THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
Friday, December 12, 1947 -
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Umiqiye, Soys Wislhiinioiv
By SAM WARREN
Special Feature! Edlter
Wherever there's a school of
music, there's bound to be a string
quartet. At least that's the opin
ion of Emanuel Wishnow, first
violinist and musical guardian of
the Faculty String Quartet whose
four performances this year are
the result of rehearsals outside
the four members' already busy
schedules.
Composed, in addition to Wish
now, of Mrs. Joan Koupal, second
violinist, Miss Carol Puckett,
form the programs, according to
wisnnow.
Experience Maintains Interest
Wishnow's own background of
quartet performance has played
a large part in his continued in
terest in maintaining a faculty
quartet here despite changing
personnel since 1933. A university
instructor since that date, he took
a master's degree at New York
University in 1939, when he be
came associated with the famed
Gordon String Quartet of Jacques
Gordon, playing an Enesco oc-
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A LAST MINUTE REMINDER is given to the members of the Faculty
String Quartet by Emanuel Wishnow, extreme right, before the ensemble
goes on stage for the first of its four appearances scheduled this year.
Composed of changing personnel since its beginning in 1933, the quartet
this year includes (1. to r.) Mrs. Joan Harrison Koupal, second violin;
Miss Carol Puckett, cello, both instructors; graduate student James Price,
viola; and Professor Wishnow, first violin.
cello, and James Price, viola, the
quartet has scheduled a concert
for a local musical organization,
a May performance for Phi Beta
Kappa, and a tentative general
spring concert, in addition to its
faculty recital of a few weeks
ago. Selections from the stand
ard string quartet literature, with
some current works tossed in, will
tette, the solo violin part in
Chausson's concerto, and two
concerts on the Library of Con
gress's Whithall series.
Five Stradivarious instruments,
given to the library by a Mrs.
Whithall, are taken from their
vaults for several outstanding re
citals yearly. Playing from hand
written manuscript, Wishnow and
BURMESE
SAFARI . . .
By ROGER WHITE
There I was, in the trackless
wastes of the Burmese jungle
talking to my Burmese natives in
their native Burmese. Suddenly,
out of the night came a Burmese
native running in his native Bur
mese. Out of breath, he was
wheezing (Whoof Whoof) in his
native Burmese. He spoke in his
native Burmese, "Challa, Walla,
Walla, Boom, Boom" which,
translated to the native English
means "The Japs are coming.
They're only 1,000 miles away."
Quickly, switching to the native
English, I thought quickly We
must Safari to the heart of the
jungle to escape.
"Cheapi beastorva m i k e 1 a
hunta?" Which, translated to the
native English means "Have you
got the ammunition?" They an
swered in their native Burmese,
"Huh-uh" which translated to the
native English means, "Huh-uh."
I asked them, "Have you got
the food and water?" They an
swered in their native Burmese,
"Huh-uh," which translated to
the native English means,
"Huh-uh."
I spoke to them again in their
native Burmese tongue, "Beastle
down Scotholla Donollas?" Which,
translated to the native English
tongue means, "Have you got the
Scotch?" They answered "Uh-uh"
Which translated to the native
English means "Safari."
STRAIGHT
STUFF...
By SUSIE REED
Ten o'clock cribbers Bill Vlcek
and Jody Woolcott are signing up
some weekend time now. Giz
zards, Gizzards, who's got the
Gizzards?
You guys talk about your Char
ley fates. Well, Charley's going
to show next semester and the
big money's with Charley Yates.
"Charley's back and Dougie's got
him."
Most colorful couple at the
Military Ball was Fig Flagg and
B. L. Mauch duo. Matching colors
is a new trick. That's inside Skin
dorva, though, don't cut Fig
short. Sssssssshhhh!!!!
Party. Party, Party
Jack Schiermer and Peg Laurie,
Harry Fox and Nancy Pierson,
Eldie Wise and new pin mate Phil
Steinhauer, Jack Bryant and Jo
Bauer, and Jerry Johnson and
Shirley Lierk were among those
seen whooping it up out at Bob
Nicksons' Friday night. The crowd
moved on to the coliseum later to
tangle with the mob. Miss Lierk
made her grand entrance there in
a pra-fall as cheering thousands
witnessed the spectacle.
Those who attended the Mili
tary Brawl were honored by the
presence of Chuck Dugan, who
gave 20 minutes of his time to
make a showing at the cere
monies. Later in the evening,
Cornel Dugan made appearances
at the Grove and at the Italian
Village.
the Gordon quartet gave the first
American performance of a
Christian Friedemann Bach quar
tet from the library archives and
contemporary Bostonian compos
er Charles Letter's quintet
This experience plus his 15
summers at "Music Mountain," a
cult of professional musicians at
Falls Village, Conn, convinced
Wishnow that the string quartet
medium is the perfect musical
form. "It may sound extrava
gant," he said, "but I know no
other ensemble form more per
fect in range, technique, tonal
coloring, tempered pitch and per
fect relation between instruments
than the string quartet."
String Coloring Unique
Woodwind and brass ensembles
often can achieve interesting col
orations, but even those become
monotonous. String combinations,
on the other hand, "have abso
lutely no limitations except
those of the individual and his
temper," explained Wishnow.
"You can't pick an instrumental
or vocal group, or a full orchestra
that has the same completeness
of a string quartet."
But Wishnow doesn't ask that
one take his opinion alone for it.
"The career of Beethoven rests
on his string quartets, despite his
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January, 1948 issue of esquiri
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