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USC Cono to perform Carolina's Concert Choir probably has performed as much in foreign countries as it has on the USC campus during the past few years. But at 8 p.m. Tuesday the choir will present a variety concert at Capstone House sponsored by the University Union Artist Series Com mittee. Tuesday's concert, directed by Arpad Darazs, is open to the public with admission free. The program is a varied one and includes the following: -- "Valencianita," a Mexican folk song, arranged by Norman Luboff, featuring USC soloists Stan Ken USC Theal 'Oklahoma "Oklahoma!," a Rogers and Hammerstein musical, will be presented this summer at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center by the USC Theatre. Russell Green, director of theatre at USC, said the musical will open June 26 and run through Aug. 11 nightly except Sundays. The announcement was made at the annual convention of ' the Southeastern Theatre Conference in Columbia. USC's Theatre, along with several other summer theatre operations around the country, are holding auditions for summer roles as part of the convention program. Green also has scheduled another audition session on March 19 for roles in "Oklahoma!" Actor singers and dancers are needed for the play. This will be the second year of the USC theatre program at Myrtle Beach, where last year more than 20,000 persons saw summer productions by the USC theatre, which included "Annie Get Your Gun" and "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown." In addition to the major production, "Oklahoma!" the University Theatre again this year will produce a children's musical, to be selected, and will offer academic courses for credit. Clauses will be taught by USC ert Choir variety Rosanne McDowell and Don Johnson. -- "Love Song" by Elton John with Jim Ferguson, string bass; David Watson, guitar; and Caroline Petty, guitar. --"Ava Maria" by de Vic toria and "Praise the Lord" by Bach. -- Quartet from "Rigoletto" by Verdi, featuring Juanita Green, soprano; Valerie Kadow, alto; Jim Ferguson, tenor; and Ward Galley, bass. Green also will be featured soloist in another folk song, "Ain't Nobody But Us Chickens." ton plans By BOB CRAFT Staff Writer A music clinic and concert by Stan Kenton, noted jazz musician, will be held Friday and Saturday at the University. The clinic, which will be held in the University Band Hall at 511 S. Main St. with sessions on im provisation, composition, arranging, orchestration and rehearsal techniques. The registration fee for the clinic sessions is $1 and everyone is welcome. At 8 p.m. Saturday in Carolina Coliseum, Stan Kenton and his orchestra will give a concert for the general public. Tickets are $2 for students and $3 for the public. The program, assisted by the S. C. Arts Commission, is the first of ;re to prod at Myrt] Green said the March 19 tryouts for "Oklahoma!" will be at Drayton Hall on the USC campus with acting beginning at 10 a.m., singing beginning at 1 p.m. and Sat: 2 P.M. DR AI BUi GEl F9 409 BLOSI Concei USC's Concert Choir is sho performance recently at Disi Florida, but Tuesday the choii concert, its kind in South Carolina. It is another stop on Kenton's tour of high schools abd colleges, reaching musicians and their directors and teachers. "The Creative World of Stan Kenton" was born to make available the music of jazz, a music with dimension. It is an "experiment to provide an oasis In a vast wasteland of mass musical conformity." Stan Kenton's entire career has been guided by an internal desire to do soiething special in music despite criticisms that his programs are not commercial enough. He has concentrated his efforts on pleasing the special minority of the listening audience with sophisticated taste. ice le Beach dancing at 2:30 p.m. He said each applicant for the actor-singer parts should be prepared with a one-minute monologue and a one-minute song. Frdays '1l16 P.M. T~ BEER ONE 'ONE LEE OM STREET e Bridge -t Choir at Disney wn here in a Arpad Daraz rey World in Capstone Hou r, directed by music din It allows those with sophisticated taste to by-pass the mass directed music and obtain something that appeals to their own level of selectivity. "The Creative World of Stan Kenton" is attempting to establish a plateau for those who are seeking Life styles vai Individual "life styles" have developed among the Kenton band members. For instance, there's drummer John Von Ohen, supposedly a model of self-discipline except when it comes to eating. The band information says, "He's a pie freak, especially pumpkin and banana cream. It isn't known how many rice pud dings he can eat at one setting, since the restaurant always runs out first. The only time he ever felt bad was after eating pancakes and chili -- at the same time." Living on the road complicates domestic chores, but in the Kenton band trumpeter Joe Mar cinkiewicz can, it is said, fix anything from zippers to trom bones. Dick Shearer, one of the trombonists, can sew, and saxophone player Richard Torres Spring Check out the spec on sale at The Cat Chocolate Easter Marshmallow Chi Jellybea ns Lollipops Not edible, but so Ceramic Egg Ceramic Duc Easter Greet And don't fail to see of T-Shirts, Great for wea The ( World ,, will sing at 8 p.m. in ;e. Admission is free. IC musical communication apart from the consistent sameness that is available. Kenton looks forward to the time when the aesthetically aware individual can begin relating to an artist's recollection of his own personal experience. cy in band :an cut hair. Willie Maiden, a veteran saxophone player and arranger, does much of his arranging work om the bus itself, among the noise and confusion. There are 19 members of the Kenton Band, and the group has traveled more than 100,000 miles on the bus alone during the past year. Most of the band's appearances are "one nighters," but they also are frequent participants in clinic concert programs such as the one at USC Friday and Saturday. General admission tickets to Saturday night's concert are $2 for students and $3 for the public, are on sale at the Coliseum ticket of fice, the Broadway Pharmacy in West Columbia and Taylor Street Pharmacy. Break ? :ial goodies now npus Shop: Eggs icks & Rabbits pretty: s kcs & Rabbits ing Cards the fantastic selection r during Spring Break. ampus Shop Russell House