The Wichita Eagle from Wichita, Kansas • 18

Sunday January 10 IMS fop II mm THI WICHITA RACLI AND BKACON Checking the Records Focus By ERNEST NEWCOMBE BOEING CAMERA Oub will it Magnificent Mexico Leads World Tour m- meet at 7:30 pm Monday in iuae This NlghtV Students of Patricia StevenL' silev a man of many languages lends his considerable talents to such selections as "Raspberries Strawberries" "Black is the Color of My True Hair" "If You Go" "The Rules of the Road" and "Big Fish in a Little Pond" He makes a big Impression on this his first solo album RCA hopefully will provide many more For an offbeat album try "Mai moado" (Epic LN 24121) the soundtrack from the film of the same name The Rim in the "Mondo Cane" tradition is a roving look at the ways of youth The music is as uneven as the film must be but has moments to recommend it Some of the bands are barbaric others lyrical still others full of mirth Ken Colman sings the main theme "Funny World" Hugo Montenegro and his orchestra take the traveler to Rome to listen to "The Yoeag Beat ef Rome" (RCA Victor LSP-2H8) The album includes several selections that already have been hits in the UA "Volare" "Eh cumpari" bid the sound is a young one and not always pleasing But the younger set should enjoy tills Also for the younger set is 'Small WooderRUa Pavone" (RCA Victor LSP 2996) the second US album by the miniature songstress from Italy The album is a collection of teen hits over the past few years all done in Miss Pavone's accented English In a way it's refreshing Closing out the tour is "Music of Bulgaria" (Elektra EKL-282) Phillips Koutev and the Ensemble of the Bulgarian Republic are featured on a reissue of an album recorded In 1955 The music the group sings shows the originality of the Bulgarian and how his heritage has been sheltered from outside influences The dances are those of people at work Instruments Jm Vu otu Mote 'DOORWAY TO Name Given Eloquent Still Life Shot Camhra Clicks Commonplace Subjects Often Memorable Photos New releasee provide a colorful musical tour around the world Leading off the tour is Columbia's magnificent (L8 ISIS) One of the recording company's Legacy Collection releases "Mexico" is as "much book as record Packaged in a 1 handsome slip case the book orbited 'In both English and Spanish ex amines Mexican music art hi and is Illustrated with a beai "selection of paintings and drawings particularly those of modern Mexican muralists The musical portion of the album 1 is the work of Carlos Chaves It includes popular songs of Spanish origin and most interesting a reconstruction of music of the Aztec Indians bated on study of their instruments Columbia's Legacy Collection produced by Goddard ucberson Includes deluxe albums on "The American Revolution" Union" and "The Confederacy" and "The Badman" "Mexico" maintains the high standards set by the previous works and whets the appetite for more of these excellent productions From Mexico we travel to England for a taste of a new English sound "The Keating Sound (London SP 44151) Johnny Keating and his orchestra give voice to an exciting new 'big band sound with occasional touches of Kenton but with an impact all their own The selections are worthy of the magnificent treatment get from the Britishers Included are "Speak Low" "Samba "For All We Know" and "A Night in Ancient Babylon" The album Is in spectacular Phase 4 'Stereo and the sound is among the best hear We await another from Mr Keating and cohorts Elektra offers a different sound In British music on Iron Mass A 'Panorama of British Industrial Folk Music" (EKL-279) The record pre-sents Anne Briggs Bob Davenport 'Ray Fisher Louis Killen A Lloyd Matt McGinn and The Celebrated 'Working Band performing songs associated with mine mill and foundry workers Among the selec will be models Lights and backdrops will be furnished WICHITA AMATEUR Movie Club will meet at 7:30 pm Monday in the Courthouse There will be a contest of film taken of Movie Chib activities Winning parts will be made into a film for educational and publicity purposes WICHITA AMATEUR Camera Club will meet at 7:45 pm Tuesday in the Courthouse The pictorial and nature color slides of the 1964 PSA Tbps in Photography will be shown WICHITA AREA Print Salon will be held at 7:30 pm Wednesday in the Courthouse Any person may enter three prints Those accepted will compete in May for the "Print of the Year" trophy There is no entry fee TOPS IN PHOTOGRAPHY is now on display in the Campus Activities Center at Wichita State University Thera are' 50 monochrome prints 50 nature prints and 50 color prints in Jhe collection' These have been selected by the Photographic Society of America as the best In salons from over the work These may be seen I Sunday Nature and color slides from this exhibition will be shown at 7:30 pm Tuesday at the Courthouse and at pm nod Sunday in the CAC at WSU WICHITA STEREO Club will meet at 8 pm Friday in the Courthouse The program will be a PSA stereo division show which has been produced by the Chicago Stereo dub All meetings and the exhibition are open to the public er the worl i through neiuf and pictorial By GERALD FETTEROLP Eagle Staff Writer Sometimes the most commonplace thing can make a top picture A sample Is the accompanying picture shot by June Van Dyke of Plain ville She calls it to Yesterday" and figures that while it may be a or different at least to still life it tells a story in itself PHOTOGRAPHY actually becomes an art tom in this kind of work because it requires an eye for symmetry as well as a feeling for the various qualities of mood that are inherent in any scene She used a filer and Trl-X film to enhance the con trasts of this drab boarded-up doorway in an old house In her words: old' door and wooden walk spoke eloquently" Technique of capturing this kind of shot so that everything is carefully in focus is the use of a small lens opening and a slower shutter speed The smaller the shutter ing the more the depth (that part of the picture mainlng in fine focus) is creased THIS HANDLING enables the camera to render accurately both the board walk' and the wild oats in the foreground snd to pick out in minute detail the peeling paint on the door and side of the house which what it might seem to be and "The Rocky Road to Dublin" across the English channel to "Yves Montand's Paris" (Colombia CS 1034) and a representative collection of the songs that made Montand famous The album is a tribute to the 20th anniversary of the Liberation and includes such classics as "La Vie en Chevalier de Paris" si Bon" "Marie and All are done in spectacular fashion by the man whose name is almost synonmous with An excellent collection Alex Hassilev of the off-again on-again Limelighters provides a walking tour of the world mi "Mae of the World" (RCA Victor LSP-2S11) Has tions are "The Celebrated Working Man" Recruited Collier" "The Weaver and the Factory Maid" "The Foreman and "Farewell to the Texts of the songs and complete notes are included From England we travel to Ireland to hear "The (MGM E-42C2) Luke Kelly Barney McKenna Claron Bourke and Ronnie Drew sing Irish folk songs with vigor Their voices are not anglicized nearly as much as such popular Irish singers as the Clancy Brothers and sometimes have a rough time catching ail the lyrics But after a few playings find yourself enjoying every minute Selections include Wild "The Ball" "Holy include primitive stringed instruments and flutes The album is a varied one with choral and orchestral selections Its audience may be a limited one but one must thank Elektra for again making it available AT TOPEKA WALTER MYERS Spotlight on Music i Pianist Symphony Soloist CHARLES PEARSON Decisions on significant issues will be on the program for the Kansas Legislature when the curtain goes up on the new session Tuesday in Topeka i i 1 1 i What action the Legislature takes on these issues will vitally af-i feet issues such as school financing new taxes reapportion- ment legalizing liquor by-the-drink a Sunday closing law Behind the scenes and in the cloak rooms a team of Eagle and Beacon reporters who are specialists in their fields and experienced in covering state affairs will be digging outthe stories BEHIND the stories They will bring Eagle and Beacon readers the most complete picture of the legislative drama as it unfolds 9 Besides complete AP and UPI news service coverage Eagle and Beacon writers Charles Pearson Lynne Holt and Al Polczinski will be in Topeka throughout the session to bring you reports in depth and analyses of issues of particular concern in this area Eagle and Beacon reporters specializing in education business and public affairs will be travelling to Topeka when issues in their fields are under discussion OUR MEN ON THE SCENE 0 9 I CHARLES PEARSON Eagle and Beacon editorial writer since 1962 Is a veteran newsman of 20 years He has BA and MA degrees from the Kansas University School of Journalism and taught journalism at KU for five years He worked on the Leavenworth Times and The Topeka Daily Capital before coming to The Eagle and Beacon On Thai Daily Capital he was city editor and Sunday editor and has specialized in state affairs through his years as a newsman -LYNNE HOLT political writer for The Eagle for the past year and a half is a native Kansan and has been a newsman since 1946 He served with the Fort Scott Tribune In Kansas as well as The Eagle On The Eagle he has covered city hall business general news state news medicine and mental health i AL POLCZINSKI political writer for The Beacon for the past two years has covered city hall county courthouse and political news for The Eagle's evening newspaper since 1955 He was formerly managing editor of The McCook (Neb) Daily Gazette He is a graduate of the University of Colorado College of Journalism will open the concert with Edward "Prelude and Allegro" The second work Poems to by Jacobson is based upon Hebrew folk songs "Theme and Variations" by Paula Culp will close the first ensemble portion The members of the second percussion group will present as their opening selection followed by written by Joshua Missal chairman of the department of theory at WSU JOHN BALDWIN graduate student and timpanist with the Wichita Symphony will direct the third wort Carlos This composition portrays the folk rhythms and thematic material of Aztec Indians The feature presentation by the ensemble will be First Construction in Metal" by John Cage Instrumentation includes piano (muted with rod) orchestral bells five graduated thunder-sheets three Javanese temple gongs eight high-graduated cow bells graduated brake drums sleighbells 12 low-pitched graduated cow bells four Turkish cymbals right graduated anvils four Chinese cymbals four muted gongs two tomtoms and a water gong After intermission the brass choir will play Henry Purcell's Queen" The symphony consists of three short instru mental passages and was transcribed for brass choir by Roger Smith OTHER SELECTIONS will be "Nonet for by Wallingford Reigger "The Soliloquy of A Bhiksuni (a Buddhist nun)" by Chou Wen-Chung and "Sonata con Tromba" attributed to Arcangelo OorellL Myers will be trumpet soloist for the last two numbers The Corelli selection I was transcribed for impel and brass choir by Sprung The final number on the program will be Richard "Ceremonial and Flourish" It was composed by the English composer in 1946 for a reception for Winston Churchill at Columbia University The free concert is open to the public Friends to Present Recital Tuesday The Friends University department of music will present a recital at 8:15 pm Tuesday in Alumni Auditorium Vocal students of Elsa Haury and Alma Sapp who will perform are Dick Busby Ron Dillon Hiroko Ito Kathy Knoe Make Lonneke Don Maxwell Bob Overholt Maryiin Ray Sheila Ratzlaff Tony Ashworth Sharon Benest Pegy Compton David Jones Nolen Pride-more Fran Smiley and Sharon Zongker The program is open to- the public The Wichita Symphony Orchestra will present its fourth pair of subscription concerts today and Monday with Nathan tfoldblatt Naftzger Youth Artist Award winner as piano soloist Concerts will be at 5 pm today and 8:30 pm Monday in East High School auditorium Goldblatt a native of Kansas City Kan is now studying at Eastman School of Music in Rochester NY He will play "Concerto No 20 in Minor" Other selections on the program are Vaughan Williams A Symphony and Overture to "The Flying The next pair of subscription concerts will be Jan 31 and Feb 1 with Christian Ferras violinist as soloist Percussion-Brass Concert Set at WSU Wichita State University's school of music will present its tint percussion-brass ensemble concert at 8:15 pm Tuesday la Duerksen line Arts Center concert halL The percussion ensemble will be conducted by James A Sew-rey assistant professor now in his second year as conductor of the ensembles THE BRASS choir conducted by David Sprung assistant professor in horn will feature Walter Myers as trumpet soloist A percussion ensemble of five LYNNE HOLT Romance of Money Club Mixes Programs AL POLCZINSKI to complete the project A monthly report on the project new contributions and those still needed is a highlight of each program The club is provided with free meeting quarters by Beech Aircraft (top the employer Attendance ranges from 40 to 50 Across town the Boring (ton Club in existence longer meets monthly with an average attendance of 100 persons It also has a meeting place provided by the employi Many members of these clubs are affiliated with the Wichita Coin Club It is not unusual for the Boeing Club to have higher attendance at a monthly meeting than does the "downtown" club as the Wichita Club is sometimes called By TED HAMMER Beacon Staff Writer A recently formed coin club has so many things going to it that it help but thrive and grow Officers have solved the problem of programs vs sales (auctions or bourses) A program is arranged to every meeting usually a talk and display by a non-member A specialist in paper money may talk one night and a collector of gold coins at a meeting a month later A COIN DEALER not only Is present at each meeting with a display of items for sale but is assured of some business rJbe club gives attendance -prizes due bills at the dis play of the dealer there that night A (5 certificate won as first prize may be used to buy from the dealer The winner may buy Just 85 worth of coins or accessories or apply the ticket on a bigger purchase Two smaller attendance prizes also are awarded The prizes are provided from a 8250 annual fund contributed by the employes association of the plant where the collectors work ANOTHER FACET new to your scribe is a program to obtain coins from every country The dub ultimately will have two or three maps for use in identifying the coins The club has done well in getting coins contributed by members but will buy some if necessary FOR EXCLUSIVE REPORTS AND THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE OF THE NEW SESSION 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