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Thursday, October 10,1974 PAGE FOUR Q A 1 Colorful Pianist to Perform at St. Andrem On October 16, 17, and 18, Mack McCray, gifted young American pianist, will be a campus visitor at St. An drews. Bom in California in 1943, McCray studied at the University of Redlands with Dr. Herbert Horn, who is presently on the faculty at St. Andrews. McCray is also a graduate of the Juilliard School where he has studied intensively with Irwin Freun- dlich. His emergence as one of the leading young American pianists allows McCray to im plement a project he believes vital to today’s world: in each conununity he augments the formal concert with im promptu exchanges with student and community groups, gives master classes, joins in jam sessions and chamber music with local musicians, and* often talks about the music during the concert itself. On winning the Silver Medal in the 1970 In ternational Enesco Com petition in Bucharest, Mack McCray embarked upon a headline-making tour of Europe, receiving tumultuous public ovations and critical acclaim in every city in which he appeared; three standing ovations in Amsterdam, four teen curtain calls in Ham burg, and the prolonged rhythmic clapping which Bucharest audiences reserve for their favorite artists. Similar receptions occurred in London, Vienna, Zurich, Brussels, and in Italy, where McCray appeared as soloist at the 5th International “Gior- nate Musical". In 1969 alone he was awar ded first prize in both the San Francisco and Charleston Symphony Competions, and 2nd prize in the International Liszt Competition held in Boston. He received the Juilliard School’s coveted Ed ward Struermann Memorial Award, and a grant from the Martha Baird Rockefeller Foundation in New York. His performance of the Brahms D Minor Piano Concerto with Josef Krips and the San Fran cisco Symphony earned a standing ovation from an audience of over 4,000. The three events scheduled for the St. Andrews campus are: a session with the students in the new St. An drews Studies “Common Ex perience” program at 11:30 Wednesday morning, October 16; a concert on Thursday evening, October 17 at 8:00 p. m.; and a master class for pianists and teachers on Friday, October 18 at 1:30, and lasting until 3:00 p. m. All events will be in the Vardell Music Building at St. Andrews. There will be no ad mission charge for any event, and the public is cordially in vited to attend. SA Students Among Florence Symphony Six St. Andrews students are among the members of the Florence (S.C.) Sym phony now rehearsing for their first performance of the 1974-75 seascm. The six, ac cording to Music Program Director Dr. James Dobb are Dick Chaiken, trombone; Carol Connell, flute; Jenny Fowers, trumpet; Mack Mc Bride, percussion; Ligon Per- row, bassoon and Lin Thomp son, viola. Now in their fourth week of preparation for their October 21 premiere, the forty mem ber orchestra, under the direc tion of former St. Andrews faculty member Franklin West, will play Anton Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 in E minor (“From the New World”). Also on the program are Hector Berlioz’s “Car- West was equally enthusias tic, calling tte St. Andrews contingent “an asset to our group.” Orchestra.” “We are certainly pleased with the amount of interest St. Andrews students have shown in the Symphony, ” said Dr. Cobb, “and hope we can make it a regular part of the music program here.” Conductor West was equally enthusiastic, 3 calling the St. Andrews con tingent “an asset to our group.” Plans for the remainder of the Symphony’s season are still on fte drawing boards, but they are known to call for a Christmas presentation and sevral programs in the winter and early spring of 1975. FROMMYSTOMYS I have been to the Northern waters Seen and heard the Red fish swimming in their icy home I hope I will not stir them to anger, feel the sting of their fins Hiey have voices like us. Only a few understand the lanoe MACK McCRAY, former student of Herbert Horn, is currently an iq)coming concert pianisti Having completed a celebrated tour of Europe, he will appear here at St. Andrews October 16,17jJ and 18 with a recital scheduled for the 17th at 8:00 p jn. By Richard Stephens By Susan Bainbridgf
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