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Thursday, January 28, 1988
The North Texas Daily—Page 7
St. Olaf College Band brings Norwegian ties to NT
The French horn section of the St. Olaf College Band
Comedian flavors act
without 'blue' words
By Joe Terrell
Daily Reporter
Comedian Alex Cole will perform
at 9 p.m. today in the University
Union’s Rock Bottom Lounge. Ad-
mission is $2 per person.
“Alex is arguably the hottest
comedian on the college campus
circuit right now,” said Arne Brav,
Cole’s agent. "Alex has had wide-
spread campus attention for the
eleven years he has been in the
business. This year he has been
nominated for two very big awards
by the National Association for
Campus Activities,” he said.
The two nominations are Enter-
tainer of the Year and Comedian of
the Year, he said.
Tim West, RBL manager said
Cole was originally scheduled to
appear in the RBL last September
but was not able to perform due to
the fact that Cole’s career had sud-
denly branched into movies and tele-
vision.
Brav said Cole is making up ap-
pearances that were cancelled earlier
in the year due to his contract with
ABC television.
“Alex is presently under contract
with ABC for some possible sit-
coms,” he said.
“Cole spent last summer opening
for acts such as Crystal Gayle and
The Gatlin Brothers,” Brav said.
“1 would describe his comedy as
Cosby related with a George Carlin
delivery. Alex relates to his audience.
He leaves you with that ‘I’ve been
there and I’ve done that’ feeling.”
Cole is not a straight stand up
comic. He covers every inch of the
stage and most of the audience too,
Brav said. It’s nothing for him to
decide to do his show from the back
of the audience instead of the stage
to give the people in the ‘cheap seats’
a great show.
“He’s full of energy on stage and
Alex likes to bench press a crowd,”
he said.
Cole, 33, from Minnesota, per-
forms a clean show and relies very
little on “blue” material for his
comedy, Brav said. “I’ve never
known Alex to really cuss on stage.
About the bluest Alex gets is in his
potty training routine," Brav said.
For further information about the
performance or tickets contact Club
RBL at 565-3832.
By Cynthia Reid
Staff Writer
Cymbals will crash and horns will blast the dictates of Pet Tchaikovsky’s
“1812 Overture, Opus 49” Sunday.
The band of St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minn., will perform at 8
p.m. in the NT School of Music Concert Hall. Besides the overture, the
evening’s program includes Tchaikovsky’s “Nutcracker Suite,” Opus 71;
Artunian’s “Concerto for Trumpet," Michael Sawyer as soloist; Glinka’s
“Overture to Ruslin and Ludmilla;" and Schwantner’s “And the Mountains
Rising Out of Nowhere.” Admission is free.
Although the program consists mainly of Russian music, the college’s
ties are Norwegian. St. Olaf was founded by Norwegian immigrants in
1874 and the college fosters its ties to that country, band manager Bob
Johnson said.
“Last summer we (the band) played a strictly concert tour in Norway,”
Johnson said. “Some of the local groups that sponsored us asked our students
to teach their students. Our trumpet players would meet with their trumpet
players. They’d get together one-on-one and then as a group. It was good
experience since many of our players will become teachers.”
During that three week tour, the band played before His Royal Highness
Crown Prince Harald in Oslo, Norway. They also played at the Bergen
International Festival and Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim, Norway.
NT’s vocal coach Harold Heiberg of the music faculty is an alumnus of
St. Olaf. He attended the college from 1939 to 1943.
“I was there in the medieval times,” Heiberg said. “Physically, it has
grown to about 3,000 students. When 1 was there, there were about 1,500
to 1,800 students. Of course, the campus is larger. Now the student center
is the focal point on campus. Then it was the cow bam.
“Lights out was at a quarter 'til 11. If you needed to study after that,
you had to go to the parlor or wherever you could find enough light. We
were suppose to be snuggled into our beds to get our rest.”
In 1982, the King of Norway was in Dallas for that year’s opening
ceremonies of the State Fair of Texas. Heiberg played the piano for him
during a gala, in his honor, at the Adolphus Hotel. “A member of the
committee planning the party heard me accompanying (on the piano) a singer
at the University of Dallas and recognized my name as being Scandinavian.
He asked me if I would be interested in playing.
“He (the king) was a very distinguished gentleman and I enjoyed playing
my piano for him.” The pieces Heiberg played were by Edvard Grieg,
Norway’s greatest composer, he said.
St. Olaf College is a private co-ed liberal arts college under the auspices
of the Evangelical Lutheran Churches in America. Two Denton Lutheran
churches are sponsoring the band’s concert at NT.
Members of Christ the Servant Lutheran Church have helped organize a
potluck dinner Sunday before the concert at St. Paul Lutheran Church. Both
congregations are providing housing for the 85-member band Sunday night
The Rev. Alton Donsbach, of St. Paul, said it has been a challenge for
his 200 adult members. “It’s been complicated and it has stretched us a
little bit, but 1 don’t think we’ll have to chloroform them and stack them in
the comer (to house everyone).”
Johnson said this will be the band’s first visit to Texas, although the
college's choir has toured the state before.
Commission submits entries
The flute section of the St. Olaf College Band
The Denton County Historical Com-
mission recently submitted eight entries
to the Texas Historical Commission.
These entries will be up for consideration
of state-wide awards. The commission
is active in historical preservation, his-
toric appreciation and marking projects
The commission is known to be one of
the more active groups in the state.
Student presents
master's recital
By Lynn Frank
Daily Reporter
NT graduate student Janet Sanders will give her master’s recital at
6:30 p.m. Saturday in the School of Music Concert Hall.
“The recital is a degree requirement for all music performance
students, and Janet plans to graduate in May,” said Virginia Botkin,
a music faculty member. Botkin is Sander’s major professor. The
opera recital will include pieces from various composers such as Johann
Sebastian Bach, Francis Poulenc, Samuel Barber and Johannes Brahms.
Sanders will be accompanied by Karen Culpepper, Denton graduate
student, on piano; David Matthews, Sherman senior, on oboe; Keith
Whitmore. Denton graduate student, on organ; and Rose Marie Chisolm,
a free-lance accompanist, on violin.
Sanders will perform “Mein Herze Schwimmt im Blut” BWV
199 by Bach and will be accompanied by the organ, oboe and viola in
the Bach pieces. Sanders will be accompanied by pauio only in the
other selections.
Sanders said she became involved in music at a very young age.“I
came from an extremely musical family and can’t even remember
when 1 wasn’t involved in a church or school choir,” she said.
Although Sanders said she usually sang for fun and recreation, she
said she never really considered a career in music until college.
“When 1 was at California State a lot of my friends encouraged
me to seek a music degree after hearing me sing, so 1 decided to give
it a try,” she said.
After leaving California State, Sanders decided to continue her
education at the NT School of Music. “NT has quite a reputation for
music and a lot of my teachers on the West Coast encouraged me to
come here. Of course, a scholarship helped too,“ she said. Sanders
said going into the music business is hard work, but it is rewarding.
“I think it takes courage to go into this business because of the
uncertainty, but it’s worth the effort,” she said.
"Bring Pigs and
Ponies"
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HANDS
Live Music
at
The Library
Thursday
Jan. 28
JOE COOL SAYS:
LEARN TO STUDY BETTER
AND READ FASTER.”
The NTSU
Reading and
Study Skills Lab
(RASSL) is offering
non-credit courses in:
5 Weeks $15.00
STUDY SKILLS
Time Scheduling, Concentration, Textbook Study
Listening & Notetaking, Reviewing, Test-taking
Wed. only
5:30-7:00
SPEED READING
Mon./Wed.
10:00-11:00
11:00-12:00
1:00- 2:00
Tues./Thurs.
11:00-12:00
1:00- 2:00
5 Weeks,$15.00
Increase Reading Speed, Improve Comprehension
Strengthen Concentration
Mon./Wed.
9:00-10:00
12:00- 1:00
2:00- 3:00
Tues./Thurs.
10:00-11:00
2:00- 3:00
CLASSES BEGIN MON. FEB. 1
Sign up at Counseling and Testing Center 3rd Floor 321R Union 565-2741
Alpha Xi Delta Sorority
Invites women of NT
to Open Rush
Monday, Feb. 1 7:30 p.m.
Rm. 412 Union
For more Info call:
Amy 382-5600 or Shelly 383-0100
Kappa Alpha Order
The Men of Kappa Alpha Order
would like io congratulate all the
fraternities in tlieir selection of
Acw Members
Kappa Alpha Pledges
Spring 1988
R ex Hr own Dave Megliorino
Dwavne f ozart Kvlc Peteet
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Jason Edmounds Blaine Rincy
Hilly Gay Lee Smith
Patrick Gcnuit Mark Turpin
Gregory Kirk Keary Turner
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