St Andrews Presbyterian CollcRe
The Lance 3
Fran McKctidrce Visits St. Andrews
St. Andrews welcomes Fran
McKendree back for the fourth
consecutive year! McKendree, a
musician, singer, and composer
from Toronto, Canada, will spend
his two-day residency conducting
a song-writing workshop and per
forming in concert.
On March 28 at 7:30 p.m.,
people from the Laurinburg com
munity will join St. Andrews stu
dents for an evening of creativity
and fun. This group, under the
expert leadership of McKendree,
will combine their ideas and tal
ents to compose an original song
(both music and lyrics).
McKendree conducted a similar
workshop last spring for the stu
dents in the Music Education
class. Some of these students were
contacted recently and asked to
share how it felt to compose a
group song. Here are some of their
thoughts and reactions:
Will Mangus said, “Fran was
really easy to work with. He made
everyone feel like they were an
important part of composing the
song. This was important to me
because lots of
us in the class
were not musi
cally inclined.
Seeing the fin
ished product at
the end of class
really aston
ished me. Until
that night, I
didn’t believe
that I could do '
anything musi- '
cally.”
Jenmfer Lamb commented: “I
loved the song-writing class! It
was a very positive experience,
both musically as well as work
ing in a group with my peers. See
ing something growing creatively
and commg to Jite m just one and
a half hours was amazing. I
thought that writing a song always
took days! All I can say is WOW!
I can’t wait to be a part of writing
another song and going to Fran’s
concert.”
Another student, Jo Hiebert,
is a musician himself and has tried
h i s
hand at
writing
songs.
“Fran’s
a p -
proach
t 0
song-
writing
was
new for
me and
I
learned a lot. I talked to him after
class and at the concert, and he
was an inspiration for me. Fran
showed me that it isn’t as diffi
cult as it seems; it doesn’t have to
be a chore. I hope I can write a
great soiu’ bv myself somedav.”
The concert will be in the Belk
Main Lounge on Friday, March
29, at 8 p.m. On stage,
McKendree’s quick wit and inter
active performing style have cap
tivated audiences across the
United States, South America and
Recycling
in their suites for paper, newspa
per, magazines, and cardboard.
The recyclables are taken to the
fecyclirig center every two weeks
byvolunteers within the dorm. A
paper recycling bin is to be set up
byWagram Paper Stock Inc. be-
liind SAGA in the near future to
>nake it more convenient for all
students and faculty to recycle.
Ms. Tipton makes the point that
J^^eycling has many advantages
Asides that of preserving the en-
^'■ronment. There is the possibil-
■ly of receiving money for
f^cyclables. Also, if large scale
®^ycling takes hold the school
®ay be able to reevaluate the trash
^ contract and save some
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money. The less garbage we pro
duce, the fewer times it needs to
be picked up, and more money
will be saved by the school. The
school is also fined every time
recyclables are found in the trash.
The recycling center also asks
that recyclables, which are taken
to the circle by Belk Center on
Tuesday nights, be in the blue
bins, not plastic bags.
In order to make large scale
recycling work, all students must
be actively involved, a working
relationship must be formed be
tween students and administra
tion, and everyone must remem
ber the three aspects of recycling
1. Collect the materials,
2. Make them into something
new,
3. Buy products made from re
cycled materials.
Canada. Drawing on his own
work and that of other contempo
rary writers, McKendree blends
the serious with the light hearted
and haunting ballads with rock
ing foot-stompers. These are in
terwoven with a bit of South Af
rican or Celtic circle dancing. All
of this adds up to an evening full
of friendship, laughter, music and
new experiences. In addition to
his concert tours, McKendree’s
services are much in demand as a
key-noter/coordinator/musician
for youth and adult conferences.
Ali Clark, who has known
McKendree for more than six
years and has attended many of
his conferences and concerts, was
asked what made McKendree so
different. “He doesn’t just stand
up there and sing or focus on just
a few people in the audience. He
makes sure that every person in
the room is a part of the music, a
part of the concert. His music al
ways makes me think and it brings
out new emotions in me. He’s not
only a super performer—he is also
a great guy!”
The concert is free of charge
and open to everyone. The song-
writing workshop, while also free,
will be limited in number. If you
would like to take part in the
workshop, call Nancy Clark at
276-3849 after 6 p.m. to reserve
a place. Fran McKendree’s two-
day residency is being sponsored
by the St. Andrews Special Events
Committee, CSF, the Music De
partment, the Community Music
Program, and the Scotland Arts
Council with a grass roots grant
from the North Carolina Arts
Council, a state agency.
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