WWC conductor
“Bernstein a genius”
by Bob Lindsey
Conductor-composer
Leonard Bernstein remains
the last of those giants in
music capable of dominating
the concert world of two
continents.
Dr. Robert Keenert world is
largely that of the Warren
Wilson College campus, where
as a faculty member he
teaches music and directs the
choir. Recently it fused with
that of Bernstein on a second
continent.
For two weeks in August,
conductor singer Keener,
together with seven Warren
Wilson students choir
members, traveled with
Bernstein, were rehearsed by
Bernstein, performed in a
Bernstein festival in Austria,
then proceeded on concert
tour with Bernstein to Frank
furt, West Berlin and Vienna.
From the concert stage.
Doctor of Music Keener en
joyed a conductor^ eyeview of
Bernstein, gedius, conducting
the 90-man Israel Philhar
monic Orchestra and the 126
voice Vienna Youth Choir, of
which Keener was a tem
porary member.
“When Bernstein was
conducting the Israel
Philharmonic, we, the choir,
would be seated toward the
rear of the concert stage. As a
conductor, it was a point of
view which otherwise I could
never have hoped to have. It
was a fantastic experience to
watch him mold the per
formance.’
As one of the 216 par
ticipating musicians. Keener
doesnt suggest his association
with Bernstein was close,
however on Keenert side it
was intensely personal.
“In rehearsal he was never
overbearing. He was really
quite gentle, not tern
permental at all. Still, he was
commanding, demanding.
When he rehearsed the choir
he spoke German. When he
rehearsed the orchestra he
spoke English.
“We recognized that he was
under strain. His wife was
terminally ill of cancer in New
York. But there were never
any tantrums or blowups.’
While in West Berlin.
Bernstein had his 59th bir
thday.
“That evening after the
curtain calls, we, the choir,
sang “Happy Birthday' and
presented him with a cake. He
was delighted, as was the
audience.’
New professor
at Montreat
Dr. Ruth Douglas See, a
noted historian and
Presbyterian administration
and instructor, has joined the
faculty of Montreat-Anderaon
College, Acting Dean B. Hoyt
Evans has announced.
Dr. See, who is teaching
United States history at
Montreat-Anderson College,
holds a B.A. degree from
Mary Baldwin College, a
M.R.E. degree from New
York Theological Seminary,
and a Ph. D. from New York
University. She has completed
additional study at the
University of North Carolina,
Union Theological Seminary,
The College of William and
Mary and Mansfield College in
England.
Dr. See is a former
Assistant Professor of History
at Virginia Commonwealth
University, a former in
structor at National Taiwan
University, Taipei, Taiwan, a
former instructor at Stillman
College, Tuscaloosa,
Alabama, and a former Youth
Publications Editor with the
Presbyterian Board of
Christian Education. She is
the author of several
historical and Christian
publications and is currently
Research Associate with the
Presbyterian Historical
Foundation In Montreat.
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Curtain calls revealed more
of the man.
“Traditionally the
Austrians have a strong
preference for their own
musicians. However at
Villach, during the three-day
Leonard Bernstein Festival,
their response was tremen
dous...six to ten curtain calls
that would last to 20 minutes.
“Somehow during curtain
calls his attitude would subtly
give credit to the orchestra, to
the soloists, to the concert
master, to the choir. It was
real and gracious.’
For Keener and the seven
Warren Wilson students, the
occasion to join Bernstein and
the Vienna Youth Choir, came
when the Warren Wilson Choir
was concluding its par
ticipation in the Ninth Vienna
Choral Symposium. Were
their months of work and
sacrifice, whicn earned for
them much of the cost of their
Vienna experience, worth it?
In KeenerS view;
“Unquestionably. It has been
an experience that has
enriched all our lives.’
ROBERT KEENER
Owen magazine sale begins
by Betty Davis
Friday, September 30, is
the kick-off date for the sale of
magazines by the Owen High
School students. The sale will
run one week and two
weekends.
Their goal is $12,000, about
half of which will remain in
the school, to be used for
various school-wide activities
such as Junior-Senior Prom,
Freshman-Sophomore dance,
etc. The company will be the
Perfect School Plan.
This project is the one and
only school-wide project that
Owen has for this school
year. The parents, friends,
and community have given
the school such trememdous
support in the past and we
hope every family in the
Swannanoa Valley will sub
scribe to at least one
magazine from our students
this year. Those who would
like to subscribe to a
magazine and have not been
contacted, may call the school
and give their name and
address. A student with the
proper credentials will come
for the order. The support of
the community is vital to the
suuccess of the drive.
Lunches Provide Bacteria Room to Grow
Sack lunches for the back
to-school crowd can be a
haven for sickness-causing
bacteria.
Because the bacteria
responsible for food poison
ing grow best between 45 and
120 degrees Fahrenheit, sack
lunches kept at room tem
perature offer a good place
for bacteria to grow, says
Jane Aitchison, agricultural
extension foods and nutrition
specialist at North Carolina
State University.
If bacteria are present, it
only takes a few hours in the
hazardous temperature range
to get them growing.
The key to preventing food
poisoning is careful and
sanitary methods of food
preparation and storage.
Clean hands, utensils and
work areas are essential.
Hands and wrists should
be washed with soap and hot
water. If hands have cuts or
sores, rubber gloves should
be worn when preparing
food.
Prevent cross contamina
tion of foods by thorougly
washing surfaces and uten
sils used with raw foods
before using them with
cooked foods.
One of the standard food
safety rules is to keep hot
foods hot and cold foods cold.
Thermos or vacuum bottles
can do either. Be sure they
are thoroughly washed and
rinsed in boiling water before
reusing.
If a refrigerator is handy,
lunches should be stored in it
until ready to eat.
A lunch box is a better in
sulator than a paper bag says
Ms. Aitchison'.
A slightly frozen drink
may also help to keep a lunch
cool and m^ny sandwiches
can be frozen ahead of time
for the same purpose as well
as to keep them safe longer.
If refrigeration is not
available, some foods should
be avoided altogether.
Cooked and uncooked foods
containing eggs must be
refrigerated. Others include
items containing cream,
custard or meringue fillingB
or toppings and salads and
sandwiches with eggs or
dressings containing eggs
and little vinegar or other
acid.
Cooked meat and fish in
sandwiches or salad mixtures
can also be unsafe if not han
dled properly and kept cold.
Almost any other food that
has been properly prepared,
cooked and stored is a good
choice for the sack lunch.
Canned meat and poultry
products, opened and eaten
immediately are nutritious
as are dry or fully cooked
meats, such as franks or
bologna.
Cheese and crackers and nut
butter sandwiches are also
good choices.
Frozen chicken or turkey
or soups, stews or chili that
are boiling hot and poured
into a sterile thermos bottle
are all welcome lunchtime
foods.
To complement the main
course, add clean fruits and
vegetables of your choice.
Machine company to buiId facility I
Wrights Machine and Tool
Company, Inc. located on Bee
Tree Road in Swannanoa, is
building a new facility near
US Highway 70 approximately
three miles west of Swan
nanoa. The new facility is now
under construction with an
expected completion date of
November 1.
Frank A. Wright, President,
states that the new building
will contain approximately
10,000 square feet. Plans have
been made to add still another
10,000 square feet within the
next six months. This new
building will house the
Companyk new line of
automatic, bar-and-chucking
lathes and Computer
Numerical-Control milling
machines, (CNC), the latest
development in space age
technology.
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Wright attributes the
rapidly increasing success of
Wrighti Machine and Tool
Company, Inc. to the purchase
use of ton "notify
machinery and the hiring of
highly skilled toolmakers.
These present expansions are
necessary because of the large
increase in both domestic and
international sales. This new
plant will create a number of
jobs for both machinists and
production workers in the
Western North Carolina area,
Wright said.
Owen Band earns superior rating I
by Jody Sturgill
The Warhorse Marching
Band, under the direction of
Judy Henson Sturgill, was
rated superior in marching
and music at the fourth annual
Land of the Sky Marching
Band Festival on Saturday,
September 24.
Thirty-two bands from four
states competed at the Enka
Stadium before a canacity
crowd. The bands were judged
according to marching and
playing ability as well as the
general effect of the show.
Owen received high ratings
in showmanship and
originality. Besides walking
away with the superior rating,
the Warhorse Band made a
perfect score on military
inspection. This is the second
year in succession that Owen
has won the inspection trophy.
Also winning first place for the
second time at this com
petition was the Owen
majorette corps led by Head
Majorette Beverly Coston.
The Field Conductor, Joe
Ballard, also received a
superior rating. He came in a
close second behind Pisgahft
drum major.
Many of the observers at the
festival were parents and
friends of the Warhorse Band.
The band members and, Ms.
Sturgill wish to thank all the
fine folk of Swannanoa Valley
who continue to offer support
and encouragement for the
band program.
This weekend the Owen
Band and many of the parents
will travel to Bristol, Tenn.
Va. for the Southeastern Band
Festival. Approximately go
bands from nine states have
entered the competition.
Solar eclipse due October 12 I
A solar eclipse can be seen
in North Carolina on Oct 12.
The sun will be eclipsed as
the new moon moves between
the earth and the sun, reports
Jim Manning, assistant
director of the Morehead
Planetarium at the University
of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill.
On Wednesday, October 12,
North Carolinians will witness
a partial eclipse of the sun
beginning at 4:30 p.m. and
lasting until 6 p.m. Manning
warned against looking
directly at the sun to view the
eclipse because of the risk of
eye damage. The total eclipse
will be visible only in a thin
band across the Pacific Ocean
and northeastern South
America, he said.
Solar eclipses occur at the
time of the new moon, when
the moon is between the earth
and the sun. Lunar eclipses
occur during the full moon,
when the earth lies between
the sun and the moon.
“The phenomenon does not
occur at every full and new
moon,’ he said,“because the
moon* orbit is tilted with
respect to the plane of the
earth* orbit. Therefore the
moon does not usually form an
exact enough line with the sun
and earth to produce an
eclipse.
There are, he said, two
points of intersection between
the moon* orbit and the earth*
orbital plane, these points are
called nodes and are located
on opposite sides of the earth.
The sun, moon and nodes
line up twice a year at six
month intervals. These two
periods are known as “Eclipse
seasons' because when the
moon passes through a node,
the three bodies form an exact
or nearly exact line and an
eclipse takes place.
Eclipses happen in pairs at
these times because it takes
the moon only two weeks to
travel from one node to the
other, Manning said.
“For example, if the moon
is at the node between the
earth and sun, a solar eclipse
occurs. In two weeks the moon
will be at the opposite node,
and if the alignment is still
good enough, the moon will
pass through the earths
shadow in lunar eclipse.’
The eclipses in a pair can
occur in either order. This
autumn, the lunar eclipse
preceded the solar by two
weeks. Last October and
November the reverse was
true.
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