The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, March 26, 1980, Page Page 11, Image 11

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I * I ' " '&. "J.'fi --| i -ir4r? *A J'-" I . ?*s& asfe -.; ; v* $*5BB8* v-; >M1B|b^b8BSB5 s Se> v*?h&*?$? '".. ;'r 1111111^ *"' "'.. ^ \ '*% " "' -' V'jjjgj ; :>' . .. ?* , N.y'.v. : \ *;;;" i M K ? sal IsBiliil v? :* gigg^ . m ' iiMlPl ;S;illHBHG^Si ill s < ?: v ' vV'^&Vrv.-'.V- rag f?:". '\8$$? wmmmm HHPHf - ^ ^ BHMffl?ai? . w*?wWi^BMWWMffiBByiff EfflTOffBMiff ^ . . : Mercer Ellington, conductor of the Duke Ellington Orchestra. i * I CAROLINA WOMEN'S CLINIC I Free Pregnancy Testing Abortion Counseling and Services Pregnancy can be detected before missing period Birth Control Counseling and Pills Pap Test and other Female Problems 2009 Hampton St., Columbia, S.C. Lhhmhmh!LMI!!IBM jf" Now at Harold's J i j ^ with coupon n u [hK Delicious Home Cooking || f\ IAI 3 PM until ft PM 1 p n Choice of 1 meat, 3 home dff&L SSSS ; O cooked vegetables, hot |] II southern cornbread or 9 ^ ? D, 0,,s I i; j ^ Offer good through N j j UL^I March 31,1980 m S(STEAKSJ Open Monday thru Friday 7 AM-9 PM i. . | | -""HOME OF HAROLD'S FAMOUS STEAK SANDWICH | /%_ oe j aoao ? uruufs-1 o-uo i?on ^ n Closed Saturdays and Sundays KJ 1317 SUMTER STREET, DOWNTOWN COLUMBIA g RESERVATIONS ACCEPTED BEGINNING MARCH 24.1980 For Traditional Activities Reservations for university Facilities will be accepted I Monday thru Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and | 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the Reservationists office for May-Dec. 1980. , | Reservations will be accepted only during specified dates. Please check your status. Russell House university union 4/7-4/81980 Licensed Student Org. 4/9 - 4/111980 Departmental & Administrator s 4/14-4/15 Open Reservations 4/21-4/30 1980 Room 326 will be limited to once a week for oraanlzationai meetings per organisation. ' The baliroom reservations will be limited to 2 major events per semester. Open dates for RH Ballroom after April 30,1980. ? i ii) i ifir i ifjliwriiH r The Duke to per The day after his father's funeral in May 1974, Mercer Ellington took the orchestra to Bermuda as previously committed to play at IBM's Golden Circle Convention. It \was a hard decision to make, and hard to fulfill, but in doing so Mercer faithfullv maintainor o ^ W tradition established by Duke Ellington during his five triumphant decades as a bandleader. This tradition will be brought to the Russell House Ballroom Wednesday night, beginning at 8. Growing up as the loyal son of an internationally famous father entailed both rewards and frustrations. Mercer's own in dividual talents, particularly as an arranger and a composer, were inevitably overshadowed by those of his father. Since he took over for his father, Mercer has been at pains to I or let or ride v l ^ - ' - 77rT^^^r ' t \ _ _ , ' ^ .. jy ; . ^ - _v : a |B 1 -~4-- ' - p -"bV ' i s?p 1 3ir?1 Ellington form in Bt maintain that tradition, musically as well as professionally and ethically. The band's library contains all the famous compositions and arrangements, and he has steadily reactivated items in it that had become less familiar through neglect in recent years. It is now possible to see his majestic output in some kind of perspective and to restore classics to the prominence they deserve. This mwccr is systematically doing, and he is also able to spring enlightening surprises by playing compositions written by his father that were never publicly performed. The band's personnel includes such musicians as Harold Ashby, Money Johnson and Chuck Connors, whose long association with the Duke Ellington ensures authenticity of interpretation. Conducted by Mercer, the band's performances have resulted in ^ We tl Ik must cl< fTlarcb A l#Al inn A morii^Qrti *9 J UU] f-*l I IUI llfUl |< runk driving accidc rugs, combat, suic or anything else. ' , V ' * Don't drive drunk your friends drive < with drunk drivers. Alcohol Project 411A Orchestra illroom tremendous enthusiasm at such diverse venues as the Wolf Trap in Washington, the Ravinia Festival in Illinois, Robin Hood Dell in Pennsylvania, Duke University in North Carolina, and the Steel Pier in Atlantic City. Besides such engagements, Mercer has appeared as guest conductor at the American Song Festival in Saratoga and at the AllCity High School Band Contest in Los Angeles. He is also writing the biography of his famous father for publication by Houghton Mifflin of Boston. With the Ellington Orchestra under Mercer's leadership, Duke Ellington's music will continue to be a healthy and joyous element in twentieth-century life. The performance is sponsored by the Contemporary Sounds Committee. hank you for xking the first quarter of 1980 a success. !egretfulkj we Dse our doors i 31 to April 3 For inventoru " - - ^7 uou again on April 7. vmpus Bookstore Russell House Dartner in Education" 'iiOti.' >H, j 5 die i?ut .9 ' 51 <\ yvH|j illtS ! -.rti 1 I,' ide, disease B: ' -* *1 lii , ij;?t Kg drunk I Pleas a. Ill