THE DAILY NEBRASKA, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1938.
Music News Holds Campus Spotlight
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Uni Musicians
Unite to Offer
Handel Oratorio
W. G. Tempel Directs
Traditional 'Messiah'
on Sunday, Dec. 1 1
For the forty-third time, Han
del's "Messiah," best known of all
oratorios, will be heard as the
University of Nebraska choral
union, University Singers, the Var-
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WILLIAM G. TEMPEL
, , . Wields "Messiah" baton.
Bit y Rlee club and the university
symphony orchestra unite for the
Yuletide offering in the coliseum
Sunday afternoon, Dec. 11. Wil
liam G. Tempel, director, an
nounced the program will begin
promptly at 2:00 o'clock this year
to accommodate participating mu
icians and those who attend the
Christmas presentation from out
atate.
More thai) 6,500 persona heard
the program a year ago and, ac
cording to the director, a larger
crowd is anticipated next Sunday.
Special features and additional
lighting effects have been designed
to make the presentation the most
elaborate ever presented.
Myrtle Leonard, Guest Artist
Miss Myrtle Leonard, one of the
country s most outstanding vocal
1st s from the Metropolitan Opeia
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Mu Phi Epsilon Holds
Initiation for Three
Mu Thi Epsilon, honorary musi
cal sorority, recently initiated
three new members. They are:
Milada Dolczal, June Meek and
Eleanor Thomas.
Union Directors
Return Monday
31 Schools Represented
At Minneapolis Meet
Kenneth Van Sant. Mrs. R A.
Yinger find Mrs Kuth Quisen
lierry, directors of Union activi
ties, will return Monday from
Minneapolis v. here thev attended
the IPth annual convent. on of the
Association of College Unions at
the i niversitv of Minnesota on
Thursday, l'ndiy and Saturday.
KepresiTitatives of HI colleges
and universities met at the con
clave to oir -iiss mutual problems
encountered in union administra
tion and their solutions. One of
the convention duties for each del
egate was to scoop out a shovelful
t dirt from the site of the new
Student I'nion building which the
Univcrs.ty of Minnesota is now
beginning.
Highlighting the speakers' list
was Dr. William Mayo, co-founder
of the famous Mayo brothers hos
pital in Rochester, Minn. Other
speakers included William T. Mid
dlebrook, Dean E. K. Nicholson
Dean Ann Dudley BlitJt. Malcolm
McLean and Malcolm M. Willey
all University of Minnesota offi
cials. company, will sing the contralto
roles this year. Guest tenor solo
ist will be Hobart Davis who is
now instructor in voice at Kort
Hays Kansas State colleRe. Davis
will be remembered as one of the
"Messiah" soloists some years apo
wnen tne production was in
charpe of Mrs. Carrie Belle Ray
mond.
Director Temp'-I will also pre
seni lour ouLstandine student
soloiHts to smjj bass and soprano
roles. They will be Martha MeCee
of Columbus, Ixiuis Stajileton of
Lincoln, Dale Can of Alvo, and
William Miller of Lincoln.
Brass Entemble.
A brass ensemble ntider the di
red ion of John Srhi'dneek of the
school of music, assisted by Kranl:
funkle at the orr.an. v.ill plav
i.in n noiaieN wni'e the crowd is
asseinblipp. Taking j.ait in the
hliiss ilioir this year w.ll lie
Muane Harmon. Weeping Wa'er
T.'eil Sliolt. VollC Fle.,.,el( Ne!)..
I.illcfihi: llerbeit Cecil, St. l'iilil
i i.inn i oilman, IancnM, and
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LINCOLN
-tho finest ballroom
and bcinquot
facilities
E. L. WILBUR, Mgr.
Carolyn Shurtlcff,
Soc. Director.
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llal Our.
IhiIht M:tilftolt.
When the university offers its
Ord presentation of Handel's
Messiah" next Sunday in the coli
seum, the above persons will ap
pear as soloists.
Miss Myrtle Ixonard, contralto.
is a member of the Metropolitan
Opera company. Hobart Davis.
Unor, is an instructor in voice at
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Virovai Entrances Large
Audience With Concert
Young Violinist Appears
On Symphony Series
A moment of silent calm pre
ceded the storm of applause which
rewarded Robert Virovai last
night, so entranced was the audi
ence by the younp violinist's excel-
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ROBERT VIROVAI.
. Enthralls Lincolnitcs.
icine as he played Hach and Mo
zut before l.oo niuaie lovers at
St. 1 '.i ill's church.
Little wonder that tho npplau.se
w.u momenta! ily slilltd, for Viro
vai h id jiimI finished playing I'n
:: uiiiiis ' I I'alpiU," with un excel
lence which rivaled even the it
centric composer's stupendous skill
in playiir.; harmonics.
Short and shy, uncomfortable In
Ins swallow tails which made him
lo M older than bis 17 years, the
young virtuoso bowed his curly
head in acceptance of the plaudits
of the audience.
He played n program full of
brilliant, lucid music nften..ii i,v
lii;lit und penile music, over whose
passages he smiled and lifted his
eyebrows, completely nonchalant
huh ai cue uie moment he liegan
to play.
"Kntltled tn that niul urnrH
Renlus," accordiiiK to Uie noted
critic, Lawrence Uilmnn, Virovai
COaXed eOlinllv RWenf lnl hnnntln
sounds from his violin, beginning
k i
vessian
William X II r. Mirllei Mrtirt,
Sunday J tuinil nn I S'.'ir.
Foil Hays, Kansas, .slate colleeii
and ajijH-arcd here several years
ao.
Dale Can of Alvo, Louise Kta
plelon cf Lincoln. William Miller
of Lincoln and Martha McGee of
Columbus, all students in the uni
versiiy, will sing bass and soprano
roles in the production.
l .MON PKOGKAM
Sunday.
3:00 Lutheran Girls club,
parlor X.
9:00 Y. M. C. A., ballroom.
Monday.
4:00 Sigma Alpha lota,
room 316.
6:00 Sigma Delta Epsilon,
parlor X.
8:00 Graduate club, Teach
ers College, parlors Y, 2.
with Can-lli-Fx-onard's "Iji Folia
whos! chords he played without
accompaniment.
I'laviiiL' ' amrioMil v witbnnf
.slip, unaccompanied, throueh th
"Praeludium in K major" fron
liarn a k major Sonata, he turnt
to Mozart, bis favorite, to rendi
haiinilv the "Concerto in A m.-iior
waxing moody through tlie adiipi
iiioveiiieni.
Written for and ded.cated
virovai uy ( J.iulio Carnevro, on
of the mo.si imjioit int contempo
i.uy i'oiup:..ser.s, 'Criima" (Mists
was unusual, an I eerie. Th
youiiH ;.il,st followed with "C
fiiice No. 1" of -Tin. Violin M;,l(
ol ( I. motia," composed by
teacher. Jem H'ibay.
hi
aiiej n.icit fur times by an
eiiuiusiastic audience, he playei
"Daive I Isjianole" by De F'a'lla
i.imsi.y-Koisakov's "Hipht of th
i.iimuicDec, -rile Zetihvi" an,
The
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i.iumen witu tlic Haxei
Hail
Dcon O. J. Ferguson,
Prof. Honey Speak
Dean O. .1. Fercuson of the col
icfte ol ciiginoerinR and I'rof. .Jile
H. Jiatny, i hail man of the de
li.ou.ierii. oi inecnaiilcal etii'ineer
in;;, spolie beloie 11 meeting of the
inieiproiessiofKil in.'.titute yester
oa.v. i ney Ih.ih g;iVe reviews
papers which th. v delivered
of
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.eiiuv ueioie a jiaiional en;inecr
mg convention In Milwaukee
ICEiYT-CAliS
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yrars In hnalnoaa
MOTOR OUT COMPANY
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Mortar Board
Head Speaks
At Vespers
Phyllis Chamberlain
To Talk on Cathedral
Of St. John, the Divine
Phyllis Chamberlain, president
of Mortar Board, will speak dur
ing the vesper service nf the
cathedral choir this afternoon
when the singers, directed by
John M. Rosborough, appear for
the second time this war.
The year's topic for the vesper
services, which are hell every
Sunday between 5:30 and 0 o'clock
in the Cornhuskcr ballroom, cen
ters around the famous cathedrals
of the world. The cathedral Miss
Chamberlain has chosen to de
scribe in her talk Is 'the ca'.hedial
of St. John the Divine, in New
York City.
The Mortar Board pre ii nt will
develop the topic "rfpir.t a ill! y nf
universal Ide,".ls and a woim
Killed With Beauty of ( ntiasf
as svmlHihzed by the l i-nous
imerican cathedral. The Cathe
dral of St. John, the Divi::. . en-
tains the Seven Chaj els oi the
'forgoes v.h: h are pl.u- oi wor
ship in which non-Kii';!---'' " ,!
ing people may attend !. - n
their owr ' 'isua"cs. Thi
tis-d in t .veil chapel, i ' ''- j
man, Spanish, Fri iii h. ' j
Italian, Armenian and (')i.iic.-l-. j!
String Orchestra.
The outstanding ar'd m of the ;!
Cathedral choir during tin- ! --rv i- e
will lie "So Soberly and r'olt-y
bv Cliristiansen. The i attn-il id
string choir, a twelve piece str.n?
orchestra directed by Dnroitiy
Holcomb. will present back':ronnJ
music, prelude and pos'lUlte (1;ir
ing the service.
The vesper services this season
are being broadcast by two Kta
tions, KKOR, the station which
presented the group last year, and
KOIL. under the Central States
Broadcasting: system. The doors
of the ballroom are opened at 5
o'clock for early-comers, who
want to be sure of seats, and Mr.
Rosborough states, if groups de
sire to come in a body, a section
may be reserved for therJ.
Nu-Meds to Hear
Lincoln Doctor
Dr. J. J. Hompcs, Lincoln rye,
car. nose and throat pc -'ll;;l'
will be the guest of honor at a
Nu-Med dinner to be held Wt d'n-s-day
evening at 0:15 o'clock m the
Union parlors X and Y.
Dr. Hompes will f-peak al"it
Ins experiences tn India and s'1"
films of operations tlutt he m-'1 le
there. Following thi program an
nual election of office-is will be
held, according to Itusstdl Ca- i en,
president.
All members who plan ti a't 'iii
iiist make reservations in tl c of
fice of Dr. fit s Wade, facility a I
visor, before Wednesday n o:i.
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M.ironret Sn'l.ivan
Robert Young
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