Meredith Performs series begins
by AmlMr Biirrto
MEREDITH PERFORMS 1988-1989 SEASON
A Little Night Music October 28. 29. November 4.5
October 30. November 6
Sue Bernhard Dance Concert Novenr^ber 19
The Christmas Concert
Robert Small
The Chamber-Maid
Meredith Dance Theatre
The Adventures of Pinnochio
December 4
February 23,24,25
February 6
March 30,31, April 1
April 2
April14,15, 20. 21,22
April 22 (children's matinee)
April 16 (children’s matinee)
Symphony Season Opens
8:00 p.m.
8:00 p.m.
3:00 p.m.
and
8:00 p.m.
8:00 p.m.
8:00 p.m.
3:00 p.m.
8:00 p.m.
3:00 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
10:30 a.m.
3:00 p.m.
Just as classes and most campus
activities are well underway, so are
the plans for this year’s Meredith
Performs series.
The first attraction of this perform
ing arts series Is the musical, A Little
Night Music, featuring the music of
Stephen Sondheim.
Auditions were held In Carswell
Auditorium on September 6, 7, and
8. Rehearsals began on September
11 and continue now every week,
Sunday through Thursday.
Meredith students hold most of
the female roles for this production.
Men from Duke University, N.C. State,
and the Raleigh-Durham area make
up the rest of the cast.
The director of this sophisticated
musical Is Dr. Nan Stephenson, a
new member to the Meredith faculty.
The Meredith production of this
musical promises to be spectacular
because of the elaborate costumes
and scenery now being made and
the orchestra conducte! by Jim
Powers.
The performance dates for A Little
Night Music are October 28, 29,
November 4. 5 at 8:00 p.m., and
October 30 and November 6 at 3:00
p.m.
Make plans now to join Mererdlth
Performs as its new season begins.
Soap Opera
Update
by LMira McArthur
THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL
Clarke proposes an agreement to
Margo offering her ten percent of his
income for the rest of his life, but
Margo refuses the settlement. Beth
and Steven have gone to Paris In
hopes of saving their marriage. Will
It be too late? Brooke asks Caroline
for help against Stephanie, but Car
oline makes her no promises. Could
Caroline be siding with Mrs. Forrester?
by Jill Murrsll
Once again, the North Carolina
Symphony Is off to a great start. The
September 16 opening to the 1988-
89 series featured works by Leonard
Bernstein, Joaquin Rodrigo, and
Johannes Brahms. Christopher
Parkening was the guest guitarist.
The concert started with the national
anthem, which was an unusual,
however welcome addition to the
evening. After the audience had re
seated themselves, Gerhardt
Zimmerman joined his musicians on
stage and sopke briefly about Bern
stein and his contributions to the
musical community. Zimmerman then
dedicated the Symphony's perfor
mance of Divertimento for Orches
tra to the celebration of Bernstein
and the Boston Symphony's 100th
birthday. "Divertimento" Is a wond
erful piece because It is so varied;
everyone enjoys at least one move
ment in particular. Recognlzeable In
this work are bits of West Side Story,
and the ballet's Fancy Free and On
The Town.
AS THE WORLD TURNS
Lillie, angry that Holden is spend
ing time In Chicago with Angel,
spends the night with Spence. Meg
longs to be In Rod’s arms while hus
band Tonlo Is infatuated with Lilllth.
After the Bernstein piece, Chris
topher Parkening joined the sym
phony on stage for Rodrigo’s Con-
clerto de Aranjuez, for guitar and
orchestra. Parkening. a former stu
dent of Andres Segovia, was brilliant
and definitely the highlight of the
evening. His guitar skills are mes
merizing, and the piece in itself was
quite beautiful. The two together
made for very enjoyable listening.
Following the Intermission. Zim
merman conducted the N.C. Sym
phony in Brahms' Symphony No. 2
in D Major, Opus 73. This piece was
more relaxed and fluid than the other
two and probably made some of the
more tired members of the audience
a little drowsy. It was fun listening
for bits of his famous lullaby that are
Included in this work.
Zimmerman and the musicians
opened the season well, and the
audience concurred, giving the
symphony three curtain calls. The
next performance in the classical
series is Friday. October 28.
Hal calls Greece to talk with Craig
but Margo answers. In a later con
versation, Margo tells Hal that she
and Tom are bringing their baby
back with them to Oakdale. Will Hal
find out the truth about Adam?