Page 8 The Clarion March 30, 1989
News of Note,,,
Spring schedule is busy
bv KuHh Kvhiin
C.liiriim Hf'i>i)rter
Once Again, Dunham is gearing up for
another full month of activities. According
to Steve Kelley, chairman of the Music
Department, there are more recitals, con
certs, and various other programs in
Dunham than ever before. He credits this
to BC, the students, and the faculty, and
feels the schedule really shows the quality
of the Music Department, the administra
tion, and the students.
To start things off, BC will be hosting the
North Carolina Solo and Ensemble Contest
on April 1. This is a big honor for the col
lege and especially for the Music Depart
ment.
On Tuesday April 4 at 8:15 p.m. the BC
Percussion Ensemble, under the direction
of Diane Daniel, will be performing their
last ensemble recital of the semester.
On Wednesday, April 5, the North
Carolina Symphony will be giving a con
cert at 5:00 p.m. in Boshamer Gym. This is
a big success for BC, and everyone is urg
ed to attend. Trumpeters Janet Pepin, Jon
Congdon, and Mike Waters will be perfor
ming their sophomore recital on Thurs
day, April 6 at 8:15 p.m.
Guest artist Edward Eikner will present
a piano masterclass on Saturday, April 9
at 2:30 p.m. and everyone is invited to at
tend all or part of the program. Eikner will
also be giving a piano recital on Sunday,
April 9 at 4:00 p.m.
On Tuesday, April 11, clarinetist Alan
Knight, and vocalist Chris Sammond will
be performing their sophomore recital at
8:15 p.m.
The BC Concert Band will be giving their
final program of the year on Thursday,
April 13, at 8:15 p.m. The band will
premiere “Symphonic Essay for Band,” a
piece written especially for this year’s con
cert band by Dr. Larry Whatley of the BC
Music Department. The band has put a lot
of time and effort into preparing for this
performance, and it promises to be a good
one. Everyone is invited to attend and it is
a Life and Culture Event.
On Sunday, April 16, the two brass
quintets will be performing at 8:15 p.m. On
Wednesday April 19, tubist Jeff Ert-
zberger, trumpeter Christian Hinkle and
pianist James Beebee will give their
sophomore recital at 8:15 p.m. On Tues
day, April 25, vocalists Erin Greenlaw and
Marla Camp, along with clarinetist Duane
Moore will give their sophomore recital at
8:15 p.m. All programs are held in
Dunham Auditorium.
To add the grand finale to March Kristen
Kelly, the horn teacher at BC, will be per
forming tonight March 30, at 8:15 p.m. in
Dunham, on both the valved horn and the
natural horn.
Earlier today, several voice students left
for the National Association of Teachers of
Singing (NATS) competition in Fayet
teville, N.C. The students of Mark Nabholz
who are competing include Marla Camp,
Sabrina Long, Traci Nutting, Carol
Richardson, and Jeannine Valvo. The
students of Harvey Miller who are com
peting include Dean Feldspausch,
Kathleen Heermans, and Chris Sammond!
Pat Robinson of the BC Music Faculty will
be accompanying them on the piano.
These are very talented students, and we
wish them the best of luck.
That’s all for this month hope to see
you in Dunham.
4
Music Professor Dr. Larry Whatley at work composing his new piece for
the College Concert Band’s April 13 concert.
NR G: a rock n ^roll
powerhouse
The rockers • NRG." seated, left to right, Marla Camp. Darren Bays
and Brian Welsig, standing, Tim McWiLliams and June Annas,
by Jerry Pope
Clarion Reporter
As energy soars through the crowd and a
rock-n-roll quintet hits the stage and blasts
off into the stratosphere with the first
chord of the classic Pat Benatar song “Hit
Me With Your Best Shot,” the crowd
knows that it’s time for rock-n-roll to have
a reckoning.
They call themselves NRG, three initials
that promise to be etched into the mind of
every true fan of rock-n-roll.
The five members; Tim McWilliams,
Brian Wetsig, June Annas, Darren Baysi
and Marla Camp come from five different
musical backgrounds that they’ve welded
together into one raw sound.
Covering songs by Heart, Sheena
Easton, and Pat Benatar, Marla Camp’s
vocals travel up and down your spine
before hitting your heart like a ton of
bricks.
This powerful singer used to stand in
front of a mirror singing along with the
Judds and other country singers, using her
hair brush as a microphone. In ninth
grade, she was urged to take voice lessons.
Soon she was in church choirs, as well as
All-State choirs. In July of 1987, she went
on a tour of Europe with 124 other singers
When she came to Brevard her voice
teacher, David Martin, became an import-
nat influence in her budding talent and
gave her the encouragement a freshman
music major needs.
“He helped give me the self-esteem it
takes to walk on stage and say to myself
‘This is my stage,’ ” said Marla.
Marla s vocals are backed up by Tim
McWilliams, who plays keyboards and
also sings. Tim started playing piano when
he was 7 years old. In seventh grade his
piano teacher began “to let me loose
Tim said. “Then my creativity really kick
ed in.”
It must have, because when he came to
Brevard to audition, he earned a full
scholarship as a classical piano major to
Brevard.
Now he uses the classical techniques he
is always learning in rock-n-roll. One of
Tim’s dreams is to play benefits for disabl
ed and homeless children. Tim said, “I
want to tell the children, ‘If you want it, go
for it.’ ”
Brian Wetsig is the backbone of the
band. His drum playing helps to build the
excitement and all the emotions that go
along with rock-n-roll. When he was 6
years old he had a toy drum set that even
tually became a giant piggy bank. His
mother was a dancer. “I learned rhythm
from her,” Brian said. “She was always
dancing and I used to dance with her.”
When he was 10 years old, his mom
bought him his first “real” drumset, “I
played it all the time, ” he said, ‘ ‘whether it
was morning, noon, or night, I was playing
the drums.”
His mom also took him to see Journey,
his first rock concert, when he was 13. It
was then he realized what he wanted to do.
Brian said he will never quit playing the
drums. “When I’m 50 years old. I’ll still be
playing drums.”
The band is wanting to go on tour this
summer. They sp)ent six hours in a
Charlotte studio recording a demo. They
recorded four songs to send off to record
companies and club managers. They are
also wanting to play benefits for homeless
and disabled children.
Time sp>oke for the group when they
thought of success, “It may hot happen in
two years or five years, but we’re going to
make it happen.”