Page Four Appearing in concert this Friday will be Morning Song, a har monious band from State College. See story below. Barry Drake review By Mary Jo Sandal Collegian Staff Writer Basic, uncomplicated guitar coupled with an easy vocal style characterizes Barry Drake, last Friday's Coffee House per former. His opening number Sugar Baby, an energetic rocker that was definitely one of the best tunes, started off the set on a lively note. His ballads were an outstanding feature, sweet and tuneful; Drake's guitar and voice were a perfect setting for his bittersweet love songs. Sometimes, though, his melodies tended to be mediocre and indistinctive; it wasn't until the second set that things started to pick up, his tunes got better, as his stage manner relaxed. On stage, Drake has an im mediate rapport with his audience. In between numbers he talked with them, telling jokes, stories, and taking requests. Drake related with the audience very well. Some of his outstanding tunes Rainbow Round My Shoulder a_ joyous, rhythmic tune, Days of 49. which was beautifully done ac capella, and The Saint of South Lars - Eric Larson - Concerto for Saxophone and Strings Mozart - Serenade from Eine Kleine Naditmusk A discussion will follow the concert Poughkeepsie were all original tunes, as most were, but he also did a touching version of the old standard Somewhere Over the Rainbow. This was especially nice. He introduced it as a song he found on a Ray Charles album, as was a Jackson Browne number Late for the Sky. Unfortunately, Drake only shines on his fast-paced, energetic tunes or on his softer love ballads. All too many times the music fell to sounding banal and unoriginal. His lyrics also suffered at times from lack of originality. Many songs were interesting lyrically, like Rain bow Round My Shoulders and a Civil War ballad that depicted a rebel's point of view, but others come off as sounding trite and repetitious. What Drake lacks mostly is a distinctive style. He needs to develop a uniqueness and once he achieves this, he'll be a fine ar tist. Anyway, Barry Drake's performance was, on the whole, enjoyable. One thing he has that many performers don't is a love of what he's doing. It shows up in his music and that alone can overcome some of the greatest shortcomings. THE BEHREND COLLEGE ARTIST AND LECTURE COMMITTEE In cooperation with the National Endowment Of the Arts and The Pennsylvania Arts Council Behrend Collegian kf , A Keel and Script ,1 Tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the Reed Lecture Hall, Jerry Lewis' The Bellboy will be shown. The second Lewis film to *be shown at Behrend as part of the Jerry Lewis film series, it is a plotless series of Lewis-oriented. gags about the misadventures of a bungling bellboy at a posh Florida hotel. As with Cinderfella in December, the movie is strictly for hard-core Lewis fans. Sunday the lath, the SUB will show a most controversial film entitled McCabe and. Mrs. Miller. Greeted with good' and , bad reviews when it first appeared in 1972, the film boasts a beautiful performance by Julie Christie as the hooker who joins forces with a con-man (Warren Beatty) .in a remote Northwest village. Director Robert Altman's choice of cinematographer Vilmos Szigmond makes for an exquisitely visualized work. Mr. Szigmond was also responsible for Altman Images; as well as Deliverance and Scarecrow. McCabe and Mrs. Miller will be shown at 7 and 9r p.m. in the Reed Lecture Hall. Admission for SUB Sunday night movies is 5.50 for students with activity cards and $1.25 for students without. For the Music Fest By Janet Mawr Collegian Staff Writer Morning Song, a five member band from State College, will perform in concert Friday evening at 9 p.m. in Erie Hall. Their style, noted especially for its harmonies, has frequently been compared to that of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, and other soft, folksy musicians. They've performed at Clarion, Edinboro, Penn State M.P.), and Villanova University, as well as the Roxy Theatre, and Barney Goggles of New York. This Student Union Board sponsored concert seems proinising. Admission is $l.OO with an activity card, $2.00 without. presents in concert frederick L Hemke, Saxophonist The Erie Philharmonic Orchestra Harold Baur, Conductor Al.) „ . Jerry Lewis" Film Series and Alfred Hitchcock admission is $.35 with activity cards and• $.75 without. Distinguished saxophone virtuoso Frederick Hernke will be the guest soloist featured along with the Erie Philharmonic String Quartet in a concert to be presented the 21st by the Arts and Lecture Committee. Scheduled for 8 p.m. in the Lecture Hall, admission is free. - Several excellent :motion pictures are -showing-in the Erie area at the moment. •Dog Day Afternoon is directed by Sidney Lumet, who Is re-teamed with Al Pacino as they were in Serpico. This film contains a superb performance by Pacino• who plays a man whose attempt at robbing a bank entails more than - he had expected. His portrayal of Sonny is one of the most con trolled and consistent acting I've seen in some time. There are also many other fine performances. The talent of film editor Dede Allen is obvious throughout the film, especially when Sonny shoots at the window above the bank's back door, and we witness the almost simultaneous reaction' k:k i Virtuoso :.: ,:: i . Saxophonist Frederick Hemke will be performing Mozart's Serenade from Eine Kleine Nachtmusic and the Concerto for Saxophone and Strings by Eric Larson with the Erie Philhar monic String Orchestra. Brought to Behrend by the Arts and Lecture Committee, Mr. Hemke is quite renowned and has per formed with the Grant Park Symphony in Chicago, The Rochester Civic Orchestra and Seoul (Korea) Philharmonic. He made his debut at the. New York Town Hall and has performed at major universities throughout the United States. A review of Hemke which appeared in the Chicago s.y:P7 "/•-•—• - • ; • X/Th' By Ron Wayne Entertainment Editor REED LECTURE Reed Student Union Wed., Jan. 21 Admission Free of the different people involved (police, crowd, etc.). Ms. Allen was also . responsible for the excellent sequences in Bonnie and Clyde. Dog Day Afternoon is both humorous and dramatic and is probably one of the best films this year. Also in town,. being re-released, is Mel Brooks' Blazing Saddles. All I'll say about the film is that it remains Brooks' funniest, but not his best. Cleavon Little, Harvey Korman and Gene Wilder are extremely good but I was most impressed with Madeline Kahn's Lily VonShtupp. Ms. Kahn is the outstanding screen comedienne of our day, comparable (as others have said) to the late Judy Holliday. The third "film worth men tioning is Lucky Lady although I have mixed feelings about it. I found some interesting per formances by Liza Minnelli and Gene Hackman and some unique cinematography. My reser vations stem from the plot, which seems to bog down at certain points and the editing, which changes the view of the audience at most rapid speeds throughout the film. performs Tribune included this comment, "Frederick Hemke, saxophonist with the Chicago Symphony, impressed us with his artistry. and clearness of tone." In ad dition to public appearances as recitalist and guest soloist, Mr. Hemke is also a lecturer and instructor, as well as an author of several books on the artistry of the saxophone. Mr. Hemke is professor of Music and Chairman of Department of Wind and Percussion Instruments at North western University. The per formance will . begin at 8 pm. in the Reed Lecture Hall on Wed nesday, January 21. Admission is free. HALL Building 8:00 p.m. January 15, 1976
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