The Daily Tar HeelTuesday, April 16, 19915
BSM Gospel
The Black Student Movement Gos
pel Choir staged its 19th annual spring
concert Sunday to the theme of Peace
Be Still.
' The performance, however, was any
thing but peaceful or still. Though the
' show had its serene moments, most of
the two-hour concert kept the audience
. clapping, singing and dancing in the
. aisles. Songs ranging from the tradi
tional "Sanctify Me" to the more mod
ern "Walk in the Light" allowed the
" choir to exhibit the superior vocal abil-
ity of its soloists along with the rich,
smooth sound of the group.
: "Tribute to James Cleveland," writ
' ten by choir member Patrick Johnson
and performed by the Ebony Readers,
opened the concert w ith a somber testa--ment
to this late African-American art
ist. The first processional provided an
excellent contrast to this poetic intro
duction, as the choir opened with the
vibrant "Lord Help Me To Hold Out "
then marched in to the jubilent "Can't
Nobody Do Me Like Jesus."
Once on stage, the singers quickly
set the mood for the entire show. A
tentative start with "Give Us this Day"
was easily overcome as this and other
songs were performed with strong char
acter and exceptional tonal quality.
Solo efforts steal the spotlight as 6 senior Clef Hangers bid farewell to Carolina
Sophomore Clef Hanger Clay Barrow is
Hostage
Porterfield said two people were
slightly injured, while one person sus
tained "more serious" injuries, but re
fused to identify the victims. The three
were transported to UNC Hospitals.
The off icer driving the police car was
not seriously hurt, Porterfield said. The
air bag in the police car's steering wheel
inflated and may have helped the offi
cer avoid injury, she said.
Police had not fully reconstructed
the accident and did not know many
details, Porterfield said. The injured
drivers had not been interviewed.
Drivers involved in the accident said
the police car ran a red light at the
intersection of East Franklin Street and
the access road to Eastgate and hit a red
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Choir's show
Jim Holm
Concert
The musical accompaniment for the
choir provided an excellent jazzfunk
backdrop for the singers. Although the
band was overpowering at times, drown
ing the choir's diction with its strong
sound, the musicians kept up a won
drous performance for the entire show.
Mark Davis, featured pianist, did an
excellent job providing the principle
melody, as well as his own impressive
improvisations. Davis' playing fused
the finesse of Billy Taylor with the
stylistic verve of Ray Charles a com
bination that made the piano one of the
highlights of the concert. Irvin Green's
inspired bass style was another exciting
facet of the show, while Rudy McMillan
Jr.'s pounding performance on drums
and Clarence Harding' s soothing backup
keyboard rounded out the tight sound of
the band.
From the choir itself, exceptional
performances abounded. Emily
Watkins' solo effort in "Storm Will
Pass" was a thrilling and dramatic inter
pretation of a vocally challenging spiri
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intent on his performance during the a cappella
Ford Festiva as it was making a left turn
onto Franklin Street.
The man driving the Ford was thrown
from his car, witnesses said.
"The man coming out of the
(Eastgate) road was hit, did a 360-de-gree
turn, and the man was thrown out
onto the grass," said UNC senior Shelley
Lowery, who drove one of the vehicles
damaged in the accident.
Lowery said two police cars travel
ing east at 35-40 miles per hour drove
through the intersection on the way to
the hostage scene, and the second one
was involved in the accident. 'The first
police car didn't stop," she said.
Lowery, who was travelling west,
became involved when the police car
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stirs the soul
tual. Her deep, powerful voice, reminis
cent of Koko Taylor, nevertheless pos
sessed a mysterious brooding quality
lacking in the Chicago blues woman's
famous style. "It Will Be Alright," fea
turing choir president Willie Robinson
as soloist, again demonstrated the
group's excellent vocal skill. Robinson's
performance, which received a stand
ing ovation, was a perfect culmination
for this graduating senior's final perfor
mance. In the second half of the concert,
awards were presented to the choir
members.
Kim Harris received the plaque for
most outstanding member, while Renee
Hairston and Willie Robinson were
awarded the prizes for most dedicated
member and most outstanding singer,
respectively.
Graduating senior members were
honored with gifts of recognition.
The professional, exciting nature of
the choir was one of the many reasons
this particular performance was such a
success.
By drawing from a vast repertory of
songs and displaying a diverse array of
vocal talents, the BSM Gospel Choir
once again turned in an exceptional,
highly inspirational performance.
Special to the DTHDavid Minton
group's show Friday at Memorial Hall
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taking too long to determine who caused
the accident.
"If the police weren't involved, then
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The officer said the accident was
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The BSM Gospel Choir's enthusiasm during its! 9th annual spring concert
"Welcome to An Evening at Chez
Bleu Frommage" The House of Blue
Cheese?
You really can't judge a concert by
its program cover.
The scene: a 1 930s speakeasy, a nine
piece band, doe-si-doe-ing maitre d's
and a table of gangsters. What?
The Clef Hangers, UNC's aH-male a
cappella singing group, changed their
tune when they opened their spring con
cert Friday with "Woodchopper's Ball,"
a Big Band rendition in which, yes, the
Clefs really played the drums, piano,
saxophones, trombones and an electric
mandolin-type of instrument. Definitely
unexpected. But that's only where the
surprises began.
The concert was full of emotion for
six departing seniors, emotion that
peaked when a "teary-eyed" Tristan
Bishop asked his girlfriend, Kristin, to
marry him. After she agreed, Bishop
ran to meet her at the end of the stage.
They embraced and kissed, drawing
howls and a standing ovation from the
packed house.
Bishop returned to the stage, and
everyone expected him to announce his
happiness. Instead, he admitted he was
only kidding, thanked his good friend
for her help and apologized to his par
ents. "YOU CREEP!!" yelled his mother
from the second row.
After the audience calmed down,
Bishop began the best solo performance
of the evening, "Danny's Song."
Friday was definitely solo night. Al
most the entire second set featured the
talents of individual Clef Hangers.
Bishop, a senior baritone, delivered
some of his best Clef performances
ever. These were not his usual Billy Joel
imitations. Bishop showed the audi
ence what his voice is really made of in
the sultry "Since I Fell For You." But
that performance didn't come anywhere
close to "Danny's Song."
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Approximately 800 letters have been
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The group showed that all voices
not just the tenors and baritones but also
the basses could deliver amazing
solo performances. Jake Washburn's
performance of Billy Joel's "Careless
Talk" drew lengthy applause that solo
ists to follow also would receive. Clay
Barrow rivaled James Taylor with
"Carolina Girls." Bass Paul Bowman
took his voice to new heights in
"Alison." Zach Nelson probably re
ceived lots of looks from "Brown-Eyed
Girls." And Jon Owen finished the con
cert in the spotlight with "Africa."
Two songs demonstrated the skills
for arranging needed to break down the
complicated electronic elements within
the songs. In Tim Foskey's arrange
ment of "Come Sail Away," performed
by the departing Rod Leigh, the backup
brought out every drum beat, every cym
bal tingle and every synthesized Styx
sound.
The Police's "Every Little Thing She
Does is Magic," the first solo perfor
mance by newcomer Tim Britt, also
showed how the group could break down
a complex piece into bops and de-ohs to
sound like an entire band. Britt later put
the Righteous Brothers to shame with
his "Unchained Melody."
But the Clefs had to have time to
play, too. At the opening of the second
set, senior Eric Geil, equipped with
black leather jacket, Wayfarers, "5
o'clock shadow" and tight jeans, did his
best imitation of George Michael's
"Faith" to the roar of the crowd.
The antics of Ash Curtis and Jay
Reynolds (previously known as Men on
Poetry) accompanied Geil's "Faith."
The pair stuffed Spandex leggings and
shook their posteriors to the beat. Ear-
The bulk of those letters came through
a sorority letter-writing campaign orga
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While increased student involvement
may not change the expected cut from
the UNC-system budget in the 1992
fiscal year, much can be done about the
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kept the audience moving
lier, Curtis and Reynolds masqueraded
as nuns, "just a couple of sisters who
discovered harmony" to introduce the
group's spiritual "Little Innocent
Lamb."
"Little Innocent Lamb" was the one
of the best group performances of the
evening. The Clefs used harmony and
solos for a truly uplifting effect.
The other truly group effort, which
they described as their "unity song,"
was "Carolina In My Mind." Lead by
Rob Taylor, seven other Clefs contrib
uted their solo efforts to a song dedi
cated to the departing members.
The Clefs took the audience down
memory lane with "Saturday morning,
1978." Yogi Bear, the Wondertwins,
Hong Kong Phooey, Scooby Doo, the
Honeycomb Hideout and the School
House Rock grammar lessons ("Lolli,
Lolli, Lolli, get your adverbs here" and
"Conjunction-junction, what's your
function?") reappeared in a delightful
variety of impressions. Then for em
phasis, senior Brannon Wi les sang about
"Sleepin' with the Television On" in his
only solo performance of the evening.
Interspersed with songs, the Clefs
commented on issues at the University.
Wiles made a stint as Dean Sm ith ("How
much time do I have left?! How much
time do I have left?!"); Budget Cuts in
the year 2001 (Students had to bring
their own desk to the only section left of
all classes); and Diphthong Man , played
by Nelson, who finally corrected the
pronunciation of the "I" in the C-A-R-O-L-I-N-A
cheer (it's not "AHH," it's
"AYE!").
With Carolina in the back of their
minds the whole evening, the Clef Hang
ers delivered one of their best concerts
ever. To quote Barry Stubbs, a Clef
alumnus who introduced the act, "You
can see just how much entertainment $4
can buy."
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