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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
Wednesday, May II, 1949
Brass Choir Plans Annual
Concert Thursday at Union .
The University Brass Choir
one of only tour organizations of
its kind in the country will pre
sent its annual concert at '7:30
p. m. Thursday in the Union ball
room. The unusual ensemble, which is
conducted by Robert Stepp of the
school of music faculty, is com
posed entirely of brass instru
ments trumpets, cornets, horns,
trombones, baritones and bass
horns, plus drums. It is a unit of
the ROTC band.
Assisting the ensemble will be
Marlin Killion, trumpeter; Kil
lion. Eugene Stoll and William
Splichal, trumpet trio; and a brass
ensemble. Members of this last
group are Stoll, Killion, Splichal
Dean Bushnell, Paul Austin, John
Freethy and aCrroll Brown.
THE RECENT interest in de
velopment of brass choirs as
means of expression is not with
out precedent. In the 16th and
17th centuries brass instrumental
music flourished widely. It was
not until the coming of the vio
lin as an artistic instrument that
brass instruments ceased to be
used as an independent group
Music which wil be played at
Thursday's concert ranges from
that of the 15th century to the
most modern. "Canzon quarti
toni," the first selection, was com
posed by Gabrlieli in 1597. It dis
plays the beginnings of a true in
strumental style in writing for
brass. At the other extreme is
Cohn's "Music for Brass Instru
ments," an unusual selection writ
ten in the contemporary idiom
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Missouri Wins
'49 Big Seven
Bridge Trophy
The 1949 Big Seven Bridge
tournament was held April 29 and
30 at the University of Kansas,
Lawrence, Kas., in which a Nebraska-donated
trophy was
awarded the top bridge team,
from the University of Missouri.
Two teams from each school in
the Big Seven were represented
at the meet, which was sponsored
by the Kansas University Student
Union. Representing Nebraska
were Neil Atkinson-Johnson Mc
Dermott, and Keith Fitch-Kenneth
Fitch. David Slusher, chair
man of the competitive games
committee at Nebraska, also at
tended the tournament.
At the conclusion of the tourna
ment, a banquet in the Kansas
UIIIOII CALENDAR
Thursday, May 127:30 p. m.,
Union ballroom, University Brass
Choir concert conducted by Rob
ert E. Stepp.
Saturday, May 14, 8:30 p. m.,
Juke Box Fling, Union ballroom,
free.
Sunday, May 15, 7:30 p. m.,
movie, "Lloyds of London,"
starring Tyrone Power and Made
line Carroll.
Tuesday, May 17, 7:30 p. m.,
final mass, meeting for all Union
committees. Parlors XYZ.
Wednesday, May 18, 5 p. m.,
picnic for all Union committees.
Meet in the Union.
Keta Sigs Elect . .
James Troester was named
president of Beta Sigma Psi social
fraternity at their election Mon
day evening. Other officers chosen
were: Erwin Wittman, vice-president;
Milton Anderson, secretary;
and Paul Lienemann, treasurer.
Union, at which a traveling cup
was presented to the winning
team. This trophy was donated
to the Big Seven by Nebraska, at
the first tournament, held here in
1947. The winners also received
individual trophys.
Flying Kernels
Snare Trophy
At Air Meet
Four meJals and a trophy were
won by the University of Ne
braska Flying Kernels at the
National Intercollegiate air meet
held in Texas recently.
Beverly Shuman, junior, won
the first-place medal in the
women's spot landing event.
Louise Cook, sophomore, re
ceived a medal for winning sec
ond place in the same event.
Don Maunder, sophomore, won
second place in the bomb drop
ping contest, for which he re
ceived a medal and a trophy.
Maunder is president of the
Flying Kernels.
John Cox, senior, also received
second-place medal, as he was
Maunder's bombardier.
The four students flew a Stin-
son Voyager to the meet in Ft.
Worth to compete against about
50 students from 11 colleges and
universities. As a team, they won
seventh place.
Ag Polls lo Open
At 9 Thursday
Ag elections for Ag Exec board,
Farmers Fair board and Coll-Agri-Fun
board will be held in
the Ag Union Thursday from 9
a. m. to 5 p. m.
All students registered in Ag
College are eligible to vote. Stu
dents who are eligible are urged
to go to the polls, according to
Lloyd Wirth, election chairman.
For the election slate see Page 2.
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