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_entertainmen Drum corn; r By Allison Stain Six of North America's outstanding drum c pete Aug. 13 in the Carolina Drum Corps Class Brice Stadium. Sponsored by USC's Educational Foundatic ment of Music, the event will raise funds for mu endowments. The fourth-annual event will feature the Vanguard, Garfield Cadets, 27th Lancers Alliance and Les Chatelaines. EACH 128-MFMRFR rnrnc U/ill nprfnrm n ' - w.jyj ***** j/vi i vi in a v gram of music and marching. Eleven judges wil ner at the conclusion of the evening's competi Bringing color to the event will be the elabc ranging in style from Australian bush outfits ai coats to tradition cadet-style band uniforms. Corps members are male and female, and rar early teens to early 20s. They come from all o^ to participate in a particular corps. Past Carolina Classics have attracted more tl tators, and this year's sponsors are hoping to larger crow J. FOR MANY of the corps, the Classic will b (unity to polish their performances before the Y. ternational Grand Championships in Miami, F the participating corps are also contenders Grand Championship. The competition will start at 7:30 p.m. wit availiable in the State Fairground lots. Advanc< for adults and $3 for children under 12. At tl will cost $6 for adults and $3 for children und Les Chatelaines, a former all-girl corps recently turned co-ed. As an all-female group, three DCI All-Girl Championships and were k unusual uniforms and somewhat unnrthnHnv Alliance, from Boston, Mass., will perl Lady," "From Mighty Oaks" and "Veloce." founded in 1979 and gained official DC1 memt ing 17th at the Miami championships in 1982. CALIFORNIA'S SANTA Clara Vanguard i; 10 place in the finals of all 11 DCI World Char one of only two corps to win more than one c Their musical selections will include the Foi of Gianninin's Third Symphony, "On The To' from Copland's "Appalachian Spring" and quence from "Red Pony." Native Columbii says 'Chiefs' filit By Allison Stain When the crew ?f "Chiefs'* camp tr? film in Columbia two weeks ago, one crew member came home. Carl Copeland, set dresser for the CBS miniseries, is a Columbia native. Although his offical residence is still Columbia, he is much sought-after in New York. His recent three-day visit to his hometown was not a vacation. In the three days the production was in town, they filmed at the Central Correction Institution, the Statehouse, the Wade Hampton Hotel, Gervais Street and McEntire Air National Guard Base. COLUMBIAN CARL COPELAND "Chiefs" sat dresser came heme t 5 to compe 999ML. vt """Hi nrnc vi/i 11 pnr?_ *?? ;ic at Williams- Jt3| Jf JfiiT >n and Depart- ||p^ j Santa Clara * ^ ' distinctive pro- f jifc ' jwP 1 choose a win :la., as most of h froa r\o rL- i ?> r? EmUWh*fl it w pai i\ui5 j ; tickets cost $5 !| he gate, tickets from Canada, the corps won s)x DRUM ( nown for their The event, sponso style. form "Sunrise ? c. . , ~ . . . The Garfield Cadets are the e corps was corpS jn tjie ynited States. 1 >ers lip y p ac World Championship five tim i neir musical selections inc 5 the only corps Ron Nelson and selections foi npionships and :hampionship. THE BRIDGEMENT, fan irth Movement anci their knee-length yellow wn," selections They will perform selections fi the Dream Se- Ellington compositions, "I "Waiting for Godot." in set dresser ling challenging "IT'S STRANGE being home," he said. Copeland had been gone since January, working on a Christmas special in Vermont and then "Chiefs" in Chester. "Chiefs" is finished now, but he was one of two set dressers working under art director Charles Bennett. Copeland and Sam Swope, his partner for "Chiefs," had worked together before. When Chester's main thoroughfare was changed three times for three different eras: 1925, 1945 and 1962, Copeland and Swope were responsible for the signs on the street, merchandise in the windows and bric-a-brac on the tables. "IN SOME cases, obvious charfges were necessary, but it still had to be recognizable as the same nlace he said. 4 "You have to be a stickler for detail. It really does make a difference. Too often, you don't see that much of it, but it is really important. Most of the time, when people see a movie, they don't so much see what's right as much as they see what's wrong." Copelanci said the entire Main Street fancfArmatinn u/ac a Knt n/-\f *TM?7 ?.* WUU1IV1 JfjV , UllL UUl OV7 much a challenge as the length of the production. "'Chiefs' is twice as long as most of my jobs ? it's like two or three movies strung together," he said. OTHER PROJECTS Copcland has worked on include " Heartland" and 'Ragtime." On "Ractime which starred James Cagney and Elizabeth McGovern, Copeland was a member of the construction crew. "I had worked with the producer and the designer before, and they are good friends of mine. You almost had to be related to somebody to work on it, but because of those contacts, I got to work on it. I learned a lot, and sort of enjoyed it, as much as you can enjoy working on the Lower East Side of New York in July and August." te at Williai JORPS FROM NORTH AMERICA WILL PERFORM A1 red by USC's Educational Foundation and music de oldest active, competitive drum T he ^orps ha ^hey have been finalists at the tion since 1976, es. niacins third in 198? three DC1 Chai lude "Rock Point Holiday" by The 27th La Berstein's "Mass." and the Septei Boy." toils for their innovative style The Lancers coats, are from Bayonne, N.J. England champ om "Fame," a medley of Duke 1980, the cor ilack Market Juggler" and ceremonies of I For more in J Pnn hanrk nrnrlnrii I MUIIUV |il UMUUII but reggae, jazz I By Michael Miller The summer of 1983 has not been a banner season for pop music fans. There have been some bright spots, but taken as a whole, there's not much to rave about. With the record companies boasting increased sales and the renewed ability to sign more artists, one would expect a bumper crop of fresh new talent to be reaching the airwaves and record stores. But few new artists are exhibiting unique material while some more seasoned performers seem to be corrupted by success. Men at Work have released a follow-up album, "Cargo", to their successful debut, "Business as Usual." It is only a disappointing rehash of the first album, which could qualify the boys from "clown under" for the wasteland of forgotten mega-buck bands such as the Go-Gos and Haircut One Hundred. SEVERAL OLD-TIMERS have come up empty handed with summer releases. Guitar hero, Joe Walsh, fails at synthesizer music . Walsh isn't concerned with serious songwriting anymore and can't make ef fortless musical transitions such as Neil Young did this past year with "Trans." Even with ace session players, Waddy Wachtel and Roy Bittan, Stcvie Nicks wins no hearts with her new LP, "The Wild Heart," and Crosby, Stills and Nash prove with "Allies" they have lost their touch of communicating relevant issues with powerful pop statements. Synthesizer oriented dance music has simply gotten out of hand. Anyone who uwiis (i Lumpuici, uiutu 11i<u;iline, anu it keyboard can get a record contract and make a video for Music Television. But a pleasant stand-out in this genre is the British foursome Tears for Fears. Its debut album, "The Hurting," combines catchy hooks and lush guitar effects to embellish the synthesized orchestration. The result is a deeper, richer sound than achieved by the incessant nuevo-disco drive of Culture Club, YAZ or the Thompson Twins. ms-Brice i iSSESm ' WIIHAMS.RRIPF QTAnillM partment, is scheduled for Aug. 13 s finished in the top ranking of DO competiand won the Best Drum Line award at the past npionships. ncers from Revere, Mass., will feature "Orb r," excerpts from "Camelot" and "Danny were formed in 1976 and are regular New U~: - ta/~I ??:_ ? .'IWIIO uuiuji d LUIIMML'lll 1VV. 1 MIUUISI. in ps performed at the opening and closing the Winter Olympics at Lake Placid, N.Y. formation, call 777-2555. ^n mArliAA^A mi iai#% ly Mieuiuue mu5iu lands improving iHt ALAKIVI, a tour-member Welsh band, has delivered strong EP of energetic acoustic-guitar based rally music. Compared to the Clash, this band voices the urgency of youth in a decaying world. Another Welshmen, Dave Edmunds, has offered up another tasteful helping of frolicking rock and roll with his new album, "Information." It's nothing out of the ordinary for Edmunds, but still very good music. For honest American rock and roll, the Blasters can't be beat. Their new record, "Nonfiction," tells a conceptual story about the depression of the 1980s with a dynamic explosiveness that transcends the the term rockabilly. With "Speaking Tongues," Talking Heads successfully define party rock. This is an arty, irresistible record you can dance to, or just sit and follow the lyrics. PERHAPS THE boldest rock album to appear this summer is "Synchronicity" by the Police. Scaling the sound down from the brashness of its latest release, "Ghost in the Machine," the Police have gained a con nucnce in u? niubic iimi iuK)\Ns uic minusticking melodies of the first albums to spring from new approaches of subtle sophistication. Jazz lovers have fared much better this summer with many excellent recordings being released. For the recording of a "live" performance, Pat Metheny's new album has a remarkable clarity of sound that puts the listener in the first row of the concert. The music is fresh and vibrant on new releases by two fine pianists, Mai Waldron and Art Pepper. Special mention should be given to two ex ceptional reggae alburns, at the time ol his death, Bob Marley was working on a new record that has been released as "Confrontation" by Island Records. It is a stunning testament to Marley's beliefs and his ability to make mem accessible to audiences everywhere.