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Travel Talk
By Voit Gilmore
Mrs. Mary Abraham Hodgkins
Recital To Honor Hodgkins
Six musicians will give
individual performances at
Sandhills Community College
Sunday, May 10 in honor of Mrs.
Mary Abraham Hodgkins who
has sponsored a musical
scholarship at the college for the
past 11 years.
Mrs. Hodgkins, a Southern
Pines resident who now lives at
the Penick Home, will be guest
of honor at the recital when it
gets under way in the Student
Hall at 3 p.m. Mrs. Hodgkins will
be accompanied by members of
her family.
She began the scholarship at
Sandhills in 1970 and has paid for
the tuition costs for one student
in music each year since then.
Ten students have taken part in
the program, some of them for
two years. The six students who
will perform on May 10 are
recipients of the Hodgkins
Scholarship. They are Gerald
Heersma (piano), Dixon
Grumpier (piano), Deborah
Richardson (piano), Jackie Beck
Caviness (piano), and Michael
Moretz (flute and trombone).
Other students receiving the
scholarship since 1970 are
William Pleasants (organ),
Timothy Tyson (French horn),
Sandra Lewis (piano) and Jenine
Freeman (oboe).
Mrs. Hodgkins is the widow of
Norris L. Hodgkins Sr., who
passed away last year. He had
served as a member of the board
of trustees of Sandhills
Community College since its
inception in 1963.
She has lived in Southern
Pines since 1935, during which
time her husband was engaged
in the banking business.
Interest in music has been
strong all of her life. Her serious
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interest began when she was 16
years old. At that time, she took
lessons in organ and began
playing at St. John’s Church in
Washington, D.C. Later, she
decided to go to college and
graduated in 1921 from Coucher
College in Baltimore, Md.
Following her graduation, she
was an organist for a period of
time at the United Presbyterian
Church in Washington, D.C.
In the 1920s, she visited
relatives in Hong Kong, China
and it was there she met her
future husband. They were
married in Southern Pines in
1925 where her family had
resided since 1912. Her father
had moved his family there that
year to enter the peach business.
Following marriage, she did a
great deal of organ playing for
various churches wherever
they lived. But when she and her
husband moved to Southern
Pines, there was a real need for
organists because so few were in
town.
She played the organ for many
years at her church, Emmanuel
Episcopal Church in Southern
Pines. She also filled in as
organist at Brownson Memorial
Presbyterian Church, and the
Church of Wide Fellowship, both
in Southern Pines. She also
played at many local weddings
and funerals.
In addition to being an active
organist, she found time to
participate in many community
activities including serving as an
officer in church vestry and in
the Southern Pines Garden Club.
Mrs. Hodgkins has three sons,
Norris L. Hodgkins, Jr., a local
banker; the Rev. Lewis
Hodgkins, a minister in
Washington, D.C.; and George
Hodgkins, a businessman in Los
Angeles, Calif. A granddaughter,
Caroline Hodgkins, is director of
the Sandhills Arts Council.
Due to arthritis, Mrs.
Hodgkins can no longer play an
organ or piano. “That’s why I
want to help young people learn
to play a musical instrument,”
she said in commenting on her
support for the Hodgkins Music
Scholarship at Sandhills.
Students win the scholarship
through a competition audition
conducted by music instructors
at the college. The latest
audition was held last week and
the winner of the new
scholarship will be announced on
Awards Day at the college on
May 18.
Marion Rogers, music
instructor-coordinator at the
college, arranged and planned
the recital honoring Mrs.
Hodgkins.
CHARLOTTE CONCERT
The Charlotte Symphony
Orchestra’s third and final
concert in this season’s Pops
Series will be presented tonight
(Wednesday) at 8:15 p.m. in
Ovens Auditorium. This concert
will feature the jazzy
musicianship of The Billy Taylor
Trio. In addition to Taylor’s
performance, the orchestra will
perform Tschaikovsky’s 1812
Overture and will present a
world premiere work, Rhapsody
of Time by local composer, Max
Jackson.
Quick, what are your four
favorite cities? Martha Rosner
(Village on the Lake) can
quickly tell you hers: Buenos
Aires, Capetown, Hong Kong and
Singapore.
She saw them recently, under
the best possible circumstances-
from the deck of M-V Sagaf jord
on its 1981 round-the-world
cruise. “Oh, approaching
Capetown from the sea is such a
wonderful sight,” she says, “^d
the shore trips in Soulii Africa
were fascinating.”
But a 90-day cruise can get
wearisome, she notes. That’s
why so many travelers now
select a portion of a ship’s world
cruise and fly to and from
special ports-of-call. Even
elegant shipboard cuisine can
begin to seem routine-that’s
why Martha and others got busy
one evening and made
themselves a special treat-
genuine U.S. club sandwiches.
Trans-Canal & Alaska
Next to one-week Caribbean
cruises, the most popular now
are those which transit the
Panama Canal, with the
passenger flying home from the
opposite coast. SS Rotterdam
(Holland American Line) sails
from Miami May 31 for Haiti,
Aruba, Colombia, Panama,
Mexico and San Francisco June
17 with the option of staying on
board for 12 additional days to
Victoria, Sitka, Glacier Bay,
Juneau, Ketchikan, Vancouver
and San Francisco (June 29).
On September 29 SS
Statendam departs San
Francisco for Miami (October
16). As part of its inclusive fare
Holland America flies its
passengers from their home to
port of embarkation, then baclc
again at the end of the cruise.
For cruise fares, figure $250-and-
up per person per day to be safe.
Viva Colombia
In South America last week I
found a classic example of
tortured travel English.
Avianca, the airline of Colombia,
apparently turned a well-
meaning writer loose with an
English dictionary and here’s
what resulted (the errors are not
The Pilot’s):
“In Colombia there is every
weather between the
high mountains and the
ports...And this makes possible
one of our riches: an immense
variety of fruits and a
paradisiacal fauna, this because
you won’t find lions nor
elephants, and you will not have
to share the terrible tenderness
of panthers. Instead you have a
fantastic variety of birds, and
butterflies like the Muzo ones
and the butterflies of the
Amazonas, appreciated by
conoisseurs from all over the
world. (At Muzo, besides, they
are emeralds).
“We already know it: there is
also in this paradise precautions
to take...and the Oriental
Plains...you have to watch out
for the snakes than for the
panthers...But, watch out for the
puma, it is like a very well kept
lion....Its regard is sweet
and serene but
unreliable...especially when
hungry...
“This is so, Colombia is a
country of contrasts: we have
the mapana, a mortiferous snake
and the best suave coffee of the
world...the deepest green
emeralds...and the suspicius
puma, very often hidden among
the most beautiful orchids you
can find...”
If you are still hanging on, try
this last paragraph which will
leave you ga-ga:
“Very sure you have read One
Hundreds Years of Solitude, IMt
famous novel by the Colombian
author Garcia Marquez, where
girls fly and the deads keep on
tied up to the trees or stroll
through the old mansions...”
High Praise For Society
For Messiah Performance
BY RENEE McFARLAND
From the first opening note of
“Behold the Lamb of God” to the
glorious Hallelujah chorus, the
Moore County Choral Society
made the walls of Southern Pines
Elementary School resound with
Handel’s Revelation of Heaven.
Katharine Ewing, contralto,
sang “He Was Despised”
Ix'inging into focus the Passion of
Christ. Mrs. Ewing’s voice was
smooth and free flowing as blue
velvet, giving meaning to the
words that some how today are
lost in most professional per
formances.
The choral opening was well
blended and seemed
homogenized into a huge pipe
organ sound. The instrumental
ensemble was authenticated to
Handel’s work with Dr. Herbert
Horn accompanist playing the
harpsichord. Dr. Armand Kitto,
musical director and Dr. Horn
work as a team to coordinate
perfect timing. For only 18
members in the Ensemble the
overall sound gave it a Sym
phony orchestral effect of toe
17to century. The only thing
missing that may have added
sonority would have been more
of toe kettle drums.
Susan Long, soprano sang
“How Beautiful are toe Feet of
Them,” followed by a solo by
Vincent McAllister Bass “Why
Do The Nations So Furiously
Rage?”, a difficult excerpt in
timing. This passage if not
learned perfectly is tricky but
Mr. McAllister never missed a
beat and his tempo and phrasing
was letter note perfect.
Finally in Part toe Second of
Messiah and toe “Piece de
Resistanc,” the Hallelujah
chorus, which gets every
audience to its feet. The music in
this part, makes toe heart pound
and toe feeling of Heaven’s gates
open and pour down a
melodic rain on the listener.
Ann Freeze, soprano, sang “I
Know That My Redeemer
liveth” with great skill. This
selection has always been a test
for the long breath. Ms. Freeze
had excellent control over toe
difficult passages and knew her
way through and around toe
stops and holds very well.
■Die choral four part ensemble
on “Since By Man Came Death”
was adeptly chosen by Maestro
Kitto, for toe voices of Sojarano,
Alto, Tenor and Bass were well
blended.
“The Trumpet Shall Sound,”
sung by Joseito Ciurie, was
accompanied by Kitty Matkins
on trumpet, John Pederson on
bassoon. I kept searching for toe
trumpet and finally discovered
they had placed toe instrument
and player on toe top row.
Gabriel himself couldn’t have
made a sweeter sound.
One of toe greatest thrills of
toe concert was toe quality and
warmth of Connie McKoy’s
contralto voice. To my ear she is
more mezzo, but maybe it was
that toe song had more hi|^
register in parts that made it
seem so to me. John Hatcher,
tenor, and Ms. McKoy sang toe
duet “Oh Death Where Is Thy
Sting?” Ms. McKoy’s voice has a
natural resonance and I feel it is
a voice with a potential future.
"The finale came all too soon
with “But Thanks To God” for
the audience seemed spellbound.
For those who missed this great
concert and these voices in our
community, missed a
-{wofessional performance with
artistic direction. Make it a
“must” for next year or
whenever “The Messiah” is
repeated. Kudos to all the
members of toe chorale and
orchestra and their dedication,
long hours of rehearsals,
repetition of difficult passages.
and, believe it or not, these
members pay dues and buy their
own music, to give aucfiences
enjoyment and pleasiffe. This
truly is a labor of love. Robert
Norton is president of toe board
of directors.
The composer George
Frederick Handel (1685-1759)
started his musical career at age
11, studied in Berlin, Germany.
At age 17 was organist of Itelle
Cathedral on Saale. Played violin
in Hanover and Hamburg and at
age 19 published his first work
Oratorio on the Passion, first
opera “Almira” followed by
“Nero.” Handel visited England
and Queen Anne pensioned him
to stay as head of toe Royal
Academy of Music. At age 56 he
wrote Messiah and it was first
performed as a benefit for the
Foundling Hospital in Dublin.
Appreciation of this work did not
come at first but has grown in
popularity over 300 years to 1981
where it is sung all over the
world, and is considered toe
greatest oratorio ever written.
George Frederick Handel at
age 67 became blind but con
tinued to perform and compose
until his death. He is buried in
Westminster Abbey.
ROCKINGHAM PLAY
A very funny play, featuring
local actresses and actors, “See
How They Run” will begin at the
Richmond Community Theater
on the Square in Rockingham on
May 14, at 8 p.m. Following the
opening night performance, a
“Meet toe Cast” reception will
be hosted by the Lady Lions Club
of Hamlet. Refreshments will be
enjoyed around the water
fountain on the square that
night. Tickets go on sale May 11
at toe box office for all six
performances: May 14, 15, 16,
21,22 and 23.
Band Concert Scheduled
At Sandhills Thursday
The Sandhills Community
College Band will present a
concert in the fountain courtyard
on toe campus Thursday, May 7
beginning at 7 p.m.
Director Marion J. Rogers and
four guest conductors will
present a varied program that
will be open to the public free of
charge.
The program will open with se
lections from “Music M^” be
ing conducted by Director
Rogers. The selections were
arranged by Meredith Willson.
Jerry Harms, a former student
at Sandhills, will conduct two
pieces: “His Honor March” and
“Beguine Festival” which were
arranged by Glenn Osser.
Another former student at
see, David Price, will conduct
two selections: “Sunburst
March” by Eric Osterling and
“Here’s That Rainy Day,”
arranged by Burke-Van Heusen.
John Phillip Sousa’s “Golden
Jubilee March” and Rext
Mitchell’s “Caprice For Band”
will be conducted by Charles
Sanders, also a former student
under Rogers at Sandhills.
Allen West, a retired music
educator who lives at Seven
Lakes, will conduct the fuial two
selections of the concert. Those
pieces are his own “West Branch
March” andGioacchini Rossini’s
“Italian In Algiers.”
West spent more than 30 years
in music education in public
schools of Ohio and Maryland
and was a violin instructor at
Mount Union College, Ohio, for
two years. He was the conductor
and tour director of the Southern
Prince George County’s Youth
Symphony in Maryland for
several years.
The guest conductors who
were former students at
Sandhills have been music
majors in college. Harms, Price
and Sanders received degrees
from Sandhills in music and
went on to other institutions to
get bachelor degrees in music.
Harms will receive his degree
from St. Andrews Presbyterian
College in May and plans to
teach music in the public
schools. Price received his
bachelor’s degree from
Greensboro College and has been
Rummage Sale
On Saturday, May 9, the
Pinecrest High School Choral
Department will sponsor a
rummage sale in the parking lot
of the First Union Bank of
Southern Pines.
Shoppers were urged to stop by
between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. for
bargains on clothing, household
goods, and toys. Proceeds will
pay for the recent Choral En
semble tour of New York.
a high school band director in
Georgia and is presently
teaching in toe Moore County
Schools. Sanders graduated from
Mars Hill College in 1976 and
taught in the Moore School
System prior to opening his own
supply business in Pinehurst.
The Sandhills Community
College Band is composed of
faculty members, students and
members of the community.
Band personnel and the
instruments they play are:
Piccolo, Barbara Sanders;
Flute, Barbara Sanders, David
Wall and Shearon Kerns; Oboe,
Rebecca Harvin; Clarinet,
Martin Foster, Ben Nutter, Janet
Burgess, Jon Whisnand;
Clarence Thompson, Joe
Trujillo, Donna Campbell and
Thomas West; Bass Clarinet,
John Srickler; Alto Saxophone,
John Hatcher, William Stewart
and David Burns; Tenor
Saxophone, Bob Kyler; Baritone
Saxophone, Mark Kyle;
Trumpet, Charles Sanders,
Jerry Harms, Elizabeth Huskey,
David McKenzie and Larry
Wilson; French Horn, Allen West
and Glenn Brillhart; Trombone,
Verlin Coffey, Michael Moretz,
Elmer Wise and William Wright;
Baritone, Lewis Umbenhower
and Marion Rogers; Tuba,
Regina Fink; Electric Bass,
Robert Dyer; and Percussion,
Paul Andrews, Sally Beth Stone
and David Price.
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