news bulletin UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH Vol. 12 - No. 45 November 21, 1968 A session with the Maestro Slow and legato Class takes notes Climax Every Friday evening Nicholas Goldschmidt teaches a special course in vocal music. Solo singers of high profici- ency take it as a master class and university students audit the course for credit. Studies are mainly based on the works of Schubert, Mozart and Puccini. What is a course of this nature like? From the viewpoint of an untrained observer, the following is what happens during a typical Friday night session. You walk in. Everybody "Would you like to start, Diminuendo is talking. please.’’ Photo by Bruce Kennedy,Well.1 In the midst of this, The atmosphere tenses. Goldschmidt asks a young stu­ An ordinary looking woman that grow louder and louder, dent in the front row, "How makes her way down to the then the singer comes on are you feeling? All right?" podium from the back row. strong. She stands there calmly, hold­ Then he looks up at the ing her music. Suddenly in Her voice fills the room group. "The lady from Kit­ a burst of words, "I don’t and carries everyone up with chener is not coming tonight?" know how the others feel. We her in the passion of the know so little. Each time I music and for a second her Everyone quiets down. come here I am suffering." face is absolutely beautiful. You notice that each has a She laughs hopelessly. "To­ copy of a thick book labeled night I am at my lowest ebb.” "No!" Goldschmidt cuts SCHUBERT with the musical in. "You were too early." scores written in German, a Goldschmidt - "This She is brought back to earth. pencil and a notebook. happens not only to you but to many, many famous artists. In the next breath she In the center of the You have not only to work, is expected to return to the room stands a piano and a yes, but also to digest. state of tension she was at a music stand and in the front Otherwise you get a tummy minute ago. As her voice row with his legs crossed is ache! " Everybody laughs. soars, Goldschmidt is sitting Goldschmidt. in the chair directing, going "You are apprehensive through all the anguish she to face the most critical is. He looks off to the wall *************************** audience, your peers. Six with dreamy pleasure when she * The singers will pre- * years is the career of one does it right. * sent a recital of songs * who wants to study. Here? * by Franz Schubert on * Six weeks. Always, never give The song is finished. * Friday, December 6 at * up hope!" Calmly he tells her, "It is * 8:30 p.m. in the Music * much better now, better than * Room, Arts 107. * "Now, let’s go." the first session we had. * * Oh, these psychological pro­ * This event is free and * The piano starts in a blems ! " * open to the public. * minor key with dark chords *************************** Cont’d on page three 2 Canadian Artists ICE CREAM SHORT COURSE Series Baritone Bernard Turgeon will be the guest artist for the second concert in the Canadian Artists Series. Sponsored by the Edward John­ son Music Foundation, the con­ cert will be held in War Mem­ orial Hall on Saturday, No­ vember 23. Born in Edmonton, Alberta, Mr. Turgeon, sang the lead in "The Rape of Lucretia" at the Stratford Festival before he was 20 years of age. He was the winner in "Singing Stars of Tomorrow" and made a tremendous success in Mozart's "Magic Flute" in the Vancouver International. Festival in 1962. Mr. Turgeon won a Canada Council Grant to study in Vienna, performed at the ShownM durWusiquodoboingi thelb courte Hsrare ftbourront J ,f rN.om.S.; C leftr: PJAHLlioc.amram.M iofFsbmkr;e.bri tsPDsa,O heiPe.Hcw Siar.akt et,H.mn es MBon;,e nc Julad,Siuroe. D-m ,rP; ay yMc MreoeofHontr,at ,.U; TtAAetrorah;.Gwearalt onthurK. ;lLD .t o;eihiG onalEggatf alr.Nd aLve dRiong,itn,l ;owAx B sD.e .:F ,ceHM ondRaul Parorobeerkran, irneesrow,burt rWTJ,: .oriI g,sSiCsclont arippe.;PGngt a.;lmEo;ydwon;i cnPDhaedarranieofdbl., eo Jlu. rne and Edinburgh N.S.; Junior W. Ray, Festivals and also with Sad­ Gahanna, Ohio; William ler's Wells Opera Company in Gregory, Missis- sauga; London. He premiered Healy J.A. Hartman, State College, Willan's "Deirdre" in 1966, Pa.; fourth row: Ron- ald A. and Harry Sommer's "Louis McKay, Moncton, N.B.; Riel" in Toronto and Montreal Anthony J. Lapi, Anaheim, Expo in 1967. Calif.; Alfie Cogliano, Downsview; Casey Single admission for each Steltenpool, Glan- worth; Clair concert is $1.50. The perform­ D. Van Sickle, Pittsford, ance begins at 8:30 p.m. N.Y.; Joe B. Ramsey, Houston, Texas. FACULTY ACTIVITIES "The enthusiasm of the you have taken - you will go instructors for this useful back better equipped with Dr. R. G. Thomson, Pathology, and informative course has knowledge of current research presented a seminar on diseas­ rubbed off on all you" Dr. and methods." Prof. Pearson, es of the ovary in domestic John M. DeMan told the gradu­ chairman for the evening, animals to the Department of ates of the Ice Cream Short told the class. Animal Diseases, University Course. of Connecticut, Storrs, and attended a meeting at Rocke­ Dr. DeMan, Chairman, De­ Casey Steltenpool, R.R. feller University in New York partment of Food Science, was 2, Glanworth, was the winner on comparative aspects of congratulating the group at of the J. Hungerford Smith viral oncogenesis in leukemia. the closing banquet when cer­ Company Award. The trophy, tificates were presented to which was presented for the Professor Frank Theakston, the successful graduates of first time this year honored School of Agricultural Engin- the course. the top student of the course. eering, gave a coloured slide presentation on Switzerland to The course, which has James MacPherson, Sales- the Senior Citizens of Kit­ been offered on campus for manager of the Company, and chener and Waterloo. Pro­ some 40 years, excepting the a graduate of the Ice Cream fessor Theakston has visited war years, was headed by Prof. Course, made the presentation. Switzerland on several oc­ A. M. Pearson, assisted by casions and has made two Prof. D. H. Bullock and Prof. Gifts of appreciation presentations to this group A. G. Leggatt. were presented to Professors as part of a series of lec­ Pearson, Bullock and Leggatt tures planned by the Exten­ "The ice cream industry by Robert Carmichael on behalf sion Education Department of will benefit fronr the course of the group. Waterloo University. 3 PUBLICATIONS Rauser, W. E. and S. T. Bay- OAC-Macdonald Institute Awards Night ley. 1968. Ribosomal com­ plexes from an extremely hal- ophilic bacterium and the role Two of the University of are: Miss C. I. Kirk, London; of cations. Journal of Bac­ Guelph’s Colleges - the On­ D. F. Smith, Bloomfield; teriology 96:1304-1313. tario Agricultural College L. R. Bauslaugh, Windham and Macdonald Institute - held Centre; Miss W. Bryan, Beams- Liptrap, R. M. and Raeside, their combined Awards Banquets ville; H. A. Hedley, Canfield; J. I. Effect of corticotro- on the university campus Fri­ G. A. Mustard, Uxbridge; A. phin and corticosteroids on day night. K. Mitchell, Guelph and Miss plasma interstitial cell- G. K. Evans, Toronto. stimulating hormone and urin­ Entrance scholarships ary steroids in the boar. J. and undergraduate awards to­ Endocr. 42: 33-43, 1968. talling $36,000 were present­ The $500 bursaries given ed during the evening. Recog­ by Mrs. R. A. Stewart of Dr. H. W. Kirby, Psychology, nition was also given to stu­ Pakenham for OAC students were and T. Horvath, University dents who had received some won by : L. A. Butler, New of Windsor, Self-licking de­ $8,400 earlier this year. Liskeard; R. S. Gilmer, South privation and Maternal Be­ Mountain’ S. E. Hamill, Chats­ haviour in the Primiparous Dr. Margaret McCready, worth; J. T. James, Lanark; Rat. Canadian Journal of who is retiring as Dean of K. W. Knox, Woodstock; P. S. Psychology. Macdonald Institute on De­ Kopal,Denfield; H. L. Mac­ cember 31, and Dr. N. R. Millan, Alexandria and R. R. Richards, Dean of OAC, were Stevenson, Orillia. MAESTRO - Cont’d from page one co-chairmen for the evening. The largest Macdonald You whisper to the girl Institute award went to Miss sitting beside you, "What The Governor General’s happened the first session?" Medal presented to a student W. K. Kilpinen of Subdury who won the Clara E. Elliott who has ranked highest in She whispers back, "She general proficiency in the Scholarship. The award of $2,400 is given to a fourth probably didn't practice at degree program on completion home. He can tell." of the fourth semester was semester student with first class honors standing who has presented to J. E. Core of Goldschmidt turns around Wyoming. made a worthwhile contribution to the University. in his seat. He apparently has heard the conversation T. E. Huffman of Corby- but did not let it register ville, and B. G. McBride of The H. H. Harshman Found­ ation Scholarships amounting on his face. He seems to Varna, won the Association of know everything that goes on. Professional Engineers to $3,000 for Macdonald In­ stitute students went to: Scholarships for highest On the next song, a standing in their respective Miss J. H. Bothwright, Cale­ years of an engineering course. donia; Miss R. E. Day, Strat­ lighter number, Goldschmidt ford; Miss L.