November 7, 1947.
THE SALEMITE
Page Three.
Marta and Jo A Rare Combination
by Tootsie Gillespie I
Mix a clash of ‘ ‘ Como esta us- I
ted?”, a definite Cuban air, four j
bright, flashing eyes, and a love |
for highly seasoned food and Bow- ;
man Grey med. students and you’ll
get a well-blended combination of
modern Cuba right here on campus
disguised as Marta Fehrman and
Jo Llorenz.
Hailing from Matanzas, Cuba, Jo ,
and Marta (who, I might add, are |
cousins) literally glow with life. ;
The girls have grown up together,
and for the past two years they
attended Pfeiffer .Tunior College
near Salisbury where Marta reigned
as May Queen last year.
Tf you liappen to be sitting near
Jo and Marta at dinner some day,
listen carefully and you’re likely
to hear a steady flow of Si)anish.
If so, you can rest assured they’re
talking about the newest boy-friend
or perhaps Jo will be listening to
Marta exclaim over Manola, that
dark, handsome Cuban lad who
keeps her well supplied with letters.
Jo and Marta are both French
majors who have an intense liking
for English Literature, strange as
the combination may seem. Even
more bewildering is the method
•which the girls use to translate
Moliere and Motaigne (and occas
ionally Max Schulman, I am told).
First they translate the French in
to Spanish and from there into
English. Try it sometime. It is
the, most convenient way to gain
entrance to Dix Hill!
Our Cuban-bred classmates are
as American as Little Bo Peep,
they’ll amuse you for hours talk
ing (just ask iliirta about the
screen version of “ Uona Barbara”)
and they frankly admit that “Salem
is swell-o”. Sneak up on Jo some
night just before 11:30 and you’ll
see her training her longer-than-
s'lioulder-length hair (which she
keeps in a constant state of
“braid”) and you’ll probably hear
also, “Conoces esto muchacho
que . .
Ensemble Scores Hit
In Hickory Concert
By VIRTIE STROUP
(Ed. note: the following is a re
print from the Hickory Record by
its star reporter, a Salem graduate
of 1947.)
The Salem College Choral En
semble presented its first Fall con
cert at the City Auditorium in Hick
ory Friday night.
. The numbers included on the pro--
gram were selected to cover almost
every type of choral music.
The program ended with a group
of three songs by the Choral En
semble. “Now Thank We All Our
God” by Bach, a broad solid, state
ly chorale, was followed by “ 0 Bono
Jesu, ” a sixteenth and seventeenth
century church music of beautiful
sustained tones that were symbolic
of Palestrina. “Cantate Domino,”
a spiritual was performed with per
fect diction.
Miss Margaret McCall, pianist
from Salisbury, presented next in
true Beethoven style “Sonata—Opus
31, No. 2” (Allegro), displaying her
tone qu'ality and fingerwork.
In the third group, the Ensemble
returned with a German folk song,
“Gute Nacht” which demanded na
turalness and spontaneity, and was
follow'ed with a number from
Brahms’ “Requiem,” “How Lovely
Is Thy Dwelling Place.”
!Miss Peggy Sue Taylor, presi
dent of the Choral Ensemble and
from Newton, dramatically pre
sented an aria from “Barber of
Seville,” “Una voce poco fa” by
Rossini. For her encore Miss Tay
lor sang a Polish folk song, “Mother
Dear. ”
Chopin’s “Ballade in F ;Major”
was interpreted by Genevra Beaver,
pianist, who exhibited good finger
technique.
Director Sings
Paul Peterson, director of the
Choral Ensemble, sang ‘ ‘ Avant de
quitter ces lieus” by Gounod, show
ing excellent diction and tone qual
ities. The audience was immediate
ly delighted with Mr. Peterson’s en
core, “Three For Jack,” a rolling,
jolly Navy song by Squires.
The naturalness and spontaneity
of “Were You There,” a negro
spiritual, was impressive of mood
and feeling as was “Now is the
Month of Maying,” a lyric by Mor-
ley which also included lightness
and technical precision of rhythm
and diction.
!Miss Mary Wells Bunting, so
prano, produced clear, even tones
in “In tlie Silence of the Night,” by
Rachmaninoff. The unusual style
of Debussy’s “Valse Ramantique”
illustrated the use of natural talent
in portraying a master’s composi
tion as performed by Betty Jean
Holleman, pianist.
‘ ‘ Let My Song Fill Your Heart ’ ’
and the encore “When I Have Sung
My Songs’’ by Charles were both
clear in tone quality and expressive
in stage presentation of modern
music.
The last group by the Choral En
semble was modern choral music
and favorites, “Thine Alone” by
Victor Herbert and “The Lord Bless
You and Keep You,” a hymn-an-
them by Lutkin.
Different Singing Styles
Each of the types of choral music
presented required different styles
of singing which the Ensemble
seemed to portray. The Ensemble
produced clear diction, vibrant, rich
tone quality, good attacks and re
leases, as well as an e.xpressive
mode and understanding of the
music.
The Salem College Choral En
semble, sponsored by the Hickory
Music club and the St. Cecilia Music
club, will present its next concert
on December 14, at the Homo Mo
ravian church in Winston-Salem.
Members of the Choral Ensemble
from neighboring towns include:
Mary Billings, Morganton; Fay
Chamber, Marion; Sara Hamrick,
Shelby; Lucy Frances Harper, Le
noir; Sara Ellon Honeycutt, Shel
by; and Peggy Sue Taylor, Newton.
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