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_ . Photo by Paul Collins Several members of the WSSU Wind Ensemble perform during the Christmas concert. WSSU ensemble entertains with music for the holidays BY PAUL COLLINS THE CHRONICLE The Wind Ensemble of Win ston-Salem State University pre sented its annual Christmas con cert Friday night at Kenneth R. Williams Auditorium. Dozens of people attended. Dr. Lee David Legette, direc tor, said in an interview: "This concert is a compilation of a lot of familiar Christmas carols and some that are not so familiar. The theme, of course, is 'Songs and Carols of Christmas." You have the perennial favorites like 'Sleighride' and 'Joy to the World' and 'We Three Kings'....We've got some pieces that are written as 'a part of the traditional (musical literature for) wind ensemble that may not be familiar to our audi ence like 'Russian Christmas Music' by Alfred Reed. Of course, Alfred Reed has written over 260 compositions for wind ensemble, and this is one of his mainstays. "One of the features that we're playing is called 'Christmas Calypso.' It has a lot of auxiliary percussion instruments in it that kind of spice up the sounds you hear - clave, cabasa, bongos, maracas. So all of those Latin fla vor kinds of instruments will be playing a part in the sounds you h/?ar anH cnir?ino it urs q Kit " Legette continued: "This is an annual event for us. We look for ward to sharing it with the com munity at laige. "The wind ensemble consists of students here at the university, and we also have some of our for mer music majors who are now alumni playing with us as well. They come from all regions of the country. They are not all music majors; they are all disciplines within the university..,." One of the musicians, flutist Dr. Linda Parker, who teaches flute part time at WSSU, said she has played in the Christmas con cert for several years. "I enjoy playing....(And) when 1 had stu dents who were in the Wind Ensemble, I always thought it was a good idea to have me play as kind of ... a motivator, I guess. And then I enjoy playing; it's a good way for me to continue to play." ? She said the selections for Fri day night's concert were interest ing to play, very musical and diverse. "I kind of like them all," she said. She said, "('Huron Carol') is pretty and legato, smooth, but then we're doing 'Sleighride,' which is, you know, real upbeat, staccato....It shows a lot of versatility in the band." She said the concert had "just the right amount of Christmas spirit." About 35 musicians played in the concert, which lasted about one hour and 15 minutes. Most of the selections were played by the entire Wind Ensemble, but the RamSax Quartet and Brass Quin tet also were featured. The selections were: "A Christmas Celebration," arranged Toys" (from "Babes in Toyland"). by Victor Herbert and arranged by Sammy Nestico; "Russian Christ mas Music" by Alfred Reed; "Christmas Medley" ("Bring a Torch Jeanette," "Isabella." "We Three Kings"), arranged by Jeff Holmes; "16th Century Carmina" ("Ich sag ade," "Als ich anschau das frohlich Gsicht," "Carmen in la" by Ludwig Senfl" and "Grein er zanner" by Heinrich Finck). ed. by John Glasel; "Christmas galypso" by Stephen Bulla; "A Rhapsody on Christmas Carols" by Claude T. Smith; "Huron Carol" by Stephen Bulla; and "Sleighride" by Leroy Anderson. The musicians: ? Flutes: Latasha Bester, Mar quia Blackmon, Dr. Linda Parker. ? Clarinets: Erica Lewis, Anto nia Chambers, Monica Saner, Quincy Lundy, Michael Wallace. ? Saxophones: Jonathan Hamiel, Christopher Jennings, Elliot Yourse. Broddrick Pender. ? French horns: Tyrik Miller. Andres Pierce; ? Keyboard: Rochelle Joyner. ? Trumpets: Nathan Miles, Nicole Hartlieb. Andon White, Jasmine Rascoe, Wynton Carter, James Armstrong. ? Trombones: William Rus sell. Jennifer Malloy, C. Michael Hinson, Leroy Fordham. ? Euphonium: Dorian Henry. ? Tubas: Reginald Scott, Albert Morgan, Warren Moore. ? Percussion: Edrick Miles, Bolumu Batsuli, Todd Corley, Rodney Lewis Jr. and Robert Crutchfield. (Parker, Joyner and Crutch field are faculty members.) Urban League to hold bash SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE When partygoers in Winston Salem and the rest of the Triad want to hear some of the most talented local entertainers around, they usually have to set tle for hearing only one band. Seldom, if ever, are the area's most talented musical perform ers seen gracing the same stage. That, however, will be the case on Dec. 6 at the Adam's Mark Hotel when the Winston Salem Urban League hosts its 24th annual Equal Opportunity Day Founders' Black and White Gala. Featured will be the Charles Greene Group, West End Mambo, B. Christopher Murrell & Jud Franklin, with a special guest appearance by Big Bump & Logi. "It will be exciting to see all of our collective fans enjoying each other's music in one venue," said Steve Blake of West End Mambo. which plays music identifted as authentic Latin "Each of the bands has its own flavor. We aU help bring fans who are unique To our own style of music." Blake said there is something about Latin sound that makes dancers rush to the floor for a chance to salsa and merengue. One of the Triad's more pop ular bands is the Charles Greene Group, which offers a pure rhythm and blues sound, often playing tracks from all-time favorites such as Al Green, the Gap Band, Frankie Beverly & Maze, the Commodores and Ste vie Wonder. "We play songs that people have always danced to - and we add our own unique twist," said Charles Greene, t h e group's vocalist and gui IcU IM. The most melodic voice among this all-star lineup of tal ent belongs, arguably, to Gram my Award winner Chris Murrell. Murrell won a Grammy in 1997 while on tour with the Count Basie Orchestra for Big Band Album of the Year. People also will have an opportunity to hear the music and storytelling of the always entertaining Big Bump & Logi. "The theme of our gala this year is "Coming Together in the Spirit of Unity," said RiifUard L. Williams, the gala chairman. "The expression of music has always been an avenue for bring ing together people of different cultures, communities and char acleristics. "Our community is fortunate to have such outstanding musical talent," he said, "It will be an evening of fun and excitement." Kathi Lester, vice presittent and general manager of WTWB Television, and Ernie H. Pitt, publisher and co-founder of The Chronicle, will serve as honorary co-chairpersons of the gala. David Plyler. a Forsyth County commissioner and a media exec utive himself, will serve as mas ter of ceremonies. The event will begin at 7:30 p.m., and tickets are $75. Ticket prices include complimentary beer, wine and heavy hors d'oeu vres. In order to attract those who may not typically attend the gala, organizers this year are using a two-tier price structure. After 10:30 p.m., the price for entrance will be reduced toJIO. Tickets can be purchased at the Urban League, 201 W. fifth Street, or by calling (336) 725 5614. Proceeds will be used for such programs as Bridging the Gaps in Race Relations, Reading Olympiad, Legacy, as well as many others. The Winston-Salem Urban League, one of more than 100 affiliates nationwide, is private, non-profit and non-partisan. Its purpose is to enable African Americans and other underrepre sented groups to cultivate and exercise their full potential on a par equal to all Americans. Greene Pennies from page A2 above Senegal. Warfield explained that it's a huge country equal to the size of Texas and Cal ifornia combined. To provide the middle school students with a bet ter perspective of the expansive country, he asked them to imagine a country that is as big as Virginia and both of the Carolinas com bined but with just one road on which to travel. During his stay in an impov erished village, Warfield said, he witnessed and endured, malnutri tion and hunger on a regular basis. Nursing mothers often became unable to produce milk for their babies. Warfield became so concerned that he took his Peace Corps salary and bought as much powdered milk as he could to give to mothers so that they might be able to breast-feed their newborns. "They do have hardships that we can't even relate to, but despite those hardships, there are also things we should envy about the way they live. They are some of the most generous people in world." said Warfield, who. upon losing over 20 pounds due to lack of food in the village, was given an $ 18 donation that his host fam ily had raised for him to buy some food. Warfield was thankful but declined the money because he felt the family needed it more than he did. Already $12,000 has been raised for food and supplies to be taken to West Africa, and Warfield says his original goal was to raise only $10,000. Now Warfield is hoping to raise $40,000 after getting word that a refugee village, located in the vicinity of his home village, is in dire need of food as well Many of the village people are still coping with their recent freedom, and many are still forced to pay their former masters a portion of what little money they earn. The average woman, says Warfield, makes $80 to $100 a year to feed an entire family. "Most of the people had never seen anyone as white as me; and some of the children began crying and running away from me because they thought I was a ghost," Warfield said. Warfield hopes to make con tact with an African-American church in the area to recruit peo ple of color who might be inter ested in making the trip with' him in order "to present a diverse front." He believes bringing together former slave descendants from America .with recently released slaves from West Africa would do wonders for their morale. To send a donation to ftdbh Warfield for his trip to Maurita nia, call Redeemer Presbyterian Church at 724-2217. <v BOB'S CARWASH & DETAIL Pick up & Delivery Available. 5775 Reynolda Rd. 336-922-2583 "Proud To Serve You" ? BUS STOP a Barber Shop and Hair Stylist 1302 E. 4th St Winston-Salem, NC G.A. Hutson (JJO) t Ur Owner/Manager Registered Barbers Needed, Full or Part lime Open: Tuesday thru Friday 9-6, Sat 8-4 Closed Monday Eric S. 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