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14-THE YELL-APRIL 11, 1973 Trust vs. Tragedy Apia} about desegregation and historv department atUNLV.will human relations, written by a join Richard Erbe, principal at theatre arts student at L'N'l.V, Kermit Booker Elementary will be performed in several Las School, and Porter Troutman, Vegas elementary schools during associate director of the UNLV this month. Teacher Corns at UNLV. for a "Games in the Lunch Roinn," talk about racial relations. by Jack Sawyer, will be presented Adtni >sl in is free to all daring PTA meetings In the meetings, I'NLV Student Creative Theatre, M ■ libers of the cast are Joe a project funded b) th< Nevada Bishop and Carla Lawrence of Humanities Committee, UN! V. LVa'i Hard) oi Clark High Tlif public is Invited to attend School and Lanyard Williams of the following programs: T : 3O Vallej High Si hod. p.m. Apt il 10 at Doris Hancock Sawyer, who isproject director Eli mentary School; 7;3u p.m. lor fhs experimental thi atre April lb at R,-x Bell Eli mentarj roup, is a sophomore honor School, 2. p.m. April 24 at West student. He has appeared In Charleston Elementary School numerous plays in !,:. h si hool and at 7:30 p.m. April 26 at and m Jul-. Bayleji Tin atn . Rose Warren Elementary School, Hi said tin theme of the play- A panel discussion will follow is that unless men hav • a basic each performance. trust in each other, traged;. Will Paul Burns, chairman of the result. Passion Sunday Concert Cast rehearses for "Games in the Lunchroom." Right is Jack Sawyer. Director. Photo by Tom Borrup Two works of religious de- Cantata 1 Will be directed at Douglas votion was performed on 2 p.m. bj Dr. R. Passion Sunday. April 8, bv the Peterson. STUDENT REVIEW University Chorus and Orchestra The UNLV department of music and the University Musical at UNLV. Society are co-sponsoring Hie Music To Keep The Wolves Awake Igor Stravinsky's "Symphonyof concert in the Judy Baylev Psalms" and Bach's 'Christ Lat Theatre. Maluivishnu not fusion combined with strong in Death's Dark Prison" from Orchestra, a by counting MY GOALS BEYOND), electric movement results in an play- Morley Bartnot the needle on your record imaginative interpretation of a er plays a half a minute of dream. Palm Sunday Concert silence before a musical sound Now is probably as good a Mahavishnu Orchestra in is heard. Billy Cobham breaks time as any to be perfectly hon- concert at the Santa Monica the silence by playing a small est. Mahavishnu Orchestra, both Mover Student A Palm Sunday concert of three UNLV Union Ball- Civic Auditorium in Californ- . with McLaughlin's live and on record, is composed choral-orchestral masterworks room. ia : John McLaughlin (guitar), fabulous guitar intro. Before you of musician's musicians.lt takes will be presented April 15 by the The concert is free of charge. Rick Laird (bass), Billy Cobham can shake a tail feather, the band a dedicated musician with ten Musical Arts Workshop Chorus The program will include three (percussion), Jerry Goodman is attacking a tasty 9/8 time sig- to fifteen years experience to and Orchestra at UNLV. famous works of the 19th century. (violin), Jan Hammer (kevboardV nature which in turn blends into appreciate wliat is technically Under the direction of Dr. Beethoven's "Mass in C," a nice jazz shuffle bringing you and melodically happening.ln Douu'las H. Peterson, the j;roup Brahms' "Song of Fate," If you listen to the BIRDS back to the top again. Definately other words, this band plays wil, perform its second concert and "Choral Fantasia" also by OF FIRE Album ( the sec- a musical tour d' force! its ass off! of the season at 2 p.m. in the Beethoven will be performed. ond album under the name After John introduces each member of the band, he asks for Cobham's drum solo on the first a few moments of silence from DREAM album is nothing like the standing room only crowd. his playing of "One Word" from In The results from the enthusiastic FIRE. He is truely an inven- Joni Mitchell Plugged audience were excellent.Cor- tive musical and technical per- responding with the title cut on cussionist. Rick Laird's bass BIRDS OF FIRE Cobham breaks lines may have been a bit so nat- soft relation to the rest of Joni Mitchell, songbird., dy- the silence with a gong , in namic lyricist, poet, compos- ural,)' you would expect to hear the band at Santa Monica, but er, clouds, roses, morning BIRDS OF FIRE, right? Wrong! his playing is always tasty and performance angel, lady, star, blu>-. green, EWRECORD From out of McLaughlin's doab- right there. In live California' sky, river, W9.lt- le neck guitar comes the comp Jan Hammer's piano and Moog ress, police, radio, electrici- R of "Meetings of the Spirit" from playing is more intricate than his < FLAM!-, playing the ty, blonde, groupie, moon, 1 By Bill Becker the INNER MOUNTING on albums. woman, album Which blends a flowing JamfS Bennet and Gary Pull- Joni Mitchell stands on a i 2/8 feel with Jerry Goodman iam's favorite violinits, Jerry and an Goodman, remind you a little rock in a sea. Her nakedness McLaughlin playing may leaves her unguarded. She's intense ballad-type movement in his playing on the "Flocks" fab- free, A person holds a camera h the break. Before you know it, ulous "Dinasour Swamps" album, directed at free and defense- the orchestra has combined but listening closely, Goodman's less Joni. He takes pictures "Meetings' with "Open Country creative staccato sound has pro- four for her album jacket. FOR Joy" from the FIRE album. In gressed considerably in THE ROSES finds Joni still this tune. Goodman's melodic years. His inventive sources trying to add (plus) nature to country - like violin line brings have excelled as well as his (minus) reality and come on* a tear to your eye and a good conception of blending a melody with a happy denominator. feeling to your heart. The song line with the rest of the rhythm "In some office sits a poet/ fades out completely only to come section. Last but not least, is And he trembles as he sings/ thrashing back at you with the the leader himself, John McLau- And he asks some guy/To whole band playing a musical ghlin -- surely the finest guit- circulate his soul around ' figure that sounds like it could arist the world has seen. Mc- On vour mark red ribbon run- have come out of World War Laughlin combines incredible The carressing rev returning to it. m. Then they go back to Jerry's speed and versitality ner/ of she's to a SOttnd that says, listen with taste / starbright/ country the open- you've motors Finely tuned like "Oh starbright, learn, then relax. Often, violin line from like nothing ever heard. and ing of the Thirteen min- Lee, fancy women I ... Up the You've got the lovi i' that paragraph tune. Hopefully all you Alvin she crams a whole you're Everything's I like, alright/ Turn this line her tight- utes later, convinced that Mark Farner, and Ed Herch fans / . one with char's . into you're in for an evening of pure won't be offended by this state- arouii'j / I lunged vocals. She,like Dylan, first class / ... And it I crazy bird musical excitement. McLaughlin is well interpreted by other ment, but John just you... / Getting them shouldn't have gotten on is One un- he is the lenses the depth and unsurpassable.. best this tonight.' artists. That is, if you're to feel like that..." flight derstanding of the art of im- every direction. looking for a song. If you need in Joni doesn't write for us provisation as they watch the His early years with Tony who the po- the message, listen to Joni. to understand. You lave to Aiivone enjoys orchestra work on stage-not un- Williams and Miles Davie matured Mitchell If you haven't heard her, buy be Joni to know Joni. But, etic styling of Joni like a well trained acting explanation. BLUE. It's an album that him beyond in a while she'll knows that she's in a once grows on you more rapidly ensemble. When Goodman and After "One Word" concluded come across with a fantasy personal genre. Free verse excellent Mougist and keyboard at Santa Monica, the crowd ap- The than the others. If you know a dream that we #ont re- correlates with freedom. man Jan Hammer are left a- plauded and cheered after or Joni alreadv, or think you do, until, late to but rather, steal from hard nouns that she uses from loneon stage during "Dance of ten McLaughlin buy FOR THE ROSES, Then a minute ovation her. time to time are ammunition the Maya" their instrumeiis be- with"CelesticalTerres- establish you're collection. returned wish had river/ to eomba* reality against Idyll come mere extensions of them- tial Commuters" from "Birds of "Oh 1 I a Joni Mitchell has a devoted skate away To a bad phrase, she's selves rather than obvious I could 0n..." use following. One either loves tools. Fire". trying to find an answer but, "Dream' , brand new song, listened them She tends to propagate es- albums (plus) or hates a I could have to ne- what's the question? her the and have capism more often than That's alright.