Pogo Four 419111 -r/ • 7"i" ntertamment As Entertainment Editor, I was At this point I would like to more than pleased with the explain several things. First of arrangement of the Erie all, by no means do I have any Philaharmonic Orchestra to authority as a music critic, perform at Behrend. The musical especially of classical origin; nor offerings of the Philharmonic and am I attempting to be one. This is similar groups are often simply a review of the Erie overlooked by the common Philharmonic Orchestra's per cam pus_ In the past, and formance, as I heard it. hopefully in the future, Dean In totality, the compositions Benjamin Lane and the Artist and were true masterpieces. The fact Lecturer Committee have been that these selections were chosen forthright in making such proves the potential of the Erie cultural events at Behrend Philharmonic Orchestra. possible. It's refreshing to know However, I felt the orchestra that these activities are available gave a disappointing per and supported by the students. formance because they lacked The Erie Philharmonic, con- the quality expected of such an ducted by Harold Bauer, organization. presented a free evening of en- What made the concert even tertainment for Behrend students more unimpressive was the guest last Thursday, in Erie Hall. Immediately the notion of holding artist's inability as a professional musician. I strongly believe that such a concert, or any musical the concert would have been event for that matter, in a more pleasurable without the gymnasium appears to be of- appearance of Mr. Webster. fensive. Surprisingly, the I was once told that the amount acoustics weren't as poor as I had of "chill factor" experienced at a expected. However, the entire performance is a sound way of performance left me somewhat judging and rating a concert. unimpressed. During this presentation I felt no Barber's "Overture to the emotional attachment. This is School for Scandal" was the certainly not due to the works orchestra's first selection. The performed, but rather is ex composition itself was exciting, pressive of a lack of dynamics and the contribution by the and expertise. strings, especially the violins, The Erie Philharmonic has the was overwhelming. potential to become a great or- I particularly liked "School for chestra. All they need is time and Scandal" because it exhibited practice to perfect the "little many mood changes. It was also things" that can either destroy or an interesting piece to "listen" to. "make" them However, my original excitement with the performance was shattered by what I felt was a "sloppy" ending. At this point the orchestra lacked the impact and precision they so desperately could have excelled Beveridge Webster, guest pianist, joined with the orchestra for their interpretation of Brahm's Concerto No. 2. In the first movement, Allegro non troppo, I was immediately dumbfounded by Webster's lack of quality and ability as a pianist. In my opinion, the guest artist was presenting a performance far from the ability of a professional. I noticed missed notes, miscounts in timing and in general, a disappointing rendition 'of Brahm's composition. During the third movement, which was a beautiful Andante, Webster began to show some favorable aspects; however, most of the time he was off focus ith the orchestra. The dreamlike quality ex pressed in the Andante movement made me realize why Brahms is considered such a fine composer. The orchestra proved its musical capabilities at this time, and allowed me to enjoy the "heroic and passionate, even demonic scherzo" outlined in the program and suggestive of the work. I personally prefer a more dramatic approach than Brahms generally offers, but I par ticularly favored the fourth movement Allegretto grazioso. There was a happy, flowing mood embedded within this final movement, and the orchestra was almost intriguing. The orchestra's closing selection was "The Pines of Rome" by Respighi. This sym phonic poem certainly succeeded in painting a vivid musical pic ture, in which the orchestra projected much better with absence of Webster. 1 . 1 5 144 T Fr ar Aiiiilkiiii) Send for your up-to-date, 160-page, mail order catalog of 5,500 topics. Enclose $l.OO to cover postage and handling COLLEGIATE RESEARCH 1720 PONTIUS AVE., SUITE 201 LOS ANGELES, CAL I F. 90025 Address By Gay Catania Entertainment Editor CLASSIFIEDS WANTED: Ma le vocalist with high range for Rock, Soul,' Funk band. Call Paul at 866-6146. Koschir to relax group Wired up before a test? Having a hard time staying awake to study? Generally tense? What can you do? The answer is—Sensory Relaxation. - Sensory Relaxation is the unwinding and relaxation of the body and mind. It is based around the idea that if the body relaxes, so does the mind. Behrend College is having a workshop on Sensory Relaxation, which will be led by Maryanne Koscliii•, the head of Career Development, wno will also be assisted by a qualified Behrend staff member. The workshop will be in the Niagara game room, October 9, at 3:05 p.m. So. if you are really wired up or just curious, "come and relax" at the Sensory Worskshop! THE ERIE BOOK STORE 717 FRENCH STREET 452-3354 THOUSANDS ON FILE Behrend Collegian By Kevin Conway Collegian Staff Writer Last year, Gregg Allman released a double album from his solo tour, and Richard Betts released "Highway Call," his first solo album. But "Win, Lose, or Draw" is the first Allman Brothers album since their highly successful "Brothers and Sisters,' in 1973. Gregg Allman wrote two songs for this album, "Nevertheless" and the title track, "Win, Lose or Draw", which could very well be the low point of this album. On the other hand, "Nevertheless" is a great song, delivered in the powerful tradition one expects from the Allman Brothers. Unlike "Win, Lose, or Draw," the lyrics of "Nevertheless" make sense to JRC elects new officers By Mary Carmalt News Editor Recently, the Joint Residence Council held its annual election of officers for this school year. The officers are as follows : Lawrence Hall's chairperson is Ann Loiacono. Working with Ann will be Patty Ureyaas, secretary and Ken Popelas as treasurer. Representing Niagara Hall will be John (York) Weaver as chairperson, Linda Bailey as secretary, and Kathy Defranco as treasurer. Perry Hall's representatives are Peggy Nelson as chairperson. Secretary is Lorraine Hood and treasurer is Tom Pfendlar. The JRC is sponsoring a trip to the Pittsburgh Pirates-Cincinnati Reds baseball playoff game, Tuesday, October 7. Buses will depart from the Reed Union Building parking lot at 3 p.m. and will arrive in Pittsburgh in time for the 8:15 p.m. game. Sack dinners will be included with the $8.50 tickets, which can be bought either in the Niagara Hall gameroom 6 -12 p.m. daily or 2 - 4 p.m. daily in the RUB Television lounge. the listener. "I get so tired of making reservations for you, the names my good friends call me make me feel like a fool, but then I find no reason why you do the things you do, nevertheless, I can't keep myself from loving y0u..." The highlights of this song are the guitar of Richard Betts, the complex changes between verses, and Gregg Allman singing as if he really means it. (Perhaps he wrote it after a frustrating night with Cher. Who knows? ) The opening -song of the album was written by McKinley Morganfield and is called "Can't Lose What You Never Had." Although Gregg does the it is Richard Betts who sta; out. by playing !-.1 . 6 guitar in a style that is ne.thing short of amazing, and remains so throughout the entire album. The piano playing of Chuck Leavell is also ex ceptional in this song. "Just Another Love Song" by Richard Betts, is a great song, musically as well as lyrically. "Just another love song I'm singing, you know people sing them all the time, just another lonesome guitar ringing, the only difference is this one's mine." That in itself is one hell of a dif ference. Betts also wrote "Louisianan `The Image 6 13 u ildar BEFORE YOUR FATHERS MUSTACHE® FAMILY HAIRSTYLING CENTER MILLCREEK MALL nyl Touch •... . •..,, Behrend Students The Collegian is now accepting Classified Ads • Rates are 20c a line with percentage reductions for larger ads. As a special introductory offer, the Collegian will place classifies classifieds in its October 9 Issue N 0 CHARGE DEADLINE: Tues., Oct. 7 at 3:00 p.m. For more information: Contact the Collegian Ad Manager at Ext. 238 or Stop by the Collegian office. Lou" and "Three Card Monty John," a song about gamblers and gambling, which has to be the highlight' f the album. The piano and guitar solos are short, but very effective. Side two has only two songs on it. "High Falls," by Betts and "Sweet _ Mama," which was written by Billy Joe Shaver. "High Falls" is the in strumental follow-up • to "Jessica," which was one of the hits-off of "Brothers and Sisters." All the band members get their solos, and Bett's guitar drives on, but the song seems rather pointless after a while. It is over fourteen minutes long, twice as long as "Jessica," but un fortunately not twice as good. The song builds up to points, but there is nothing there once it gets to them. Then it begins building again. "Sweet Mama" is performed with a noticeable ease by the band, and all the instruments seem to fit in perfectly. It is sort of a blues number, and the dif ferent inflections of Bett's voice are great. Fans of the Allman Brothers had to wait a long time for this album, but all in all the wait seemed to be worthwhile. P.S. to Brugge - see you soon AFTER 868-5291 October 2, 1975
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