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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.
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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
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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.
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the Dream Se- Ellington compositions, "I
"Waiting for Godot."
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"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
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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."
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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,
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lude "Rock Point Holiday" by The 27th La
Berstein's "Mass." and the Septei
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toils for their innovative style The Lancers
coats, are from Bayonne, N.J. England champ
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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
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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.
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were formed in 1976 and are regular New
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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.