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Yfv , - .-t ... . :t ,,t - : . - . . . . . ' . . v . . . . . . . r v ' - September 13, 1966 THE DAILY TAR HEEL Section HI Page 7 A hotel s own song at dinner with the folks in the Hotel Lindenwirt. Director Joel Carter leafed through the music, hum med it once, and the next moment the Club was singing the song in German as if it was an old stand-by they'd been singing for years. The hotel owner was delighted. On south from Rudeshiem around the Rhine, then west into France went the Glee Club. The Club toured the con tinent m a new West German Ovag bus that outclassed most American buses. The driver was a good-natured strong man, Helmut Bergman. "He's a real man," appraised first tenor Jack Allison. Herr Bergman was in the- German Navy in the second world war and had his boat shot out beneath him three times. Now, he is a bus driver who, like the rest of the peo ple of Europe, is trying to forget the re cent struggle. In sunny Lyon, France, the Glee Club felt like it was home. UNC profes sor Fredrick Vogler welcomed the 40 men on behalf of the UNC-in-Lyon pro gram. Former Glee Clubber Nelson Mc Daniel was also greeted cheerily by members of the Club. The Club sang for the UNC-at-Lyon students who almost broke up in tears when they heard the Carolina men sing Hark the Sound. It's a long way from Carolina to Lyon, but the gap seemed lessened by the presence of familiar faces. A gay champagne reception aft er the concert was a rollicking affair with toasts and more informal singing. In Lyon the Club also sang for the Lycee Du Pare, a large, school in town where the enthusiastic turnout was un precedented. The boys of the school clapped and cheered for more after each song! They especially enjoyed the , Negro spirituals that the Glee Club sang. "Joshua Fit the Battle of Jeri cho," and "Deep Water," received re peated ovations from the French school boys. . r ' In turn, the Lycee Du Pare chorus sang a round of Negro Spirituals for the gathering and as a tribute to the Americans. The children sat and stared open-mouthed at the music, while the l ill v.,:",,! v 'fir " 1 , 1.-: . v ii : if" !I : ft ... c TI5 i 1 ljLJtib Cologne Cathedral Was Impressive In Strength afternoon sun streamed into the audi torium through high windows. Follow ing the concert, another Vin d'Honneur awaited the Club. Lycee officials toast ed the Club for singing and humbly thanked the University singers for com ing to sing for them. That night, the Club bussed down to the village of Saint Etienne where a crowd waited in the rain to listen to the singing of the club. Parents stood hold ing their children in their arms while a downpour of rain punctuated the sing ing. The Club sang from an old-fashioned bandshell. French and American flags were draped around the village square. Finally, the crowd had to re treat to shops and cafes around the dripping square while the Club sang into the night. Another Vin d'Honneur hosted the club after the night concert. The First Deputy Mayor of the town told the club that he and his village was overjoyed to see another side of American culture. He remarked that always the French man only saw the material side of America; he rejoiced at seeing some musical culture from America. "We will never forget how you help ed us in the last two wars," the Deputy Mayor stated proudly. "We won't forget how you helped us in our first war!" mumbled one Glee Club man quietly, remembering LaFayette. - Then, the Glee Club bus climbed into the French Alps and headed toward Switzerland. Just on the French side of the border, the Glee Club paused for a real picnic of French bread, wine and grape juice on a grassy mountainside. Into dramatic Switzerland the Glee Club rolled. First the Club went to Berne, sister city of New Bern, North Carolina. New Bernite, Bill Reel, pre sented a wood sander to Mr. Paul Dubi, aeting mayor of the Swiss city in com memmoration of the sister-city move ment. The Club sang for the city municipal workers from the cobblestone court yard of the city hall. Secretaries and office boys leaned out of windows, over flowery window boxes, to listen to the singing below. Next, the Club traveled east to the lakeside city of Lucerne where the group sang for a local folk festival. They appeared on the same program with a be-wigged Dutch all-girl orches tra, a trio of Swiss Alpine-horn blowers and an entourage of local yodelers. Above Lucern towers the 7,000 foot slab of Mount Pilatus that the Glee Club climbed the next day. Towed up by red cog railway, the 40 men of the Club marveled at the swathe of snow peaked alps that could be seen from the summit of Pilatus. Then, the club swung down the peak by cable car. Many of the men sang on the way down through the alpine meadows where the crystal tinkling of distant cowbells sprinkled through the clear air. Around the tip of Lake Constance, the Club rolled on around the corner of Austria into southern Germany to tour the famed Bavarian castles of Prince Ludwig II. The rain in Munich almost seemed to last forever. For 10 days, the sky seemed to open up, sending the club scampering around the muddy city. The weather must have been heralding what was to come for the Glee Clug as the bus rolled on, ight up to the sinister-looking East German Border. Hours of suspense-filled waiting were reward ed by safe passage through the commu nist - controlled land . of the German Democratic Republic. The spooky drab cities flashed by between sad fields of the communes. The once-dazzling city of Leipzig looked ' like some set from a horror movie. "This is wierd," remarked Bass John Lambert of Raleigh as the bus rumbled through the unpainted city. The club stayed that night in the seemingly plush state - owned Hotel Stadt Leipzig. Singing in Bach's Thonv as Church, the men were saddened by (Continued on Page 8) - ----- - ; ,- .- ' -i -r. - . ' ' MhMi. '-"-Jill i.... f High Above The ! .1 . - . " ji : V 7: Students ..; ' 7 - -1 ----- '.'... . I I ) . Is " ' I - ... nMjjli)j..iiiiiiiiiiw 'ii.. . win ii mm mi im .n . : 1 X V. P ' -Ax- - "-1-.? - '-.-sfevJ Cf -, - ' -' V 4k'"fc. V'..t mt -fc. . " . Qouds, The Qub Enjoyed Switzerland 4 A" P tA W 3 1 TU UJ CIV u i r, J MB . .J ...... C nsr? ci it3 a f 1 CT""i"Ji 7 r L CVJ'T AIL! n I if. . i M t - y -; i f - . . I ) s i i f . V , 4 f Berlin: "The Wall, You Can Step Over It" s Ik ! 0 At Lyon Listen, Fascinated 3 1 I
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