Highacres Collegian FOLK SINGERS CAPTIVATE Rarely do we see a combination of the showmanship and the talent •equal to that given by Miss Sue Stevens and Mr. Stanley Sheppard. The two star folk singers performed in the SUB on Feb. 23, 1968, at 8:30 P.M. From the beginning, the audience was fascinated while the two gifted performers thrilled the students and guests time and again with a varied delightful rendition of folk music. Miss Stevens, a singing and acting personality trained in New York, began the program with a series of folk music . typifying the American Heritage. The songs were divers ified and cleverly arranged. For example, she contrasted the slower, solemn, and more heavy tunes with the lighter comical, and more lively verses. She avoided the monotony and dullness of rhythm which often plague folk concerts. Miss Stevens’ vivacious personal ity heightened her presentation still more. There can be no doubt in anyone’s mind that she is a trained singer. Her articulation was outstanding and her vocal ex pression was beautiful. I was slightly disappointed, how ever, with the limited range of Miss Stevens’ voice. For example, she really had to struggle to reach some of her high notes. Yet, her voice within her natural range was strong, her style was poignant, and with all her other attributes, this slight handicap in range can easily be excused. Perhaps as her career continues to bloom, this obstacle will be overcome. AUDIENCE by Li a Ciotola, Assistant Editor When Mr. Stanley Sheppard began to sing, I had my misgivings his first song was weak. However, these misgivings were soon dispell ed, as his charming, effervescent style began to shine from the stage. As a native Jamaican, Mr. Shep pard had access to all the native tunes. While some of his selections were slightly off-color, and one definitely crude, these songs were performed in an easy and unoffens ive manner, and therefore, delighted the audience. lam quite sure that even Professor Kafka would have to agree that the circular response Mr. Sheppard achieved throughout the audience by having group-sing-a longs was superb! While the art of showmanship was paramount with Mr. Sheppard, Miss! Stevens’ singing was far superior. He had a high pitched melodic quality, but my guess would be that he had little professional training when compared to the professional ism in Miss Stevens’ singing, which indicated, to me, many years of hard study and diligent practice. After their individual shows, the two performers combined for an un rehearsed medley of duets and ex cept for a few forgotten words here and there, the duo was a complete success. The audience joined in on a finale of “Amen” somewhat re luctantly, for no one was anxious to see the show come to an end. It was a night filled with pleasure and enchantment, and everyone went home fully satisfied and with warm memories of Miss Sue Stevens and Mr. Stanley Sheppard. MAN FROM MARS by Eric Waters : eel out of it at t you know They ask me where I’m from and what I’m doing here. And I say laughing, “Why I’m from Mars”, And tired of late, this gravity Bogs me down. The crowd, the crowd, the surging crowd, I long to flee to some distant shrowd and contemplate their fate. Editor-in-Chief Greg Wolfe Assistant Editors John Gallagher Lia Ciotola Sports Editor Jeff Mason Student Affairs Editor- Business Manager- Circulation Editor- Advisor Photographs courtesy of— Page 5 if x Bob Fogarty Greg Wolfe Joan So ley Miss Goodman Mike Hager Gene Marcus
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