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Page Four EX PASO HERALD-POST Saturday March 8 1975- Famous Jazz Musicians Here Clinic perform on the final formal concert The concert will be held Saturday at 8 pm in Memorial Gymnasium General admission tickets will be 3250 University Students will be admitted free with Student Activities Card the movies "The French and MThe Kansas City LANNY MORGAN is a well-known alto saxophonist probably best remembered for his years as lead alto with the Maynard Ferguson Band (I960 to 1966) Morgan has also worked with Si Zentner Charlie Barnet and Billy May He is currently active in television studio work playing cm such shows as Merv Griffin and Bobby Darin FRANKIE KAPP is presently a studio drummer in Hollywood- In the past he has played with Stan Kenton Harry James Billy May and Maynard Ferguson He played back-up drums with Ben Webster Andre Previn Peggy Lee and Ella Fitzgerald Currently he is Steve Allen's drummer and backs Allen on all recordings personal appearances 'and television shows The trombone judge-clinician Fred Carter is featured soloist and lead trombone with the Harry James Band Originally from Oklahoma he went on scholarship to West Texas State University and played DONELUS Don Elli internationally famous trumpeter and band leader wiU be the star attraction at the 1875 Festival of Jazs to be held on the campus of the University of Texas at El Paso Friday and Saturday Other soloists and clinicians signed by Gene Lewis director of bands are Frankie Kapp drums Fred Carter trombone and Lanny Morgan alto sax These musicians will serve as judges and clinicians for the Festival and wiU also solo with the UTEP Jazz Lab Ensemble DON ELLIS is a jazz trumpeter who is credited with some of the most innovative and avante garde ideas of trumpet playing and big band sounds of the last two decades He has performed with welt known jazz organizations the New York Philharmonic under the baton of Leonard Bernstein and has had his own composition performed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Zubin Mehta conducting Nominated for Grammy Awards for the last four years he has taught composition arranging improvisation and History of Jazz at UCLA and San Fernando Valley State College He wrote the music for Alan Titus The young American baritone Alan Titus who rose to fame as the Celebrant in the world premiere of at the opening at the John Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in 1971 will be in El Paso Friday for one of the Community Concert series He will be heard at Liberty Hall at 8pm He debuted with the Santa Fe Opera following the success where he starred in the American premiere of Benjamin "Owen Wingrave" He also sang with with the Amarillo Symphony He received the award as the "most outstanding brass West Texas State Carter toured with Lee Castle and the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra He played for a while with Duke Ellington and then joined Stan Kenton and stayed with that band for nearly three years touring the US and Europe The Jazs Festival win begin on Friday from pnv with he will return to Opera du Rhin in Strasbourg and Marseille as well as appear in operas in the JAMES CAAMSN Al AOdMiSMUhCaiGf P6- AUMVCRSAL PCIUK TfCHMCOlOR PWWVSION LAST 4 BITS KBS 1MB ML VAN A Bassett Center OiEEP te ounmo 1 IH0STHHSTELM8O i iGNETVfPARKI I 1078 MONTANA M1442 I IHESIRr MAN IN THE WORLD" "CHARLEY AND THE ANGEL geoubegsgoit BII EJIH IL "ALL THE WAY BOYS" IimBSShiwii C-IiwfiiiYZE-Sn IF IE ST A1 Next Community Concert Singer Promise a MagicNight A musical group the Singing Cadets of Texas ASM will switch on the magic at the Plaza Theater at 8 pm on Wednesday March 19 in a concert sponsored by the Texas Club Directed by Robert Boone Texas AIM Music Coordinator and accompanied by Mrs June Biering the Singing Cadets reach audiences through the fervor and enthusiasm of young men who sing from their hearts the pure joy of THE primary element in the 75 years of musical history the Singing Cadets have made in the Southwest Also contributing to the all-male glee popularity is their desire to please everybody in the audience Their repertoire as varied as the individual backgrounds draws on hit tunes spirituals medieval liturgies classics and novelty numbers Singing Cadet members come from all segments of Texas AIM campus life including students from virtually all colleges and departments as well as military and nonmilitary students Two Films Headed for Festival Two United Artists films and have been selected for screening at the USA Film Festival Dallas Star Bruce Dern and director Michael Ritchie will accompany to the March Festival while director Frank Perry and producer Elliot Kastner will accompany "Rancho Deluxe" was chosen for Festival screening by film critic Judith Crist and will be shown it 1 and 6 pm Monday March 17 The film stars Sam Waterston Jeff Bridges and Elizabeth Ashley for UTEP an improvisation clinic for all participating students Also on Friday wUl be clinics from 3-5 pm for saxophones trumpets trombones and rhythm At 7 pm there will be an open rehearsal and guest soloists will rehearse with the UTEP Jazz Lab Ensemble THE STAGE Band Competition will be all day on Saturday March 15l Judges wil select outstanding soloists and select an Honor Band that will UJS He will give 10 recitals in the States Patricia Brooks joint with' Possible Closing operas because of shortage of funds Said mayor Dr Aldo Aniasi: will be a great blow for Italian and international culture if La Scala is left to die" The opera house has been waiting for years for a promised 3242 million state so far in vain the Francisco Opera winning acclaim for his Figaro the Seattle Opera in "La and the New York City Opera and Opera Society of Washington singing the role of Nero in Monteverdi's "The Coronation of Poppea" Titus was born in New York in 1945 and grew up in Denver He was a pupil of Hans Heinz at Julliard School In his second -year he -won the coveted Sergius Kagen Memorial Scholarship In 1973 Titus made his European debut This season NOWJSHOWJNG leOROERTOWN a i a double: blast wonnHi oates in DOffl TO HILL GUEST ARTIST Alsu Titus wUl be the next Community Coast Liberty HsB He win sing on Friday at inMLMIR-USKIM-IOTIIMim-HljEFBMB I MUDMTlSn HHITMWIIl C0U I NOOUCIM "SMILE" WAS chosen for the Festival by film critic Hollis Alpert and will be shown at 1 and pm on Thursday March 20 Bruce Dern stars in a sharp and funny behind-the-scenes look at the frenzy and chaos of 2S county finalists converging on Santa Rosa Calif to compete for the state title of American The USA Film Festival will be held March 17 through 23 at the Bob Hope Theatre Dallas Twelve new feature films will be screened along with aeven retrospective films of honored Director William Wyler La Scala Faces By Londoa Eprm MewSerte MILAN It could be curtains for La Scala unless It can pay its considerable debts This was the grim notice Friday as a bailiff moved in to seize opera house props and effects on behalf of a local bank that is owed oyer $845000 La Scala has already been forced to cancel five performances of three different "GROOVE TUBE" "WHOM THS STREETS It.