at least worth exploring. To begin with, Beth Lock-hart, a veteran of the cultural scene in Vancouver has been delegated to bring the divergent elements of the dance community together to see if the idea is feasible. During a panel discussion liberally sprinkled with the phrases "my group," "my company," "at our school," dancers from the individual groups attempted to examine the future of professional dance in B.C. They argued over styles of dance, quality of dance, professional training, public ac-ceptance of their work, and the merits of contemporary versus classical forms, but in the end the whole discussion boiled down to the problem most every artistic group faces: money.

Graham Goodbody of the group Dance and Dancers (which has been operating on a Local Initiatives Program grant) pointed out the problem: "Dancers aren't in it for the money, but they do need regular meals. The over-fed, under-exercised public doesn't feel this." Max Anderson, president of Canadian Ballet Horizons, added that at present, the most reasonable way for a dancer to survive in Vancouver is by teaching. Toward the end of the discussion, the idea for the dance co-op was proposed by several members as a possible way to overcome the continuing financial struggle. The group would, ideally, be large enough and involve enough people so that it could get enough money from foundations and government sources. What it needs first is cooperation.

Noshir Sarkari was elected to succeed Norman Lydster as president of the society. Simpsons-Sears New Surrey Store Opens May 10 it's Worth waiting for! mrnxm-. i Ralph Bower Photo Scores of young skaters are involved in show, which will be staged at club Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 8 p.m., with 2 p.m. matinee on Saturday. CYCLONE ON SKATES.

Patricia Woods whirls through rehearsal for Farmyard Scene number of North Shore Winter Club's Icicles 72 production. Puerto Rico bids for world chess match Surrey Place Shopping Centre SIMPSONS-SEARS Euwe said Wednesday: "If it is impossible to hold the whole match in Europe, I will consider Puerto Rico." Meanwhile, in Sarnia, Phil Haley, president of the Chess Federation of Canada, said the Canadian group has resubmitted a bid made last year to hold the first 12 games of the match in Montreal, beginning before July 1. He said in an Interview that the Canadian federation had made the offer in writing to the International Chess Federation, but has received no answer. a 1 1 in Moscow, Tass reported today the Soviet Chess Federation insists the match must be held in Iceland. Tass said the Soviet organi zation, speaking for the champion, had conveyed this to the federation in a telegram Wednesday.

"The Chess Federation of' the USSR warns that it will not support the intentions of the president Max Euwe of Holland to arrange for another round of talks and search for a venue of the match," Tass reported. OOD Television with Ted Ferguson KUALA LUMPER, Malaysia (Reuter) Puerto Rico has offered to be host for the much-disputed chess match between world champion Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union and his American challenger, Bobby Fischer, Max Euwe, International Chess Federation president said here Wednesday. Euwe said Puerto Rico's offer was made in a telephone call to him while he was in Singapore recently. The contest was to have been played in two stages, first in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, beginning June 22, and next in Reykjavik, Iceland. But after disagreements over fees and venues for the match, Yugoslavia announced two weeks ago it would not stage the first half in Belgrade.

Roberta Flack show cancelled The concert by vocalist Roberta Flack, scheduled for the Queen Elizabeth Theatre at 8 p.m. Friday has been cancelled. Miss Flack's entire West Coast tour has been cancelled. The promoters did not offer any explanation. MINING the discovery of insulin, and a Grahame Woods story exploring the effects of a strike on a group of people in a small town.

Among the music specials planned are performances by pianist Glenn Gould, Maurice Bejart's Ballet of the 20th Century, and the Toronto Dance Theatre. Vancouver producer Neil Sutherland will be contributing a production about the life and work of composer a c-q Offenbach. Eric House and Dodi Protero head the cast. The single-shot documentaries being prepared include A Chemical Generation, a report on narcotics and alcohol use in Canada. 13-part series on French Canada and six documentaries either 60 or 90 minutes in duration.

The format and performers for the Montreal variety series haven't been announced yet. The historical series will be part of the long-term Images of Canada project. The programs scheduled include examinations of Upper Canada from 1776 to 1900 and the Maritimes from 1600 to 1867. The CBC also has a number of drama, music and public affairs specials on its drawing board for the fall-winter season. There will be 10 one-hour plays, including a George Salverson drama based on RADIO HIGHLIGHTS A hard-hitting consumer show and a weekly magazine-type program devoted to the arts are among the seven new Canadian-produced series the CBC plans to mount next season.

In disclosing the projects Wednesday, CBC public relations officer Jack Hundley said the network would have about 67 per cent Canadian content in its over-all TV programming during the 1972-73 term. The half-hour consumer series, The Market Place, will advise viewers on the hazards confronting them when they buy or sell goods. One of its regular features will be a cross-country report on the best food prices available. Joan Watson and George Finstad will be the hosts. The half-hour cultural series, Arts Magazine, will cover everything from film and ballet to theatre and painting.

It will blend seg-ments on artistic events in Canada with those in foreign lands. The other five newcomers will be To the Wild Country, The Beachcombers, NFB Documentary, a Montreal-based variety series, and six hour-long productions dealing with Canadian history. To the Wild Country is a nature program that will have John and Janet Foster visiting the fast-disappearing unexploited outdoor spots in the country. Lome Greene will return to Toronto as narrator for the hour-long productions. An adventure-drama se-r i The Beachcombers, casts Bruno Gerussi in the role of a freewheeler who earns his living salvaging logs in B.C.

coastal waters. It will run 26 weeks. The National Film Board programs will include a 8, Channel 5. A Flip Wilson Show re -run features Tony Randall, Phyllis Diller and Billy Eckstine. 8, Channel 12.

Sandy Duncan appears on a Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour re-run. 10, Channel 4. Patricia Neal is host for a study of women who have surmounted medical crises, entitled Life, Death and The American Woman. NET Playhouse Biography repeats a dramatized version of the life of Dante Gabriel Rossetti on Channel 9 at 8:30. Ken Russell directed the film and Oliver Reed has the lead role.

7, Channel 12. Jody Miller and Sonny James are the guests on Hee Haw. 7:30, Channel 2. In The Mood has Les Brown and Terry Dale for guests. 6 TO 9 A.M.

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