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14 Thursday, April 7, 1983 Daily Nebraskan Gospel. Continued from Page 12 Reed said talk about a choir at UNL has been around since she arrived. None of the established groups ever took the extra step of actually forming one, so last winter, Reed and Wendi Triplett took the responsibility them selves. "We knew there was a need for students, particularly black students, to get together and be unified," Reed said. "Most black students come from a religious back ground, and music is something they're all familiar with. "Music is one thing that brings us together," she added. "We all enjoy listening to it or singing it, as music is a big part of our culture. We saw this as a way of bring ing blacks together, not as members of this fraternity, or that group, but as one choir." Reed and Triplett, who is now a graduate student at Creighton, produced fliers and posters to announce their idea. The choir met for the first time on April 2, and performed briefly at the 1982 honors program. Webb said last year's choir was consistently a bigger group, with 15 to 20 people regularly showing up. But starting from scratch this year, smaller numbers prevailed until the conference drew near. The second week of the spring semester, Tatum vol unteered his services to the choir. While preparing for just one performance, Reed said Tatum wanted the choir to present a well rounded and diversified program. As a result, not only did the choir's repertoire expand from old favorites to songs like "It's Gonna Rain" and the a capella "Lift the Name of Jesus High," more instruments were added. Consequently, the number ot singers grew. i r 1 iv,-, 'ft ni'Sit : j t ; -.'t.ijf - , M t )( V Hi If; wj J CYCLE WORKS 725N.27THST. 475-BIKE 1 1 I it f I f 3 I 1 1 1 1 I I I 1 r-wa rr.rf.a fc AAA AW I i 1 1 1 1 1 1 :iol Hove ycur fraternity and sorority portico ot uGSi)WC5ft civic Center Phona 475-0959 for rcccrvations. 1 1 ! 3 I j ! t M i 1 I J J "When John started coming down, we saw a dramatic increase," Reed said.' "He has a certain. flair that makes people want to work for him. Plus, that goal - something people could see - was there." By the time the conference came along, not only were the 13 original members who returned to UNL on stage, but 23 more singers had joined. Tate and Tatum were playing piano, Marlon Manuel was on the organ, Wardell Smith was on the drums, Allison Ravenholdt was playing electric bass, Derek Blanks played flute on a song and Daryl Lovett accompanied on saxophone. Except for Tatum, all the musicians were UNL students. The four-song, 20-minute performance was greeted with a rousing approval by the audience in Kimball Hall. Lenora Ingram's lead vocal on "It's Gonna Rain" was regarded as a highlight of the program by many, as were the dance-like mdves of the spirited director of the ISU choir and that choir's drummer, an 1 1 -year-old from Des Moines. After the show, the choir just took a sigh of relief, Reed said. Now the work of inspiring members to return begins and recruitment of new people is back. "I have had people ask about joining us since then," Reed said. "The key to this choir is being able to perform like that. If people see you up there singing and having a good time, they are going to want to do it too." Ingram said that the larger ISU and OU choirs began with a few people also. "Further down the road, the university began to look at them and said 'they are representing us'; now they put out information about their performances, and the choirs are part of the program for black students," she said. While the choir's numbers are important, Tate said the 10 members who sang at Norwood still had a good performance. "But we still need to start being consistent with the number of singers," Blanks added. "When it's something for the Lord, you have to be consistent." Webb added that, unfortunately, some may have just been interested long enough to be in the limelight during the conference. Ingram, however, was positive about the choir's future. "It's like the old saying, "We ain't what we ought to be, but thank God we ain't what we were," Ingram said. r ) ) : The following is a list of local happenings for the coming weekend, today through Sunday: BARS Aku Tiki Lounge, 5200 0 St. - Forty Karats tonight through Sunday, $1 cover tonight, $1.50 Friday and Saturday. Chesterfield, Bottomsley & Potts, 245 N. 13th St. -Capital Band the Hot Notes (formerly Triple Play) Friday and Saturday, no cover. Drumstick, 547 N. 48th St. - Tractorz tonight, $2 cover, Safety Last and The Dick and Janes Friday and Saturday, cover $2.50. Green Frog, 1010 P St. - Vector tonight through Saturday.no cover. Little Bo's, 2630 Cornhusker Highway - Extasy tonight through Saturday, $2 cover. Judges, 2630 Cornhusker Highway - Keystone to night through Saturday, $2 cover. McGuffey's, 1042 P St. - The Lincoln Jazz Society tonight, no cover. Brad Colerick Friday and Saturday, $1 cover. Pla-Mor Ballroom, 6600 W. OSt. - Tommy Bishop Saturday, $2.50 cover. The Czechlanders Sunday, $2 cover. Rivera's, 1920 W. O St. - Diana and the County Raiders, country music, Friday and Saturday, no cover. Jazz Jam Sunday including UNL professors and Big Daddy and the Star City Players, $2 cover. The Zoo Bar, 136 N. 14th St. - The Bel-Airs Thurs day, $2 cover; Friday and Saturday $3 cover. Larry's Showcase, 1316 N St. - Charlie Burton and the Cut-Outs tonight through Saturday. $1.50 cover tonight, $2 this weekend. O t o o o o o o o o o o o o 6 o 0 Royal Grove, 340 W. Cornhusker - Alias tonight through Saturday, no cover. Sweep Left, Lounge, 815 O St. - Mischief tonight through Saturday, $2 cover. MISCELLANEOUS Kimball Recital Hall, UNL campus, Scarlet and Cream Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. -- Students $3, non-students $5. Howell Theater, UNL campus - The Diviners Friday and Saturday, 8 pjn. Students $4, $5 for non-students. THEATERS Cinema 1 and 2, 13th and P streets - "Spring Break" - 7 30 and 9:30 pjn.; "The Sword in the Stone""Winnie the Pooh and Eeyore" -7:15 and 9:15 pjn. Cooper, 54th and O streets, "Max Dugan Returns" -7:30 and 9:25 pjn. Douglas 3, 1300 P St. - "Sophies' Choice" - 5 :40 ?.nd 8 30 pjn. 'Tough Enough" - 5:20, 7 20 and 9:20 pjn. "High Road to China" - 5:30, 7:30 and 9 30 pjn. 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