- JULY 2, J 959
SUMMER NEBRASKAN
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Noted Pianist, Mel Powell
To Present Workshops
Mel Powell, who scrapped
fame as the nation's top jazz
pianist during - and immedi
ately preceding World War
II to turn to serious composi
tions, will visit the University
of Nebraska campus July 6
and 7 for a series of lectures
and a workshop.
Under the auspices of the
music department, he will de
liver lectures on compositions
and choral arranging Monday
and Tuesday (July 6-7) from
10 a.m. to noon. He also will
conduct a workshop both days
from 2 to 4 p.m. Both ses
sion; are open to the public
and will be held at the Social
Sciences auditorium.
Mr. Powell, who is a mem
ber of the faculty of the
School of Music at. Yale Uni
versity, established himself
as a pianist and arranger for
Columbia Broadcasting Sys
tem, American Broadcasting
Company, British Broadcast
ing Company and as a mem
ber of the Benny Goodman
and Glen Miller orchestras.
During the 1940's, he was
named several times by Down
Beat and Metronome maga
zines to their All-Star Band.
He studied at Yale from
1949 until 1952 when he re
ceived his Bachelor of Music
degree. Since 1949, be has
concentrated on serious com
position and in the last four
years has won several awards
and commissions. In 1956, he
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Mel Powell
received the Louiville Sym
phony award and the Ameri
can Music award and in 1957,
the society of Public of Music
Award. He also has written
works for the New York Phil
harmonic and the New Music
Quartet.
This year, he received a
Guggenheim grant for study
during the coming school
?ar.
He has studied formally in
composition with Bernard
Wagenaar, Ernst Toch, and
Paui Hindemitt. Among his
music publications are his
Sonatina for Piano (1954),
Symphonic Suite (1954),
String Quartet (1955), Capric
ck for Band (1956), Cantilena
for English Horn and Orches
tra (1957), and his Piano
Quintet (1958).
During the war years, Prof.
Emanuel Wishnow, chairman
of the Nebraska music de
partment, and Powell played
together with the Glen Miller
Orchestra.
Mr. Powell is married to
the movie " actress Martha
Scott
Nebraskan Gets Fulbright Grant
David L. Williamson o f 1 Paris next fall.
Humboldt, who received his
Doctor of Philosophy degree
from the University of Ne
braska this month, has been
awarded a Fulbright grant
for study at the University of
The 28-y e a r-old zoologist
will continue his research on
the carbon dioxide sensitivity
in fruit flys, a phenomenon
first discovered at the Uni
versity of Paris.
Visiting Professor:
Intellectual Pursuit
Needs
Empl
1 Allen Bennett
Takes Post Of
Acting Director
lasts
The society is which we
live does not emphasize in
tellectual pursuit strongly
enough, according to Dr. Don
ald Ziegler, associate pro
fessor of history. -
Dr. Ziegler, who is teach
ing a summer course at the
University, said he does not
feel that high schools are
lacking in giving the students
enough background on the
subject, but that students
sometimes think the subject
is dun.
"A food sense of humor
Is important to a teacher,
be said, "and making history
relevant to problems of today
keeps it interesting for the
students."
For an example, he pointed
out that the course be is
teaching in German political
and social history can further
-acquaint the student with to
day's problems in Germany
and Europe.
"Personally, I tauik that the
study of history is a pleasure
in itself,- be said.
Since he received his
PJlD. from the University of
Nebraska three years ago,
Dr. Ziegler has been an as
sociate professor f history
at Carroll College in Wauk
esha, Wis. Prior to that he
had been awarded a Fulbright
Scholarship to Germany where
be studied German history at
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Since then he has written
a book, "Prelude to Democ
racy," which deals with
Germany's political and so
cial, growth.
Dr. Ziegler said it is fun
to return to Nebraska and
was very impressed with the
new buildings and additions.
"Especially the library," he
said, "the service and cour
tesy is great."
Allen Bennett has taken
ever as the acting managing
director of the Student Union
while Duane Lake, the man
aging director, is on a three
months leave of absence.
Bennett has been the assist
ant managing director.
Last week, Lake said that
he was going to resign, but
the administration said yesterday-that
they knew noth
ing about the resignation as
yet.
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