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The Doily Nebroskan
Wednesday, December 11, 1957
Over 600 Students
To Sing In Messiah
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By GEORGE MOVER
Copy Editor
Over 600 University students will
lake part in
the forty
third annual
presentation of
Handel's Mes
siah in the
Coliseum Sun
d a y. Soloists
for this year's
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nee will be Counts 1 Incobi Sur
Lois Rip a, Folti !
soprano; Carol Asbury. alto: Har
old Slagle, tenor; and Norman
RiSgins, base. I
The presentation of the Messiah,
has become an event that has re-
ligious significance for literally'
hundreds of church groups in the
Lincoln area. Each year the
crowds attending keep swelling
and it is estimated that approxi
mately 8.000 will come. 1
Moreover, the influence of the
Messiah is spread outstate by uni
Tersity graduates. Omaha, Seward,
A!b:on, Central City and Scotts
b!uff are all presenting Messiahs
this year which wiU have been
directly influenced by the Univer
sity's original production. '
Professor David Folts. Chairman
of the Department of Music who
will direct the Messiah this year,
defines the production as an ora
torio, a narasive set to music. The
original Messiah was written in
the incredibly short time of 24
days by its composer George:
Frederick Handel, at the order of j
the kiz? of England. j
The King was advised by his,
clergymen not to allow the pre sen- j
taSon of the oratorio, which has
since become one of the most wide-'
ly presented compositions in his-i
tary. Therefore, the first time it '
was heard was in Dublin, Ireland
in 174L j
Tradition says, however, that the
king, George n ordered a private ;
performance in spite of objections i
. of his clergy. The king was so '
moved by the production that dur
ing the singing of the Hallelujah
Chorus, which concluded the per
formance, he rose to his feet, thus
establishing a tradition which sur
vives to this day.
In spite of this, it was 1750 be
fore officials allowed the Messiah
to be performed in London. After
that however the presentation of
the piece at Christmas and Easter
became one of England's most
revered traditions.
Today the Messiah is presented
alll over the world at the two ma
jor Christian holy festivals of the
year, Christmas and Easter. It
tells the story of the birth, death
and resurrection with each getting
more emphasis depending on the
time of year.
Many cities in America are
famous for their presentations of
the oratorio. Chicago presents one
of the best and Xew York has over
fifty presentations in the course
of a year, but surprisingly, the
production which is annually
ranked the highest is the one in
little Lindberg, Kansas. Some of
the biggest names in the field of
concert music have performed
there. j
Foltz, who has seen most of the
major productions in the United
States, contends that the Univer
sity's presentation is comparable
to any of the best. Foltx has said
that, "Seeing the Messiah present
ed anywhere is one of the most
moving religious and musical ex
periences that our lives can have."
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Miss McSwine Finalists
Finalists for the Miss Moon
beam McSwine of 1958 are (seat
ed left to right) Prudence Mor
row and Janice Lancaster,
(standing) Ethel Oeltjea and
Julie Byers. Miss McSwine will
be presented at the Block and
Bridle Club's Holiday Ham Auc
tion Friday at 7:30 p.m. la the
Meats Lab. Hams also can be
purchased by phoning Vniversity
Extension 7149 or from any
Block and Bridle club member.
'East Of Eden'
To Feature
James Dean
"East of Eden" will be the fea
tured Sunday night movie to be
shown in the Union ballroom at
7:30 p.m., acccording to Katherine
Doyle, Union film committee mem
ber. The picture stars James Dean,
Julie Harris and Raymond Massey j
and is in Warnercolor. !
The story revolves around the .
love of two brothers for the same
girl and the particular emotions !
of one who feels he has been re
jected by his father.
It goes on to show what happens
when one of the brothers finds out .
his mother, who he believed dead. !
is alive and is the notorious owner
of the "house on the hill." ;
Admission is free to all Univer- '
sity students and faculty with
presentation of their identification
cards, Miss Doyle said.
Mu Epsilon Nu
Mu Epsilon Nu, teaching hon
orary, will pledge 12 new members
at a luncheon Friday at 12 noon
in the Union.
Featured speaker at the lunch
eon will be Dean Frank Henzlick
who will talk about the Teachers
College Arts and Sciences controversy.
New Initiates
Four senior students were ini
tiated into Zeta Chapter of Omi
cron Nu, professional home eco
nomics honorary, Thursday night
active alumni chapter.
The new members are Margot
Franke, Elda Broomfiele, Nancy
Wilson and Carol Smith.
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Research Conference
Job opportunities in son-farm
agricultural occupations in Ne
braska will be reviewed by an
Ag College faculty member at a
research conference this week in
Lexington, Ky.
Dr. A. B. Ward, associate pro
fessor of vocational education, will
report on the research project at
the central regional research con
ference for agricultural education
teacher trainers.
Dr. Ward is a member of the
region's policy committee.
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Bridge Lessons
James Porter (standing) 5
tracts mm of his pupils daring
the I'nioc'i free bridge lessons.
Learning the fine points of the
(Tame are (from left) Mary Jane
Phelps, Kernel Retnmeir, Ned
'adiri and nn nnklentified Fta-
oent. Lessons prepare students
for the Intra-campes Bridge
ToBrnament whirk will be held
Saturday. The third lesson win
ne neid nus anernooa u
IU at pjn.
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